هلis there? للمتَيَّمِfor the love-stricken one منany نصيرِhelper
هل للمتَيَّمِ من نصيرِ
ومُضامِand for one oppressed by وَجْدٍpassion منany مُجيرِprotector
ومُضامِ وَجْدٍ من مُجيرِ
Is there any helper for the love-stricken one,
and any protector for one oppressed by passion?
أوor مُسْعِفٍa helper لطَليقِfor one with freely flowing دَمْـtears (start)
أو مُسْعِفٍ لطَليقِ دَمْـ
ـعٍtears (end) وهْوَwhile he ذُوpossesses لُبٍّa mind أسيرِcaptive
ـعٍ وهْوَ ذُو لُبٍّ أسيرِ
Or a helper for one with freely flowing
tears, though his mind is captive?
دَنِفٌsick with love يبِيتُhe passes the night وبينand amid أحْـinmost parts (start)
دَنِفٌ يبِيتُ وبين أحْـ
ـشاهُhis inmost parts (end) لهُhe has نارُthe fire of السَّعيرِhell
ـشاهُ لهُ نارُ السَّعيرِ
Love-sick, he passes the night, and within
his innermost being burns hellfire.
لمnot يلْقَhe has found إلاexcept الشَّوْقَlonging والْـand the
لم يلْقَ إلا الشَّوْقَ والْـ
ـوَجْدَpassion المُبرِّحagonizing منas a سَميرِnight companion
ـوَجْدَ المُبرِّح من سَميرِ
He has found only yearning and
agonizing passion for nightly company.
ويرومُand he seeks إخْفاءَto conceal الهوَىpassion
ويرومُ إخْفاءَ الهوَى
والحبِّand love منfrom بعدِafter الظَّهورِbecoming manifest
والحبِّ من بعدِ الظَّهورِ
He seeks to conceal his passion
and love, after they have become plain.
أنَّىhow could he? وأدمعهwhen his tears جرَتْhave flowed
أنَّى وأدمعه جرَتْ
فيover وَجْنتَيْهhis two cheeks كالنُّهورِlike rivers
في وَجْنتَيْه كالنُّهورِ
How could he, when his tears have flowed
down his two cheeks like rivers?
يَرْعَىhe watches نُجومَthe stars of الليلٍthe night شَوْlonging (start)
يَرْعَى نُجومَ الليلٍ شَوْ
قاًlonging (end) منهfrom him للظَّبيِfor the gazelle الغَرِيرِthe guileless one
قاً منه للظَّبيِ الغَرِيرِ
He watches the stars of night in his
yearning for the guileless gazelle.
رَشَأٌa young gazelle كخَوْطٍlike a supple shoot فيin كَثيـsand dune (start)
رَشَأٌ كخَوْطٍ في كَثيـ
ـبٍsand dune (end) تحْتbeneath بدْرٍa full moon مُسَتنيرِradiant
ـبٍ تحْت بدْرٍ مُسَتنيرِ
A young gazelle, like a supple shoot in a
sand dune, beneath a radiant full moon.
يرْنُوhe gazes فتفْعَلُand so work بالعُقوupon minds (start)
يرْنُو فتفْعَلُ بالعُقو
لِminds (end) لِحاظُهhis glances فِعْلَthe effect of الخُمورِwines
لِ لِحاظُه فِعْلَ الخُمورِ
He gazes, and upon minds
his glances have the effect of wine.
فتَنتْhas bewitched مَلاحةُthe loveliness of وجْهِهِhis face الْـthe
فتَنتْ مَلاحةُ وجْهِهِ الْـ
ـوضَّاحِradiant رَبَّاتِthe ladies of الخُدورِsecluded chambers
ـوضَّاحِ رَبَّاتِ الخُدورِ
The loveliness of his face—
so radiant—has bewitched the ladies of secluded chambers.
يسْتوقِفُhe arrests الأحْداقَthe eyes إذْwhen
يسْتوقِفُ الأحْداقَ إذْ
يبْدُوhe appears بمنْظرِهwith his appearance النَّضيرِfresh and radiant
يبْدُو بمنْظرِه النَّضيرِ
He arrests all eyes when
he appears in his fresh beauty.
مهماwhatever نسِيتُI forget فلستُI shall not أنْـI forget (start)
مهما نسِيتُ فلستُ أنْـ
ـسَىI forget (end) ماwhat مَضَىpassed ليfor me بالغويرِat al-Ghuwayr
ـسَى ما مَضَى لي بالغويرِ
Whatever I forget, I shall not
forget what befell me at al-Ghuwayr,
إذْwhen زارhe visited بعدَafter إطالةِprolonging الـthe
إذْ زار بعدَ إطالةِ الـ
ـهِجْرانِestrangement فيin ليلٍa night قصيرِshort
ـهِجْرانِ في ليلٍ قصيرِ
when he visited, after prolonged
estrangement, on a short night.
ووَفَىand he kept faith بلاwithout وَعْدٍa promise وكمْand how many
ووَفَى بلا وَعْدٍ وكمْ
وَعْدٌa promise يُشابُis mingled لهfor him بزُورِwith falsehood
وَعْدٌ يُشابُ له بزُورِ
He kept faith without a promise; how many
a promise to him is tainted with falsehood!
أحْيَىhe revived بزَوْرتِهِwith his visit وقدthough already
أحْيَى بزَوْرتِهِ وقد
تلِفتْhad perished بهbecause of him رُوحْthe soul of المَزُورِthe one visited
تلِفتْ به رُوحْ المَزُورِ
He restored life with his visit, though
his host's soul had perished because of him.
وأدارand he passed around أكْؤُسَهhis cups علىto السَّـthe drunken one (start)
وأدار أكْؤُسَه على السَّـ
ـكْرانِdrunken one (end) منfrom لَحْظِthe glance of المُديرِthe cupbearer
ـكْرانِ من لَحْظِ المُديرِ
And he passed his cups to one
drunk on the cupbearer's glance.
راحٌwine يُذكِّرناhe reminds us بهاwith it
راحٌ يُذكِّرنا بها
عَهْدَthe days of الخوَرْنَقِal-Khawarnaq والسَّديرِand al-Sadir
عَهْدَ الخوَرْنَقِ والسَّديرِ
Wine with which he reminds us
of the days of al-Khawarnaq and al-Sadir.
شمسٌa sun لهاit has إشْراقُهاits radiance
شمسٌ لها إشْراقُها
وَقْتَat the time of الهَجِيرِmidday heat بلاwithout هَجِيرِscorching heat
وَقْتَ الهَجِيرِ بلا هَجِيرِ
A sun, with all its radiance
at high noon, yet without its scorching heat.
ضَمِنَتْit pledged وأوْفتand fulfilled its pledge أنهاthat it
ضَمِنَتْ وأوْفت أنها
تَنْفِيit banishes الهُمومَcares منfrom الصُّدورِbreasts
تَنْفِي الهُمومَ من الصُّدورِ
It pledged, and kept its pledge, that it
would banish cares from breasts,
وتُعيدُand it restores أوْقاتَthe times of السُّروjoy (start)
وتُعيدُ أوْقاتَ السُّرو
رِjoy (end) بَغيْرِoutside أوْقاتِthe times of السُّرورِjoy
رِ بَغيْرِ أوْقاتِ السُّرورِ
and bring back hours of joy
outside the hours of joy.
فَوَحَقِّso, by the sanctity of ساحرِthe bewitching charm of مُقْلتَيْـtwo eyes
فَوَحَقِّ ساحرِ مُقْلتَيْـ
ـهِhis وماand what تُكِنُّthey conceal منof الفُتُورِlanguor
ـهِ وما تُكِنُّ من الفُتُورِ
So, by the bewitching charm of his two eyes
and the languor they conceal,
لمnot أشْتغِلْI have been distracted مُذْsince غابhe vanished عنـfrom
لم أشْتغِلْ مُذْ غاب عنـ
ـهhim فيin العَشاياthe evenings والبُكُورِand the early mornings
ـه في العَشايا والبُكُورِ
since he vanished, nothing has distracted me from
him, at evening and at dawn,
إلاexcept بِمَدْحِwith praising المُصْطفَىal-Mustafa الْـthe
إلا بِمَدْحِ المُصْطفَى الْـ
ـمَنْعُوتِdescribed بالحسَبِby noble standing الخَطِيرِexalted
ـمَنْعُوتِ بالحسَبِ الخَطِيرِ
except praising al-Mustafa,
renowned for his exalted nobility.
مَوْلىًa master خَزائنُthe treasuries of عِلْمِهِhis knowledge
مَوْلىً خَزائنُ عِلْمِهِ
فيin صَدْرِهhis breast لاnot فيin الصُّدورِbreasts
في صَدْرِه لا في الصُّدورِ
A master whose treasuries of knowledge
lie in his own breast, not in others' breasts.
فاقَhe surpassed الأَوائِلَthe ancients بالعُلاَin eminence
فاقَ الأَوائِلَ بالعُلاَ
والفَضْلِand excellence فيin الزمنِthe age الأخِيرِlatter
والفَضْلِ في الزمنِ الأخِيرِ
He surpassed the ancients in eminence
and excellence, in this latter age.
إنif نمَّقتْadorn كَفَّاهُhis two hands طِرْa page (start)
إن نمَّقتْ كَفَّاهُ طِرْ
ساًa page (end) خِيلَit seems كالرَّوْضِlike a garden المَطيرِrain-watered
ساً خِيلَ كالرَّوْضِ المَطيرِ
If his hands embellish a
page, it seems a rain-watered garden.
تَعْساًruin لِمَنto whoever جاراهُvies with him فَهْـfor he (start)
تَعْساً لِمَن جاراهُ فَهْـ
ـوَhe (end) بغيْرِwithout شَكٍdoubt فيin غُرورِdelusion
ـوَ بغيْرِ شَكٍ في غُرورِ
Ruin to whoever vies with him, for
he is, without doubt, deluded.
لمnot يَدْرِhe has understood أنَّthat صِفاتِهhis qualities
لم يَدْرِ أنَّ صِفاتِه
فيamong النَّاسِpeople عزَّتْare exalted عنbeyond نَظِيرِan equal
في النَّاسِ عزَّتْ عن نَظِيرِ
He does not know that his qualities
among men are beyond compare.
لوif كانَhe were ذاpossessed of عقلٍsense لَمَاhe would not have
لو كانَ ذا عقلٍ لَمَا
قاسَhe compared الجَداوِلthe streams بالبُحورِwith the seas
قاسَ الجَداوِل بالبُحورِ
Had he any sense, he would not
have compared streams with seas.
Sol 6.1