مَنَعَprevented النَومَsleep ذِكرُهُhis remembrance
مَنَعَ النَومَ ذِكرُهُ
مِنof حَبيبٍa beloved مُجانِبِkeeping aloof
مِن حَبيبٍ مُجانِبِ
His remembrance banished sleep—
Remembering him deprived sleep
remembrance of an aloof beloved—
Of a lover turned away
بَعدَafter ماthat قيلَit was said قَدalready صَحاhe sobered up
بَعدَ ما قيلَ قَد صَحا
عَنfrom طِلابِpursuing الحَبائِبِsweethearts
عَن طِلابِ الحَبائِبِ
after it was said he had sobered
After it was said he recovered
from pursuing sweethearts.
From seeking out loved ones
وَبَداand appeared يَومَthe day أَعرَضَتshe turned aside
وَبَدا يَومَ أَعرَضَت
صَفحُthe side of خَدٍّa cheek وَحاجِبِand an eyebrow
صَفحُ خَدٍّ وَحاجِبِ
And when she turned aside, there appeared
And the day he turned his cheek
a cheek in profile and an eyebrow.
And eyebrow away
صادَتِshe captured القَلبَthe heart إِذwhen رَمَتshe shot
صادَتِ القَلبَ إِذ رَمَت
ذاتَone particular يَومِday المَناصِبِal-Manasib
ذاتَ يَومِ المَناصِبِ
She captured the heart when she let fly,
It pained my heart when
one day at al-Manasib,
One day he assumed high rank
يَومَthe day قالَتshe said لِنِسوَةٍto women
يَومَ قالَت لِنِسوَةٍ
مِنof لُؤَيِّLu'ayy بنِson of غالِبِGhalib
مِن لُؤَيِّ بنِ غالِبِ
the day she said to women
The day she said to women
of Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib,
Of Lu'ayy, son of Ghalib
وَآنِساتٍand charming women عَقإِلٍnoblewomen
وَآنِساتٍ عَقإِلٍ
كَالظِباءِlike gazelles الرَبائِبِreared as pets
كَالظِباءِ الرَبائِبِ
and charming, noble ladies,
And intelligent companions
like gazelles reared as pets:
Like playful gazelles
قُمنَrise (you women) عَنهُaway from him يَقُلlet him speak بِحاof his need (opening fragment)
قُمنَ عَنهُ يَقُل بِحا
جَتِهِhis need (closing fragment) أَوor يُعاتِبِhe may reproach
جَتِهِ أَو يُعاتِبِ
"Rise and leave him, so he may speak
“Rise from him, he may complain
of his need, or voice his reproach."
Of his love or reproach”
فَتَوَلّىthen withdrew نَواعِمٌsoft, pampered women
فَتَوَلّى نَواعِمٌ
مُثقَلاتُheavy الحَقائِبِthe haunches
مُثقَلاتُ الحَقائِبِ
Then the soft, pampered women withdrew,
So the delicate ones turned aside
heavy in their haunches;
Their burdens heavy
فَتَأَطَّرنَthen they swayed ساعَةًfor a while
فَتَأَطَّرنَ ساعَةً
فيin مُناخِthe resting place of الرَكائِبِthe riding camels
في مُناخِ الرَكائِبِ
then they swayed awhile
Lingering awhile
at the riding-camels' resting place,
In the resting places of the mounts
مِنfrom عِشاءٍnightfall حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen
مِن عِشاءٍ حَتّى إِذا
غابَdisappeared تاليthe last of الكَواكِبِthe stars
غابَ تالي الكَواكِبِ
from nightfall until the moment when
From evening until the stars
the last of the stars disappeared.
Behind the hills disappeared
قامَhe rose يَلحىhe reproaches وَيَستَحِثand urges on (opening fragment)
قامَ يَلحى وَيَستَحِث
ثُclosing fragment of 'urges on' عَلىover المَكثِlingering صاحِبيmy companion
ثُ عَلى المَكثِ صاحِبي
He rose to scold me and urge me on—
He got up, wandered and urged
my companion—over my lingering.
His companions to hurry on
قالَhe said أَصبَحتَyou have reached morning فَاِنقَلِبso turn back
قالَ أَصبَحتَ فَاِنقَلِب
مُنجِداًheading for Najd غَيرَnot خائِبِdisappointed
مُنجِداً غَيرَ خائِبِ
He said: "Morning has found you; turn back,
Saying “Dawn has come so let’s go back
heading for Najd, not disappointed."
Helped, and not denied”
وَاِنقَضىand passed اللَيلُthe night كُلُّهُall of it
وَاِنقَضى اللَيلُ كُلُّهُ
تِلكَthat إِحدىone of المَصائِبِthe calamities
تِلكَ إِحدى المَصائِبِ
And the night passed, all of it—
And the night ended completely
that is one of the calamities.
Such is one of the calamities
Sol 6.1