فَوافواso they arrived بِناwith us الزهراءِal-Zahra فيin حالِa state of خَلَّةٍwant
فَوافوا بِنا الزهراءِ في حالِ خَلَّةٍ
تلائمُis suited لاستيفائهمto their thoroughness فيin التوثّقِtaking precautions
تلائمُ لاستيفائهم في التوثّقِ
So they brought us to al-Zahra in a state of want,
Suited to their thoroughness in taking precautions.
وَحوليَand around me مِنof أَهلِthe people of التَأدُّبِliterary refinement مَأتمٌa mourning assembly
وَحوليَ مِن أَهلِ التَأدُّبِ مَأتمٌ
وَلاand no جُؤذرٌoryx calf إِلاexcept بِثَوبٍin a robe مُشَقَّقِtorn
وَلا جُؤذرٌ إِلا بِثَوبٍ مُشَقَّقِ
And around me is a mourning assembly of men of letters,
And no oryx calf but wears a torn robe.
فَلوso if أَنَّthat فيin عَينيmy eye الحِمامَdeath كَروضِهاlike her garden
فَلو أَنَّ في عَيني الحِمامَ كَروضِها
وَإِنand though كانَit was فيin أَلوانِهِits colors غَيرnot مُشفِقِcompassionate
وَإِن كانَ في أَلوانِهِ غَير مُشفِقِ
So if death, to my eye, were like her garden,
And though in its hues it showed no pity,
وَنادىand summoned حِماميmy death مُهجَتيmy life's blood لَتغافَلَتit would feign unawareness
وَنادى حِمامي مُهجَتي لَتغافَلَت
فَهلاthen why not أَجابَتit answered وَهوَwhile it is عِنديto me كَبخنقيlike my hood
فَهلا أَجابَت وَهوَ عِندي كَبخنقي
And my death summoned my life's blood, it would pretend not to hear;
Why, then, did it not answer, when death is to me like my hood?
أَعينيَO my eye إِنif كانَتthere was لِدَمعكِof your tears فَضلةٌa surplus
أَعينيَ إِن كانَت لِدَمعكِ فَضلةٌ
تُثَبِّتُsteadies صَبريmy patience ساعَةًfor an hour فَتدفَّقيthen pour forth
تُثَبِّتُ صَبري ساعَةً فَتدفَّقي
O my eye, if you have any tears to spare,
To steady my patience for an hour, then pour forth.
فَلوso if ساعَدتit obliged قالَتit said أَمِنis it from قلّةِthe scantness of الأَسىgrief
فَلو ساعَدت قالَت أَمِن قلّةِ الأَسى
تَبَقَّتremained دُموعيmy tears أَمor مِنfrom البَحرthe sea تَستَقيdraw water
تَبَقَّت دُموعي أَم مِن البَحر تَستَقي
Had it obliged, it would have said: 'Is it from scant grief
That my tears remain, or do they draw water from the sea?'
تكلفنيshe bids me أَنto أُعتبI appease الدَّهرTime إِنَّهاindeed she
تكلفني أَن أُعتب الدَّهر إِنَّها
لجاهلةٌsurely ignorant مَنwho ليfor me بإِعتابِwith appeasing مُحنَقِan enraged one
لجاهلةٌ مَن لي بإِعتابِ مُحنَقِ
She bids me appease Time; truly she is
Ignorant indeed—who can appease an enraged one for me?
وَقالَتand she said تظنُّyou think الدَّهرTime يَجمَعُbrings together بَينناbetween us
وَقالَت تظنُّ الدَّهر يَجمَعُ بَيننا
فَقُلتُso I said لَهاto her مَنwho ليfor me بِظنٍّwith a surmise محققِconfirmed
فَقُلتُ لَها مَن لي بِظنٍّ محققِ
And she said, 'Do you think Time will reunite us?'
So I said to her, 'Who can give me a surmise made certain?'
وَلَكننيbut I فيماamong what زجرتI divined بِمُقلَتيwith my eye
وَلَكنني فيما زجرت بِمُقلَتي
زَجرتُI divined اجتماعَthe reunion of الشملِthe company بَعدafter التَّفرُّقِseparation
زَجرتُ اجتماعَ الشملِ بَعد التَّفرُّقِ
Yet among the omens I read with my eye,
I foresaw reunion after separation.
فَقَدfor indeed كانَتwere الأَشفارthe eyelashes فيin مثلthe like of بُعدِناour separation
فَقَد كانَت الأَشفار في مثل بُعدِنا
فَلَماthen when التقتthey met بالطَّيفِthrough the dream-phantom قالَتthey said سَنَلتَقيwe shall meet
فَلَما التقت بالطَّيفِ قالَت سَنَلتَقي
For the lashes had been parted, just as we were;
Then, when they met through the dream-phantom, they said, 'We shall meet.'
أَباكيةare you weeping يَوماًfor a day وَلمand not yet يَأنhas come due وَقتُهُits time
أَباكية يَوماً وَلم يَأن وَقتُهُ
سينفدwill run out قَبلَbefore اليَومِthe day دَمعكyour tears فارفقيso be gentle
سينفد قَبلَ اليَومِ دَمعك فارفقي
Are you weeping for a day whose time has not yet come?
Your tears will run out before that day, so be gentle.
وَمُذand since لَمdid not ترينيyou see me أَنتyou فيin ثَوبِa robe ضائعlost
وَمُذ لَم تريني أَنت في ثَوبِ ضائع
لعمريby my life لَقَدindeed جَفَّتit dried up بِعيِّwith inarticulacy مُمَزَّقِtattered
لعمري لَقَد جَفَّت بِعيِّ مُمَزَّقِ
And since you have not seen me, you are in a lost robe,
By my life, it has indeed dried up through tattered inarticulacy.
Sol 6.1