رَسمُthe trace رَبعٍan encampment بِجَانِبِbeside اليَنبُوعِthe spring
رَسمُ رَبعٍ بِجَانِبِ اليَنبُوعِ
هَاجَstirred مَاwhat لَمdid not تَهِجstir رُسُومُtraces الرَّبُوعِthe encampments
هَاجَ مَا لَم تَهِج رُسُومُ الرَّبُوعِ
The trace of an encampment beside the spring
A drawing of a quarter next to a spring
stirred what the traces of encampments had not stirred.
Stirred what drawings of springtime had not stirred,
وَمَغَانيand dwellings of التَّامِal-Tāmm تَيَّمنَthey enslaved قَلبيmy heart
وَمَغَاني التَّامِ تَيَّمنَ قَلبي
وحَمَينَand they shielded الجُفُونَthe eyelids زَورَvisitation of الهُجُوعِsleep
وحَمَينَ الجُفُونَ زَورَ الهُجُوعِ
And the dwellings of al-Tāmm enslaved my heart
And songs of the perfect beloved filled my heart
and barred my eyelids from sleep's visitation.
And tears moistened my eyelids from furtive weeping.
بِوَادِىin the valley of الطَّرِيقِal-Ṭarīq ('the road') مَغنَىa dwelling الرِّيعِthe ridge
بِوَادِى الطَّرِيقِ مَغنَى الرِّيعِ
ومَغنَىand a dwelling أحَالَhas changed دُونَbelow الرِّيعِthe ridge
ومَغنَى أحَالَ دُونَ الرِّيعِ
In Wādī al-Ṭarīq, a dwelling on the ridge,
In the valley of the road is the song of the breeze
and a dwelling, altered, below the ridge;
And a song that impeded the breeze.
وبِذِىand at Dhū العُنَّةِal-ʿUnna الأضَاةِal-Aḍāh ('the pool') مَغَانٍdwellings
وبِذِى العُنَّةِ الأضَاةِ مَغَانٍ
هُنَّthey مِنamong مُوجِبَاتِcauses of سَحِّpouring of الدُّمُوعِtears
هُنَّ مِن مُوجِبَاتِ سَحِّ الدُّمُوعِ
and at Dhū al-ʿUnna al-Aḍāh are dwellings
With the one of blame and reproach are songs
that are among the causes of streaming tears.
They are among what makes tears flow.
وبِأرجَاءِand around ذِىDhū السفيal-Safī مَنزِلاَتٌdwelling sites
وبِأرجَاءِ ذِى السفي مَنزِلاَتٌ
كَالوِشَامِlike tattoo marks المُكَفِّفِbordered التَّرجِيعِrecurring tracery
كَالوِشَامِ المُكَفِّفِ التَّرجِيعِ
And around Dhū al-Safī are dwelling sites
And in the environs of Dhi As-Safi are homes
like tattoo marks edged with recurring tracery.
Like the rhyming prose of the compiled and repeated.
والأضَيَّانُand al-Aḍayyān فيin جَوَانِبِهَاits sides دُوstart of 'dwellings'
والأضَيَّانُ في جَوَانِبِهَا دُو
رٌend of 'dwellings' ودُورٌand dwellings بِرِيعَةِat Rīʿat اليَتُّوعِal-Yattūʿ
رٌ ودُورٌ بِرِيعَةِ اليَتُّوعِ
And al-Aḍayyān, with dwellings along its sides,
And around them are abodes, one next to the other,
and dwellings at Rīʿat al-Yattūʿ.
In the open space of scattering.
يَاO رُبُوعَdwellings of الرَّبَابِal-Rabāb هَيَّجتِyou stirred شَوقِىmy longing
يَا رُبُوعَ الرَّبَابِ هَيَّجتِ شَوقِى
وإِدِّكَارِىand my remembrance ولَوعَتِىand my anguish وَوُلُوعِىand my ardor
وإِدِّكَارِى ولَوعَتِى وَوُلُوعِى
O dwellings of al-Rabāb, you have stirred my longing,
O springtime zephyrs! You have stirred my passion
my remembrance, my anguish, and my ardor.
And my brooding and my burning and my blazing.
هَآbehold أنَاI فيin رُبَاكَyour heights مُنهَمِلَstreaming الأدstart of 'tears'
هَآ أنَا في رُبَاكَ مُنهَمِلَ الأد
مُعِend of 'tears' يغليboils الزَّفِيرُsighing بَينَbetween ضُلُوعِىmy ribs
مُعِ يغلي الزَّفِيرُ بَينَ ضُلُوعِى
Here I am upon your heights, streaming with tears,
Ah! I am in your zephyr, with a melting heart -
while sighs boil between my ribs.
My sighing boils within my ribs.
أتَمَنَّىI wish for رُجُوعَreturn of دَهرِكَyour age لَكِنbut
أتَمَنَّى رُجُوعَ دَهرِكَ لَكِن
سالِفُbygone الدَّهرِtime مَالَهُit has no مِنany رُجُوعِreturn
سالِفُ الدَّهرِ مَالَهُ مِن رُجُوعِ
I wish your bygone time would return, but
I wish for the return of your time but
the time that has passed has no return.
The past time has no returning.
أتَخَالِيننيdo you imagine me نَسِيتُI forgot زَمَانيmy days
أتَخَالِينني نَسِيتُ زَمَاني
فِيكَwithin you أيَّامَdays of شَملِكِyour company المَجمُوعِgathered together
فِيكَ أيَّامَ شَملِكِ المَجمُوعِ
Do you imagine I have forgotten my days
Do you make me reminisce? I forgot my time
within you, when your company was gathered together?
With you in the days of complete union.
دَهرَنَاour time باللويat al-Liwā إِذِwhen الوَصلُunion عَذبٌsweet
دَهرَنَا باللوي إِذِ الوَصلُ عَذبٌ
لَمdid not تُكَدِّرهُcloud it خَشيَةُfear of التَّودِيعِfarewell
لَم تُكَدِّرهُ خَشيَةُ التَّودِيعِ
Our time at al-Liwā, when union was sweet,
Our time when union was sweet
unclouded by fear of farewell.
Was not made bitter by fear of parting.
والهَوَىand love يَانِعُflourishing الرِّيَاضِthe gardens مُطِيعٌcompliant
والهَوَى يَانِعُ الرِّيَاضِ مُطِيعٌ
والشَّجِىُّand the sorrowing one المَلُومُthe reproached غَيرُnot مُطِيعِobedient
والشَّجِىُّ المَلُومُ غَيرُ مُطِيعِ
And love was lush in its gardens and compliant,
And passion in the flourishing garden was obedient
while the sorrowing, reproached one would not obey.
While sad separation was not obedient.
نَجتنيwe gather اللَّهوَdelight مِنfrom غَزَالٍa gazelle أغَنَّsoftly nasal-voiced
نَجتني اللَّهوَ مِن غَزَالٍ أغَنَّ
أدعَجٍdark-eyed أحوَرٍwhite-eyed with dark irises كَحِيلٍkohl-eyed مَرُوعِstartled
أدعَجٍ أحوَرٍ كَحِيلٍ مَرُوعِ
We gathered delight from a soft-voiced gazelle,
Diversion saved me from a prideful gazelle
dark-eyed, with brilliant whites, kohl-rimmed, and startled,
Swollen, squint-eyed, nimble, startled.
يَتَثنيhe sways عَلَىupon التِّلاَلِthe hills عَشِيًّاat evening
يَتَثني عَلَى التِّلاَلِ عَشِيًّا
فَنَنَa branch of ألبَانِthe bān tree غِبَّafter غَيثٍrain هَمُوعِpouring
فَنَنَ ألبَانِ غِبَّ غَيثٍ هَمُوعِ
swaying upon the hills at evening
It bends down at dusk upon the hills,
like a bān-tree branch after pouring rain.
Lowing the white of a pouring raincloud.
وإِذَاand when لاَحَhe appeared لاَحَhe appeared بَدراًas a full moon أوَor أبهَىmore radiant
وإِذَا لاَحَ لاَحَ بَدراً أوَ أبهَى
مَالِبَدرٍno full moon has طُلُوعَهُhis rising مِنany طُلُوعِrising
مَالِبَدرٍ طُلُوعَهُ مِن طُلُوعِ
And when he appeared, he appeared as a full moon—or more radiant;
And when it appeared, it shone like the full moon
no full moon rises as he does.
Rising from its rising.
فُوهُhis mouth فِيهِin it العُقَارُwine بَعدَafter كَرَاهُhis slumber
فُوهُ فِيهِ العُقَارُ بَعدَ كَرَاهُ
وعَبِيرُand fragrance of الرِّيَاضِthe gardens دَهرَduring الرَّبيعِspring
وعَبِيرُ الرِّيَاضِ دَهرَ الرَّبيعِ
His mouth holds wine after his slumber,
Its mouth contained perfume after distaste
and the fragrance of gardens in springtime.
And the fragrance of the garden, the time of spring.
فَهوَfor he كَاللَّيلِlike night والصَّباحِand morning وكالدِّعصِand like a sand dune
فَهوَ كَاللَّيلِ والصَّباحِ وكالدِّعصِ
وكَالرُّمحِand like a spear والرَّبِيبِand the hand-reared fawn الصَّرِيعِfallen
وكَالرُّمحِ والرَّبِيبِ الصَّرِيعِ
For he is like night and morning, and like a sand dune,
So it was like the night, the morning, and the midafternoon,
and like a spear, and a fallen, hand-reared fawn,
And the spear, the hot wind, and the piercing.
والمَهَاةِand the oryx cow الخَذُولِlingering behind the herd والفَنَنِand the branch الغَضضِtender
والمَهَاةِ الخَذُولِ والفَنَنِ الغَضضِ
وشَوكِand thorns of السَّيَاكِthe siyāk tree والأَسرُوعِand the white caterpillar
وشَوكِ السَّيَاكِ والأَسرُوعِ
and an oryx cow lingering behind, and a tender branch,
And the devilish, timid she-camel, the trials of the Ghadhfadh,
and siyāk-tree thorns and a white caterpillar.
And the thorns of the Siyak and the swift.
قَدindeed رَمَانيhe shot me بِلَحظِهِwith his glance فَرَمَىthen he hurled بيme
قَد رَمَاني بِلَحظِهِ فَرَمَى بي
فيinto لَظَىthe blaze of الوَجدِlonging والغَرَامِand passion الوَجِيعِpainful
في لَظَى الوَجدِ والغَرَامِ الوَجِيعِ
He shot me with his glance and hurled me
It glanced at me, so it glanced me into
into the blaze of longing and painful passion.
The agony of passion, and burning misery.
بَينَمَاwhile ادَّرِيهِI coax him والوَصلُand union مِنهُfrom him
بَينَمَا ادَّرِيهِ والوَصلُ مِنهُ
أصعَبُhardest الوَصلِunion فيin حَرِيمٍa sanctuary مَنِيعِimpregnable
أصعَبُ الوَصلِ في حَرِيمٍ مَنِيعِ
As I coaxed him, union with him
While I drew nearer to it, and union with it
was the hardest union to attain, within an impregnable sanctuary,
Is the most difficult union in an inaccessible inviolable place.
إِذwhen أتَانيcame to me أَنَّthat الرَّجِيمَthe accursed one أدَّعَىclaimed فيin الششِعرِpoetry
إِذ أتَاني أَنَّ الرَّجِيمَ أدَّعَى في الششِعرِ
فَخراًglory وَعَدَّهُand counted it فيin المَجمُوعِthe collection
فَخراً وَعَدَّهُ في المَجمُوعِ
when news reached me that the accursed man claimed in poetry
When it came to me that the damned one claimed
glory, and counted it in the collection.
Superiority in poetry, and considered it, in totality.
عَجَباًhow astonishing مِنهُof him كَيفَhow أمَّhe sought افتِخَاراًboasting
عَجَباً مِنهُ كَيفَ أمَّ افتِخَاراً
بَعدَمَاafter أمَّhe pursued فِعلٍa deed شَنِيعِheinous
بَعدَمَا أمَّ فِعلٍ شَنِيعِ
How astonishing of him! How could he seek to boast
How amazing! After having done a despicable deed
after pursuing a heinous deed?
He claimed superiority, when he was not capable!
قَلَّدَhe followed الزَّيغَdeviation والهَوَىand desire وتَجَافيand turned away
قَلَّدَ الزَّيغَ والهَوَى وتَجَافي
عَنfrom سَبِيلِthe path of الشَّرِيعَةِsacred law المَشرُوعِordained
عَن سَبِيلِ الشَّرِيعَةِ المَشرُوعِ
He followed deviation and desire, and turned away
He followed deviance and desire, and turned away
from the ordained path of sacred law.
From the path of the legitimate, divinely revealed way.
تَرَكَhe left الاُمَّthe mother فَقعَةَa truffle of القَاعِthe plain ذُلاًّabased
تَرَكَ الاُمَّ فَقعَةَ القَاعِ ذُلاًّ
فَهىَso she فيin غُربَةٍestrangement وقَدرٍand standing وَضِيعِlow
فَهىَ في غُربَةٍ وقَدرٍ وَضِيعِ
He left his mother abased, like a truffle of the plain,
He left the Islamic nation forsaken, humiliated
so she lives as a stranger, of low standing.
It is in isolation, in loss, neglected.
بَانَhe departed عَنهَاfrom her ومَاand no عَلَيهَاover her بِنَاءٌshelter
بَانَ عَنهَا ومَا عَلَيهَا بِنَاءٌ
غَيرَexcept شِبرٍa handspan مُمَزَّقٍtorn مَرقُوعِpatched
غَيرَ شِبرٍ مُمَزَّقٍ مَرقُوعِ
He departed from her, with no shelter over her
He disowned it, though he had no building upon it
except a handspan, torn and patched.
Except a fragmented, torn-up structure.
تَسألُshe asks النَّاسَthe people فيin جِوَارٍa neighborhood شَحِيحٍmiserly
تَسألُ النَّاسَ في جِوَارٍ شَحِيحٍ
مُعدِمٍdestitute سَىءِbad in الجِوَارِneighborliness هَلُوعِfretful
مُعدِمٍ سَىءِ الجِوَارِ هَلُوعِ
She begs from people among miserly neighbors,
It asks people for meager, stingy charity,
destitute, unneighborly, and fretful.
Evil, disappointing charity, vanishing.
فَاجِرٌa profligate تَرَكَhe abandoned الصَّلاَةَprayer مُدِيمُpersistent in
فَاجِرٌ تَرَكَ الصَّلاَةَ مُدِيمُ
المَينِlying والسِّحرِand sorcery فيin البِلاَدِthe lands طَمُوعِgreedy
المَينِ والسِّحرِ في البِلاَدِ طَمُوعِ
A profligate, he abandoned prayer, a constant practitioner
A transgressor who abandoned the prayer, persisting
of lying and sorcery, greedy throughout the land.
Upon indecency and magic in the lands, greedy.
مُستَبِيحُviolating حَرِيمِthe sanctity of كُلِّevery قَنَاعٍveil
مُستَبِيحُ حَرِيمِ كُلِّ قَنَاعٍ
فيin مَجَالِthe realm of الضَّلاَلِwaywardness غَيرُnot قَنُوعِcontent
في مَجَالِ الضَّلاَلِ غَيرُ قَنُوعِ
He violates the sanctity of every veil,
Violating the honor of every person covered
never content in the realm of waywardness.
In the sphere of misguidance, never content.
عُرِّيَتshe was stripped bare حَقَبَةًa period أوor أكثَرَlonger مِنهاthan it
عُرِّيَت حَقَبَةً أو أكثَرَ مِنها
مَاnot اَكتَسَتshe clothed herself غَيرَexcept جِلدِهَاher skin كَالرَّضِيعِlike a nursing infant
مَا اَكتَسَت غَيرَ جِلدِهَا كَالرَّضِيعِ
She was stripped bare for a stretch of time, or longer,
It remained naked an epoch, or more than that
clothed in nothing but her skin, like a nursing infant.
It acquired no covering other than its skin, like an infant.
طَلَبَتshe requested مِنهُfrom him كسوةًclothing فَأتَاهَاso he came to her
طَلَبَت مِنهُ كسوةً فَأتَاهَا
وكَسَاهَاand he clothed her لِبَاسَa garment of خَوفٍfear وجُوِعand hunger
وكَسَاهَا لِبَاسَ خَوفٍ وجُوِع
She asked him for clothing, so he came to her
It sought clothing from him, so he came to it
and clothed her in a garment of fear and hunger.
And clothed it in a garment of fear and hunger.
فَغَدَتso she became فيin مَذَلَّةٍhumiliation وهَوَانٍand abasement
فَغَدَت في مَذَلَّةٍ وهَوَانٍ
وإكتِئَابٍand despondency تَوَدُّshe wishes for مَدَّspreading النُّطُوعِthe leather mats
وإكتِئَابٍ تَوَدُّ مَدَّ النُّطُوعِ
Thus she fell into humiliation and abasement,
So it became in disgrace and humiliation
and despondency, longing for the leather mats to be spread.
And despondency, wishing to extend estrangement.
كُلَّمَاwhenever رَامَhe sought مِنfrom بَغِىٍّa prostitute وِصَالاًintimacy
كُلَّمَا رَامَ مِن بَغِىٍّ وِصَالاً
مَنَعَتهُshe refused him مَخَافَةَfor fear of التَّشِنِيعِpublic vilification
مَنَعَتهُ مَخَافَةَ التَّشِنِيعِ
Whenever he sought intimacy from a prostitute
Whenever it desired sinfully to reach union
who refused him for fear of public disgrace,
Fear of scandal prevented it.
حَمَلَتهَاshe brought her بِإحتِيَالٍthrough trickery إِليهِto him
حَمَلَتهَا بِإحتِيَالٍ إِليهِ
وحَبَتهُand she bestowed on him بِذَلِكَwith that المَمنُوعِforbidden favor
وحَبَتهُ بِذَلِكَ المَمنُوعِ
his mother brought her to him through trickery
It carried to him by cunning, and loved him for that
and bestowed on him that forbidden favor.
That forbidden thing.
كَيفَhow يَاO فَاقِدَone lacking المُرُوءَةِhonor تَسعَىyou strive
كَيفَ يَا فَاقِدَ المُرُوءَةِ تَسعَى
فيin سِجَالِىrivalry with me ولَستَand you are not بِالمُستَطِيعِcapable
في سِجَالِى ولَستَ بِالمُستَطِيعِ
How, O man devoid of honor, do you strive
How, O you who lost your manliness, do you seek
to rival me, though you are incapable?
To contend with me when you are not capable!
تَدَّعِىyou claim العِلمَlearning والفَصَاحَةَand eloquence والشِّعرَand poetry
تَدَّعِى العِلمَ والفَصَاحَةَ والشِّعرَ
وعِلمَand knowledge of الأوقَافِendowments والتَّرِبيعِand squaring
وعِلمَ الأوقَافِ والتَّرِبيعِ
You claim learning, eloquence, and poetry,
You claim knowledge, eloquence and poetry
and knowledge of endowments and squaring,
And the science of prosody and verse.
مَعَdespite جَهلِignorance of البَيَانِrhetoric والعَقدِand creed والنَّحوِand grammar
مَعَ جَهلِ البَيَانِ والعَقدِ والنَّحوِ
وَجهلٍand ignorance لِلُّغَىof languages وجَهلِand ignorance of الفُرُوعِbranches of law
وَجهلٍ لِلُّغَى وجَهلِ الفُرُوعِ
despite ignorance of rhetoric, creed, and grammar,
Despite your ignorance of rhetoric, sentence structure and grammar
and ignorance of languages and the branches of law.
And ignorance of language and the details.
إِنَّهُindeed, it is the case لاَnot يَتِمُّis complete لِلمَرءِfor a person فِكرٌthought
إِنَّهُ لاَ يَتِمُّ لِلمَرءِ فِكرٌ
دُونَwithout عِلمِknowledge of المَحمُولِthe predicate والمَوضُوعِand the subject
دُونَ عِلمِ المَحمُولِ والمَوضُوعِ
Indeed, a person's thinking cannot be complete
Verily, an idea is not complete for a person
without knowledge of predicate and subject,
Without the knowledge of subject and predicate.
واصطلاَحَاتِand terminology of كُلِّevery فَنٍّdiscipline وَحَالَىand the two modes of
واصطلاَحَاتِ كُلِّ فَنٍّ وَحَالَى
قَصدِهِits aim فيin التَّضِييقِnarrowing والتَّوسِيعِand broadening
قَصدِهِ في التَّضِييقِ والتَّوسِيعِ
and the terminology of every discipline, and both modes
And the idioms of each art and its intentions
of its intended scope—narrowing and broadening.
In narrowing and expanding.
لاَdo not تَقِسنيcompare me عَلَيكَagainst yourself فيin العِزِّhonor والمَجدِand glory
لاَ تَقِسني عَلَيكَ في العِزِّ والمَجدِ
فَلَيسَfor it is not البطىءُthe slow one مِثلًُlike السَّرِيعِthe swift one
فَلَيسَ البطىءُ مِثلًُ السَّرِيعِ
Do not measure me against yourself in honor and glory:
Do not blame me for glory and honor
the slow is not like the swift.
For slowness is not like speed.
والجَوَادُand the steed السَّبُوحُswimming in its stride غَيرَnot عِقيلٍwise
والجَوَادُ السَّبُوحُ غَيرَ عِقيلٍ
مَنwhoever يُجَارِيهِraces it بِالهَجِينِon a crossbred horse الظَّلِيعِlimping
مَن يُجَارِيهِ بِالهَجِينِ الظَّلِيعِ
And as for the steed that swims in its stride, unwise is he
And the purebred steed is not the same as the weak
who races it on a limping crossbred nag.
Who competes with him on a miserable hack.
لاdo not تُظُنَّsuppose القَرِيضَpoetry كُلَّevery مَقُولٍutterance
لا تُظُنَّ القَرِيضَ كُلَّ مَقُولٍ
هَلهَلِloose in النَّسجِweaving مُستَدَامِincessant in الوُقُوعِstumbling
هَلهَلِ النَّسجِ مُستَدَامِ الوُقُوعِ
Do not suppose poetry to be every utterance
Do not assume every spoken thing is a poem
loosely woven, perpetually stumbling,
The babbling of a continuous weaving.
لَمnot يَكُنit was وَاقِعَeffective in المَعَانيmeanings
لَم يَكُن وَاقِعَ المَعَاني
والألفَاظِand wording بِذِىpossessed of التَّكلِيفِforced phrasing والتَّقطِيعِand fragmentation
والألفَاظِ بِذِى التَّكلِيفِ والتَّقطِيعِ
not effective in its meanings
The occurrence of meanings and words
or words, laden with strain and fragmentation,
Was not with imposition or apportioning.
مُترَعٍcrammed بِالهِجَاءِwith invective فيin سَنَنٍa course
مُترَعٍ بِالهِجَاءِ في سَنَنٍ
غَيرِnot لَذِيذٍpleasing بِكُلِّwith every لَفظٍexpression بَشِيعِrepulsive
غَيرِ لَذِيذٍ بِكُلِّ لَفظٍ بَشِيعِ
crammed with invective, treading a course
Accustomed to lampooning with repugnant
devoid of charm, with every repulsive expression.
Speech, not delightful with every despicable word.
إنif يَرُمseeks لَذَّةَpleasure of السَّمَاعِhearing سميعٌa listener
إن يَرُم لَذَّةَ السَّمَاعِ سميعٌ
مِنهُfrom it لَمnot يُهدِoffers لَذَّةًpleasure لِلسَّمِيعِto the listener
مِنهُ لَم يُهدِ لَذَّةً لِلسَّمِيعِ
If a listener seeks the pleasure of hearing
If a hearing person desired the pleasure of listening
it, it offers that listener no delight.
He would not be guided by you to pleasure in listening.
قدindeed أضَعتَyou ruined القَرِيضَpoetry باللَّحنِwith solecisms
قد أضَعتَ القَرِيضَ باللَّحنِ
والضَّعفِand weakness إِتِّزَاناًin metrical balance وَأنتَwhile you غَيرُnot مُضِيعِa waster
والضَّعفِ إِتِّزَاناً وَأنتَ غَيرُ مُضِيعِ
You have ruined poetry with solecisms
You have lost balance in the poem with meter
and weakness of meter—yet you are no waster.
And weakness, and you are not preserving.
لَمnot يَكُنwas مَنwhoever هَجَاكَlampooned you هَاجِىَa lampooner of شَخصٍa person
لَم يَكُن مَن هَجَاكَ هَاجِىَ شَخصٍ
إِنَّمَاmerely أنتَyou صُورَةٌa shape مِنof رَجِيعِexcrement
إِنَّمَا أنتَ صُورَةٌ مِن رَجِيعِ
Whoever lampooned you did not lampoon a person;
The one who lampooned you did not lampoon a person
you are merely a shape made of excrement.
Rather, you are an image of filth.
نَجِسٌunclean إِنif مَسَتَyou touched ثَوبَthe garment of مُصَلٍّa worshipper
نَجِسٌ إِن مَسَتَ ثَوبَ مُصَلٍّ
بَطِلتbecomes invalid فيin المَعبَدِthe place of worship المَتبُوعِfrequented
بَطِلت في المَعبَدِ المَتبُوعِ
Unclean: if you touch a worshipper's garment,
Defiled! If you touched the garment of one praying
his prayer is void in the frequented place of worship.
It would be invalidated in the frequented temple.
أصلُكَyour root الخُبثُfilth وهوand it فَرعكُyour branch آتٍcoming
أصلُكَ الخُبثُ وهو فَرعكُ آتٍ
مِنfrom أُصُولٍroots خَبِيثَةٍfilthy وفُرُوعِand branches
مِن أُصُولٍ خَبِيثَةٍ وفُرُوعِ
Your root is filth, and so is your branch, deriving
Your origin is wickedness and it is your branch, derived
from filthy roots and branches.
From wicked roots and branches!
لَيسَnot عَاراًa disgrace عَليكَto you إِنif جِئتَyou brought عَاراًdisgrace
لَيسَ عَاراً عَليكَ إِن جِئتَ عَاراً
كَانَwas يُعزَىattributed إِلَيكَto you قَبلَbefore الشُّرُوعِbeginning
كَانَ يُعزَى إِلَيكَ قَبلَ الشُّرُوعِ
It is no shame to you if you bring shame
It is no dishonor upon you if you came dishonored
already attributed to you before you began.
It would be attributed to you before undertaking.
لَستَyou are not حُرّاًfreeborn لِذَلِكَtherefore لَستَyou are not بِضَرَّاstart of 'harmful'
لَستَ حُرّاً لِذَلِكَ لَستَ بِضَرَّا
رٍend of 'harmful' لِمَنto whomever شِئتَهُyou choose him ولاَnor بِنَفُوعِbeneficial
رٍ لِمَن شِئتَهُ ولاَ بِنَفُوعِ
You are not freeborn; thus you are not one to harm
You are not free in that, you are neither harmful
whomever you choose, nor one to bring benefit.
To whom you hated, nor beneficial.
هَاجنيlampoon me إِنif تُهَاجنيyou lampoon me بِقَوَافٍwith rhymes
هَاجني إِن تُهَاجني بِقَوَافٍ
كَقَوَافيlike my rhymes اللذِيذَةِsweet التَّرجِيعِrecurring sound
كَقَوَافي اللذِيذَةِ التَّرجِيعِ
Lampoon me, if you will, with rhymes
Lampoon me if you lampoon me with rhymes
like my rhymes, whose recurring sound is sweet.
Like the delicious, well-organized rhymes.
لاَdo not تَكُنbe آخِذاًtaking رَوِيِّىِmy rhyme-letter تَبُوعاًa slavish follower
لاَ تَكُن آخِذاً رَوِيِّىِ تَبُوعاً
فِيهِin it لِىof me فالمُجِيدُfor the accomplished poet غَيرُnot تَبُوعِa follower
فِيهِ لِى فالمُجِيدُ غَيرُ تَبُوعِ
Do not adopt my rhyme-letter, slavishly following
Do not take my style tediously
me in it; the accomplished poet is no follower.
For the excellent one is not tedious.
وَاغتَنِمand seize إِنif قَدِرتَyou can نُكتَةَa subtle point of مَعنًىmeaning
وَاغتَنِم إِن قَدِرتَ نُكتَةَ مَعنًى
ولُزُومٍand an extra rhyme constraint مُهَذَّبٍrefined مَسمُوعِpleasing to hear
ولُزُومٍ مُهَذَّبٍ مَسمُوعِ
And seize, if you can, a subtle point of meaning
And appreciate, if you are able, a subtle meaning
and a polished extra rhyme constraint that sounds well.
And refined, well-listened-to composure.
لاَnot يَصِحُّis sound القًَرِيضُpoetry دُونَwithout بَيَانٍclear expression
لاَ يَصِحُّ القًَرِيضُ دُونَ بَيَانٍ
ومَعَانٍand meanings بَدِيعَةٍoriginal وبَدِيعِand rhetorical ornament
ومَعَانٍ بَدِيعَةٍ وبَدِيعِ
Poetry is not sound without clear expression,
The poem is not valid without clarity
and original meanings, and rhetorical ornament,
And meanings that are innovative and innovating.
كَجِنَاسٍsuch as wordplay مُلَفَّقٍcomposite أَوor جِنَاسٍwordplay
كَجِنَاسٍ مُلَفَّقٍ أَو جِنَاسٍ
تَمَّcomplete أوor لَمحةٍa touch مِنَof التَّوشِيعِexplication of a dual expression
تَمَّ أو لَمحةٍ مِنَ التَّوشِيعِ
such as composite wordplay, or wordplay
Like a fully interlocked paronomasia or hint
that is complete, or a touch of dual-term explication,
Of paronomasia, or a touch of intimation.
أوor طِبَاقٍantithesis أوor لَفِّenumeration نَشرٍcorresponding distribution أوor إرصَاstart of 'foreshadowing'
أو طِبَاقٍ أو لَفِّ نَشرٍ أو إرصَا
دٍend of 'foreshadowing' بَدِيعِexquisite التَّلمِبunclear word in the source والتَّنوِيعِand variation
دٍ بَدِيعِ التَّلمِب والتَّنوِيعِ
or antithesis, or enumeration and distribution, or foreshadowing
Or a antithesis, or reversal of publication, or pun
with exquisite [unclear word] and variation,
Innovative in glitter and tailoring,
أوor سِوَىbesides ذَاكَthat مِنof بَدِيعٍrhetorical ornament بَدِيعٍexquisite
أو سِوَى ذَاكَ مِن بَدِيعٍ بَدِيعٍ
حَسَنٍbeautiful فيin التَّسجِيعِprose rhyming والتَّوقِيعِand rhythmic cadence
حَسَنٍ في التَّسجِيعِ والتَّوقِيعِ
or other exquisite rhetorical ornaments besides these,
Or other than that, of an innovating innovation
beautiful in rhyme and rhythmic cadence.
Good in composition and signing.
رُمتَyou sought نَقصِdiminishment فَزِدتَso you increased قَدرِىmy standing عُلُوًّاelevation
رُمتَ نَقصِ فَزِدتَ قَدرِى عُلُوًّا
ورَمىand struck الغَدرَtreachery مِنكَfrom you سَهمُthe arrow of الخُضُوعِsubmission
ورَمى الغَدرَ مِنكَ سَهمُ الخُضُوعِ
You sought to diminish me, but raised my standing higher,
You tried fault, so you increased my status loftily
and the arrow of submission struck your treachery.
And the betrayal of your submission shot arrows.
وأبَىand refused اللهُGod والمَقَادِيرُand decrees تجريunfold
وأبَى اللهُ والمَقَادِيرُ تجري
بِاختِيَارِby the choice of العَلِيمِthe All-Knowing فِيهَاin them السَّمِيعِthe All-Hearing
بِاختِيَارِ العَلِيمِ فِيهَا السَّمِيعِ
And God refused—while decrees unfold
And God and destiny refused, proceeding
by the All-Knowing, All-Hearing's choice concerning them—
By the choice of the Hearing, Knowledgeable.
أنthat يَكُونَbe الذَّلِيلُthe lowly one غَيرَother than ذَلِيلٍlowly
أن يَكُونَ الذَّلِيلُ غَيرَ ذَلِيلٍ
أَوor يَكُونَbe الرَّفِيعُthe exalted one غَيرَother than رَفِيعِexalted
أَو يَكُونَ الرَّفِيعُ غَيرَ رَفِيعِ
that the lowly should be anything but lowly,
That the disgraced one be other than disgraced
or the exalted anything but exalted.
Or the noble one be other than noble.
وسَلاَمٌand peace كَنَفحَةِlike a fragrant breath of الرَّوضِthe garden مِنهُfrom Him
وسَلاَمٌ كَنَفحَةِ الرَّوضِ مِنهُ
وصَلاًةٌand blessings عَلَىupon النبيthe Prophet الشَّفِيعِthe intercessor
وصَلاًةٌ عَلَى النبي الشَّفِيعِ
And peace from Him, like a fragrant breath of the garden,
And greetings like the breeze of the meadow from Him
and blessings upon the interceding Prophet.
And prayers upon the interceding Prophet.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.