عَشاevening ياO غَدَتshe went out at dawn راحَتshe went out at dusk كَذاكَlikewise بُكورearly rising
عَشا يا غَدَت راحَت كَذاكَ بُكور
وَذِكرايَand my renown طَيرٌa bird وَالبِلادُand the lands وُكورُnests
وَذِكرايَ طَيرٌ وَالبِلادُ وُكورُ
[Opening syntax unclear:] At evening—O ...—she went out at dawn and at dusk; likewise, early rising.
And my renown is a bird, and the lands are nests.
إِذاif كُنتَyou are ذاpossessing مَجدٍglory فَإِنّيthen indeed I أَناI الَّذيthe one who
إِذا كُنتَ ذا مَجدٍ فَإِنّي أَنا الَّذي
إِذاwhen نَظَرَتbeheld مَجديmy glory النُجومُthe stars تَغورُsink from sight
إِذا نَظَرَت مَجدي النُجومُ تَغورُ
If you possess glory, I am indeed the one
whose glory makes the stars sink from sight when they behold it.
فَفَضليso my excellence صَميمٌgenuine دونَapart from غَيريothers besides me مُقَدَّسٌhallowed
فَفَضلي صَميمٌ دونَ غَيري مُقَدَّسٌ
وَعِرضيand my honor سَليمٌunblemished لاnot يُرامُassailed طَهورُpure
وَعِرضي سَليمٌ لا يُرامُ طَهورُ
So my excellence is genuine, hallowed unlike that of others;
and my honor is unblemished, unassailable, pure.
وَياand O ضَيفُguest لاdo not تَعدِلturn away عَنِfrom الدارِthe house وَالفِناand the courtyard
وَيا ضَيفُ لا تَعدِل عَنِ الدارِ وَالفِنا
وَياand O ضَيفُguest إِنزِلalight فَالنُزولُfor lodging سُرورُjoy
وَيا ضَيفُ إِنزِل فَالنُزولُ سُرورُ
And, O guest, do not turn away from the house and courtyard;
and, O guest, alight, for lodging is a joy.
لَعَمرُكَby your life رَبُّthe lord الجودِof generosity لِلقَومِfor the people سَيِّدٌa chief
لَعَمرُكَ رَبُّ الجودِ لِلقَومِ سَيِّدٌ
سَماءٌa sky لَهُمfor them وَالخَيِّرونَand the virtuous صُدورُleaders
سَماءٌ لَهُم وَالخَيِّرونَ صُدورُ
By your life, the lord of generosity is the people's chief,
a sky for them; and the virtuous are leaders.
لَعَمرُكَby your life إِنَّindeed الفَضلَexcellence وَالجودَand generosity وَالنَدىand bounty
لَعَمرُكَ إِنَّ الفَضلَ وَالجودَ وَالنَدى
رَحاهاtheir millstone بِمَعروفٍwith kindness عَلَيكَaround you تَدورُturns
رَحاها بِمَعروفٍ عَلَيكَ تَدورُ
By your life, excellence, generosity, and bounty—
their millstone turns around you with deeds of kindness.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَرَبُّindeed the lord الشِعرِof poetry فَردٌpeerless بِعالَمٍin a world
وَإِنّي لَرَبُّ الشِعرِ فَردٌ بِعالَمٍ
فَإِنand if مُتُّI die فَالأَبياتُthen the verses بَعدُafterward قُصورُpalaces
فَإِن مُتُّ فَالأَبياتُ بَعدُ قُصورُ
And I am indeed poetry's lord, peerless in the world;
and if I die, the verses thereafter are palaces.
تَمَلَّكتُI took possession of مُلكَthe kingdom الشِعرِof poetry وَالشِعرُand poetry مُلكُهits realm
تَمَلَّكتُ مُلكَ الشِعرِ وَالشِعرُ مُلكُه
صَياصيهِits strongholds أُسدٌlions وَالمُلوكُand the kings نمورُtigers
صَياصيهِ أُسدٌ وَالمُلوكُ نمورُ
I have taken possession of poetry's kingdom; poetry's realm—
its strongholds are lions, and kings are tigers.
وَكَمand how often سَبَقَتoutstripped يُسرايَmy left hand يُمنايَmy right hand فيin المَضاforcefulness
وَكَم سَبَقَت يُسرايَ يُمنايَ في المَضا
وَكَمand how often جَندَلَتstruck down فيin الحَربِwar وَهيَwhile it تُمورُsurges to and fro
وَكَم جَندَلَت في الحَربِ وَهيَ تُمورُ
And how often my left hand has outstripped my right in force;
and how often it has felled foes in war, surging to and fro!
وَإِنّيand indeed I أَناI المَأمولُthe one hoped for فيin كُلِّevery لَزبَةٍcrisis
وَإِنّي أَنا المَأمولُ في كُلِّ لَزبَةٍ
إِذwhen عُدِمَتنيit was deprived of me فَالرُبوعُthen the dwellings قُبورُgraves
إِذ عُدِمَتني فَالرُبوعُ قُبورُ
And I am indeed the one looked to in every crisis;
when I am absent, the dwellings are graves.