صَحبيmy companions قِفواhalt مُلّيتُكُمmay I long enjoy you صَحباas companions
صَحبي قِفوا مُلّيتُكُم صَحبا
فَاِقضواso fulfill لَناfor us مِنfrom رَبعِهاher dwelling نَحباa vow
فَاِقضوا لَنا مِن رَبعِها نَحبا
My companions, halt—may I long be blessed with you as companions!
And fulfill for us a vow at her dwelling.
دارٌa dwelling كَأَنَّas though يَدَthe hand of الزَمانِTime بِأَنwith vari- (split word)
دارٌ كَأَنَّ يَدَ الزَمانِ بِأَن
واعِ-eties of (word continued) البِلىdecay نَشَرَتspread out بِهاwithin it كُتباbooks
واعِ البِلى نَشَرَت بِها كُتبا
A dwelling where Time's hand seems, with varied
Forms of decay, to have spread books within it.
أَينَwhere الأُلىthose who كانواwere بِعِقوَتِهاin its precincts
أَينَ الأُلى كانوا بِعِقوَتِها
وَالدَهرُand Time يَسكُبُpours ماءَهُits water سَكباin torrents
وَالدَهرُ يَسكُبُ ماءَهُ سَكبا
Where are those who dwelt in its precincts,
While Time poured its water in torrents?
إِذwhen فيهِwithin it كُلُّevery خَريدَةٍbashful maiden فُنُقٍpampered
إِذ فيهِ كُلُّ خَريدَةٍ فُنُقٍ
عُذرُthe excuse of الفَتىthe young man إِنif هامَhe became love-mad أَوor حَبّاhe loved
عُذرُ الفَتى إِن هامَ أَو حَبّا
When every bashful, pampered maiden dwelt there—
A youth's excuse if he went love-mad or fell in love.
فَرَغَhung empty الوِشاحُthe sash بِهاupon her وَقَدand indeed مَلَأَتfilled
فَرَغَ الوِشاحُ بِها وَقَد مَلَأَت
مِنهاof hers الشَوىthe limbs الخَلخالَthe anklet وَالقُلباand the bracelet
مِنها الشَوى الخَلخالَ وَالقُلبا
Her sash hung loose upon her, though she filled
Anklet and bracelet with her limbs.
وَإِذاand when تَهادَتshe swayed along خِلتَهاyou thought her غُصُناًa branch
وَإِذا تَهادَت خِلتَها غُصُناً
لَدناًsupple تُلاعِبُهُplays with it الصَباthe east wind رَطباfresh
لَدناً تُلاعِبُهُ الصَبا رَطبا
And when she swayed along, you thought her a branch,
Supple and fresh, toyed with by the east wind.
نَصَبَتset up لَهُfor him البَلوىaffliction مُنَعَّمَةًa pampered woman
نَصَبَت لَهُ البَلوى مُنَعَّمَةً
جُعِلَتwas made لِناظِرِfor the pupil of عَينِهِhis eye نَصباa target
جُعِلَت لِناظِرِ عَينِهِ نَصبا
Affliction set before him a pampered beauty,
Made a target for his eye to behold.
قَصَدَتshe sought لَهُhim out قَبلَbefore الفِراقِparting فَماand so did not
قَصَدَت لَهُ قَبلَ الفِراقِ فَما
أَبقَتleave لَهُfor him كَبِداًa liver وَلاnor قَلباa heart
أَبقَت لَهُ كَبِداً وَلا قَلبا
She sought him out before parting, and did not
Leave him either liver or heart.
قُلsay لِلجُلودِيِّto al-Juludi الَّذيwho يَدُهُhis hand
قُل لِلجُلودِيِّ الَّذي يَدُهُ
ذَهَبَتcarried away بِمالِthe wealth of جُنودِهِhis troops شَعباin scattered directions
ذَهَبَت بِمالِ جُنودِهِ شَعبا
Say to al-Juludi, whose hand
Carried away his troops' wealth in all directions:
اللَهُGod أَعطاكَgave you الهَزيمَةَdefeat إِذwhen
اللَهُ أَعطاكَ الهَزيمَةَ إِذ
جَذَبَتكَdragged you أَسبابُthe cords of الرَدىdeath جَذباforcefully
جَذَبَتكَ أَسبابُ الرَدى جَذبا
God granted you defeat when
The cords of death dragged hard at you.
لاقَيتَyou met أَبطالاًchampions تَحُثُّurging onward إِلىinto
لاقَيتَ أَبطالاً تَحُثُّ إِلى
ضَنكِthe straits of المَقامِthe battleground شَوازِباًlean horses قُبّاhollow-flanked
ضَنكِ المَقامِ شَوازِباً قُبّا
You met champions driving into
The press of battle lean, hollow-flanked steeds.
فَنَزَلتَso you alighted بَينَamong ظُهورِهِمtheir backs أَشِراًswaggering
فَنَزَلتَ بَينَ ظُهورِهِم أَشِراً
فَقَرَوكَso they served you ثَمَّthere الطَعنَspear-thrusts وَالضَرباand blows
فَقَرَوكَ ثَمَّ الطَعنَ وَالضَربا
So you alighted in their midst, swaggering,
And there they served you spear-thrusts and blows.
ضَيفاًas a guest وَلَكِنand yet لاnot أَقولُI say لَهُto him
ضَيفاً وَلَكِن لا أَقولُ لَهُ
أَهلاًwelcome بِمَثواهُat his lodging وَلاnor رَحباa spacious welcome
أَهلاً بِمَثواهُ وَلا رَحبا
A guest—but I do not bid him
Welcome at his lodging, or a gracious reception.
فيin حَيثُa place where تَلقىyou encounter الرُمحَthe spear يَشرَعُplunges فيinto
في حَيثُ تَلقى الرُمحَ يَشرَعُ في
نُطَفِdrops of الكُلىthe kidneys وَالمُرهَفَand the finely honed sword العَضباkeen-cutting
نُطَفِ الكُلى وَالمُرهَفَ العَضبا
There, where you meet the spear plunging into
The kidneys' fluids, and the keen, cutting sword;
وَالخَيلُand the horses سانِحَةٌpassing to the right وَبارِحَةٌand passing to the left
وَالخَيلُ سانِحَةٌ وَبارِحَةٌ
وَالمَوتُand death يَغشىenvelops الشَرقَthe east وَالغَرباand the west
وَالمَوتُ يَغشى الشَرقَ وَالغَربا
While horses sweep to right and left,
And death envelops east and west.
وَالبيضُand the white swords تَلمَعُgleam فيin أَكُفِّهِمِtheir palms
وَالبيضُ تَلمَعُ في أَكُفِّهِمِ
رَأدَat the beginning of الضُحىforenoon فَتَخالُهاso you take them for شُهباshooting stars
رَأدَ الضُحى فَتَخالُها شُهبا
And white blades gleam in their palms
At early forenoon; you take them for shooting stars.
ثُمَّthen اِنثَنَتturned back عَيناكَyour two eyes قَدalready رَأَتاthey had seen
ثُمَّ اِنثَنَت عَيناكَ قَد رَأَتا
أَمراًa sight فَأَودَعَتِand then lodged الحَشاthe innards رُعباterror
أَمراً فَأَودَعَتِ الحَشا رُعبا
Then your eyes turned back, having seen
A sight that lodged terror in your breast.
وَشُغِلتَand you were distracted عَنfrom دَبغِtanning الجُلودِhides بِماby what
وَشُغِلتَ عَن دَبغِ الجُلودِ بِما
نَشَرَspread البَلاءَaffliction وَجَلَّلَand magnified الخَطباthe calamity
نَشَرَ البَلاءَ وَجَلَّلَ الخَطبا
And you were distracted from tanning hides by what
Spread affliction and magnified disaster.
وافَتكَcame upon you خَيلٌcavalry لَوif صَبَرتَyou had held firm لَهاagainst them
وافَتكَ خَيلٌ لَو صَبَرتَ لَها
لَنَهَبنَthey would surely plunder روحَكَyour soul فيin الوَغىbattle نَهباas plunder
لَنَهَبنَ روحَكَ في الوَغى نَهبا
Cavalry came upon you; had you stood against them,
They would have seized your soul as plunder in battle.
هَيهاتَfar from it لَمّاwhen أَنthat (linking particle) بَصُرتَyou caught sight بِهِمof them
هَيهاتَ لَمّا أَن بَصُرتَ بِهِم
أَغشَوكَthey clothed you in ثَوبَthe garment of الجَهدِhardship وَالكَرباand anguish
أَغشَوكَ ثَوبَ الجَهدِ وَالكَربا
Far from it! When you caught sight of them,
They draped you in a robe of hardship and anguish.
وَحَسِبتُهُمand I thought them أُسداًlions أَساوِدَblack ones أَوor
وَحَسِبتُهُم أُسداً أَساوِدَ أَو
إِبِلاًcamels تَصولُcharge قُرومُهاtheir breeding bulls جُرباmangy
إِبِلاً تَصولُ قُرومُها جُربا
And I took them for black lions, or
Camels whose mangy breeding bulls charge.
مِنfrom حَيِّthe tribe of عَدنانٍAdnan وَإِخوَتِهِمand their brothers
مِن حَيِّ عَدنانٍ وَإِخوَتِهِم
قَحطانَQahtan لاnot ميلاًwavering men وَلاnor نُكباmen who turn aside
قَحطانَ لا ميلاً وَلا نُكبا
From Adnan's people and their brothers,
Qahtan—neither wavering nor shrinking back.
وَرَأَيتَand you found مَركِبَthe mount of ماwhat أَردتَyou intended بِهِمagainst them
وَرَأَيتَ مَركِبَ ما أَردتَ بِهِم
صَعباًunruly وَمَغمَزَand the testing point of عودِهِمtheir wood صُلباsolid
صَعباً وَمَغمَزَ عودِهِم صُلبا
And you found your purpose against them a mount
Hard to ride, and their wood hard to dent.
وَرَمَيتَand you cast طَرفَكَyour gaze ناظِراًlooking فَرَأىso it saw
وَرَمَيتَ طَرفَكَ ناظِراً فَرَأى
فيin كُلِّevery أَرضٍland موقِداًone kindling حَرباwar
في كُلِّ أَرضٍ موقِداً حَربا
And you cast your gaze about; it saw
In every land someone setting war ablaze.
وَعُصِمتَand you were protected بِاللَيلِby the night البَهيمِpitch-black وَقَدand already
وَعُصِمتَ بِاللَيلِ البَهيمِ وَقَد
أَلقىcast عَلَيكَover you ظَلامُهُits darkness حُجباveils
أَلقى عَلَيكَ ظَلامُهُ حُجبا
And you were shielded by pitch-black night, whose
Darkness had cast veils over you.
فَسَرَيتَso you traveled by night تَغشىtraversing البيدَthe deserts مُجتَزِعاًcutting across
فَسَرَيتَ تَغشى البيدَ مُجتَزِعاً
بِالعيسِon pale camels مِنهاof them الحَزمَrugged high ground وَالسَهباand the open plain
بِالعيسِ مِنها الحَزمَ وَالسَهبا
So you traveled by night through deserts, crossing
Their rugged ground and open plains on pale camels.
وَتَرَكتَand you left جُندَكَyour troops لِلقَناfor the spears جَزَراًbeasts for slaughter
وَتَرَكتَ جُندَكَ لِلقَنا جَزَراً
وَالبيضُand the white swords تَجذِبُwrench away هامَهُمtheir heads جَذباforcefully
وَالبيضُ تَجذِبُ هامَهُم جَذبا
And you left your troops as meat for the spears,
While white blades wrench their heads away.
قَتلاًslaughter وَأَسراًand capture فيin الحَديدِiron fetters مَعاًtogether
قَتلاً وَأَسراً في الحَديدِ مَعاً
يَتَوَقَّعونَthey await القَتلَexecution وَالصَلباand crucifixion
يَتَوَقَّعونَ القَتلَ وَالصَلبا
Some slain, others captives together in irons,
They await execution and crucifixion.
فَاِشكُرso thank أَيادِيَthe favors of لَيلَةٍa night سَمَحَتwas generous
فَاِشكُر أَيادِيَ لَيلَةٍ سَمَحَت
لَكَto you بِالبَقاءِwith survival وَرَكبَهاand its riders رَكباas a company
لَكَ بِالبَقاءِ وَرَكبَها رَكبا
So thank the favors of a night that granted
You life, and the band that rode through it.
بَلrather لاnot تُؤَدّيyou render شُكرَهاthe thanks owed to it أَبَداًever
بَل لا تُؤَدّي شُكرَها أَبَداً
حَتّىuntil تُصَيِّرَهاyou make it لَكُمfor you all رَبّاa lord
حَتّى تُصَيِّرَها لَكُم رَبّا
No—you can never give it its due thanks
Until you make it a lord for you all.
Translation model: Sol 6.1