إذاwhenever شمتI glimpsed منfrom تلقاءthe direction of أرضكمyour land برقاlightning
إذا شمت من تلقاء أرضكم برقا
فلاthen neither أضلعيmy ribs تهداgrow still ولاnor عبرتيmy tears ترقاcease
فلا أضلعي تهدا ولا عبرتي ترقا
Whenever I glimpse lightning from the direction of your land,
If you see lightning flash from their land,
neither my ribs grow still nor do my tears cease.
My ribs won't shudder, nor will my tears flow.
وانand if ناحlamented فوقabove البانthe bān (moringa) trees ورقُgray حمائمٍdoves
وان ناح فوق البان ورقُ حمائمٍ
سحيراjust before dawn فنوحيthen my lament فيin الدجىthe darkness علمtaught الوُرقاthe gray doves
سحيرا فنوحي في الدجى علم الوُرقا
And if gray doves lament above the bān trees
And if a dove coos over the acacia,
just before dawn, my lament in the darkness taught the gray doves to mourn.
Warbling at dusk, I won't lament the acacia leaf.
فرفقاًso be gentle بقلبٍwith a heart فيin ضرامِthe blaze of غرامهits passion
فرفقاً بقلبٍ في ضرامِ غرامه
حريقburning وأجفانand eyelids بأدمعهاin their tears غرقىdrowned
حريق وأجفان بأدمعها غرقى
So be gentle with a heart that, in the blaze of its passion,
Be gentle with a heart consumed by passion's fire,
is burning, and with eyelids drowned in their tears.
Ablaze, with eyelids drowned in tears.
سميريmy two night companions منfrom سعدSaʿd خُذاyou two, take نحوtoward أرضهمtheir land
سميري من سعد خُذا نحو أرضهم
يميناًto the right ولاand do not تستبعداyou two deem too distant نحوهاtoward it الطُرقاthe roads
يميناً ولا تستبعدا نحوها الطُرقا
My two night companions from Saʿd, head toward their land,
Samiray, take the right path toward their land,
to the right, and do not deem the roads to it too long.
Rightward, and don't neglect the roads toward it.
وعوجاand you two turn aside علىtoward أفقa region توشحclothed itself تربهits soil
وعوجا على أفق توشح تربه
بطيبwith the sweetness of الشذاthe fragrance المسكيmusky أكرمhow noble بهit is أفقاas a region
بطيب الشذا المسكي أكرم به أفقا
And turn aside to a region whose soil is mantled
Winding upon a horizon adorned
with sweet, musky fragrance—how noble a region it is!
With sweet, musky incense - it graced the horizon.
فانfor indeed بهin it المغنىthe dwelling الذيwhich قطنواthey dwelt بهin it
فان به المغنى الذي قطنوا به
ومنand through ذكرهremembering it يشفيis healed الفؤادُthe heart ويسترقىand is charmed
ومن ذكره يشفي الفؤادُ ويسترقى
For there is the dwelling where they lived,
For there lies the melody where they resided,
and through remembering it, the heart is healed and charmed.
And he who recalls it will heal and find peace.
Sol 6.1