إليكِto you ترسلsend هذاthis الحبlove أفئدةhearts
إليكِ ترسل هذا الحب أفئدة
تهويyearn إليكِtoward you .. وفيهاand within them للقاءfor a meeting ظماthirst
تهوي إليكِ .. وفيها للقاء ظما
To you hearts send this love,
To you these hearts send their love,
yearning toward you, thirsting for a meeting.
Yearning for you...and in them a longing for the meeting.
مشتwalked إليكِtoward you بأشواقwith longings تسيرهاthat guide them
مشت إليكِ بأشواق تسيرها
قلوبhearts أنهلهاgave them drink حبlove بهاwithin them احتدماblazed
قلوب أنهلها حب بها احتدما
Toward you walked, with longings to guide them,
They walked to you with passions driving them,
hearts given drink by a love that blazed within them.
Hearts that love has set ablaze in them.
مليحةa beauty .. ومعينand the wellspring الغيمof the clouds أرضعهاsuckled her
مليحة .. ومعين الغيم أرضعها
هذاthis الجمالbeauty .. فماso not ملتshe grew weary وماand not فَطَماit weaned
هذا الجمال .. فما ملت وما فَطَما
A beauty—the wellspring of the clouds suckled her
Beautiful...and the rain cloud nurtured it,
with this beauty; she never wearied, nor did it wean her.
This beauty...that has not withered nor been weaned.
تفتقتburst open أرضهاher land عنto reveal سرthe secret فتنتهاof her allure
تفتقت أرضها عن سر فتنتها
مرابعاًmeadows أتعبتwearied فيin عشقهاlove for her أمماnations
مرابعاً أتعبت في عشقها أمما
Her land burst open to reveal the secret of her allure:
Her land burst open revealing the secret of her charm,
meadows that wearied nations with love for her.
For ages she has wearied nations with her love.
ألقىpoured لهاfor her المزنthe rain clouds هتانsteady rain الهوىof love غدقاًabundantly
ألقى لها المزن هتان الهوى غدقاً
فكلso every وادٍvalley يباهيproudly rivals حسنهits beauty القمماthe peaks
فكل وادٍ يباهي حسنه القمما
The rain clouds poured for her love's steady rain in abundance,
Al-Muzain poured passionately his love for her,
so every valley's beauty proudly rivals the peaks.
So every valley boasts of her beauty from its peaks.
قدindeed تيمتهshe enthralled him وكانتand she was فيin دفاترهhis notebooks
قد تيمته وكانت في دفاتره
قصيدةًa poem تُسْكرintoxicates الأوراقthe pages والقلماand the pen
قصيدةً تُسْكر الأوراق والقلما
She enthralled him, and in his notebooks she was
She was his obsession and in his notebooks
a poem intoxicating the pages and the pen.
She was a poem that intoxicates the pages and the pen.
أبياتهاher verses لغةa language ماnot افتضhe deflowered أحرفهاits letters
أبياتها لغة ما افتض أحرفها
إلاexcept ليكتبso as to write عنهon his behalf العشقُlove ماwhat نظماhe composed in verse
إلا ليكتب عنه العشقُ ما نظما
Her verses are a language whose letters he never deflowered
Its verses a language that nothing spelled out
except so love could write for him what he had composed.
Except for love to compose what it had versified.
ذكرىa memory تلامسtouches طيباًfragrance فيin خمائلهاher leafy groves
ذكرى تلامس طيباً في خمائلها
فاهتزso it trembled يسألasks عنهاabout her قلبهhis heart الشبماchilled
فاهتز يسأل عنها قلبه الشبما
A memory brushes fragrance in her leafy groves,
A memory that touches with its tenderness his feelings
so his chilled heart trembled, asking after her.
So his youthful heart stirs asking about her.
كانتshe was هناhere ياO أباfather of "غسانGhassan" مشرقةradiant
كانت هنا يا أبا "غسان" مشرقة
عرفتI knew أهلاًpeople بهاin her قدindeed عانقواthey embraced الشمماlofty pride
عرفت أهلاً بها قد عانقوا الشمما
She was radiant here, O Abu Ghassan.
She was here, oh Abu Ghassan, radiant,
I knew people there who had embraced lofty pride.
I knew people by her who embraced high places.
عرفتI knew أعذبthe sweetest أيامdays بكمthrough you عذبتgrew sweet
عرفت أعذب أيام بكم عذبت
" أبوfather of محمدMuhammad " فيin أيامهاher days العلماthe eminent figure
" أبو محمد " في أيامها العلما
I knew the sweetest days, made sweet by you,
I knew the sweetest days made sweet by you
Abu Muhammad, the eminent figure in her days.
Abu Muhammad...in her glorious days.
مجالسgatherings عبقfragrance الذكرىof memory يخلدهاimmortalizes them
مجالس عبق الذكرى يخلدها
عبرthrough الزمانtime ومهماand however عهدهاtheir time قدماgrew old
عبر الزمان ومهما عهدها قدما
Gatherings that memory's fragrance immortalizes,
Gatherings with the fragrance of memories to immortalize them
through time, however distant their days become.
Across time however long it has known them.
أبهاAbha لهاhers القلبthe heart والذكرىand memory تعللهsoothes it
أبها لها القلب والذكرى تعلله
والقلبand the heart يستعجلhastens الأيامthe days ماnot كتماit concealed
والقلب يستعجل الأيام ما كتما
Abha—the heart is hers, and memory soothes it,
My heart adores her and memory makes it languish
and the heart hurries the days along, concealing nothing.
While the heart hurries days that concealed anything.
مشىwalked إليهاtoward her الهوىlove يُلْقىis offered طواعيةwillingly
مشى إليها الهوى يُلْقى طواعية
مفاتناًcharms ومغانٍand abodes عانقتembraced عشماhope
مفاتناً ومغانٍ عانقت عشما
Love walked toward her and was freely offered
Love walked to her willingly
charms and abodes that embraced hope.
Bestowing charms and melodies that embraced determination.
أبهاAbha لهاshe has فيin مدارthe orbit السحبof the clouds منزلةٌa place
أبها لها في مدار السحب منزلةٌ
سريرُa bed هدهدهrocked it نفحbreath الصَّباof the east wind فَهَماthen it poured rain
سريرُ هدهده نفح الصَّبا فَهَما
Abha has a place in the orbit of the clouds:
My heart adores her abode in the orbit of clouds
a bed rocked by the east wind's breath, then spilling rain.
Where the hummingbird's throne is the blowing of the zephyr.
أبهاAbha وهذاand this ثراءُwealth الحسنof beauty أبدعهfashioned it
أبها وهذا ثراءُ الحسن أبدعه
منthe One who أبدعfashioned الكونthe universe أرضاًearth أخصبتgrew fertile وسماand sky
من أبدع الكون أرضاً أخصبت وسما
Abha—and this wealth of beauty was fashioned
My heart adores, and this is the wealth of beauty He perfected
by the One who fashioned the universe—fertile earth and sky.
Who perfected the earth, making it fertile and high.
تلفتتturned about أعينeyes العشاقof lovers مبصرةbeholding
تلفتت أعين العشاق مبصرة
ماwhat أبهجgladdened العينthe eye أوor أغرىenticed بهاtoward her القدماthe foot
ما أبهج العين أو أغرى بها القدما
Lovers' eyes turned about, beholding
The eyes of lovers glance seeing
what gladdened the eye or lured the foot toward her.
What delighted the eye or seduced the step.
شدواset out إليهاtoward her السُّرىnight travel والشوقand longing يحملهمcarries them
شدوا إليها السُّرى والشوق يحملهم
علىupon ثرىthe soil الحسنof beauty يلقىmeets الناسpeople مبتسماsmiling
على ثرى الحسن يلقى الناس مبتسما
They set out toward her by night, and longing carried them,
The passionate walked to her, and yearning carries them
upon beauty's soil, which greets people with a smile.
To the earth of beauty where people smile.
أحبابناour loved ones الصيفsummer فيهاin her بعضpart of فتنتهاher allure
أحبابنا الصيف فيها بعض فتنتها
فجئتso I came أعشقI love فيهاin her الصحوclear weather والديماand steady rains
فجئت أعشق فيها الصحو والديما
Our loved ones, summer there is part of her allure,
My loved ones, summer in it is some of its charm
so I came, loving her clear skies and steady rains.
So I came to love in it the late morn and the rain.
وأعشقand I love الأرضthe land ناساًpeople طابwas noble معادنهمtheir mettle
وأعشق الأرض ناساً طاب معادنهم
فاستنبتواso they made grow الأرضthe land هذاthis العشقlove والكرماand generosity
فاستنبتوا الأرض هذا العشق والكرما
And I love the land in its people, whose mettle is noble,
And I love the people of the earth, pure their essence
so they made this love and generosity grow in the land.
Who made the earth flourish with this love and generosity.
فيin كلevery شبرhandspan تقولsays الأرضthe land أنتyou هناhere
في كل شبر تقول الأرض أنت هنا
حبيبهاher beloved فلتكنso be فيin سمعهاher hearing النغماthe melody
حبيبها فلتكن في سمعها النغما
In every handspan the land says: Here you are
In every span of land the earth says you are here
her beloved—so be the melody in her hearing.
My beloved, so be in her hearing the melody.
تشدواsings بهاin her ملءfilling سمعthe hearing الأرضof the land قافيةa rhyme
تشدوا بها ملء سمع الأرض قافية
تنثالcascades طيبsweetness شذاof fragrance تفترُّparts in a smile بوحdisclosure لماdusky lips
تنثال طيب شذا تفترُّ بوح لما
A rhyme sings in her, filling the land's hearing,
They sing of her filling the earth’s hearing with metre
cascading in sweet fragrance, smiling to reveal dusky lips.
That drips sweet fragrance spreading the breath of breeze.
أبهاAbha هيshe الشعرpoetry لاno معنىmeaning ولاnor لغةlanguage
أبها هي الشعر لا معنى ولا لغة
تُطَاوِلُrivals الحُسْنَbeauty ريَّاناًlush ومُحْتشماand modest
تُطَاوِلُ الحُسْنَ ريَّاناً ومُحْتشما
Abha is poetry; neither meaning nor language
My heart adores it is poetry without meaning or language
can rival beauty, lush and modest.
Paying tribute to beauty, dewy and modest.
إذاwhen تفيأrested in shade منهاin her المرءa person مورقةa leafy tree
إذا تفيأ منها المرء مورقة
حنتbent tenderly عليهover him غصونbranches كلماwhenever سئماhe grew weary
حنت عليه غصون كلما سئما
When one rests in the shade of a leafy tree in her,
When one takes shade in it, branches bend over him
branches bend tenderly over him whenever he grows weary.
Whenever he grows weary.
الصيفsummer بينbetween يديهاher two hands رجعُthe echo أغنيةof a song
الصيف بين يديها رجعُ أغنية
وعاشقٌand a lover منذsince فجرthe dawn الدهرof time ماnever اغتلماgrew lustful
وعاشقٌ منذ فجر الدهر ما اغتلما
Summer between her hands is the echo of a song,
Summer before her returns as a song
and a lover since time's dawn who has never grown lustful.
And a lover since the dawn of time not sleepy.
أحبابناour loved ones ومساءand the evening الشعرof poetry يسألنيasks me
أحبابنا ومساء الشعر يسألني
ألمdid ... not? تكنyou be بجنونof the madness العشقof love متهماaccused
ألم تكن بجنون العشق متهما
Our loved ones—and the evening of poetry asks me:
My loved ones, and evening poetry asks me
Were you not accused of the madness of love?
Have you not been accused of love’s madness?
ياO شعرpoetry إنif كانwas عشقlove of الأرضthe land تيمنيenthralled me
يا شعر إن كان عشق الأرض تيمني
فإنthen indeed ليI have وطناًa homeland بالعشقwith love قدindeed خُتِماwas sealed
فإن لي وطناً بالعشق قد خُتِما
O poetry, if love of the land has enthralled me,
Oh poetry, if love of the land possesses me
then I have a homeland sealed with love.
Then for me is a homeland sealed with love.
إليهtoward it كلall جنونthe madness العشقof love يسكننيdwells within me
إليه كل جنون العشق يسكنني
وماand not اقترفتI committed بهtoward it هجراًdesertion ولاnor ندماregret
وما اقترفت به هجراً ولا ندما
All the madness of love for it dwells within me,
To it belongs all the madness of love that grips me
and I have been guilty of neither forsaking it nor regretting it.
And I have not committed against it estrangement or regret.