لَمdid not يَبقَremain بَعدَكُمُafter you دُموعُtears
لَم يَبقَ بَعدَكُمُ دُموعُ
فَتُضِيعُso they betray سِرّاًa secret أَوor تُذيعُthey disclose
فَتُضِيعُ سِرّاً أَو تُذيعُ
No tears remain after you,
to betray a secret or disclose it.
أَمّاas for السَقامُthe sickness فَإِنَّهُthen indeed it
أَمّا السَقامُ فَإِنَّهُ
باقٍenduring وَماand no بَقِيَتremained ضُلوعُribs
باقٍ وَما بَقِيَت ضُلوعُ
As for sickness, it
endures, though no ribs remain.
وَلَقَدand indeed مَرَرتُI passed عَلىby الرُبوthe dwellings (continued)
وَلَقَد مَرَرتُ عَلى الرُبو
عِ(completes 'dwellings') وَقَدand already تَجَلَّلَهاshrouded them الخُشوعُhumility
عِ وَقَد تَجَلَّلَها الخُشوعُ
Indeed, I passed by the dwellings,
and humility had shrouded them.
فَكَأَنَّماso it is as though بَينَamong الرُبوthe dwellings (continued)
فَكَأَنَّما بَينَ الرُبو
عِ(completes 'dwellings') جُسومُbodies قَتلاكُمyour slain رُبوعُdwellings
عِ جُسومُ قَتلاكُم رُبوعُ
As though, among those dwellings,
the bodies of your slain were dwellings.
خَضَعَتbowed رِقابُnecks العاشِقيthe lovers (continued)
خَضَعَت رِقابُ العاشِقي
نَ(completes 'lovers') وَحِليَةُand the adornment الحُبِّof love الخُضوعُsubmission
نَ وَحِليَةُ الحُبِّ الخُضوعُ
The lovers' necks bowed,
and love's adornment is submission.
ياO راحِلينَdeparting ones تُرىI wonder لَكُمfor you
يا راحِلينَ تُرى لَكُم
أَوor لِلهُجوعِfor slumber لَناfor us رُجوعُa return
أَو لِلهُجوعِ لَنا رُجوعُ
O departing ones, will you, I wonder,
or slumber, return to us?
وَأَنّاand I الضَريعُthe feeble one الصَبرِin patience حيwhen (continued)
وَأَنّا الضَريعُ الصَبرِ حي
نَ(completes 'when') أَقَلَّكُمcarried you away سَيرٌtravel سَريعُswift
نَ أَقَلَّكُم سَيرٌ سَريعُ
And I was weak in patience when
swift travel carried you away.
لَوif كانَwere دَمعيmy tears مُنجِعاًeffective
لَو كانَ دَمعي مُنجِعاً
لَجَرىwould flow مَعَwith الدَمعِthe tears النَجيعُblood
لَجَرى مَعَ الدَمعِ النَجيعُ
If my tears were of any avail,
blood would flow along with the tears.
بِنتُمyou departed نُجوماًas stars ماno لَهاfor them
بِنتُم نُجوماً ما لَها
إِلّاexcept بِأَسراريin my secrets طُلوعُa rising
إِلّا بِأَسراري طُلوعُ
You departed as stars with no
rising except within my secrets.
تَرجوyou hope الرُجوعَreturn لِقُربِهاbecause of their nearness
تَرجو الرُجوعَ لِقُربِها
وَالنَجمُand the star شيمَتُهُits nature الرُجوعُreturn
وَالنَجمُ شيمَتُهُ الرُجوعُ
You hope for their return, since they are near,
and a star's nature is to return.
ليfor me حاجَةٌa need تُقضىis fulfilled إِذاif
لي حاجَةٌ تُقضى إِذا
ما(emphasis) كانَis قَلبُكَyour heart ليfor me شَفيعُan intercessor
ما كانَ قَلبُكَ لي شَفيعُ
I have a need that will be met if
your heart intercedes for me.
وَيَلومُنيand blames me مَنone who لَيسَthere is not بَيbetween (continued)
وَيَلومُني مَن لَيسَ بَي
نَ(completes 'between') ضُلوعِهِhis ribs قَلبٌa heart صَديعُshattered
نَ ضُلوعِهِ قَلبٌ صَديعُ
And one blames me who lacks, between
his ribs, a shattered heart.
أَقسَمتُI swore ماnot أَنتَyou النَصيthe sincere adviser (continued)
أَقسَمتُ ما أَنتَ النَصي
حُ(completes 'adviser') وَلاnor أَناI أَيضاًeither سَميعُa listener
حُ وَلا أَنا أَيضاً سَميعُ
I swore: you are no sincere adviser,
nor am I a listener, either.
كَلَّفتنيyou burdened me ماwhat لاnot أُطيI can bear (continued)
كَلَّفتني ما لا أُطي
قُ(completes 'I can bear') وَقُلتَand you said ليto me ماwhat لاnot أُطيعُI obey
قُ وَقُلتَ لي ما لا أُطيعُ
You burdened me with what I cannot
bear, and told me what I will not obey.
وَبِمُهجَتيand with my heart's blood ياO عاذِليmy reproacher
وَبِمُهجَتي يا عاذِلي
أَشريI buy الحَبيبَthe beloved وَلاand do not أَبيعُI sell
أَشري الحَبيبَ وَلا أَبيعُ
And with my heart's blood, O my reproacher,
I buy the beloved, and do not sell.
حاكَwove النَصيحُthe sincere adviser فَلَمbut did not يَرُقbe pleasing
حاكَ النَصيحُ فَلَم يَرُق
فيin فِكرَتيmy mind القَولَthe speech النَصيعُlucid
في فِكرَتي القَولَ النَصيعُ
The adviser wove, yet failed to please
my mind with his lucid words.
أَهلاًwelcome بِدَولَةِto the reign of مالِكٍMalik
أَهلاً بِدَولَةِ مالِكٍ
بَكَرَتcame early لَناto us هِيَit وَالرَبيعُand spring
بَكَرَت لَنا هِيَ وَالرَبيعُ
Welcome to Malik's reign,
it and spring came early to us.
الحِصنُthe fortress فيon يَومِthe day of الوَغىbattle
الحِصنُ في يَومِ الوَغى
مِنfrom تَحتِهِbeneath him الحِصنُthe fortress المَنيعُimpregnable
مِن تَحتِهِ الحِصنُ المَنيعُ
He is the fortress on the day of battle;
beneath him is the impregnable fortress.
يُنشيhe creates سَماa sky of نَقعٍbattle-dust وَواand the downpour (continued)
يُنشي سَما نَقعٍ وَوا
بِلُ(completes 'downpour') مُزنِهاof its clouds السُمُّpoison النَقيعُpotent
بِلُ مُزنِها السُمُّ النَقيعُ
He raises a sky of battle-dust, and the downpour
from its clouds is potent poison.
ووَقائِعٍand battles رَجَفَتquaked عَلىabove
ووَقائِعٍ رَجَفَت عَلى
أَعدائِهِhis enemies فَلَهاso theirs is الوُقوعُthe falling
أَعدائِهِ فَلَها الوُقوعُ
And battles quaked above
his enemies, then fell upon them.
إِنif صَلَّتِpray البيضُthe gleaming swords الرِقاslender (continued)
إِن صَلَّتِ البيضُ الرِقا
قُ(completes 'slender') فَلِلرِماحُthen for the spears بِهاwith them رُكوعُbowing
قُ فَلِلرِماحُ بِها رُكوعُ
If the gleaming, slender swords pray,
then the spears bow with them.
وَكَأَنّand as though غُرَّةَthe radiance وَجهِهِof his face
وَكَأَنّ غُرَّةَ وَجهِهِ
فيin لَيلِهاits night فَجرٌa dawn صَديعُbreaking forth
في لَيلِها فَجرٌ صَديعُ
And the radiance of his face is like
a dawn breaking forth within its night.