لَيتَif only هِنداًHind أَنجَزَتناshe fulfilled for us ماwhat تَعِدshe promises
لَيتَ هِنداً أَنجَزَتنا ما تَعِد
وَشَفَتand she healed أَنفُسَناour souls مِمّاof what تَجِدthey feel
وَشَفَت أَنفُسَنا مِمّا تَجِد
If only Hind would fulfill for us what she promises,
I wish India would fulfill what she promises
and heal our souls of what they suffer,
And sooth our souls from what they endure
وَاِستَبَدَّتand she acted independently مَرَّةًa time واحِدَةًone
وَاِستَبَدَّت مَرَّةً واحِدَةً
إِنَّماonly العاجِزُthe helpless one مَنwhoever لاdoes not يَستَبِدact independently
إِنَّما العاجِزُ مَن لا يَستَبِد
and acted on her own, just once!
And conquer just once
Only he who does not act for himself is helpless.
Only the incapable does not conquer
زَعَموهاthey said she سَأَلَتasked جاراتِهاher female neighbors
زَعَموها سَأَلَت جاراتِها
وَتَعَرَّتand she undressed ذاتَon a certain يَومٍday تَبتَرِدto cool herself
وَتَعَرَّت ذاتَ يَومٍ تَبتَرِد
They said she asked her female neighbors,
They claim she asked her neighbors
having undressed one day to cool herself:
And once uncovered herself shivering
أَكَماis it as يَنعَتُنيhe describes me تُبصِرنَنيyou women see me
أَكَما يَنعَتُني تُبصِرنَني
عَمرَكُنَّI adjure you women اللَهَby God أَمor لاnot يَقتَصِدhe keeps within bounds
عَمرَكُنَّ اللَهَ أَم لا يَقتَصِد
“Do you see me as he describes me—
"Do you see me as he describes me?
I adjure you by God—or does he go too far?”
May God give you long lives or be moderate?"
فَتَضاحَكنَthen they laughed together وَقَدand indeed قُلنَthey said لَهاto her
فَتَضاحَكنَ وَقَد قُلنَ لَها
حَسَنٌbeautiful فيin كُلِّevery عَينٍeye مَنthe one whom تَوَدit loves
حَسَنٌ في كُلِّ عَينٍ مَن تَوَد
Then they laughed together and said to her:
So they laughed and said to her
“In every eye, the one it loves is beautiful.”
"Beauty is in the eye of every beholder"
حَسَدٌenvy حُمِّلنَهُthey were made to bear it مِنfor أَجلِهاher sake
حَسَدٌ حُمِّلنَهُ مِن أَجلِها
وَقَديماًand long ago كانَthere was فيamong الناسِpeople الحَسَدenvy
وَقَديماً كانَ في الناسِ الحَسَد
It was envy they had been made to bear because of her;
Envy they blamed on her
and envy has long existed among people.
And envy has long been among people
غادَةٌa graceful young woman تَفتَرُّshe smiles عَنrevealing أَشنَبِهاher cool, white teeth
غادَةٌ تَفتَرُّ عَن أَشنَبِها
حينَwhen تَجلوهُshe reveals it أَقاحٍdaisies أَوor بَرَدhailstones
حينَ تَجلوهُ أَقاحٍ أَو بَرَد
A graceful maiden, smiling to reveal her cool, white teeth,
A doe who reveals her buckteeth
when she bares them—daisies or hailstones.
When clear of braces or cold
وَلَهاand she has عَينانِtwo eyes فيin طَرفَيهِماtheir gazes
وَلَها عَينانِ في طَرفَيهِما
حَوَرٌblack-and-white eye contrast مِنهاof hers وَفيand in الجيدِthe neck غَيَدa graceful sway
حَوَرٌ مِنها وَفي الجيدِ غَيَد
And she has two eyes, in whose gaze
With eyes on both her sides
is the contrast of black and white; her neck has a graceful sway.
Passion in them and in the neck a flexure
طَفلَةٌa tender woman بارِدَةُcool القَيظِsummer's heat إِذاwhen
طَفلَةٌ بارِدَةُ القَيظِ إِذا
مَعمَعانُfierce heat الصَيفِsummer أَضحىbecame يَتَّقِدblazing
مَعمَعانُ الصَيفِ أَضحى يَتَّقِد
A tender woman, cool in summer's heat, when
A girl chilled in hot weather
the fierce heat of summer begins to blaze;
When the summer heat has become inflamed
سُخنَةُwarm المَشتىwinter لِحافٌa blanket لِلفَتىfor the young man
سُخنَةُ المَشتى لِحافٌ لِلفَتى
تَحتَbeneath لَيلٍnight حينَwhen يَغشاهُit envelops him الصَرَدbitter cold
تَحتَ لَيلٍ حينَ يَغشاهُ الصَرَد
warm in winter, a blanket for the young man
The warmth of winter is a blanket for the young man
beneath the night, when bitter cold envelops him.
Under a night when numbness covers him
وَلَقَدand indeed أَذكُرُI remember إِذwhen قُلتَyou said لَهاto her
وَلَقَد أَذكُرُ إِذ قُلتَ لَها
وَدُموعيand my tears فَوقَover خَدّيmy cheek تَطَّرِدstream steadily
وَدُموعي فَوقَ خَدّي تَطَّرِد
And indeed I remember when you said to her,
And I remember when you said to her
while my tears streamed over my cheek.
While my tears run down my cheek
قُلتُI said مَنwho أَنتِyou (female singular) فَقالَتthen she said أَناI am مَنthe one whom
قُلتُ مَن أَنتِ فَقالَت أَنا مَن
شَفَّهُwasted him الوَجدُlonging وَأَبلاهُand wore him away الكَمَدgrief
شَفَّهُ الوَجدُ وَأَبلاهُ الكَمَد
I said, “Who are you?” She said, “I am the one
I said “Who are you?” She replied “I am who
whom longing has wasted and grief has worn away.
Passion has inspired and ecstasy has wasted”
نَحنُwe أَهلُthe people of الخَيفِal-Khayf مِنamong أَهلِthe people of مِنىًMina
نَحنُ أَهلُ الخَيفِ مِن أَهلِ مِنىً
ماthere is no لِمَقتولٍfor someone slain قَتَلناهُwe killed him قَوَدblood-retribution
ما لِمَقتولٍ قَتَلناهُ قَوَد
We are the people of al-Khayf, among the people of Mina;
“We are the stealthy people of Mina
for anyone we have slain, there is no blood-retribution.”
To a victim we killed we owe no blood-money”
قُلتُI said أَهلاًwelcome أَنتُمُyou all بُغيَتُناwhat we seek
قُلتُ أَهلاً أَنتُمُ بُغيَتُنا
فَتَسَمَّينَso name yourselves فَقالَتthen she said أَناI am هِندHind
فَتَسَمَّينَ فَقالَت أَنا هِند
I said, “Welcome! You are what we seek;
I said “Welcome, you are our sought ones”
so tell me your names.” She said, “I am Hind.”
She then named herself saying “I am Hind”
إِنَّماonly خُبِّلَwas maddened قَلبيmy heart فَاِجتَوىand so grew lovesick
إِنَّما خُبِّلَ قَلبي فَاِجتَوى
صَعدَةًa spear-straight maiden فيin سابِرِيٍّfine Sabiri cloth تَطَّرِدshe moves steadily
صَعدَةً في سابِرِيٍّ تَطَّرِد
My heart was simply maddened and grew lovesick for
“Only my heart has become sick so it tossed
a spear-straight maiden moving smoothly in Sabiri cloth.
A sudden ascent in riders chasing”
إِنَّماonly أَهلُكِyour family جيرانٌneighbors لَناof ours
إِنَّما أَهلُكِ جيرانٌ لَنا
إِنَّماonly نَحنُwe وَهُمand they شَيءٌa thing أَحَدone
إِنَّما نَحنُ وَهُم شَيءٌ أَحَد
Your people are but neighbors of ours;
“Only your people are neighbors of ours
we and they are but one.
We and them are but one thing”
حَدَّثونيthey told me أَنَّهاthat she ليfor me نَفَثَتshe breathed softly
حَدَّثوني أَنَّها لي نَفَثَت
عُقَداًknots ياah حَبَّذاhow lovely تِلكَthose العُقَدthe knots
عُقَداً يا حَبَّذا تِلكَ العُقَد
They told me that for me she had breathed
They told me she whispered to me
upon knots—ah, how lovely those knots!
Knots, oh the best knots
كُلَّماwhenever قُلتُI said مَتىwhen ميعادُناour rendezvous
كُلَّما قُلتُ مَتى ميعادُنا
ضَحِكَتshe laughed هِندٌHind وَقالَتand she said بَعدَafter غَدtomorrow
ضَحِكَت هِندٌ وَقالَت بَعدَ غَد
Whenever I said, “When is our rendezvous?”
Whenever I said “When is our appointment?”
Hind laughed and said, “The day after tomorrow.”
Hind would laugh and say “The day after tomorrow”
Sol 6.1