كيفhow حالَتchanged بعدafter الوفاءِfaithfulness عهودُهhis pledges
كيف حالَت بعد الوفاءِ عهودُه
وتَمَارىand vied هِجرانهhis abandonment وصُدُودُهand his rejection
وتَمَارى هِجرانه وصُدُودُه
How have his pledges changed after faithfulness,
and his abandonment and rejection vied with one another?
وأمالتهُand inclined him للوشاةtoward the slanderers ظنونٌsuspicions
وأمالتهُ للوشاة ظنونٌ
يُبدئbrings forth العذرُexcuse-making وهمَهاtheir delusion ويُعيدهُand repeats it
يُبدئ العذرُ وهمَها ويُعيدهُ
Suspicions inclined him toward the slanderers;
excuse-making brings forth their delusion and repeats it.
ماwhat harm علىto المُعرِضthe aloof one المُقيمِpersisting علىin الإِعaversion (start)
ما على المُعرِض المُقيمِ على الإِع
راضِaversion (end) لوif رقَّhe softened حينwhen يشكوcomplains عميدُهhis lovesick lover
راضِ لو رقَّ حين يشكو عميدُه
What harm would it do the aloof one, bent on turning
away, to soften when his lovesick lover complains?
فيin سبيلthe service of الهوىpassion وفيand in طاعةobedience to الحlove (start)
في سبيل الهوى وفي طاعة الح
بِّlove (end) يريدdesires الإنسانُa person منone who لاdoes not يُريدُهdesire him
بِّ يريد الإنسانُ من لا يُريدُه
In the service of passion and in obedience to
love, a person desires one who does not desire him.
ياO عذولَreproacher of المحبِّthe lover قَصِّرlessen منsome of العَذreproach (start)
يا عذولَ المحبِّ قَصِّر من العَذ
لِreproach (end) فإنيfor I أراهI see it مماamong what يَزيدُهintensifies it
لِ فإني أراه مما يَزيدُه
O reproacher of the lover, lessen your
reproach, for I see it as something that increases his love.
كيفhow يُصغىlisten إلىto الملامreproach مشوقٌa yearning lover
كيف يُصغى إلى الملام مشوقٌ
بانَdeparted عنهfrom him اصطبارُهُhis patience وهُجُودُهand his sleep
بانَ عنه اصطبارُهُ وهُجُودُه
How can a yearning lover listen to reproach,
when his patience and sleep have left him?
بأبيmy father as ransom منthe one who غَدَتhas become لهfor him نفرَةُskittishness of الظَّبgazelle (start)
بأبي من غَدَت له نفرَةُ الظَّب
يgazelle (end) وللظبىand the gazelle has مُقلتَاهُhis two eyes وجيدُهand his neck
ي وللظبى مُقلتَاهُ وجيدُه
My father be his ransom! His is the skittishness
of the gazelle, and the gazelle has his eyes and neck.
هَزذَswayed (apparent typo) غُصناًa bough منof قَدِّهhis stature ذاpossessing اعتدالٍgood proportion
هَزذَ غُصناً من قَدِّه ذا اعتدالٍ
يشتهيwishes البانthe bān tree لوif only حَكتهُimitated it قُدُودُهits stems
يشتهي البان لو حَكتهُ قُدُودُه
He swayed a well-proportioned bough—his own stature;
the bān tree wishes its stems could match it.
ذوpossessing عذارِcheek-down يقيمestablishes عُذرىmy excuse فيin الحlove (start)
ذو عذارِ يقيم عُذرى في الح
بِّlove (end) وخدّand a cheek يزينُهadorns it تَوريدُهits rosy blush
بِّ وخدّ يزينُه تَوريدُه
He has cheek-down that justifies me in
love, and a cheek adorned by its rosy blush.
ولحاظٍand glances حمىguarded بهاwith them طَلعَthe blossom of ثغرٍa mouth
ولحاظٍ حمى بها طَلعَ ثغرٍ
بَرَدُhailstones of الدمعtears منfrom جفونيmy eyelids نَضِيدُهits clustered beads
بَرَدُ الدمع من جفوني نَضِيدُه
And glances with which he guards a mouth's blossom;
hailstones of tears from my eyelids are its clustered beads.
ليI have فيin حبِّهlove for him حشَاًa heart شَفَّهُwore it thin الوجlonging (start)
لي في حبِّه حشَاً شَفَّهُ الوج
دُlonging (end) وطَرفٌand an eye يَضُرُّهُharms it تَسهيدُهits sleeplessness
دُ وطَرفٌ يَضُرُّهُ تَسهيدُه
In love for him, I have a heart worn thin by
longing, and an eye hurt by its sleeplessness.
وغرامand passion قدhas ألبسَclothed الجسمthe body ثَوباًa robe
وغرام قد ألبسَ الجسم ثَوباً
منof نُحُولٍemaciation لمhas not يبلworn out عنديon me جَديدُهits newness
من نُحُولٍ لم يبل عندي جَديدُه
And passion has clothed my body in a robe
of wasting, still new and never worn out on me.
صاحِfriend دعنيleave me وماand what أُقاسيI endure ففيfor in القلheart (start)
صاحِ دعني وما أُقاسي ففي القل
بheart (end) لهيبٌa blaze لاnot يُستَطاعُcan be achieved خمودُهits quenching
ب لهيبٌ لا يُستَطاعُ خمودُه
Friend, leave me to what I endure, for in my
heart is a blaze that cannot be quenched.
خَلِّlet طرفيmy eyes يذرىscatter الدموعَtears دماءًas blood
خَلِّ طرفي يذرى الدموعَ دماءً
بعدafter عيشٍa life مَضَىpassed فعزَّand became difficult وجودُهfinding it
بعد عيشٍ مَضَى فعزَّ وجودُه
Let my eyes shed tears as blood,
after a life gone by, now scarcely to be found.
حَكَمَdecreed الدهرَTime بالفِراقseparation ومنand who ذاis there
حَكَمَ الدهرَ بالفِراق ومن ذا
يَغلِبُdefeats الدهرَTime والخطوبُwhile calamities جنودُهits soldiers
يَغلِبُ الدهرَ والخطوبُ جنودُه
Time decreed separation; who is there
to defeat Time, when calamities are its soldiers?
أيwhat an دَهرٍage رَاقَتdelighted وراعَتand terrified عياناto sight
أي دَهرٍ رَاقَت وراعَت عيانا
وَسَماعاًand hearing بُرُوقُهُits lightning flashes ورُعُودُهand its thunderclaps
وَسَماعاً بُرُوقُهُ ورُعُودُه
What an age! Delightful and terrifying to sight
and hearing are its lightning flashes and thunderclaps.
نافذُprevailing الأمرin command إذsince بحكمِat the decree of صلاحSalah الal- (the)
نافذُ الأمر إذ بحكمِ صلاح ال
دينِDin أضحىhas become قيامُهُits rising وقعودُهand its sitting
دينِ أضحى قيامُهُ وقعودُه
Its command prevails, since at the bidding of Salah al-
Din it now rises and sits.
ملكُa king تَشرُفُgain honor الملوكkings إذاwhen ماever (emphasis)
ملكُ تَشرُفُ الملوك إذا ما
أصبحتthey become فيin الزمانthis age وهيَwhile they are عَبيدُهhis slaves
أصبحت في الزمان وهيَ عَبيدُه
A king—kings gain honor when
they become his slaves in this age.
شادَbuilt بالبَأسwith valor والمكارمand noble deeds مُلكاًa kingdom
شادَ بالبَأس والمكارم مُلكاً
أَسَّسَتهfounded it آباؤُهُhis fathers وجدودُهand his forefathers
أَسَّسَته آباؤُهُ وجدودُه
He built with valor and noble deeds a kingdom
that his fathers and forefathers had founded.
تَفضَحُput to shame الدهرَTime منهin him أخلاقُهُhis virtues الزُّهradiant (start)
تَفضَحُ الدهرَ منه أخلاقُهُ الزُّه
رُradiant (end) ويُزرىand casts scorn علىon السحائبthe clouds جُودُهhis bounty
رُ ويُزرى على السحائب جُودُه
His virtues put Time to shame with their
radiance, and his bounty puts the clouds to shame.
بيتهُhis house كَعبَةٌa Kaaba يحجُّmake pilgrimage إليهto it
بيتهُ كَعبَةٌ يحجُّ إليه
كلَّevery وقتٍtime عُفَاتُهُhis petitioners ووفودُهand his delegations
كلَّ وقتٍ عُفَاتُهُ ووفودُه
His house is a Kaaba, visited on pilgrimage
at all times by his petitioners and delegations.
ثابتُsteadfast الجَأشِof heart عندماwhen يَقلَقُgrows anxious الجَيarmy (start)
ثابتُ الجَأشِ عندما يَقلَقُ الجَي
شُarmy (end) ويَخشَىand fear رَيبَthe vicissitudes of الحمامِdeath أُسُودُهits lions
شُ ويَخشَى رَيبَ الحمامِ أُسُودُه
Steadfast of heart when anxiety grips the
army, and its lions fear death's vicissitudes.
ثاقبُpiercing الفَهمِin understanding إنif يَغبis absent عنهfrom him أَمرٌa matter
ثاقبُ الفَهمِ إن يَغب عنه أَمرٌ
كامنٌconcealed فهوَthen he is بالذكاءِthrough intelligence شَهيدُهits witness
كامنٌ فهوَ بالذكاءِ شَهيدُه
Keen of understanding: if a matter eludes him,
concealed, he is yet its witness through intelligence.
هوhe فيin الحالتينboth states غَيثٌlife-giving rain ولَيثٌand a lion
هو في الحالتين غَيثٌ ولَيثٌ
يُرتَجىis hoped for وَعدُهُhis promise ويُخشىand is feared وَعيدُهhis threat
يُرتَجى وَعدُهُ ويُخشى وَعيدُه
In both his aspects he is life-giving rain and a lion:
his promise is hoped for, and his threat is feared.
فيهin him بَاسٌmight ورحمةand mercy لعدوّfor a foe
فيه بَاسٌ ورحمة لعدوّ
وَولىand a friend يُغيثهhe aids him ويُفيدُهand benefits him
وَولى يُغيثه ويُفيدُه
In him are might and mercy—for a foe
and a friend, whom he aids and benefits.
أحسَنَexcelled in الإصطناعَbestowing favors حتىso that لقدindeed أَثpraised (start)
أحسَنَ الإصطناعَ حتى لقد أَث
نىpraised (end) عليهhim عدُوُّهُhis enemy وحسُودُهand his envier
نى عليه عدُوُّهُ وحسُودُه
He bestowed favors so well that even
his enemy and his envier praised him.
ياO ولَّيguardian of الأنامِmankind دعوةَthe plea of عَبدٍa servant
يا ولَّي الأنامِ دعوةَ عَبدٍ
أنجَحَتmade successful قَصدَهُhis aim لديكin your presence قصيدُهhis poem
أنجَحَت قَصدَهُ لديك قصيدُه
O guardian of mankind, hear a servant's plea,
whose poem has achieved his purpose in your presence.
لاdo not تسلنيask me عنabout الزمانTime فإنيfor I
لا تسلني عن الزمان فإني
قدalready بَدَتbecame apparent ليto me أَضغانُهُits grudges وحقُودُهand its hatreds
قد بَدَت لي أَضغانُهُ وحقُودُه
Do not ask me about Time, for I
have seen its grudges and hatreds revealed.
زمنٌan age لأنbecause (likely intended: softened) عطفُهits favor عندtoward غيريothers besides me
زمنٌ لأن عطفُه عند غيري
وهوَyet it is عندwith (me implied) صعبُdifficult المِراسِto handle شديدُهharsh in its handling
وهوَ عند صعبُ المِراسِ شديدُه
An age whose favor softens toward others,
yet toward me it is stubborn and harsh.
كيفhow يَبقىremain الجزَّارُal-Jazzar (the butcher) فيon يومthe day of عيدthe Feast of النَّSacrifice (start)
كيف يَبقى الجزَّارُ في يوم عيد النَّ
حرِSacrifice (end) رَهنَhostage to الإفلاسِbankruptcy والعيدُwhile the feast عيدُهhis feast
حرِ رَهنَ الإفلاسِ والعيدُ عيدُه
How can al-Jazzar remain, on the day of the Feast of
Sacrifice, hostage to bankruptcy, though the feast is his?
يَتَمَنىlongs for لحمَthe meat of الأضاحيsacrificial animals وعندwhile held by النpeople (start)
يَتَمَنى لحمَ الأضاحي وعند الن
اسِpeople (end) منهof it طَريُّهُits fresh meat وقديدُهand its dried meat
اسِ منه طَريُّهُ وقديدُه
He longs for the meat of sacrificial animals, while
people have it both fresh and dried.
ولقدand surely آنthe time has come منthrough لقائكmeeting you أنfor تَبيwhiten (start)
ولقد آن من لقائك أن تَبي
ضَّwhiten (end) أيامُهhis days ويَخضَرَّand grow green عُودُهhis bough
ضَّ أيامُه ويَخضَرَّ عُودُه
And surely, through meeting you, it is time for
his days to turn white and his bough to grow green.
Translation model: Sol 6.1