أَكثَرتَyou have overdone فيin لَومِblaming المُحِبِّthe lover فَأَقلِلِso lessen it
أَكثَرتَ في لَومِ المُحِبِّ فَأَقلِلِ
وَأَمَرتَand you urged بِالصَبرِto practice patience الجَميلِgracious فَأَجمِلِso be gracious
وَأَمَرتَ بِالصَبرِ الجَميلِ فَأَجمِلِ
You have overdone your blame of the lover; lessen it.
You have urged gracious patience; be gracious yourself.
لَمnot يَكفِهِsufficed him نَأيُthe separation الأَحِبَّةِthe loved ones بِاللِوىat al-Liwa
لَم يَكفِهِ نَأيُ الأَحِبَّةِ بِاللِوى
حَتّىuntil ثَنَيتَyou added عَلَيهِupon him لَومَthe blame العُذَّلِthe censurers
حَتّى ثَنَيتَ عَلَيهِ لَومَ العُذَّلِ
As though the loved ones' departure at al-Liwa were not enough,
you added to his burden the censurers' blame.
قَسَمَhe divided الصَبابَةَhis passion فِرقَتَينِtwo portions فَشَوقُهُso his longing
قَسَمَ الصَبابَةَ فِرقَتَينِ فَشَوقُهُ
لِلظاعِنينَfor the departing ones وَدَمعُهُand his tears لِلمَنزِلِfor the encampment
لِلظاعِنينَ وَدَمعُهُ لِلمَنزِلِ
He divided his passion in two: his longing
is for those departing, and his tears for the encampment.
مُتَقَسِّمُtorn apart الأَحشاءِthe entrails يَنشُدُhe seeks أَرنُعاًabodes (likely intended: أَرْبُعًا)
مُتَقَسِّمُ الأَحشاءِ يَنشُدُ أَرنُعاً
مُتَقَسِّماتٍscattered بِالصِباby the east wind وَالشَمأَلِand the north wind
مُتَقَسِّماتٍ بِالصِبا وَالشَمأَلِ
His heart torn apart, he seeks abodes
scattered by the east wind and the north.
حَطَّتdescended عَلىupon تِلكَthose الأَجارِعِsandy stretches وَالرُبىand hills
حَطَّت عَلى تِلكَ الأَجارِعِ وَالرُبى
مِنهُنَّamong them أَعباءُthe burdens الغَمامِof clouds المُثقَلِladen
مِنهُنَّ أَعباءُ الغَمامِ المُثقَلِ
Upon those sandy stretches and hills came down
the burdens of laden clouds in their midst.
وَسَرىand traveled by night الرَبيعُspring لَهاto them يُنَمنِمُfinely embroidering وَشيَهاtheir brocade
وَسَرى الرَبيعُ لَها يُنَمنِمُ وَشيَها
ضَربَينِtwo kinds بَينَbetween مُعَمَّدٍstriped وَمُهَلَّلِand crescent-patterned
ضَربَينِ بَينَ مُعَمَّدٍ وَمُهَلَّلِ
And spring came to them by night, finely embroidering their brocade
in two designs: stripes and crescents.
وَلَرُبَّand many a جيدٍneck واضِحٍfair زُرناwe visited بِهاin them
وَلَرُبَّ جيدٍ واضِحٍ زُرنا بِها
وَمُقَبَّلٍand a mouth to kiss عَذبٍsweet وَطَرفٍand an eye أَكحَلِkohl-dark
وَمُقَبَّلٍ عَذبٍ وَطَرفٍ أَكحَلِ
How many a fair neck we visited there,
and a sweet mouth to kiss, and a kohl-dark eye,
مِنof كُلِّevery مائِلَةِinclining الجُفونِthe eyelids إِلىtoward الكَرىsleep
مِن كُلِّ مائِلَةِ الجُفونِ إِلى الكَرى
مِنfrom طولِthe length of لَيلِthe night of الساهِرِthe wakeful one المُتَمَلمِلِthe restless one
مِن طولِ لَيلِ الساهِرِ المُتَمَلمِلِ
of women, each with eyelids drooping toward sleep,
from the long night of the restless, wakeful lover.
لَوif شِئتِyou wished زِدتِyou would increase الكاشِحينَthe spiteful foes مِنَof الجَوىanguish
لَو شِئتِ زِدتِ الكاشِحينَ مِنَ الجَوى
وَوَصَلتِand you would join خُلَّةِthe bond of affection وامِقٍa devoted lover لَمnot توصَلِwas joined
وَوَصَلتِ خُلَّةِ وامِقٍ لَم توصَلِ
If you wished, you could deepen the spiteful foes' anguish
and return a devoted lover's love, as yet unreturned.
أَهلاًwelcome وَسَهلاًand welcome بِالأَميرِto the prince مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
أَهلاً وَسَهلاً بِالأَميرِ مُحَمَّدٍ
بِالمُقبِلِto the arriving one الموفيbringing in بِدَهرٍwith an age مُقبِلِfortunate
بِالمُقبِلِ الموفي بِدَهرٍ مُقبِلِ
Welcome, welcome to Prince Muhammad,
the arriving one, bringing an age of good fortune.
أَهلاًwelcome وَسَهلاًand welcome بِاِبنِto the son of صالِحِSalih الَّذيwho
أَهلاً وَسَهلاً بِاِبنِ صالِحِ الَّذي
بَذَّsurpassed المُلوكَkings بِرَأفَةٍin compassion وَتَفَضُّلِand generosity
بَذَّ المُلوكَ بِرَأفَةٍ وَتَفَضُّلِ
Welcome, welcome to the son of Salih, who
surpassed kings in compassion and generosity;
بِالهاشِمِيِّto the Hashimite الصالِحِيِّof Salih's line المُكتَسيclothed
بِالهاشِمِيِّ الصالِحِيِّ المُكتَسي
مِنin فَضلِthe honor of آصِرَةِkinship with النَبِيِّthe Prophet المُرسَلِsent as a messenger
مِن فَضلِ آصِرَةِ النَبِيِّ المُرسَلِ
to the Hashimite of Salih's line, clothed
in the honor of kinship with the Prophet, the Messenger.
جاءَcame البَريدُthe courier يَهُزُّstirring مِنهُin him سَماهَةًgenerosity (likely intended: سَماحَةً)
جاءَ البَريدُ يَهُزُّ مِنهُ سَماهَةً
قُرَشِيَّةًQurayshi مِثلَlike الغَمامِclouds المُسبِلِpouring rain
قُرَشِيَّةً مِثلَ الغَمامِ المُسبِلِ
The courier came, stirring in him a generosity
of Quraysh, like a cloud pouring rain.
بَحرٌan ocean لِكَفِّfor the hand of المُستَميحِthe favor-seeker المُجتَديthe gift-seeker
بَحرٌ لِكَفِّ المُستَميحِ المُجتَدي
بَدرٌa full moon لِعَينِfor the eye of الناظِرِthe beholder المُتَأَمِّلِthe contemplative one
بَدرٌ لِعَينِ الناظِرِ المُتَأَمِّلِ
An ocean for the hand of the petitioner seeking gifts,
a full moon for the eye of the thoughtful beholder.
لَوif أَنَّthat كَفَّكَyour hand لَمnot تَجُدgave generously لِمُؤَمِّلِto one who hopes
لَو أَنَّ كَفَّكَ لَم تَجُد لِمُؤَمِّلِ
لَكَفاهُwould surely suffice him عاجِلُthe immediate appearance of وَجهِكَyour face المُتَهَلِّلِbeaming
لَكَفاهُ عاجِلُ وَجهِكَ المُتَهَلِّلِ
If your hand gave nothing to one who hoped,
the first sight of your beaming face would suffice him.
وَلَوَand if اَنَّthat مَجدَكَyour glory لَمnot يَكُنwere مُتَقادِماًancient
وَلَوَ اَنَّ مَجدَكَ لَم يَكُن مُتَقادِماً
أَغناكَwould suffice you آخِرُthe latest سُؤدَدٍeminence عَنwithout needing أَوَّلِthe earliest
أَغناكَ آخِرُ سُؤدَدٍ عَن أَوَّلِ
And if your glory were not ancient,
your latest eminence would suffice you without the old.
رَغَّبتَyou encouraged قَوماًa people فيtoward السَماحِgenerosity وَأَينَand where هُمthey
رَغَّبتَ قَوماً في السَماحِ وَأَينَ هُم
إِنif ساجَلوكَthey vied with you مِنَfrom السِماكِal-Simak الأَعزَلِthe Unarmed
إِن ساجَلوكَ مِنَ السِماكِ الأَعزَلِ
You inspired a people to generosity; yet how far are they,
if they vie with you, from al-Simak al-A'zal!
ساموكَthey rivaled you مِنout of حَسَدٍenvy فَأَفضَلُso the best (likely: so bestowed favors) مِنهُمُamong them
ساموكَ مِن حَسَدٍ فَأَفضَلُ مِنهُمُ
غَيرُone not الجَوادِgenerous وَجادَand gave generously غَيرُone not المُفضِلِa benefactor
غَيرُ الجَوادِ وَجادَ غَيرُ المُفضِلِ
They vied with you out of envy; so among them favors were bestowed
by the ungenerous, and the uncharitable gave.
فَبَذَلتَso you bestowed فيناamong us ماwhat بَذَلتَyou bestowed سَماحَةًout of generosity
فَبَذَلتَ فينا ما بَذَلتَ سَماحَةً
وَتَكَرُّماًand out of magnanimity وَبَذَلتَand you bestowed ماwhat لَمnot يُبذَلِhad been bestowed
وَتَكَرُّماً وَبَذَلتَ ما لَم يُبذَلِ
You lavished upon us what you lavished, out of generosity
and magnanimity, giving what none had given.
وَتَنَفَّسَتand drew breath بِكَthrough you فيamong المَكارِمِnoble deeds هِمَّةٌhigh aspiration
وَتَنَفَّسَت بِكَ في المَكارِمِ هِمَّةٌ
نَزَلَتsettled مِنَof العَلياءِglory أَرفَعَthe loftiest مَنزِلِabode
نَزَلَت مِنَ العَلياءِ أَرفَعَ مَنزِلِ
And through you, high aspiration breathed among noble deeds,
settling in glory's loftiest abode.
أَدرَكتَyou attained ماwhat فاتَeluded الكُهولَmature men مِنَof الحِجىwisdom
أَدرَكتَ ما فاتَ الكُهولَ مِنَ الحِجى
فيin عُنفُوانِthe first vigor of شَبابِكَyour youth المُستَقبِلِunfolding
في عُنفُوانِ شَبابِكَ المُستَقبِلِ
You attained the wisdom that eluded mature men,
in the first vigor of your unfolding youth.
فَإِذاso when أَمَرتَyou command فَماthen not يُقالُis said لَكَto you اِتَّئِدtake your time
فَإِذا أَمَرتَ فَما يُقالُ لَكَ اِتَّئِد
وَإِذاand when قَضَيتَyou judge فَماthen not يُقالُis said لَكَto you إِعدِلِbe just
وَإِذا قَضَيتَ فَما يُقالُ لَكَ إِعدِلِ
When you command, no one tells you, 'Take your time';
and when you judge, no one tells you, 'Be just.'
جُزتَyou crossed الفُراتَthe Euphrates إِلىto الشَآمِal-Sham بِراحَةٍwith a palm
جُزتَ الفُراتَ إِلى الشَآمِ بِراحَةٍ
أَربَتsurpassed عَلىbeyond مَدِّthe flood of الفُراتِthe Euphrates المُعجِلِrushing
أَربَت عَلى مَدِّ الفُراتِ المُعجِلِ
You crossed the Euphrates into al-Sham with a palm
that surpassed the Euphrates' rushing flood.
وَغَدَوتَand you went forth فيin فَلَقِthe breaking of الصَباحِmorning بِغُرَّةٍwith a radiant brow
وَغَدَوتَ في فَلَقِ الصَباحِ بِغُرَّةٍ
زادَتexceeded عَلىbeyond دَوءِthe light of (likely intended: ضَوْءِ) الصَباحِmorning المُنجَليbrightening
زادَت عَلى دَوءِ الصَباحِ المُنجَلي
You went forth at daybreak with a radiant brow
outshining the light of the brightening morning.
اللَهُGod أَعطاناgave us المُنىour wishes فَقَدِمتَso you arrived أَسstart of 'most fortunate' (split word)
اللَهُ أَعطانا المُنى فَقَدِمتَ أَس
عَدَend of 'most fortunate' (split word) مَقدِمٍarrival وَدَخَلتَand you entered أَيمَنَthe most auspicious مَدخَلِentrance
عَدَ مَقدِمٍ وَدَخَلتَ أَيمَنَ مَدخَلِ
God granted us our wishes; you came with the most
fortunate of arrivals, and entered by the most auspicious entrance.
فَالمَنَّso the favor فيكَin you وَفيand in مَجيئِكَyour arrival سالِماًsafe and sound
فَالمَنَّ فيكَ وَفي مَجيئِكَ سالِماً
لِلَّهِto God ثُمَّthen القائِمِthe reigning ruler المُتَوَكِّلِal-Mutawakkil
لِلَّهِ ثُمَّ القائِمِ المُتَوَكِّلِ
So the blessing of your presence and your safe arrival
is owed to God, then to the ruler al-Mutawakkil.
Translation model: Sol 6.1