لامَنيblamed me سَعْدُSaʿd علىfor
لامَني سَعْدُ على
وجديَmy longing فيfor آلthe kin of سُعادِSuʿād
وجديَ في آل سُعادِ
Saʿd blamed me for
Saʿd blamed me for
my passion for Suʿād’s people.
my longing for Suʿād's kin.
فَذَرِso leave off اللَّومَblame ولاand do not تعبأpay heed
فَذَرِ اللَّومَ ولا تعبأ
بِغَيٍّto error أوor رشادright guidance
بِغَيٍّ أو رشاد
So leave off blame, and pay no heed
So leave off blame, and pay no heed
to error or right guidance.
to error or right guidance.
أناI فيin وادٍa valley ومَنand whoever
أنا في وادٍ ومَن
لامblamed علىfor الوجدlonging بوادin a valley
لام على الوجد بواد
I am in one valley, and whoever
I am in one valley, and whoever
blames passion is in another valley.
blames me for longing is in another valley.
قوَّضَstruck camp الركبُthe caravan صباحاًin the morning
قوَّضَ الركبُ صباحاً
وحداand urged onward with song بالركبthe caravan حاديa camel-driver
وحدا بالركب حادي
The caravan struck camp at morning,
The caravan struck camp in the morning,
and a camel-driver urged it onward.
and a camel-driver urged the caravan onward with song.
فدموعيso my tears بانسكابٍin outpouring
فدموعي بانسكابٍ
وفؤاديand my heart باتّقادablaze
وفؤادي باتّقاد
So my tears pour down,
So my tears pour down,
and my heart is aflame.
and my heart is ablaze.
قادنيled me الوَجْدُlonging وقدand indeed
قادني الوَجْدُ وقد
كنتُI had been لهfor it صعبhard القيادto lead
كنتُ له صعب القياد
Passion has led me, though
Longing led me, though
I was hard for it to rein.
I had been hard for it to lead.
وإلىand toward الجزعthe valley bend وأهلand the people of الجthe valley bend (first fragment)
وإلى الجزع وأهل الج
زعvalley bend (remaining fragment) هذاthis القلبthe heart صاديthirsty
زع هذا القلب صادي
And for al-Jazʿ and the people of al-
And for the valley bend and the people of the valley
Jazʿ, this heart is thirsting.
bend, this heart thirsts.
فسقىso may it water الجزعthe valley bend ومنand whoever فيin
فسقى الجزع ومن في
الجزعِthe valley bend منهلّthe downpour of الغواديthe morning rain clouds
الجزعِ منهلّ الغوادي
May al-Jazʿ and all within
So may the valley bend and those in
al-Jazʿ be watered by pouring morning rains.
the valley bend be watered by the morning clouds' downpour.
قرَّبواthey brought nearer منِّيto me تَلافيmy ruin
قرَّبوا منِّي تَلافي
يومَthe day جَدُّواthey pressed on earnestly بالبعادwith departure
يومَ جَدُّوا بالبعاد
They brought my death close to me
They brought my ruin close to me
the day they resolved to go far away.
the day they pressed ahead with departure.
وأرادواand they desired بنواهمthrough their departure
وأرادوا بنواهم
فيin الهوىlove غيرَother than مراديmy wish
في الهوى غيرَ مرادي
By their departure they desired,
And through their departure they desired
in love, what I did not desire.
in love something other than my wish.
حانَhas come حَينيmy death ياO رفيقيَّmy two companions
حانَ حَيني يا رفيقيَّ
وأبناءَand sons of وداديmy affection
وأبناءَ ودادي
My appointed death has come, O my two companions,
My hour of death has come, O my two companions,
O sons of my affection—
and sons of my affection,
منfrom نعيمٍbliss لعُيونيfor my eyes
من نعيمٍ لعُيوني
وعذابٍand torment لفؤاديfor my heart
وعذابٍ لفؤادي
you who are bliss to my eyes
from bliss for my eyes
and torment to my heart.
and torment for my heart.
هذهthis الغايةthe outcome فيin الحبّlove
هذه الغاية في الحبّ
لهاتيكfor those المباديbeginnings
لهاتيك المبادي
This is the final end in love
This is the outcome in love
of those beginnings.
of those beginnings.