أَفيis it over رَسمِthe traces of دارٍa dwelling دَمعُكَyour tears المُتَرَقرِقُwelling up
أَفي رَسمِ دارٍ دَمعُكَ المُتَرَقرِقُ
سَفاهاًfoolishly وَماand what اِستِنطاقُeliciting speech from ماthat which لَيسَdoes not يَنطِقُspeak
سَفاهاً وَما اِستِنطاقُ ما لَيسَ يَنطِقُ
Is it over a dwelling's traces that your tears well up,
foolishly? And what use is questioning what cannot speak?
بِحَيثُwhere التَقىmet جَمعٌJamʿ وَأَقصىand the farthest end of مُحَسَّرٍMuḥassar
بِحَيثُ التَقى جَمعٌ وَأَقصى مُحَسَّرٍ
مَعالِمُهُits landmarks كادَتnearly عَلىwith البُعدِlong absence تَخلِقُwear away
مَعالِمُهُ كادَت عَلى البُعدِ تَخلِقُ
Where Jamʿ and the far end of Muḥassar meet,
its landmarks have almost worn away with long absence.
ذَكَرتُI recalled بِهِthere ماwhat قَدalready مَضىhad passed وَتَذَكُّريand my remembrance
ذَكَرتُ بِهِ ما قَد مَضى وَتَذَكُّري
حَبيباًa beloved وَرَسمُand the traces of الدارِthe dwelling مِمّاamong things that يُشَوِّقُstirs longing
حَبيباً وَرَسمُ الدارِ مِمّا يُشَوِّقُ
There I recalled what had passed—and my remembrance
of a beloved, together with the dwelling's traces, stirs longing—
لَيالِيَnights مِنfrom دَهرٍa time إِذِwhen الحَيُّthe clan جيرَةٌneighbors
لَيالِيَ مِن دَهرٍ إِذِ الحَيُّ جيرَةٌ
وَإِذand when هُوَit مَأهولُinhabited الخَميلَةِthe grove مونِقُlovely
وَإِذ هُوَ مَأهولُ الخَميلَةِ مونِقُ
nights of a time when the clan were neighbors,
and when its grove was inhabited and it was lovely;
مَقاماًa place to stay لَناfor us ذاتَat the time of العِشاءِevening وَمَجلِساًand a meeting place
مَقاماً لَنا ذاتَ العِشاءِ وَمَجلِساً
بِهِthere لَمdid not يُكَدِّرهُspoil it عَلَيناfor us مُعَوِّقُone who interferes
بِهِ لَم يُكَدِّرهُ عَلَينا مُعَوِّقُ
a place for us to stay one evening, and a meeting place
there, unspoiled for us by any interference;
وَمَمشىand the walk of فَتاةٍa maiden بِالكِساءِwith the cloak تَكُنُّناshe shelters us
وَمَمشى فَتاةٍ بِالكِساءِ تَكُنُّنا
بِهِwith it تَحتَbeneath عَينٍa rain cloud بَرقُهاits lightning يَتَأَلَّقُglitters
بِهِ تَحتَ عَينٍ بَرقُها يَتَأَلَّقُ
and the walk of a maiden with a cloak, sheltering us
with it beneath a rain cloud whose lightning glittered.
يَبُلَّwets أَعاليthe upper parts of الثَوبِthe garment قَطرٌraindrops وَتَحتَهُand beneath it
يَبُلَّ أَعالي الثَوبِ قَطرٌ وَتَحتَهُ
شُعاعٌa radiance بَداappeared يُعشيdazzles العُيونَthe eyes وَيُشرِقُand shines
شُعاعٌ بَدا يُعشي العُيونَ وَيُشرِقُ
Raindrops wet the garment's upper folds, and beneath it
a radiance appeared, dazzling the eyes and shining.
فَأَحسَنُso the loveliest شَيءٍthing بَدءُthe beginning of أَوَّلِthe first part of لَيلِناour night
فَأَحسَنُ شَيءٍ بَدءُ أَوَّلِ لَيلِنا
وَآخِرُهُand its end حَزمٌprudence إِذاwhen نَتَفَرَّقُwe part
وَآخِرُهُ حَزمٌ إِذا نَتَفَرَّقُ
So the loveliest thing is our night's very beginning,
and its end calls for caution when we part.
Sol 6.1