إِنَّindeed الخَليطَthe companions أَجَدَّresolved upon البَينَparting فَاِنفَرَقاand so parted
إِنَّ الخَليطَ أَجَدَّ البَينَ فَاِنفَرَقا
وَعُلِّقَand was bound القَلبُthe heart مِنto أَسماءَAsma ماas عَلِقاit became attached
وَعُلِّقَ القَلبُ مِن أَسماءَ ما عَلِقا
Indeed, the companions resolved upon parting, and went their separate ways.
The parting has intensified the separation, so we parted ways
And the heart was bound to Asma, bound as it was.
My heart clung to the names of what it clung to
وَفارَقَتكَand she left you بِرَهنٍwith a pledge لاno فِكاكَredemption لَهُfor it
وَفارَقَتكَ بِرَهنٍ لا فِكاكَ لَهُ
يَومَthe day of الوِداعِfarewell فَأَمسىand by evening became الرَهنُthe pledge قَدalready غَلِقاforfeit
يَومَ الوِداعِ فَأَمسى الرَهنُ قَد غَلِقا
And she left you with a pledge that could not be redeemed,
And you left taking a pledge I cannot redeem
On the day of farewell; by evening the pledge was forfeit.
On the day of farewell, so the pledge remained locked
وَأَخلَفَتكَand failed you اِبنَةُthe daughter of البَكرِيِّal-Bakri ماwhat وَعَدَتshe promised
وَأَخلَفَتكَ اِبنَةُ البَكرِيِّ ما وَعَدَت
فَأَصبَحَso became الحَبلُthe cord مِنهاfrom her واهِناًweak خَلَقاworn-out
فَأَصبَحَ الحَبلُ مِنها واهِناً خَلَقا
And al-Bakri's daughter failed you in what she had promised,
And the daughter of Bakri broke her promise to you
So the cord binding you to her became weak and worn.
So the rope from her became weak and fragile
قامَتshe stood تَراءىshowing herself بِذيat Dhu ضالٍDal لِتَحزُنَنيto grieve me
قامَت تَراءى بِذي ضالٍ لِتَحزُنَني
وَلاand no مَحالَةَescape أَنthat يَشتاقَlongs مَنwhoever عَشِقاhas loved
وَلا مَحالَةَ أَن يَشتاقَ مَن عَشِقا
She stood in view at Dhu Dal, to grieve me,
She stood to show herself to someone lost so that she would sadden me
And whoever has loved must inevitably yearn.
And it's inevitable that those in love long
بِجيدِwith the neck of مُغزِلَةٍa doe with a fawn أَدماءَpale-colored خاذِلَةٍapart from the herd
بِجيدِ مُغزِلَةٍ أَدماءَ خاذِلَةٍ
مِنَamong الظِباءِthe gazelles تُراعيshe tends شادِناًa growing fawn خَرِقاunsteady
مِنَ الظِباءِ تُراعي شادِناً خَرِقا
With the neck of a pale doe with a fawn, apart from the herd,
With the soft cheek of a spinner, blood of a betrayer
One of the gazelles, watching over an unsteady fawn.
From the gazelles, pasturing a lofty monastery
كَأَنَّas though ريقَتَهاher saliva بَعدَafter الكَرىsleep اِغتُبِقَتwas drunk at evening
كَأَنَّ ريقَتَها بَعدَ الكَرى اِغتُبِقَت
مِنfrom طَيِّبِfine الراحِthe wine لَمّاnot yet يَعدُgone beyond أَنhaving عَتُقاaged
مِن طَيِّبِ الراحِ لَمّا يَعدُ أَن عَتُقا
As though her saliva, after sleep, were an evening draught
As if her saliva after the wine was frozen
Of fine wine, aged but not over-aged.
From the good scent when it finishes fermenting
شَجَّmixed السُقاةُthe cupbearers عَلىinto ناجودِهاits wine-jar شَبِماًcool
شَجَّ السُقاةُ عَلى ناجودِها شَبِماً
مِنfrom ماءِthe water of لينَةَLina لاnot طَرقاًbeast-fouled وَلاnor رَنِقاturbid
مِن ماءِ لينَةَ لا طَرقاً وَلا رَنِقا
The cupbearers mixed cool water into its wine-jar,
The drawers splashed onto her cruse, dripping
Water from Lina, neither beast-fouled nor turbid.
Water smooth, no cracks or coarseness
ماnot زِلتُI ceased أَرمُقُهُمI watched them حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen هَبَطَتdescended
ما زِلتُ أَرمُقُهُم حَتّى إِذا هَبَطَت
أَيديthe forelegs of الرِكابِthe riding-camels بِهِمwith them aboard مِنfrom راكِسٍRakis فَلَقاa hollow between hills
أَيدي الرِكابِ بِهِم مِن راكِسٍ فَلَقا
I kept watching them until there descended
I kept watching them until when the hands
Their camels' forelegs, bearing them from Rakis into a hollow
Of the riders descended upon them, some energetic, some lazy
دانِيَةٍclose لِشَروَرىto Sharawra أَوor قَفاbehind أَدمٍAdam
دانِيَةٍ لِشَروَرى أَو قَفا أَدمٍ
تَسعىhurry الحُداةُthe camel-drivers عَلىalong آثارِهِمtheir tracks حِزَقاin bands
تَسعى الحُداةُ عَلى آثارِهِم حِزَقا
Near Sharawra, or behind Adam,
Close or distant for my evils, or the sandalwood of Adam
As the camel-drivers hurried along their tracks in bands.
The warriors hasten upon their traces, agitated
كَأَنَّas though عَينَيَّmy two eyes فيin غَربَيthe two large buckets of مُقَتَّلَةٍa trained she-camel
كَأَنَّ عَينَيَّ في غَربَي مُقَتَّلَةٍ
مِنَamong النَواضِحِthe water-drawing camels تَسقيshe waters جَنَّةًa garden سُحُقاlofty palms
مِنَ النَواضِحِ تَسقي جَنَّةً سُحُقا
As though my eyes were in the twin buckets of a trained she-camel,
As if my eyes in the pupils slain
One of the water-drawers, watering a garden of lofty palms.
From the clarity, watering an uprooted garden
تَمطوshe stretches الرِشاءَthe well-rope فَتَجريand sets spinning فيwithin ثِنايَتِهاher rope's loop
تَمطو الرِشاءَ فَتَجري في ثِنايَتِها
مِنَof المَحالَةِthe pulley ثَقباًa large pierced wheel رائِداًmoving to and fro قَلِقاrestless
مِنَ المَحالَةِ ثَقباً رائِداً قَلِقا
She stretches the rope, setting spinning within its loop
Swirling the drizzle, so it flows in its folds
A great pulley-wheel, moving restlessly to and fro.
From the inevitability, a guiding hole, anxious
لَهاshe has مَتاعٌequipment وَأَعوانٌand helpers غَدَونَthey set out early بِهِwith it
لَها مَتاعٌ وَأَعوانٌ غَدَونَ بِهِ
قِتبٌa pack-saddle وَغَربٌand a large bucket إِذاwhen ماever أُفرِغَit is emptied اِنسَحَقاit collapses
قِتبٌ وَغَربٌ إِذا ما أُفرِغَ اِنسَحَقا
She has equipment and helpers who went out early with it:
It has belongings and helpers who tomorrow will depart with it
A pack-saddle, and a bucket that collapses when emptied.
East and west, once emptied, collapse
وَخَلفَهاand behind her سائِقٌa driver يَحدوhe chants to the camel إِذاwhen خَشِيَتshe fears
وَخَلفَها سائِقٌ يَحدو إِذا خَشِيَت
مِنهُfrom him اللِحاقَovertaking تَمُدُّshe stretches الصُلبَthe backbone وَالعُنُقاand the neck
مِنهُ اللِحاقَ تَمُدُّ الصُلبَ وَالعُنُقا
And behind her a driver chants; when she fears
And a driver sings when she feared
That he will catch her, she stretches her back and neck.
Catching up to her, she extends the firm necks
وَقابِلٌand a bucket-catcher يَتَغَنّىhe sings كُلَّماwhenever قَدَرَتgained a hold
وَقابِلٌ يَتَغَنّى كُلَّما قَدَرَت
عَلىupon العَراقيthe bucket's crossbars يَداهُhis two hands قائِماًstanding دَفَقاhe poured
عَلى العَراقي يَداهُ قائِماً دَفَقا
And a bucket-catcher sings; whenever he gains a grip,
And a guide sings whenever she could with her hands
His hands upon the crossbars, he pours it out standing.
Standing the howdah, overflowing
يُحيلُhe pours فيinto جَدوَلٍa water-channel تَحبوcrawl ضَفادِعُهُits frogs
يُحيلُ في جَدوَلٍ تَحبو ضَفادِعُهُ
حَبوَthe crawling of الجَواريyoung girls تَرىyou see فيin مائِهِits water نُطُقاgirdles
حَبوَ الجَواري تَرى في مائِهِ نُطُقا
He pours into a channel where its frogs crawl
Circling in a stream, its frogs croaking
Like young girls crawling; you see girdles in its water.
Like the love of maidens, you see speech in its water
يَخرُجنَthey emerge مِنfrom شَرَباتٍwatering-basins ماؤُهاtheir water طَحِلٌmoss-green
يَخرُجنَ مِن شَرَباتٍ ماؤُها طَحِلٌ
عَلىonto الجُذوعِthe trunks يَخَفنَthey fear الغَمَّsuffocation وَالغَرَقاand drowning
عَلى الجُذوعِ يَخَفنَ الغَمَّ وَالغَرَقا
They emerge from watering-basins whose water is moss-green,
Coming out from drinks, its water murky
Onto the trunks, fearing suffocation and drowning.
On the trunks, alleviating grief and drowning
بَلِrather اِذكُرَنdo mention خَيرَthe best of قَيسٍQays كُلِّهاall of it حَسَباًin ancestral honor
بَلِ اِذكُرَن خَيرَ قَيسٍ كُلِّها حَسَباً
وَخَيرَهاand its best نائِلاًin bounty وَخَيرَهاand its best خُلُقاin character
وَخَيرَها نائِلاً وَخَيرَها خُلُقا
Rather, speak of the best of all Qays in ancestral honor,
Nay, remember the best of Qais in lineage and morals
And its best in bounty, and its best in character:
And the best of him attaining and the best of him in manners
القائِدَthe leader of الخَيلَthe horses مَنكوباًbattered دَوابِرُهاtheir hoof-heels
القائِدَ الخَيلَ مَنكوباً دَوابِرُها
قَدalready أُحكِمَتwere made fast حَكَماتِthe halters of القِدِّrawhide وَالأَبَقاand hemp
قَد أُحكِمَت حَكَماتِ القِدِّ وَالأَبَقا
The leader of horses whose hoof-heels are battered,
The leader whose horses are defeated, their straps tightened
Their rawhide and hemp halters firmly secured.
Fastened like the knots of skin and marks
غَزَتthey went to war سِماناًfat فَآبَتand returned ضُمَّراًlean خُدُجاًmiscarrying
غَزَت سِماناً فَآبَت ضُمَّراً خُدُجاً
مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماthat جَنَبوهاthey led them alongside بُدَّناًplump عُقُقاpregnant
مِن بَعدِ ما جَنَبوها بُدَّناً عُقُقا
They went to war fat, and returned lean and miscarrying,
They raided Siman so it came back humiliated
After they had been led alongside, plump and pregnant,
After they avoided it, with distorted humps
حَتّىuntil يَأُوبَhe returns بِهاwith them عوجاًbent مُعَطَّلَةًstripped of gear
حَتّى يَأُوبَ بِها عوجاً مُعَطَّلَةً
تَشكوthey complain of الدَوابِرَthe hoof-heels وَالأَنساءَand thigh-sinews وَالصُفُقاand flanks
تَشكو الدَوابِرَ وَالأَنساءَ وَالصُفُقا
Until he brings them back, bent and stripped of gear,
Until it comes back to him crooked, out of service
Complaining of their hoof-heels, thigh-sinews, and flanks.
Complaining of straps, females, and rattling
يَطلُبُhe seeks شَأوَthe reach of اِمرِأَينِtwo men قَدَّماthe two offered حَسَناًgood deeds
يَطلُبُ شَأوَ اِمرِأَينِ قَدَّما حَسَناً
نالاthe two matched المُلوكَkings وَبَذّاand the two outstripped هَذِهِthese السُوَقاcommoners
نالا المُلوكَ وَبَذّا هَذِهِ السُوَقا
He pursues the course of two men who put forth good deeds,
Seeking the status of two women who presented good
Who matched kings and outstripped these commoners.
Attained the kings and frequented these markets
هُوَhe الجَوادُthe noble steed فَإِنand if يَلحَقhe catches up بِشَأوِهِماwith their pace
هُوَ الجَوادُ فَإِن يَلحَق بِشَأوِهِما
عَلىdespite تَكاليفِهِhis burdens فَمِثلُهُthen one like him لَحِقاcaught up
عَلى تَكاليفِهِ فَمِثلُهُ لَحِقا
He is the noble steed; if he matches their pace,
He is the generous, so if he attains their status
Despite his burdens, one such as he could catch them.
Through his expenses, then the like of him attained
أَوor يَسبِقاهُthe two outstrip him عَلىgiven ماwhat كانَthere was مِنof مَهَلٍa head start
أَو يَسبِقاهُ عَلى ما كانَ مِن مَهَلٍ
فَمِثلُthen the like of ماwhat قَدَّماthe two offered مِنof صالِحٍgood deeds سَبَقاtook precedence
فَمِثلُ ما قَدَّما مِن صالِحٍ سَبَقا
Or if they outstrip him, with the head start they had,
Or they surpassed him in what was of respite
Then good like that which they offered would deserve the lead.
Then the like of their good deeds preceded
أَغَرُّradiant أَبيَضُwhite فَيّاضٌoverflowing in bounty يُفَكِّكُhe unfastens عَنfrom
أَغَرُّ أَبيَضُ فَيّاضٌ يُفَكِّكُ عَن
أَيديthe hands of العُناةِthe captives وَعَنand from أَعناقِهاtheir necks الرِبَقاthe binding nooses
أَيدي العُناةِ وَعَن أَعناقِها الرِبَقا
Radiant, white, overflowing in bounty, he unfastens from
The whitest, purest, releasing
Captives' hands and from their necks the binding nooses.
From the hands of aggressors and their necks the lightning
وَذاكَand that man أَحزَمُهُمthe soundest of them رَأياًin judgment إِذاwhen نَبَأٌnews
وَذاكَ أَحزَمُهُم رَأياً إِذا نَبَأٌ
مِنَof الحَوادِثِcalamities غادىcame at dawn to الناسَthe people أَوor طَرَقاarrived by night
مِنَ الحَوادِثِ غادى الناسَ أَو طَرَقا
And he is the soundest of them in judgment, when news
And the wisest of them in opinion when news
Of calamities reaches people at dawn or comes by night,
Of events departed the people or arrived
فَضلَthe superiority of الجِيادِfine steeds عَلىover الخَيلِhorses البِطاءِslow فَلاso he does not
فَضلَ الجِيادِ عَلى الخَيلِ البِطاءِ فَلا
يُعطيhe gives بِذَلِكَin that مَمنوناًweakened وَلاnor نَزِقاrash
يُعطي بِذَلِكَ مَمنوناً وَلا نَزِقا
As fine steeds surpass slow horses; he never
He preferred the generous steeds over the slow horses but does not
Offers his judgment feebly or rashly.
Give the dispraised or the drive away for that
قَدalready جَعَلَhave made المُبتَغونَthe seekers of الخَيرَbounty فيin هَرِمٍHarim
قَد جَعَلَ المُبتَغونَ الخَيرَ في هَرِمٍ
وَالسائِلونَand the petitioners إِلىto أَبوابِهِhis doors طُرُقاpaths
وَالسائِلونَ إِلى أَبوابِهِ طُرُقا
Those seeking bounty in Harim have made,
He made the seekers of good in old age
Together with the petitioners, paths to his doors.
And the beggars to his doors routes
إِنif تَلقَyou meet يَوماًone day عَلىdespite عِلّاتِهِhis circumstances هَرِماًHarim
إِن تَلقَ يَوماً عَلى عِلّاتِهِ هَرِماً
تَلقَyou find السَماحَةَopenhandedness مِنهُfrom him وَالنَدىand bounty خُلُقاas an ingrained trait
تَلقَ السَماحَةَ مِنهُ وَالنَدى خُلُقا
If one day you meet Harim, whatever his circumstances,
If he meets an old man one day in his weakness
You find openhandedness and bounty natural to him.
He meets benevolence from him and softness in manners
وَلَيسَand he is not مانِعَone who refuses ذيone with قُربىclose kinship وَذيand one with نَسَبٍshared descent
وَلَيسَ مانِعَ ذي قُربى وَذي نَسَبٍ
يَوماًever وَلاnor مُعدِماًdepriving مِنany خابِطٍbranch-beater وَرَقاof leaves
يَوماً وَلا مُعدِماً مِن خابِطٍ وَرَقا
He withholds from neither a close relative nor a kinsman,
No kinsman or one of lineage prohibits him one day
At any time, nor leaves a branch-beater without leaves.
Nor a disputant from the lowly and vile
لَيثٌa lion بِعَثَّرَat Aththar يَصطادُhe hunts الرِجالَmen إِذاwhen
لَيثٌ بِعَثَّرَ يَصطادُ الرِجالَ إِذا
ماever كَذَّبَheld back اللَيثُthe lion عَنbefore أَقرانِهِits rivals صَدَقاhe proved true
ما كَذَّبَ اللَيثُ عَن أَقرانِهِ صَدَقا
A lion at Aththar, hunting men; when
A lion in canyons hunting men when
The lion shrinks from its rivals, he stands firm.
The lion did not deny his peers, he was truthful
يَطعَنُهُمhe spears them ماwhile اِرتَمَواthey exchange missiles حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen اِطَّعَنواthey exchange spear-thrusts
يَطعَنُهُم ما اِرتَمَوا حَتّى إِذا اِطَّعَنوا
ضارَبَhe trades sword-blows حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماever ضارَبواthey trade sword-blows اِعتَنَقاhe grappled
ضارَبَ حَتّى إِذا ما ضارَبوا اِعتَنَقا
He spears them while they trade missiles; when they trade spear-thrusts,
He stabs them however they attempted until they were stabbed
He fights with swords; when they fight with swords, he grapples.
He strikes until they struck, he embraced
هَذاsuch is he وَلَيسَand he is not كَمَنlike one who يَعياis at a loss بِخُطَّتِهِover his course of action
هَذا وَلَيسَ كَمَن يَعيا بِخُطَّتِهِ
وَسطَamid النَدِيِّthe council إِذاwhen ماever ناطِقٌa speaker نَطَقاspoke
وَسطَ النَدِيِّ إِذا ما ناطِقٌ نَطَقا
Such is he, not like one at a loss over his course of action,
This and not like one who is lost in his path
Amid the council, whenever a speaker speaks.
Amidst the soft sands when the eloquent spoke
لَوif نالَcould reach حَيٌّa living man مِنَfrom الدُنياthis world بِمَنزِلَةٍby rank
لَو نالَ حَيٌّ مِنَ الدُنيا بِمَنزِلَةٍ
أُفقَthe horizon of السَماءِheaven لَنالَتsurely would reach كَفُّهُhis palm الأُفُقاthe horizon
أُفقَ السَماءِ لَنالَت كَفُّهُ الأُفُقا
If any living man, through rank in this world, could reach
If the living attained a position in life
Heaven's horizon, his hand would surely reach that horizon.
Like the horizon of the sky, his palm would attain the horizon
Sol 6.1