كَمhow many مِنof وُقوفٍa halt عَلىat الأَطلالِthe ruins وَالدِمَنِand campsite traces
كَم مِن وُقوفٍ عَلى الأَطلالِ وَالدِمَنِ
لَمdid not يَشفِcure مِنof بُرَحاءِfierce torment الشَوقِlonging ذاone with شَجَنِgrief
لَم يَشفِ مِن بُرَحاءِ الشَوقِ ذا شَجَنِ
How many a halt at ruins and traces of old camps
Has failed to cure a sorrowful one of longing’s fierce torment.
بَعضَsome المَلامَةِreproach إِنَّindeed الحُبَّlove مَغلَبَةٌan overpowering force
بَعضَ المَلامَةِ إِنَّ الحُبَّ مَغلَبَةٌ
لِلصَبرِagainst patience مَجلَبَةٌa bringer لِلبَثِّof anguish وَالحَزَنِand grief
لِلصَبرِ مَجلَبَةٌ لِلبَثِّ وَالحَزَنِ
Be sparing with reproach, for love overcomes
Patience and brings anguish and grief.
وَماand what يَريبُكَtroubles you مِنabout إِلفٍa companion يَصُبُّyearns إِلىfor
وَما يَريبُكَ مِن إِلفٍ يَصُبُّ إِلى
إِلفٍa companion وَمِنand about سَكَنٍa beloved يَصبوlongs إِلىfor سَكَنِa beloved
إِلفٍ وَمِن سَكَنٍ يَصبو إِلى سَكَنِ
And what troubles you about a companion yearning for
A companion, and a beloved longing for a beloved?
عَينٌan eye مُسَهَّدَةُsleepless الأَجفانِthe eyelids أَرَّقَهاkept it awake
عَينٌ مُسَهَّدَةُ الأَجفانِ أَرَّقَها
نَأيُdistance الحَبيبِof the beloved وَقَلبٌand a heart ناحِلُwasting البَدَنِthe body
نَأيُ الحَبيبِ وَقَلبٌ ناحِلُ البَدَنِ
An eye with sleepless lids, kept wakeful by
The beloved’s distance, and a heart that wastes the body.
أَسقىmay water الغَمامُthe clouds بِلادَthe lands الغَورِof al-Ghawr مِنof بَلَدٍa land
أَسقى الغَمامُ بِلادَ الغَورِ مِن بَلَدٍ
هاجَstirred الهَوىlove وَزَمانَand the time الغَورِof al-Ghawr مِنof زَمَنِa time
هاجَ الهَوى وَزَمانَ الغَورِ مِن زَمَنِ
May the clouds water al-Ghawr’s lands—what a land
That stirred love!—and al-Ghawr’s days—what a time!
إِنّيindeed I وَجَدتُfound بَنيsons of الجَرّاحِal-Jarrah أَهلَpossessors of نَدىًbounty
إِنّي وَجَدتُ بَني الجَرّاحِ أَهلَ نَدىً
غَمرٍabundant وَأَهلَand possessors of تُقىًpiety فيin السِرِّprivate وَالعَلَنِand public
غَمرٍ وَأَهلَ تُقىً في السِرِّ وَالعَلَنِ
I have found the sons of al-Jarrah possessors of bounty,
Abundant, and possessors of piety in private and public.
قَومٌa people أَشادَextolled بِعَلياهُمtheir lofty rank وَوَرَّثَهُمand bequeathed to them
قَومٌ أَشادَ بِعَلياهُم وَوَرَّثَهُم
كِسرىKisra بنُson of هُرمُزَHurmuz مَجداًglory واضِحَclear السَنَنِthe path
كِسرى بنُ هُرمُزَ مَجداً واضِحَ السَنَنِ
A people whose lofty rank was extolled, and who were bequeathed
By Kisra son of Hurmuz a glory whose path is clear.
تَسموrise high بَواذِخُlofty heights ماwhat يَبنونَthey build مِنof شَرَفٍhonor
تَسمو بَواذِخُ ما يَبنونَ مِن شَرَفٍ
كَماjust as سَماrose الهَضبُthe heights مِنof ثَهلانَThahlan أَوor حَضَنِHadan
كَما سَما الهَضبُ مِن ثَهلانَ أَو حَضَنِ
The lofty heights of the honor they build soar,
As the heights of Thahlan or Hadan rise.
وَلَيسَand not يَنفَكُّceases يُشرىis bought فيin دِيارِهِمِtheir dwellings
وَلَيسَ يَنفَكُّ يُشرى في دِيارِهِمِ
وافيfull المَحامِدِpraise بِالوافيfor the full amount مِنَof الثَمَنِthe price
وافي المَحامِدِ بِالوافي مِنَ الثَمَنِ
And the buying never ceases in their dwellings:
Full praise, for the full price.
الفاعِلونَthose who do إِذاwhen لُذناwe seek refuge بِظِلِّهِمِin their shade
الفاعِلونَ إِذا لُذنا بِظِلِّهِمِ
ماwhat يَفعَلُdoes الغَيثُrain فيin شُؤبوبِهِits downpour الهَتِنِsteadily pouring
ما يَفعَلُ الغَيثُ في شُؤبوبِهِ الهَتِنِ
Those who, when we seek refuge in their shade, do
What rain does in its steady downpour.
لِلَّهِto God, in admiration أَنتُمyou فَأَنتُمfor you أَهلُpeople of مَأثُرَةٍa noble achievement
لِلَّهِ أَنتُم فَأَنتُم أَهلُ مَأثُرَةٍ
فيin المَجدِglory مَعروفَةِwell known الأَعلامِthe landmarks وَالسُنَنِand the ways
في المَجدِ مَعروفَةِ الأَعلامِ وَالسُنَنِ
God bless you! For you are people of noble achievement,
In glory, with well-known landmarks and ways.
فَهَلso, is there لَكُمfor you فيin يَدٍa favor يَنميgrows الثَناءُpraise بِهاthrough it
فَهَل لَكُم في يَدٍ يَنمي الثَناءُ بِها
وَنِعمَةٍand a blessing ذِكرُهاits remembrance باقٍenduring عَلىthrough الزَمَنِtime
وَنِعمَةٍ ذِكرُها باقٍ عَلى الزَمَنِ
Would you, then, grant a favor through which praise grows,
And a blessing whose memory endures through time?
إِنif جِئتُموهاyou perform it فَلَيسَتthen it is not بِكرَthe first of أَنعُمِكُمyour blessings
إِن جِئتُموها فَلَيسَت بِكرَ أَنعُمِكُم
وَلاnor بَدِئَthe beginning أَياديكُمof your favors إِلىto اليَمَنِYemen
وَلا بَدِئَ أَياديكُم إِلى اليَمَنِ
If you grant it, it is not the first of your blessings,
Nor the beginning of your favors to Yemen.
أَيّامَin the days when جَلّىdispelled أَنوشِروانُAnushirwan جَدُّكُمُyour forefather
أَيّامَ جَلّى أَنوشِروانُ جَدُّكُمُ
غَيابَةَthe darkness الذُلِّof humiliation عَنfrom سَيفِSayf بنِson of ذيDhi, possessor of يَزَنِYazan
غَيابَةَ الذُلِّ عَن سَيفِ بنِ ذي يَزَنِ
In the days when Anushirwan, your forefather, dispelled
The darkness of humiliation from Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan,
إِذwhen لاnot تَزالُceases لَهُfor him خَيلٌcavalry مُدافِعَةٌdefending
إِذ لا تَزالُ لَهُ خَيلٌ مُدافِعَةٌ
بِالطَعنِwith thrusts وَالضَربِand blows عَنin defense of صَنعاءَSanaa أَوor عَدَنِAden
بِالطَعنِ وَالضَربِ عَن صَنعاءَ أَو عَدَنِ
When his cavalry never ceased defending
With thrusts and blows, Sanaa or Aden.
أَنتُمyou بَنوsons of المُنعِمِthe benefactor المُجديthe bounteous giver وَنَحنُand we بَنوsons of
أَنتُم بَنو المُنعِمِ المُجدي وَنَحنُ بَنو
مَنone who فازَwon مِنكُمfrom you بِعُظمِa wealth of الطولِbounty وَالمِنَنِand favors
مَن فازَ مِنكُم بِعُظمِ الطولِ وَالمِنَنِ
You are sons of the benefactor, the bounteous giver, and we are sons
Of one who won from you immense bounty and favors.
وَقَدand indeed وَثِقتُI trusted بِآماليin my hopes الَّتيwhich سَلَفَتcame before
وَقَد وَثِقتُ بِآمالي الَّتي سَلَفَت
وَحُسنِand the goodness of ظَنِّيَmy expectation فيin الحاجاتِneeds بِالحَسَنِof al-Hasan
وَحُسنِ ظَنِّيَ في الحاجاتِ بِالحَسَنِ
And I have trusted in the hopes I held before,
And my good expectations of al-Hasan in times of need—
بِبارِعِof one outstanding الفَضلِin merit يَأويtakes refuge مِنout of شَهامَتِهِhis gallantry
بِبارِعِ الفَضلِ يَأوي مِن شَهامَتِهِ
إِلىin عَزائِمَfirm resolves لَمdid not تَضعُفweaken وَلَمand did not تَهِنِfalter
إِلى عَزائِمَ لَم تَضعُف وَلَم تَهِنِ
A man of surpassing merit who, out of his gallantry, takes refuge
In resolves that have neither weakened nor faltered.
ماnot إِنemphatic particle نَزالُwe cease إِلىto وَصفٍa recounting لِأَنعُمِهِof his favors
ما إِن نَزالُ إِلى وَصفٍ لِأَنعُمِهِ
فيناupon us وَشُكرٍand thanks لِماfor what أَولاهُhe bestowed it مُرتَهَنِbound in debt
فينا وَشُكرٍ لِما أَولاهُ مُرتَهَنِ
We remain bound to recounting his favors
Upon us, and to thanking him for what he has bestowed.
Translation model: Sol 6.1