لوif برجليin my leg ماwhat برأسيin my head
لو برجلي ما برأسي
لمnot أبتI spend the night إلاexcept بنجدin Najd
لم أبت إلا بنجد
If my leg had what is in my head,
Had I feet instead of a head
I would spend the night nowhere but in Najd.
I would still head to Najd
خفةlightness ليستis not لغيريanyone else's
خفة ليست لغيري
لاmay not أرانيmake me see اللهGod فقديthe loss of me
لا أراني الله فقدي
A lightness no one else possesses—
A lightness no other possesses
may God never show me my own loss!
May Allah not make me lose it
ومحالand it is impossible أنthat يرىbe seen مثfirst part of 'like me'
ومحال أن يرى مث
ليcompletion of 'like me' أوor يبصرbe beheld بعديafter me
لي أو يبصر بعدي
And it is impossible to see anyone like
And impossible that He sees
me, or to behold after me
Another like me or after me
رجلa man لاdoes not يضرطfart الضرfirst part of 'the fart'
رجل لا يضرط الضر
طةcompletion of 'the fart' إلاexcept بعدafter جهدeffort
طة إلا بعد جهد
a man who cannot let out a
A man who can't handle rough terrain
fart except with effort.
Except with great effort
فلذاso, for this الأمرreason تراهyou see him
فلذا الأمر تراه
يأكلhe eats التمرthe dates بزبدwith butter
يأكل التمر بزبد
For this reason you see him
Thus you see this matter
eating dates with butter.
Eats dates with no discomfort
غيرbut أنيthat I قيلit was said عنيabout me
غير أني قيل عني
إننيindeed I مغرىinfatuated بدعدwith Da'd
إنني مغرى بدعد
But it has been said of me
Yet it's said about me
that I am infatuated with Da'd,
That I'm inclined to mischief
وبليليand with Layla وبسلميand with Salma
وبليلي وبسلمي
وبسعديand with Su'da وبهندand with Hind
وبسعدي وبهند
and with Layla and Salma,
By my nights and my peace
and with Su'da and Hind.
My luck and India
ثمthen لاnot أملكI own شيئاًanything
ثم لا أملك شيئاً
غيرexcept سنورa cat وخلدand a mole
غير سنور وخلد
And yet I own nothing
Then I own nothing
but a cat and a mole,
But a lynx and eternity
وحماقاتand follies وعمريand by my life
وحماقات وعمري
إنindeed ليI have رأساًa head مرنديMarandi (of Marand)
إن لي رأساً مرندي
and follies—and by my life,
And foolishness and my life
I have a Marandi head,
For I have a supple head
أصبرmost enduring الأرؤسthe heads فيunder صفfirst part of 'slapping'
أصبر الأرؤس في صف
عcompletion of 'slapping' بلاwithout حرزprotection وعدand counting
ع بلا حرز وعد
the most enduring of heads under
The most patient of heads in a row
slaps, without protection or tally.
With no amulet or appointment
خلقتwere fashioned كفاهhis two palms منfrom جوfirst part of 'generosity'
خلقت كفاه من جو
دcompletion of 'generosity' لراجيهfor whoever hopes in him وردa draught of water
د لراجيه ورد
His two palms were fashioned from
Created with palms of generosity
generosity—a draught for whoever hopes in him,
For those who hope for flowers
موردa watering place يوردراجيleads whoever hopes in…
مورد يوردراجي
ه…him إلىto أعذبthe sweetest وردdraught of water
ه إلى أعذب ورد
a watering place that leads whoever hopes in
A spring that brings hoping men
him to the sweetest draught.
To the sweetest flowers
لاmay he not خلاbe devoid منof منةa favor منfrom…
لا خلا من منة من
ه…him إلىto الأحرارthe freeborn men يسديhe bestows
ه إلى الأحرار يسدي
May he never lack a favor of
Not devoid of favor from Him
his to bestow upon freeborn men;
To the free He gives
فهوfor he القائمthe upholder بالحfirst part of 'of what is right'
فهو القائم بالح
قcompletion of 'of what is right' وموفيand fulfilling كلevery عهدpledge
ق وموفي كل عهد
for he is the upholder of
For He is steadfast in truth
right, and fulfills every pledge.
And fulfiller of every promise