وليand I have بالخَيفِat al-Khayf منof نَعمانَNaʿman ظبيٌa gazelle
ولي بالخَيفِ من نَعمانَ ظبيٌ
يحيفُhe acts unjustly علىtoward فؤاديmy heart أيّsuch حَيْفِinjustice
يحيفُ على فؤادي أيّ حَيْفِ
And I have a gazelle at al-Khayf in Naʿman,
I have no fear of Na'aman the gazelle hunter
who treats my heart with such injustice.
Who wounds my heart however he may contrive
فكمso how many منfrom معطِفَيْهhis two flanks ومقلتَيْهِand his two eyes
فكم من معطِفَيْه ومقلتَيْهِ
بقلبيin my heart منهfrom him منof رمحٍa spear وسيفِand a sword
بقلبي منه من رمحٍ وسيفِ
So many, from his flanks and his eyes,
So much has he pierced my heart and brow
are the spears and swords from him within my heart!
With his spears and sword from his quiver
علقتI became enamored بهof him نَفوراًrecoiling عنfrom وِداديmy affection
علقت به نَفوراً عن وِدادي
نفورَthe recoiling of الجودِgenerosity منfrom طبعِthe nature of ابنِIbn (son of) عوفِʿAwf
نفورَ الجودِ من طبعِ ابنِ عوفِ
I fell in love with him, though he recoils from my affection,
I've hated him, loathing his affection
as generosity recoils from Ibn ʿAwf's nature.
As generosity loathes the nature of Ibn 'Auf
فراجيso one hoping for راحتَيْهhis two palms كمنlike one who يرجّيhopes for
فراجي راحتَيْه كمن يرجّي
هُمولَthe pouring down of الوَدْقِrain عندin the presence of جَهامِa rainless cloud صيفِsummer
هُمولَ الوَدْقِ عند جَهامِ صيفِ
So whoever hopes for bounty from his palms is like one hoping for
I wish for his comfort as one who wishes
a downpour beneath a rainless summer cloud.
For the driving away of gadflies in summer's heat
ولولاand were it not for الحافظُthe hadith master السّلفيُّal-Silafi فيناamong us
ولولا الحافظُ السّلفيُّ فينا
لماwould not have كنّاwe were أمنّاwe had become safe كلَّevery خوفِfear
لما كنّا أمنّا كلَّ خوفِ
And were it not for the hadith master al-Silafi among us,
Were it not for the salafist protector among us
we would not have been safe from every fear.
We would not feel safe from any fear
إمامٌan imam إنif سألناهُwe ask him عظيماًsomething great
إمامٌ إن سألناهُ عظيماً
تأبّىhe refuses أنto يماطِلَناput us off بسَوفِwith 'I will'
تأبّى أن يماطِلَنا بسَوفِ
An imam who, if we ask him for something great,
A leader, if we ask him for greatness
refuses to put us off with 'I will.'
Refuses to put us off with 'later'
أتىhas come النّوروزNowruz فاهْنَso rejoice بهin it سعيداًhappy
أتى النّوروز فاهْنَ به سعيداً
سليمَunblemished العِرضhonor منfrom نقصٍflaw وزَيفِand falsity
سليمَ العِرض من نقصٍ وزَيفِ
Nowruz has come; enjoy it in happiness,
The Nauruz has come, so delight in it
your honor free from flaw and falsity.
With honor intact, free from blemish or fraud
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