ياO دارُdwelling إِنif بَخِلَتْit withholds علىfrom
يا دارُ إِن بَخِلَتْ على
مَغْنَاكِyour grounds سارِيةُnight raincloud العِهَادِsuccessive rains
مَغْنَاكِ سارِيةُ العِهَادِ
O dwelling, if rain is withheld from
O home, if you begrudge
your grounds by the night-cloud of successive showers,
Sheltering me,
فَلَأُمطِرَنَّكِthen I shall surely rain upon you منfrom دُموmy tears (first part)
فَلَأُمطِرَنَّكِ من دُمو
عِيَmy tears (completion) ماwhat ينوبُstands in عَنِfor الغَوادِيmorning rainclouds
عِيَ ما ينوبُ عَنِ الغَوادِي
then I shall surely rain my tears upon you,
I shall rain upon you from my blood
enough to replace the morning rainclouds.
What takes the place of downpours.
كمhow many حلَّdwelt in رَبْعَكِyour dwelling grounds منof غَضِيdowncast (first part)
كم حلَّ رَبْعَكِ من غَضِي
ضِdowncast (completion) الطَّرفِgaze ممنوعِwithheld الوِدادِaffection
ضِ الطَّرفِ ممنوعِ الوِدادِ
How many a one dwelt in your grounds, with downcast
How often has your courtyard hosted
eyes and love beyond reach,
One with averted glance, unreciprocated love,
يَستوقِفُarrests الأَبصارَthe eyes فَهْso they (first part)
يَستوقِفُ الأَبصارَ فَهْ
يَthey (completion) عَلَيهِover him حائِمةٌhovering صَواديthirsting
يَ عَلَيهِ حائِمةٌ صَوادي
arresting every gaze, so
Who arrests all eyes-
they hover over him, thirsting.
Vultures hover over him!
فَرَمتْthen struck جُموعَهُمُtheir throngs اللّياthe nights (first part)
فَرَمتْ جُموعَهُمُ اللّيا
لِيthe nights (completion) بالتَّشَتُّتِwith dispersal والبِعَادِand separation
لِي بالتَّشَتُّتِ والبِعَادِ
Then the nights struck their throngs
So their hordes dispersed me
with dispersal and separation.
By night, scattered and remote.
وصروفُand the vicissitudes هذاthis الدّهرِage تَطcome by night (first part)
وصروفُ هذا الدّهرِ تَط
رُقُcome by night (completion) بالحَوادِثwith calamities أَوor تُغَاديcome in the morning
رُقُ بالحَوادِث أَو تُغَادي
And the turns of this age come by night
The turns of fate glide on,
with calamities, or visit in the morning.
Bearing mishaps or ignoring them.
يُحْسِنَّthey do good لاnot عمدَاdeliberately ويأand they inflict (first part)
يُحْسِنَّ لا عمدَا ويأ
تينَthey inflict (completion) الإساءَةَharm باعتمادِwith deliberate intent
تينَ الإساءَةَ باعتمادِ
They do good, but not on purpose, and
Doing good, not on purpose,
inflict harm with deliberate intent.
And evil, leaning on support.
ماليwhat have I to do وللأيامِand with the days كَمْhow often
مالي وللأيامِ كَمْ
تُصْمِيkill outright نَوافِذُهاtheir piercing shafts فُؤاديmy heart
تُصْمِي نَوافِذُها فُؤادي
What have I to do with the days? How often
My days-how many
their piercing shafts slay my heart!
Their casements have made me despair!
رَنّقنthey muddied منsome of وِرْدِيmy drinking water وأَمْand made barren (first part)
رَنّقن من وِرْدِي وأَمْ
حَلَmade barren (completion) جَورُهاtheir injustice عمْداًdeliberately مَرَاديmy pastures
حَلَ جَورُها عمْداً مَرَادي
They muddied my drinking water, and
They have straitened me of my flowers
their injustice deliberately made my pastures barren.
And their tyranny has willfully thwarted me.
وَقصدْنَنيand they targeted me بنَوائِبٍwith calamities
وَقصدْنَني بنَوائِبٍ
وَالينَهُنَّthey sent them in succession بلاwithout اقْتصَادِrestraint
وَالينَهُنَّ بلا اقْتصَادِ
And they targeted me with calamities,
They sought me out with misfortunes
sending them in succession without restraint.
And approached me without moderation.
وإلَيكَand to you أشكوI complain of بَرحَthe torment of هَمْgrief (first part)
وإلَيكَ أشكو بَرحَ هَمْ
مٍgrief (completion) كلِّevery يَومٍday فيin ازديادِincrease
مٍ كلِّ يَومٍ في ازديادِ
And to you I lament the torment of a grief
To you I complain of a sorrow
that grows with every day.
Increasing daily and waxing.
حَظَرit barred السّرورَjoy علىfrom فؤادٍa heart
حَظَر السّرورَ على فؤادٍ
لاnot يُسَرُّis gladdened بِمُستَفَادِby anything gained
لا يُسَرُّ بِمُستَفَادِ
It has barred joy from a heart
It has forbidden gladness to a heart
that no gain can gladden.
That feels no joy in what it gains.
لولاwere it not for تأَلُّمُهُits suffering لِماَat what
لولا تأَلُّمُهُ لِماَ
يَلْقَىit endures لَعُدَّit would be counted مِنَamong الجمَادِlifeless things
يَلْقَى لَعُدَّ مِنَ الجمَادِ
Were it not for its pain at what
Were it not for its suffering
it endures, it would be counted among lifeless things.
It would not meet with any harshness.
Sol 6.1