سَقىmay water رَبعَهاher dwelling سَحُّthe torrents of السَحابِthe clouds وَهاطِلُهand their downpour
سَقى رَبعَها سَحُّ السَحابِ وَهاطِلُه
وَإِنand even though لَمdid not يُخَبِّرanswer آنِفاًjust now مَنwhoever يُسائِلُهquestions it
وَإِن لَم يُخَبِّر آنِفاً مَن يُسائِلُه
May the clouds' torrents and downpours water her dwelling,
though just now it gave no answer to whoever questioned it.
وَلازالَand may it ever remain مَغناهاher dwelling بِمُنعَرَجِat the bend of اللِوىal-Liwa (winding sands)
وَلازالَ مَغناها بِمُنعَرَجِ اللِوى
مُرَوَّضَةًclothed in meadows أَجزاعُهُits valley bends وَجَراوِلُهand its rocky tracts
مُرَوَّضَةً أَجزاعُهُ وَجَراوِلُه
And may her dwelling at the bend of al-Liwa ever remain
meadow-clad in its valley bends and rocky tracts.
فَكَمfor how often عَنِّيَwas wearied الواشيthe talebearer هُناكَthere وَبُيِّتَand was kept overnight الthe
فَكَم عَنِّيَ الواشي هُناكَ وَبُيِّتَ ال
عَذولُcensor بِلَيلٍthrough a night سَرمَدٍendless مُتَطاوِلُهits drawn-out length
عَذولُ بِلَيلٍ سَرمَدٍ مُتَطاوِلُه
How often the talebearer was wearied there, and the
censor kept through a night of unending length.
وَلَيسَand is not المُحِبُّthe lover مَنone whose تَناهَتhave desisted وُشاتُهُhis talebearers
وَلَيسَ المُحِبُّ مَن تَناهَت وُشاتُهُ
وَأَقصَرَand desisted لاحوهُhis reproachers وَنامَتand fell asleep عَواذِلُهhis female censors
وَأَقصَرَ لاحوهُ وَنامَت عَواذِلُه
No lover is one whose talebearers have desisted,
whose reproachers have stopped and whose female censors have fallen asleep.
أُرَجِّمُI hazard فيabout لَيلىLayla الظُنونَconjectures وَإِنَّماand I only
أُرَجِّمُ في لَيلى الظُنونَ وَإِنَّما
أُخاتِلُI dissemble فيin وَجديmy passion بِهاfor her مَنthose whom أُخاتِلُهI seek to outwit
أُخاتِلُ في وَجدي بِها مَن أُخاتِلُه
I venture guesses about Layla; I only
conceal my passion for her from those I seek to outwit.
وَقَدand indeed زَعَمَتshe claimed أَنّيthat I تَعَمَّدتُI deliberately intended هَجرَهاshunning her
وَقَد زَعَمَت أَنّي تَعَمَّدتُ هَجرَها
وَلَمand did not تَدرِknow ماخَطبُwhat the plight is الهَوىlove وَبَلابِلُهand its torments
وَلَم تَدرِ ماخَطبُ الهَوى وَبَلابِلُه
She has claimed that I deliberately shunned her,
not knowing love's plight and its torments.
وَإِنّيand I indeed لَأَقلىsurely loathe بَعضَsome مَنof those whom لايَريبُهُdoes not trouble him
وَإِنّي لَأَقلى بَعضَ مَن لايَريبُهُ
صُدوديmy turning away وَأَهوىand I love بَعضَsome مَنof those whom لاأُواصِلُهI do not keep ties with him
صُدودي وَأَهوى بَعضَ مَن لاأُواصِلُه
And I truly loathe some who are untroubled by
my turning away, and love some with whom I keep no ties.
أَبَرقٌis it lightning? تَجَلّىhas revealed itself أَمor بَداappeared اِبنُIbn (son of) مُدَبِّرٍMudabbir
أَبَرقٌ تَجَلّى أَم بَدا اِبنُ مُدَبِّرٍ
بِغُرَّةِwith the radiant brow of مَسئولٍone petitioned رَأىsaw البِشرَgood cheer سائِلُهhis petitioner
بِغُرَّةِ مَسئولٍ رَأى البِشرَ سائِلُه
Is that lightning revealed, or has Ibn Mudabbir appeared
with the radiant brow of a patron whose petitioner has seen his good cheer?
فَماfor never قَطَعَتfailed بِالمُستَميحِwith the seeker of bounty ظُنونَهُhis hopes
فَما قَطَعَت بِالمُستَميحِ ظُنونَهُ
فَيُكديso he gains nothing وَلاnor خابَتfailed لَدَيهِwith him وَسائِلُهhis appeals
فَيُكدي وَلا خابَت لَدَيهِ وَسائِلُه
Never have a petitioner's hopes failed him,
leaving him empty-handed; nor have his appeals to this patron failed.
يُخاتِلُناhe beguiles us عَنaway from مَدحِناour praise مُتَطَوِّلٌa generous benefactor
يُخاتِلُنا عَن مَدحِنا مُتَطَوِّلٌ
إِذاwhen ما(emphasis) أَرَدناwe seek نَيلَهُhis bounty لانُخاتِلُهwe do not beguile him
إِذا ما أَرَدنا نَيلَهُ لانُخاتِلُه
A benefactor seeks to beguile us out of praising him,
though when we seek his bounty, we do not beguile him.
أَلَطَّتclung persistently بِهِto him الحُمىthe fever ثَلاثاًthree nights وَوَدُّهاand its wish was
أَلَطَّت بِهِ الحُمى ثَلاثاً وَوَدُّها
لَوَif only اَنَّthat وَشيكَswift البُرءِrecovery أَمهَلَhad tarried عاجِلُهits hasty coming
لَوَ اَنَّ وَشيكَ البُرءِ أَمهَلَ عاجِلُه
The fever clung to him three nights, wishing
that swift recovery's hasty coming might have tarried.
تُعاوِدُهُit revisits him تَوقاًout of longing إِلَيهِfor him وَلَمand has not يَزَلceased
تُعاوِدُهُ تَوقاً إِلَيهِ وَلَم يَزَل
يَتوقُlongs إِلَيهِfor him الإِلفُthe intimate companion حينَwhen يُزايِلُهhe leaves him
يَتوقُ إِلَيهِ الإِلفُ حينَ يُزايِلُه
It returns to him out of longing; ever
does a companion yearn for him when leaving him.
وَكانَتand it would have been حَراًfitting أَلّاnot to تَعودَreturn لَوِif اِغتَدَتit had gone out at dawn
وَكانَت حَراً أَلّا تَعودَ لَوِ اِغتَدَت
مَعَwith الجَيشِthe army يَومَon the day of الهُندُوانِal-Hunduwan تُقاتِلُهto fight him
مَعَ الجَيشِ يَومَ الهُندُوانِ تُقاتِلُه
It would have been fitting never to return, had it gone out at dawn
with the army on the day of al-Hunduwan to fight him.
فَتىًa young man لَمdid not يُنَكِّبهُturn him aside الشَبابُyouth عَنِfrom الحِجىsound judgment
فَتىً لَم يُنَكِّبهُ الشَبابُ عَنِ الحِجى
وَلَمand did not يَنسَforget عَهدَthe days of اللَهوِpleasure وَالشَيبُwhile gray hair شامِلُهencompasses him
وَلَم يَنسَ عَهدَ اللَهوِ وَالشَيبُ شامِلُه
A young man whom youth never turned aside from sound judgment,
nor has he forgotten pleasure's days, though gray hair covers him.
إِذاwhen بَعَثَتهُstirs him الأَريَحِيَّةُgenerous ardor أُضعِفَتare doubled
إِذا بَعَثَتهُ الأَريَحِيَّةُ أُضعِفَت
أَياديهِhis favors أَوor جاءَتcome تُؤاماًas twins فَواضِلُهhis bounties
أَياديهِ أَو جاءَت تُؤاماً فَواضِلُه
Whenever generous ardor stirs him, doubled are
his favors, or his bounties come as twins.
إِذاwhen سُؤدُدٌeminence دانىdraws near لَهُto him مَدَّhe extends هِمَّةًambition
إِذا سُؤدُدٌ دانى لَهُ مَدَّ هِمَّةً
إِلىtoward سُؤدُدٍeminence نابيlofty in المَحَلِّstation يُزاوِلُهhe strives to attain it
إِلى سُؤدُدٍ نابي المَحَلِّ يُزاوِلُه
When one rank of glory draws near him, he stretches his ambition
toward a still loftier rank of glory, striving to attain it.
تَوَقَّعُexpect أَنthat يَحتَلَّهاhe will inhabit them دَرَجَthe ranks of العُلاglory
تَوَقَّعُ أَن يَحتَلَّها دَرَجَ العُلا
كَماjust as اِنتَظَرَتawaited أَوبَthe return of الهِلالِthe crescent مَنازِلُهits stations
كَما اِنتَظَرَت أَوبَ الهِلالِ مَنازِلُه
The ranks of glory await his coming to inhabit them,
as the crescent's stations await its return.
وَصَلتُI joined بِكَفّيwith my hand كَفَّهُhis hand فَمَدَدتُهاthen I stretched it out
وَصَلتُ بِكَفّي كَفَّهُ فَمَدَدتُها
إِلىtoward مَطلَبٍa goal أَيقَنتُI knew for certain أَنِّيَthat I نائِلُهwould attain it
إِلى مَطلَبٍ أَيقَنتُ أَنِّيَ نائِلُه
I joined his hand to mine, then stretched it out
toward a goal I knew for certain I would attain.
وَأَبثَثتُهُand I confided to him شَأنيmy affairs وَجَنَّبتُand I drew aside مُعرِضاًturning away
وَأَبثَثتُهُ شَأني وَجَنَّبتُ مُعرِضاً
لِيَفعَلَso that it may do صَوبُthe downpour of المُزنِrainclouds ماهُوَwhat it فاعِلُهis doing
لِيَفعَلَ صَوبُ المُزنِ ماهُوَ فاعِلُه
I confided my affairs to him, then turned aside,
so the rainclouds' downpour might do what it would.
وَأَلقَيتُand I cast أَمريmy affair فيamong مُهِمٍthe weighty part of أُمورِهِhis affairs
وَأَلقَيتُ أَمري في مُهِمٍ أُمورِهِ
لِيَحمِلَso that it may bear رَضوىRadwa ماتَعَمَّدَwhat was deliberately undertaken كاهِلُهits shoulder
لِيَحمِلَ رَضوى ماتَعَمَّدَ كاهِلُه
I cast my affair among his weighty concerns,
so Radwa might bear what its shoulder had undertaken.
وَقَدand indeed حَكَّموهُthey made him arbiter وَهوَand he فيin كُلِّevery مُشكِلِdifficult matter
وَقَد حَكَّموهُ وَهوَ في كُلِّ مُشكِلِ
سَريعُswift in القَضاءِdeciding مُرتَضىapproved in الحُكمِjudgment فاصِلُهits arbiter
سَريعُ القَضاءِ مُرتَضى الحُكمِ فاصِلُه
They have made him arbiter; in every difficult case he is
swift to decide, approved in judgment, decisive in settling it.
فَلَمso did not يَبقَremain إِلّاexcept نَهضَةٌa move to action يَستَخِفُّهاfinds it light
فَلَم يَبقَ إِلّا نَهضَةٌ يَستَخِفُّها
تَحَرّيهِhis diligence إِذwhereas عاقَheld back الزَهيدَthe niggard تَثاقُلُهhis sluggishness
تَحَرّيهِ إِذ عاقَ الزَهيدَ تَثاقُلُه
Nothing remains but a step deemed light by
his diligence, while the niggard's own sluggishness has held him back.
وَكَمand how many غِرَّةٍan opportunity لِلمَجدِfor glory بادَرَhe hastened to forestall فَوتَهاits passing
وَكَم غِرَّةٍ لِلمَجدِ بادَرَ فَوتَها
وَعائِرِand a stray حَمدٍof praise أَعلَقَتهُhave ensnared it حَبائِلُهhis snares
وَعائِرِ حَمدٍ أَعلَقَتهُ حَبائِلُه
How many an opening for glory he seized before it passed,
and how much wandering praise his snares have caught!
وَإِنَّand indeed اِرتِقابيmy awaiting ضَيعَتيmy estate مِنfrom جَنابِهِhis patronage
وَإِنَّ اِرتِقابي ضَيعَتي مِن جَنابِهِ
كَماjust as اِرتَقَبَawaited الساريthe night-traveler الصَباحَthe dawn يُقابِلُهto meet him
كَما اِرتَقَبَ الساري الصَباحَ يُقابِلُه
And my awaiting my estate from his bounty
is like a night-traveler waiting for dawn to meet him.
Translation model: Sol 6.1