ماwhat harm عَلىupon الرَسمِthe ruined traces بِالبُلَيَّينِat al-Bulayyayn لَوif بَيmade clear (first part)
ما عَلى الرَسمِ بِالبُلَيَّينِ لَو بَي
يَنَmade clear (remaining part) رَجعَthe return التَسليمِof the greeting أَوor لَوif أَجاباit answered
يَنَ رَجعَ التَسليمِ أَو لَو أَجابا
What harm to the ruins at al-Bulayyayn if they made
clear a greeting in return, or gave an answer?
فَإِلىthen on to قَصرِthe palace of ذيDhū (possessor of) العُشيرَةِal-ʿUshayrah فَالطاthen al-Ṭāʾif (first part)
فَإِلى قَصرِ ذي العُشيرَةِ فَالطا
ئفِal-Ṭāʾif (remaining part) أَمسىbecame مِنَof الأَنيسِhuman company يَباباa deserted waste
ئفِ أَمسى مِنَ الأَنيسِ يَبابا
Then on to the palace of Dhū al-ʿUshayrah, and al-Ṭāʾif—
now a waste, bereft of human company,
موحِشاًdesolate بَعدَماafter أَراهُI used to see it أَنيساًfull of company
موحِشاً بَعدَما أَراهُ أَنيساً
مِنfrom أُناسٍpeople يَبنونَthey erect فيهِin it القِباباthe domed tents
مِن أُناسٍ يَبنونَ فيهِ القِبابا
desolate, after I had seen it full of company,
with people raising domed tents there.
أَصبَحَbecame الرَبعُthe campsite قَدalready تَغَيَّرَchanged مِنهُمafter them
أَصبَحَ الرَبعُ قَد تَغَيَّرَ مِنهُم
وَأَجالَتand whirled about بِهِover it الرِياحُthe winds التُراباthe dust
وَأَجالَت بِهِ الرِياحُ التُرابا
The campsite had changed since they left,
and the winds had whirled the dust about it.
فَتَعَفّىso it was effaced مِنَof الرَبابِal-Rabāb فَأَمسىso became الthe
فَتَعَفّى مِنَ الرَبابِ فَأَمسى ال
قَلبُheart فيin إِثرِهاher wake عَميداًlove-stricken مُصاباafflicted
قَلبُ في إِثرِها عَميداً مُصابا
All trace of al-Rabāb was effaced, and the
heart lay love-stricken and wounded in her wake.
وَبِماand often قَدindeed أَرىI would see بِهِin it حَيَّa clan صِدقٍnoble
وَبِما قَد أَرى بِهِ حَيَّ صِدقٍ
كامِلِfull in العَيشِlife نِعمَةًcomfort وَشَبابَand youth
كامِلِ العَيشِ نِعمَةً وَشَبابَ
And often I saw there a noble clan,
living life to the full, in comfort and youth,
وَحِساناًand beautiful جَوارِياًmaidens خَفِراتٍbashful
وَحِساناً جَوارِياً خَفِراتٍ
حافِظاتٍpreserving عِندَamid الهَوىlove الأَحساباfamily honor
حافِظاتٍ عِندَ الهَوى الأَحسابا
and beautiful, bashful maidens,
guarding their family honor in love.
لاnot يُكَثِّرنَthey say much فيin الحَديثِconversation وَلاnor يَتthey follow (first part)
لا يُكَثِّرنَ في الحَديثِ وَلا يَت
بَعنَthey follow (remaining part) يَنعَقنَthey call out بِالبِهامِto the lambs and kids الظِراباthe hillocks
بَعنَ يَنعَقنَ بِالبِهامِ الظِرابا
They did not chatter overmuch, nor roam
the hillocks, calling to lambs and kids.
طَيِّباتِsweet-smelling الأَردانِthe sleeves وَالنَشرِand fragrance عيناًwide-eyed
طَيِّباتِ الأَردانِ وَالنَشرِ عيناً
كَمَهاlike oryx الرَملِof the sands بُدَّناًfull-figured أَتراباof equal age
كَمَها الرَملِ بُدَّناً أَترابا
Sweet of sleeve and scent, wide-eyed,
like oryx of the sands, full-figured and of equal age.
إِذwhen فُؤاديmy heart يَهوىloves الرَبابَal-Rabāb وَيَأبىand refuses الthe
إِذ فُؤادي يَهوى الرَبابَ وَيَأبى ال
دَهرَlifetime حَتّىuntil المَماتِdeath يَنسىto forget الرَباباal-Rabāb
دَهرَ حَتّى المَماتِ يَنسى الرَبابا
When my heart loved al-Rabāb and refused
ever, until death, to forget al-Rabāb.
ضَرَبَتshe drew دونيbetween herself and me الحِجابَthe curtain وَقالَتand she said
ضَرَبَت دوني الحِجابَ وَقالَت
فيin خَفاءٍsecrecy فَماand not عَيَيتُI was at a loss جَواباfor an answer
في خَفاءٍ فَما عَيَيتُ جَوابا
She drew the curtain between us and said
in secret—and I was not at a loss for a reply—
قَدindeed تَنَكَّرتَyou grew estranged لِلصَديقِtoward the friend وَأَظهَرand showed (verb stem)
قَد تَنَكَّرتَ لِلصَديقِ وَأَظهَر
تَyou (masculine subject ending) لَناto us اليَومَtoday هِجرَةًestrangement وَاِجتِناباand avoidance
تَ لَنا اليَومَ هِجرَةً وَاِجتِنابا
“You have grown estranged from your friend, and shown
us today estrangement and avoidance.”
قُلتُI said لاno بَلrather عَداكِturned you away واشٍa slanderer فَأَصبَحso became (verb stem)
قُلتُ لا بَل عَداكِ واشٍ فَأَصبَح
تِyou (feminine subject ending) نَواراًaloof ماnot تَقبَلينَyou accept عِتاباreproach
تِ نَواراً ما تَقبَلينَ عِتابا
I said, “No, rather a slanderer has turned you away, and you have become
aloof, accepting no reproach.”
Sol 6.1