غَنتكَshe sang to you أَغماتيةof Aghmat الأَلحانthe melodies
غَنتكَ أَغماتية الأَلحان
ثقَلَتweighed heavily عَلىupon الأَرواحِthe souls وَالأَبدانِand the bodies
ثقَلَت عَلى الأَرواحِ وَالأَبدانِ
An Aghmati woman sang melodies to you;
A songstress of Aghmat sang you melodies
they weighed heavily upon souls and bodies.
That weighed heavily upon souls and bodies.
قَدindeed كانَwas كالثُعبانlike a serpent رُمحُكَyour spear فيin الوَغىbattle
قَد كانَ كالثُعبان رُمحُكَ في الوَغى
فَغَداthen it became عَلَيكَupon you القَيدُthe fetter كالثُعبانِlike a serpent
فَغَدا عَلَيكَ القَيدُ كالثُعبانِ
Your spear in battle had been like a serpent;
Your spear had been like a serpent in battle;
then the chain upon you became like a serpent—
Then the fetter upon you became like a serpent,
مُتَمَدّداًstretching out يَحميكَkeeps you from كُلّevery تعدّدٍmultiplicity (unclear in context)
مُتَمَدّداً يَحميكَ كُلّ تعدّدٍ
مُتَعَطِّفاًcurling around لاnot رَحمَةًout of mercy لِلعانيfor the captive
مُتَعَطِّفاً لا رَحمَةً لِلعاني
the first outstretched, guarding you against every assault;
Outstretched, keeping you from all 'multiplicity',
the second curving round, with no mercy for the captive.
Curling around—not out of mercy for the captive.
قَلبيmy heart إِلىto الرَحمانِthe Most Merciful يَشكوcomplains of بَثَّهُits anguish
قَلبي إِلى الرَحمانِ يَشكو بَثَّهُ
ماnot خابَwas disappointed مَنwhoever يَشكوcomplains إِلىto الرَحمانِthe Most Merciful
ما خابَ مَن يَشكو إِلى الرَحمانِ
My heart complains of its anguish to the All-Merciful;
My heart complains of its anguish to the Most Merciful.
none who complains to the All-Merciful is disappointed.
No one who complains to the Most Merciful is disappointed.
ياO سائِلاًone who asks عَنabout شأنهِhis condition وَمَكانهِand his whereabouts
يا سائِلاً عَن شأنهِ وَمَكانهِ
ماhow كانَwas أَغنىfree of need شأنَهُhis condition عَنof شانيmy condition
ما كانَ أَغنى شأنَهُ عَن شاني
O you who ask about his state and his place,
O you who ask about his condition and his whereabouts,
how far his former state was from this state of mine!
How little his condition had need of mine!
هاتيكَthat over there قَينَتهُhis singing girl وَذَلِكَand that قصرُهُhis palace
هاتيكَ قَينَتهُ وَذَلِكَ قصرُهُ
مِنfrom بَعدafter أَيّwhat مَقاصرٍprivate chambers وَقيّانِand singing girls
مِن بَعد أَيّ مَقاصرٍ وَقيّانِ
Yonder is his singing-girl, and yonder his palace—
That is his singing girl, and that his palace,
after what palace chambers, what singing-girls!
After such private chambers and singing girls!
مِنfrom بعدِafter كُلِّevery عَزيزةٍcherished روميَّةٍRoman
مِن بعدِ كُلِّ عَزيزةٍ روميَّةٍ
تَحكيimitates الحَمائِمthe doves فيat ذرىthe tops of الأَغصانِthe branches
تَحكي الحَمائِم في ذرى الأَغصانِ
after every cherished Roman woman
After every cherished Roman woman
who imitated the doves high among the branches.
Who imitated the doves at the tips of branches.
