وقلتُand I said وقدand already سمعتُI heard بهِof him لصَحْبيto my companions
وقلتُ وقد سمعتُ بهِ لصَحْبي
صلُواjoin بعُراto the bonds of الذَّميلthe easy trot عُراthe bonds of الوَجيفِthe swift trot
صلُوا بعُرا الذَّميل عُرا الوَجيفِ
And, having heard of him, I said to my companions:
I told my companions when I heard the news,
Join the bonds of the easy trot to the bonds of the swift trot.
Pray for Ura, the barren land of grief.
فسرناso we traveled ننشّقُwe breathe in القيَصومَyarrow ورَداًas roses
فسرنا ننشّقُ القيَصومَ ورَداً
ونَحْسوand we sip أكؤْسَcups of السّيرtravel الذَّفيفِswift
ونَحْسو أكؤْسَ السّير الذَّفيفِ
So we traveled, breathing in yarrow as though it were roses,
We set out to tear the rugged hills asunder
And sipping cups of swift-paced travel.
And drink deep the gentle wine that flows.
وليسَand there is no لناfor us النّديمُdrinking companion سوىexcept السعاليshe-ghouls
وليسَ لنا النّديمُ سوى السعالي
وليسَand there is no لناfor us الغناءُsinging سوىexcept العَزيفِthe eerie cries of jinn
وليسَ لنا الغناءُ سوى العَزيفِ
And we had no drinking companion but she-ghouls,
For us there is no laughter or music,
And no song but the eerie cries of jinn.
Only the howling wind and rasping cough.
فماthen, as soon as أنْan emphatic linking particle أنختُI made kneel بهِbeside him رِكابيmy riding camels
فما أنْ أنختُ بهِ رِكابي
غَفرتُI forgave جَرائرَthe wrongs of الزَّمنِtime العَنيفِcruel
غَفرتُ جَرائرَ الزَّمنِ العَنيفِ
Then, as soon as I made my riding camels kneel beside him,
When I arrived there on my steed
I forgave the wrongs of cruel Time.
I forgave the bitter sorrows of time.
ولفَّand enfolded القُرْبُnearness بَيْتَيْناour two homes جَميعاًtogether
ولفَّ القُرْبُ بَيْتَيْنا جَميعاً
فنحنُso we الآنnow منof بابِthe category of اللّفيفِthe conjoined
فنحنُ الآن من بابِ اللّفيفِ
And nearness enfolded our two homes together,
Kinship has wrapped both houses together,
So now we fall under the heading of the conjoined.
So we are now as one family.