أَجِدُI find الوَجدَlove's anguish جَمرَةًan ember فيin ضَميريmy inmost heart
أَجِدُ الوَجدَ جَمرَةً في ضَميري
تَتَلَظّىflares سَومَin the manner of الغَضاghada wood المَسعورِfiercely kindled
تَتَلَظّى سَومَ الغَضا المَسعورِ
I find love's anguish an ember in my inmost heart,
flaring like fiercely kindled ghada wood.
وَهُوَand it is الهَجرُestrangement لَيسَdoes not يَنفَكُّcease يُذكيkindle
وَهُوَ الهَجرُ لَيسَ يَنفَكُّ يُذكي
حَرَّthe heat of بَثٍّanguish يَفيequals بِحَرِّwith the heat of الهَجيرِmidday
حَرَّ بَثٍّ يَفي بِحَرِّ الهَجيرِ
And it is estrangement that never ceases to kindle
the heat of anguish, matching the heat of midday.
مَنwho عَذيريmy defender مِنَagainst الغَرامِpassion وَهَلand is مُنmy deliverer (start)
مَن عَذيري مِنَ الغَرامِ وَهَل مُن
جِيَتيcompletion of 'my deliverer' مِنهُfrom it قَولَتيmy saying مَنwho عَذيريmy defender
جِيَتي مِنهُ قَولَتي مَن عَذيري
Who will defend me against love? Will I be saved
from it by saying, 'Who will defend me?'
يَستَفِزُّagitates الغَرامُpassion قَلبيmy heart وَيَستَهand consumes (start)
يَستَفِزُّ الغَرامُ قَلبي وَيَستَه
لِكُcompletion of 'consumes' لُبّيmy reason دَلُّthe coquetry of الغَزالِthe gazelle الغَريرِguileless
لِكُ لُبّي دَلُّ الغَزالِ الغَريرِ
Passion shakes my heart, while
the guileless gazelle's coquetry consumes my reason.
كانَwas ذَمّيmy censure لِلغانِياتِof beautiful women وَشَكواand my complaint (start)
كانَ ذَمّي لِلغانِياتِ وَشَكوا
يَcompletion of 'my complaint' هَواهُنَّlove for them نَفثَةَan exhalation المَصدورِone with an ailing chest
يَ هَواهُنَّ نَفثَةَ المَصدورِ
My censure of fair women and my complaint
of loving them were a breath from a stricken breast.
كَلَّفَتنيburdened me with تَحَمُّلَbearing اِبنَيthe two sons of شَمامٍShamam
كَلَّفَتني تَحَمُّلَ اِبنَي شَمامٍ
نُوَبٌvicissitudes مِنfrom تَحَمُّلِenduring اِبنَيthe two sons of سَميرِSamir
نُوَبٌ مِن تَحَمُّلِ اِبنَي سَميرِ
I have been made to shoulder the two sons of Shamam
by trials born of enduring the two sons of Samir.
وَكَأَنّاand as though we نَهبٌplunder لِأَسفارِfor the journeys of يَومٍa day
وَكَأَنّا نَهبٌ لِأَسفارِ يَومٍ
إِضحِيانٍradiantly bright أَوor لَيلَةٍa night دَيجورِpitch-dark
إِضحِيانٍ أَو لَيلَةٍ دَيجورِ
And we seem prey to the journeys of a day
radiantly bright, or a pitch-dark night.
وَخُطوبُand the calamities of الزَمانِtime ماكِثَةُlasting اللُبthe lingering (start)
وَخُطوبُ الزَمانِ ماكِثَةُ اللُب
ثِcompletion of 'lingering' عَلىdespite أَنَّهُthat it سَريعُswift in المُرورِpassing
ثِ عَلى أَنَّهُ سَريعُ المُرورِ
And time's calamities linger long,
although it passes swiftly,
غَيرَexcept ماthose which كَفُّهُrestraining it تَطَوُّلُthe munificence of إِسحاIshaq (start)
غَيرَ ما كَفُّهُ تَطَوُّلُ إِسحا
قَcompletion of 'Ishaq' وَإِغزارُand the profusion of سَيبِهِhis bounty المَكرورِoft-repeated
قَ وَإِغزارُ سَيبِهِ المَكرورِ
except those checked by Ishaq's munificence
and the abundant flow of his oft-renewed bounty.
وَإِذاand whenever ماemphatic particle حَلَلتُI lodged رَبعَthe dwelling of أَبيAbu يَعقوYa'qub (start)
وَإِذا ما حَلَلتُ رَبعَ أَبي يَعقو
بَcompletion of 'Ya'qub' طالَتgrew long يَديmy hand وَأَثرىand grew wealthy نَفيريmy people
بَ طالَت يَدي وَأَثرى نَفيري
And whenever I lodge in Abu Ya'qub's dwelling,
my hand reaches farther, and my people grow wealthy.
لاdo not تُخَوِّفنيَfrighten me with الزَمانَtime وَماand what يَأcomes (start)
لا تُخَوِّفنيَ الزَمانَ وَما يَأ
تيcompletion of 'comes' بِهِwith it مِنof صُروفِthe vicissitudes of هَذيthese الدُهورِages
تي بِهِ مِن صُروفِ هَذي الدُهورِ
Do not frighten me with time or what it
brings of the reversals of these ages.
كَيفَhow أَخشىI fear الزَمانَtime وَاِبنُand the son of نَصيرٍNasir
كَيفَ أَخشى الزَمانَ وَاِبنُ نَصيرٍ
رافِديmy supporter فيin خُطوبِهِits calamities وَنَصيريand my defender
رافِدي في خُطوبِهِ وَنَصيري
How can I fear time, when Ibn Nasir
is my supporter amid its calamities and my defender?
مُنعِمٌa benefactor عِندَهُwith him عَلىin كُلِّevery حالٍcircumstance
مُنعِمٌ عِندَهُ عَلى كُلِّ حالٍ
كَرَمٌgenerosity زائِدٌexceeding عَلىbeyond التَقديرِreckoning
كَرَمٌ زائِدٌ عَلى التَقديرِ
A benefactor, possessing in every circumstance
generosity beyond all reckoning.
جودُهُhis generosity رَوضَةٌa garden غِذائيmy nourishment جَناهاits fruit
جودُهُ رَوضَةٌ غِذائي جَناها
وَنَداهُand his bounty إِذاwhen ظَمِئتُI thirst غَديريmy pool
وَنَداهُ إِذا ظَمِئتُ غَديري
His generosity is a garden whose fruit is my food,
and his bounty, when I thirst, is my pool.
خيرَتيmy chosen one مَنamong أَصادِقيmy friends وَعَشيرَتيand my kin
خيرَتي مَن أَصادِقي وَعَشيرَتي
حينَwhen أَدعوI summon لِلنائِباتِagainst calamities عَشيريmy companion
حينَ أَدعو لِلنائِباتِ عَشيري
My chosen one among my friends and kin,
my companion when I call for help against calamities.
مُكثِرٌabounding مِنin أَصالَةِsoundness of الرَأيِjudgment يَغدوhe becomes
مُكثِرٌ مِن أَصالَةِ الرَأيِ يَغدو
مِثلَهُhis equal مُعوِزَنlacking قَليلَhaving few النَظيرِpeers
مِثلَهُ مُعوِزَن قَليلَ النَظيرِ
Rich in sound judgment, he stands
without an equal, with scarcely a peer.
ماnot رَأَيناwe have seen الحُسَينَal-Husayn أَلغىdiscard صَواباًsound judgment
ما رَأَينا الحُسَينَ أَلغى صَواباً
مُذsince شَرَكتَyou joined الحُسَينَal-Husayn فيin التَدبيرِdirecting affairs
مُذ شَرَكتَ الحُسَينَ في التَدبيرِ
We have not seen al-Husayn discard sound judgment
since you joined al-Husayn in directing affairs.
وَإِذاand whenever ماemphatic particle الوَزيرُthe vizier أَبرَمَsettled firmly أَمراًa matter
وَإِذا ما الوَزيرُ أَبرَمَ أَمراً
كُنتَyou were فيin عَقدِهِtying its knot وَزيرَthe vizier of الوَزيرِthe vizier
كُنتَ في عَقدِهِ وَزيرَ الوَزيرِ
And whenever the vizier settles an affair,
in tying its knot, you are the vizier's vizier.
بِكَthrough you أُعطيتُI was granted مِنfrom مُبِرِّwhat fulfills اِشتِياقيmy longing
بِكَ أُعطيتُ مِن مُبِرِّ اِشتِياقي
بَرَدىBarada زُلفَةًnearness عَلىon الساجورِthe Sajur
بَرَدى زُلفَةً عَلى الساجورِ
Through you I was granted what fulfills my longing:
nearness to Barada while on the Sajur.
وَتَطَلَّعتُand I gazed مِنfrom نِزاعٍyearning إِلىtoward الغَرthe west (start)
وَتَطَلَّعتُ مِن نِزاعٍ إِلى الغَر
بِcompletion of 'the west' وَفيand in الشَرقِthe east أُنسَتيmy solace وَسُروريand my joy
بِ وَفي الشَرقِ أُنسَتي وَسُروري
And in yearning I gazed toward
the west, though in the east lay my solace and joy.
وَتَعَمَّدتُand I intended أَنthat تَظَلَّshould remain رِكابيmy mounts
وَتَعَمَّدتُ أَن تَظَلَّ رِكابي
بَينَbetween لُبنانَLebanon طُلَّعاًascending وَسَنيرِand Sanir
بَينَ لُبنانَ طُلَّعاً وَسَنيرِ
And I resolved that my mounts should remain
climbing between Lebanon and Sanir,
مُشرِفاتٌoverlooking عَلىover دِمَشقَDamascus وَقَدand already أَعappeared (start)
مُشرِفاتٌ عَلى دِمَشقَ وَقَد أَع
رَضَcompletion of 'appeared' مِنهاfrom it بَياضُthe whiteness of تِلكَthose القُصورِpalaces
رَضَ مِنها بَياضُ تِلكَ القُصورِ
overlooking Damascus, while already
the whiteness of those palaces came into view there.
فَأَتَيناكَso we came to you شاكِريكَgrateful to you وَماand not وَفgave full due (start)
فَأَتَيناكَ شاكِريكَ وَما وَف
فاكَgave you your due (completion) مَدحاًin praise كامِلٍan accomplished person أَوor شَكورِa grateful person
فاكَ مَدحاً كامِلٍ أَو شَكورِ
So we came to you in gratitude; no one has given you
your due in praise, whether accomplished or thankful.
وَاِفتَخَرناand we took pride بِسُؤدَدٍin nobility مِنكَfrom you لاnot يُنdoes justice (start)
وَاِفتَخَرنا بِسُؤدَدٍ مِنكَ لا يُن
صِفُهُdoes it justice (completion) فيin الثَناpraise لِسانُthe tongue of الفَخورِthe boaster
صِفُهُ في الثَنا لِسانُ الفَخورِ
And we gloried in a nobility of yours that no
boaster's tongue can do justice to in praise,
مِثلَماjust as قَدindeed رَأَيتُI have seen كِندَةَKinda تَستَأrenews (start)
مِثلَما قَد رَأَيتُ كِندَةَ تَستَأ
نِفُcompletion of 'renews' فَخراًpride بِعَمرِهاin its 'Amr المَقصورِal-Maqsur
نِفُ فَخراً بِعَمرِها المَقصورِ
just as I have seen Kinda renew
its pride in its 'Amr al-Maqsur.
غَلَبَتناovercame us عَلىover البِغالِthe mules رَزاياcalamities
غَلَبَتنا عَلى البِغالِ رَزايا
كَلَمَتناwounded us بِالنابِwith the fang وَالأُظفورِand the claw
كَلَمَتنا بِالنابِ وَالأُظفورِ
Calamities have wrested the mules from us,
wounding us with fang and claw.
وَاِرتِباطُand keeping البِغالِmules أُنسٌcomfort مُقيمٌlasting
وَاِرتِباطُ البِغالِ أُنسٌ مُقيمٌ
لِمُقامٍfor staying وَعُدَّةٌand provision لِلمَسيرِfor travel
لِمُقامٍ وَعُدَّةٌ لِلمَسيرِ
And keeping mules is a lasting comfort
for a stay, and provision for the journey.
فَتَسَمَّحso be generous بِهاwith them فَمِقدارُهاfor their value يَصis small (start)
فَتَسَمَّح بِها فَمِقدارُها يَص
غُرُcompletion of 'is small' فيbeside قَدرِthe measure of طولِكَyour bounty المَشكورِgratefully praised
غُرُ في قَدرِ طولِكَ المَشكورِ
So grant them freely, for their worth
is small beside the measure of your praised bounty.
خَطَرٌvalue تافِهٌtrifling وَماand not كُلُّevery عِلقٍprized thing
خَطَرٌ تافِهٌ وَما كُلُّ عِلقٍ
يَتَرَجّاهُhe hopes for it طالِبٌa seeker بِخَطيرِof great value
يَتَرَجّاهُ طالِبٌ بِخَطيرِ
A trifling value; not every prized thing
a seeker hopes for is of great worth.
وَوَجَدتُand I found البِغالَmules مُنتَسِباتٍtracing their descent
وَوَجَدتُ البِغالَ مُنتَسِباتٍ
قَبلَbefore هَذاthis وَبَعدَهُand after it فيamong الحَميرِdonkeys
قَبلَ هَذا وَبَعدَهُ في الحَميرِ
And I have found mules tracing their descent,
before this and after it, to donkeys.
Translation model: Sol 6.1