قَدindeed هاجَhas stirred قَلبيmy heart مَحضَرُan encampment
قَد هاجَ قَلبي مَحضَرُ
أَقوىhas become deserted وَرَبعٌand a dwelling مُقفِرُdesolate
أَقوى وَرَبعٌ مُقفِرُ
An encampment has stirred my heart—
My heart is stirred by the traces
now deserted—and a desolate dwelling:
Of a campsite now laid to waste
رَبعٌa dwelling لِهِندٍof Hind قَدindeed عَفاhas become effaced
رَبعٌ لِهِندٍ قَد عَفا
قَدindeed كانَwas حيناًfor a time يُعمَرُinhabited
قَد كانَ حيناً يُعمَرُ
a dwelling of Hind's, now effaced,
A campsite once lived in by a beloved
once inhabited for a time.
Though now it lies empty and defaced
وَجاءَنيand came to me بِبَينِهِمwith news of their departure
وَجاءَني بِبَينِهِم
ثَقفٌclever لَطيفٌgentle مُخبِرُa bearer of news
ثَقفٌ لَطيفٌ مُخبِرُ
And there came to me with news of their departure
There came to me a messenger kind
a clever, gentle bearer of tidings—
Who told me news of their fate
تِربٌa companion of the same age لِهِندٍof Hind غادَةٌa graceful maiden
تِربٌ لِهِندٍ غادَةٌ
تِلكَthat one غَزالٌa gazelle مُعصِرُreaching womanhood
تِلكَ غَزالٌ مُعصِرُ
a graceful maiden, a companion of Hind's own age.
The campsite of a beloved now lost
That girl is a gazelle, just reaching womanhood.
Like a tender gazelle brought to its death
إِنَّindeed الخَليطَthe company رائِحٌdeparting
إِنَّ الخَليطَ رائِحٌ
قَبلَbefore الصَباحِdawn يُبكِرُsets out early
قَبلَ الصَباحِ يُبكِرُ
The company is departing,
The scent of them lingers still
before dawn, making an early start.
Before the dawn makes its way
بانواthey departed بِأَمثالِwith the likes of الدُمىfigurines
بانوا بِأَمثالِ الدُمى
بَلrather دونَهُنَّinferior to them الصُوَرُimages
بَل دونَهُنَّ الصُوَرُ
They departed with women like figurines;
They were the fairest of all mankind
nay, images fall short of them.
None could match their grace and beauty
فيهِنَّamong them هِندٌHind لَيتَنيwould that I
فيهِنَّ هِندٌ لَيتَني
ماas long as عُمِّرَتshe is granted life أُعَمَّرُI am granted life
ما عُمِّرَت أُعَمَّرُ
Among them is Hind; would that I
Would that I had lived when they did
might live as long as she lives,
And fate allowed us to be together
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle جاءَهاcomes to her
حَتّى إِذا ما جاءَها
حَتفٌdeath أَتانيcomes to me القَدَرُfate
حَتفٌ أَتاني القَدَرُ
until, when there comes to her
But alas, when death came for them
death, fate comes to me too.
Destiny tore us apart forever
Sol 6.1