أنَوماًsleep? وَقَدwhen already بَانَhas departed الخَليطُthe beloved company تَذُوقُyou taste
أنَوماً وَقَد بَانَ الخَليطُ تَذُوقُ
ودارand a dwelling كزعمlike the claim of العادلاتthe just women مذيقinsincere
ودار كزعم العادلات مذيق
Do you taste sleep, when the beloved company has departed,
and a dwelling is faithless, like the just women's claim? [Text unclear.]
وَهَبكَand suppose you التَمَستsought الطَّيفَthe dream-phantom مِنfrom السُّهاSuha
وَهَبكَ التَمَست الطَّيفَ مِن السُّها
أرَدّاهُdid it cloak it? غَيمٌa cloud أمor جلاهُrevealed it شُروقُsunrise
أرَدّاهُ غَيمٌ أم جلاهُ شُروقُ
And suppose you sought the phantom from Suha:
did a cloud cloak it, or did sunrise reveal it?
وَمَنand who ذَاis it that يُجَارِيraces الشُّهبَthe bright stars فِيon حَلَبَاتِهَاtheir racecourses
وَمَن ذَا يُجَارِي الشُّهبَ فِي حَلَبَاتِهَا
إذاwhen حَثّهاspurs them نَحوَtoward المَغِيبِsetting خَفوقُflickering
إذا حَثّها نَحوَ المَغِيبِ خَفوقُ
And who can race the bright stars on their courses,
when flickering spurs them toward their setting?
لَقَدindeed سَاقَdrove نَحوِيtoward me كُلّevery سُهدٍsleepless vigil وَلَوعَةٍand burning anguish
لَقَد سَاقَ نَحوِي كُلّ سُهدٍ وَلَوعَةٍ
بُرَيقٌa little flash إلَىtoward ثَغرِthe mouth of الحَبِيبِthe beloved يَشوقُstirs longing
بُرَيقٌ إلَى ثَغرِ الحَبِيبِ يَشوقُ
Indeed, every sleepless vigil and burning ache was driven toward me
by a little flash that stirs longing for the beloved's mouth.
سرَىtraveled by night بَعدafter وخطِthe streaking of الشَّيبِgray hair فيin لِمّةِthe tresses of الدُّجَىdarkness
سرَى بَعد وخطِ الشَّيبِ في لِمّةِ الدُّجَى
يُخَضّبُdyes فَودَthe temple of اللَّيلِnight مِنهُfrom it خَلُوقًُsaffron perfume
يُخَضّبُ فَودَ اللَّيلِ مِنهُ خَلُوقًُ
It stole forth after gray had streaked the tresses of darkness,
its saffron perfume dyeing the temple of night.
جَفَاwithdrew وَصَفاand grew clear فَاعتَزّthen grew elusive واكتنّand hid لَاعِباًplayfully
جَفَا وَصَفا فَاعتَزّ واكتنّ لَاعِباً
كَمَاas نَبَضَتpulsed تَحتَbeneath البَنانِthe fingertips عُرُوقُveins
كَمَا نَبَضَت تَحتَ البَنانِ عُرُوقُ
It withdrew, shone clear, grew elusive, and hid in play,
like veins pulsing beneath the fingertips.
وَجَالَand swept عَلَىover مِسكِthe musk of الظّلامِdarkness عَبِيرُهُits fragrance
وَجَالَ عَلَى مِسكِ الظّلامِ عَبِيرُهُ
كَمَاas ذَابَmelted فَوقَover الآبنوسِebony عقيقُcarnelian
كَمَا ذَابَ فَوقَ الآبنوسِ عقيقُ
Its fragrance swept over the musk of darkness,
like carnelian melting over ebony.
أَامرِيdo I coax tears بِهِwith it طَرفِيfrom my eye مَحَلٌparched مَدامِعِيmy tear ducts
أَامرِي بِهِ طَرفِي مَحَلٌ مَدامِعِي
وَلاand no غَروَwonder أَنthat تَمرِيcoax rain from الغَمَامَthe clouds بُرُوقُlightning flashes
وَلا غَروَ أَن تَمرِي الغَمَامَ بُرُوقُ
Do I coax tears from my eye with it, though my tear ducts are parched?
No wonder that lightning coaxes rain from clouds.
وََإنِّيand I بِشَيمِby watching البَرقِthe lightning مِنfrom جَانِبِthe side of الحِمَىthe sanctuary
وََإنِّي بِشَيمِ البَرقِ مِن جَانِبِ الحِمَى
وشمّand smelling الصّباthe east wind مِنfrom حَرِّهits heat لَخَلِيقُsurely well suited
وشمّ الصّبا مِن حَرِّه لَخَلِيقُ
And I am surely fitted to watch lightning from the sanctuary's side
and to breathe the east wind, because of its heat.
ذَكَرتُI recalled بِهِthrough it الأحبًابًَthe loved ones إذwhen أنَاI يَافِعٌa youth
ذَكَرتُ بِهِ الأحبًابًَ إذ أنَا يَافِعٌ
وإذand when غُصُنِيmy bough لَدنُsupple الفُرُوعِthe branches وَرِيقُleafy
وإذ غُصُنِي لَدنُ الفُرُوعِ وَرِيقُ
Through it I recalled my loved ones, when I was young,
when my bough had supple, leafy branches;
وَإِذاand when أنًاI مَغرورٌdeluded عَلَىin الجَهلِignorance فِيin الهَوَىlove
وَإِذا أنًا مَغرورٌ عَلَى الجَهلِ فِي الهَوَى
وَشَأوُand the extent of ارتِكَاضِيmy galloping فيin النََّشَاطِexuberance عَمِيقُdeep
وَشَأوُ ارتِكَاضِي في النََّشَاطِ عَمِيقُ
when, in my ignorance, I was beguiled in love,
and my exuberant galloping ranged far;
وَإِذand when هِمَّتِيmy resolve تُثنَىwas turned إلىtoward غَيرِother than هَمِّهاits concern
وَإِذ هِمَّتِي تُثنَى إلى غَيرِ هَمِّها
وَلاand not أناI مأخُوذٌbarred عَلَيَّagainst me طَرِيقُa road
وَلا أنا مأخُوذٌ عَلَيَّ طَرِيقُ
when my resolve was turned toward concerns other than its own,
and no road was barred against me.
ولاand no شَيءَthing إلاexcept مَاwhat أُرِيدُI want وَأشتَهِيand desire
ولا شَيءَ إلا مَا أُرِيدُ وَأشتَهِي
ولاand no عَائِقٌobstacle مِنfrom دُونِbefore ذَاكَthat يَعُوقُhinders
ولا عَائِقٌ مِن دُونِ ذَاكَ يَعُوقُ
There was nothing but what I wished and desired,
and no obstacle stood in the way to hinder me.
فَجُوزيَso may it be rewarded خَيراًwith good منof زمَانٍa time مَضَىpassed بِهِthrough it
فَجُوزيَ خَيراً من زمَانٍ مَضَى بِهِ
أخٌa brother لِوِصَالِto union with الغَانِيَاتِbeautiful women شَقِيقُa full brother
أخٌ لِوِصَالِ الغَانِيَاتِ شَقِيقُ
So may that time be well rewarded, through which there passed
a true brother to union with beautiful women.
فَإنfor if أنَأI لَمdid not أُتبِعهُfollow it لَهفاًwith longing وَعَبرَةًand a tear
فَإن أنَأ لَم أُتبِعهُ لَهفاً وَعَبرَةً
فَمَأthen nothing تِلكthat إلاbut جَفوَةٌcoldness وَعُقُوقُand ingratitude
فَمَأ تِلك إلا جَفوَةٌ وَعُقُوقُ
For if I do not follow it with longing and a tear,
that is nothing but coldness and ingratitude.
وَإِنيand I لِمَاءِof the water of اللّهوِpleasure والزَّهوِand pride وَالصِّبَاand youth
وَإِني لِمَاءِ اللّهوِ والزَّهوِ وَالصِّبَا
وَمَاءِand the water of شُؤُونِيmy tear ducts بَعدَهafter it لَمُرِيقُsurely pouring out
وَمَاءِ شُؤُونِي بَعدَه لَمُرِيقُ
I pour away the waters of pleasure, pride, and youth,
and, after it, the water of my tear ducts.
فَوجدِيso my longing بِهِfor it كاسمِيlike my name عَلِيٌّlofty (Ali) زَفِيرُهits sigh
فَوجدِي بِهِ كاسمِي عَلِيٌّ زَفِيرُه
وَجَدِّيَand my forebear مِنfrom نَعتِthe description of الفُؤَادِthe heart حَرِيقُburning (Hariq)
وَجَدِّيَ مِن نَعتِ الفُؤَادِ حَرِيقُ
The sigh of my longing for it is lofty—Ali, like my name;
and my forebear is Hariq—'burning,' my heart's own description.
وَأحسَنُand better مِنthan ذِكرَىthe memory of شَبَابyouth طَوَيتُهُI folded away
وَأحسَنُ مِن ذِكرَى شَبَاب طَوَيتُهُ
ثَناءٌpraise بآفاقِacross the horizons of البلادِthe land طَلِيقُset free
ثَناءٌ بآفاقِ البلادِ طَلِيقُ
Better than recalling a youth I have folded away
is praise set free across the horizons of the land.
تَخُبّtrot بِهِwith it تَحتَbeneath الرُّوَأةِthe reciters نََائِبٌcamels (uncertain reading)
تَخُبّ بِهِ تَحتَ الرُّوَأةِ نََائِبٌ
عَلِيهنَّupon them منof دُرthe pearls of الكلامspeech وُسُوقloads
عَلِيهنَّ من دُر الكلام وُسُوق
Camels trot with it beneath the reciters,
bearing loads of the pearls of speech.
تَسيرُtravel بِهِwith it شَرقاًeastward وَغَرباand westward فَدَأبُهَاso their habit
تَسيرُ بِهِ شَرقاً وَغَربا فَدَأبُهَا
رَحيلٌjourneying وَنَصٌّand swift travel دَائِمunceasing وَخَِفيقُand swift motion
رَحيلٌ وَنَصٌّ دَائِم وَخَِفيقُ
They carry it east and west; their habit is
travel, ceaseless haste, and swift motion.
أحَيّيI salute بهِwith it مِنfrom وَجهِthe face of يوسُفَYusuf قِبلَةًa direction of prayer
أحَيّي بهِ مِن وَجهِ يوسُفَ قِبلَةً
أحنُّI yearn إلَىto استِقبالِهاfacing it وَأتوقُand long
أحنُّ إلَى استِقبالِها وَأتوقُ
With it I salute a direction of prayer in Yusuf's face,
which I yearn and long to face.
يُصلِّيprays إلَىtoward مِحرَابِهَاits prayer-niche الأمَلُhope الَّذِيwhich
يُصلِّي إلَى مِحرَابِهَا الأمَلُ الَّذِي
بِهِwithin it ألمٌpain منfrom غَيرِهاother than it فيُفِيقُand so revives
بِهِ ألمٌ من غَيرِها فيُفِيقُ
Hope prays toward its prayer-niche—hope
that aches from all else and there revives.
مَحيّاًَa countenance يُعِيدُturns اللَّيلَnight أبيَضَwhite ناصِحاًَpure
مَحيّاًَ يُعِيدُ اللَّيلَ أبيَضَ ناصِحاًَ
وَتَبدُوand appears لَهُbefore him شَمسُthe sun of الضُّحَىthe morning فَيَفُوقُand he outshines
وَتَبدُو لَهُ شَمسُ الضُّحَى فَيَفُوقُ
A countenance that makes night pure, unblemished white;
the morning sun appears before him, and he outshines her.
مَطِلٌّoverlooking عَلَىthe pinnacle of نيقِglory العلاnot لمhas ceased يًَزلfor him لَهُline_48
مَطِلٌّ عَلَى نيقِ العلا لم يًَزل لَهُ
بِكُلِّthrough every فِجاجٍِmountain pass of المعلًُواتِthe heights طَرِيقُa road
بِكُلِّ فِجاجٍِ المعلًُواتِ طَرِيقُ
He towers above glory's pinnacle, and has always had
a road through every pass among the heights.
إِذَاwhen صالَattacks أوor سارَmarches انتِقاماًin vengeance وَعَزمَةًand resolve
إِذَا صالَ أو سارَ انتِقاماً وَعَزمَةً
تَجَرّدَis unsheathed صَمصامٌa keen sword وَصالَand charges فَنيقُa prized male camel
تَجَرّدَ صَمصامٌ وَصالَ فَنيقُ
When he attacks or marches in vengeance and resolve,
a keen blade is drawn, and a prized male camel charges.
يُسدِّدُaims مِنfrom آرائهِhis judgments سَهمَan arrow of فِطنَةٍdiscernment
يُسدِّدُ مِن آرائهِ سَهمَ فِطنَةٍ
لَهُfor it منthrough رَمَاياthe targets of المُشكلاتِdifficult problems مُرُوقُa passing clean through
لَهُ من رَمَايا المُشكلاتِ مُرُوقُ
From his judgments he aims an arrow of discernment
that passes clean through the targets of difficult problems.
تَطيرُflies بِهِwith it حِينat the time of البهديهَةِintuition قُذّةٌa feather
تَطيرُ بِهِ حِين البهديهَةِ قُذّةٌ
وَيَحفِزهand propels it بَعدَafter الرَّوِيَّةِreflection فُوقُa nock
وَيَحفِزه بَعدَ الرَّوِيَّةِ فُوقُ
A feather sends it flying at the moment of intuition,
and after reflection a nock drives it onward.
وَمهمَاand whenever يَغصplunges deep معنًىa meaning دقيقٌsubtle يحيلُهbrings it
وَمهمَا يَغص معنًى دقيقٌ يحيلُه
عَلَيهto him افتِكَارٌthought فِيamid الغُيُومِthe clouds دَقيقُsubtle
عَلَيه افتِكَارٌ فِي الغُيُومِ دَقيقُ
Whenever a subtle meaning plunges deep, it is brought
to him by thought that is subtle amid the clouds.
وَوَكّلَand appointed بالأيامover the days منfrom فَضلِthe abundance of سَيبِهِhis bounty
وَوَكّلَ بالأيام من فَضلِ سَيبِهِ
نَدىًgenerosity لِفُتوقِfor the rents of النّائباتِcalamities رَتُوقُever-mending
نَدىً لِفُتوقِ النّائباتِ رَتُوقُ
From his abundant bounty he has set over the days
a generosity that mends the rents of calamities.
ظَنَنّاwe supposed بِهِof him منfrom كَثرةthe abundance of البذلِgiving أنّناthat we
ظَنَنّا بِهِ من كَثرة البذلِ أنّنا
لَناwe have إرثُan inheritance of مالٍwealth عِندًَهُwith him وحُقوقُand rights
لَنا إرثُ مالٍ عِندًَهُ وحُقوقُ
Such was his lavish giving that we imagined
we had an inheritance of wealth with him, and rightful claims.
عَمِيدٌa chieftain عَمِيدٌlove-stricken بالمَحامِدِwith noble deeds والعُلَىand high glory
عَمِيدٌ عَمِيدٌ بالمَحامِدِ والعُلَى
وَمُغرىًand enamored ببنتِof the daughter of المَكرُمَاتnoble deeds مَشُوقُyearning
وَمُغرىً ببنتِ المَكرُمَات مَشُوقُ
A chieftain, lovesick for noble deeds and high glory,
enamored of nobility's daughter, yearning for her.
مَنَزِلُهُhis home وَقفٌset apart عَلَىfor الزَّدِprovisions والقِرىand hospitality
مَنَزِلُهُ وَقفٌ عَلَى الزَّدِ والقِرى
يَحُلُّalights فَرِيقٌa company إِذas يَسِيرُdeparts فِريقُa company
يَحُلُّ فَرِيقٌ إِذ يَسِيرُ فِريقُ
His home is devoted to provisions and hospitality:
one company alights as another departs.
فدونَكَهاso take her بِكراًa virgin مُوَفّىًfully paid صَدَاقُهَاher bridal gift
فدونَكَها بِكراً مُوَفّىً صَدَاقُهَا
بِعُذرَتِهاof her maidenhood دونَabove الأنامِhumankind حَقِيقُworthy
بِعُذرَتِها دونَ الأنامِ حَقِيقُ
So take her, a virgin whose bridal gift is paid in full;
you, above all mankind, are worthy of her maidenhood.
لَهَاshe has إمرَةauthority عندَamong الكلامِspeech مُطاعَةٌobeyed
لَهَا إمرَة عندَ الكلامِ مُطاعَةٌ
وَمُنتَسَبٌand a lineage يَومَon the day of القَرِيضِpoetry عَرِيقُdeep-rooted
وَمُنتَسَبٌ يَومَ القَرِيضِ عَرِيقُ
She holds an authority that all speech obeys,
and, in verse, a lineage of ancient stock.
فَهَنَّأكَso may He gladden you الأَعيادwith the feasts مَنHe who زادَincreased حُسنَهاtheir beauty
فَهَنَّأكَ الأَعياد مَن زادَ حُسنَها
بِوَجهِكwith your face مَاas long as وَالَىfollows الظَّلامَdarkness شُرُوقُsunrise
بِوَجهِك مَا وَالَى الظَّلامَ شُرُوقُ
May He grant you joyful feasts, He who enhanced their beauty
with your face, as long as sunrise follows darkness.
فَماfor no أَخفَقَتhas failed لِلسَّفرِfor the travelers نَحوَكَtoward you رِحلَةٌa journey
فَما أَخفَقَت لِلسَّفرِ نَحوَكَ رِحلَةٌ
وَلاand not كَسَدَتhas languished لِلحَمدِfor praise عِندَكwith you سوقُa market
وَلا كَسَدَت لِلحَمدِ عِندَك سوقُ
For no travelers' journey toward you has failed,
nor has the market for praise ever languished with you.
Translation model: Sol 6.1