إجرset flowing النسيمthe breeze إلىtoward السمائمthe scorching winds
إجر النسيم إلى السمائم
وانفثand breathe out رقاكyour spells علىover التمائمthe amulets
وانفث رقاك على التمائم
Send the breeze toward the scorching winds,
The breeze blows to the thin clouds,
and breathe your spells over the amulets.
And scatters your mist on the talismans,
وأشرand beckon إلىtoward أخواتthe sisters of كفhand
وأشر إلى أخوات كف
كyour تسقناmay give us drink وهيand they are الغمائمthe clouds
ك تسقنا وهي الغمائم
And beckon to the sisters of your hand
Pointing to the sisters of your palm,
to give us drink—they are the clouds.
Who give us water while they are clouds.
قلsay للرياحto the winds وللحياand to the rain
قل للرياح وللحيا
سوقاdrive, both of you إلىtoward تلكthose المشايمthe wombs
سوقا إلى تلك المشايم
Tell the winds and the rain:
Tell the winds and life,
Drive, both of you, toward those wombs.
Take me to those dwellings,
ولخافقاتand to the fluttering wings of نوائبcalamities
ولخافقات نوائب
تهديbring الحمامdeath إلىto الحمائمthe doves
تهدي الحمام إلى الحمائم
And to the fluttering wings of calamities
And to the beating misfortunes,
that bring death to the doves:
That guide the dove to the dovecotes.
حوميcircle مسالمةpeaceably فقدfor indeed
حومي مسالمة فقد
صديتhave grown thirsty إلىfor الوردthe water الحوائمthe circling birds
صديت إلى الورد الحوائم
Circle peaceably, for
Circle around me peacefully, for I have
the circling birds have grown thirsty for water.
Come to the roses, the shelters.
مولايmy lord دعوةa plea مقعدa crippled man
مولاي دعوة مقعد
والدهرand Time بينbetween يديكyour two hands قائمstanding
والدهر بين يديك قائم
My lord, this is a crippled man's plea,
My Master, my sitting prayer
while Time stands before you.
And fate is standing before You.
ليfor me حاجتانtwo needs عظيمتاgreat (dual stem)
لي حاجتان عظيمتا
نdual ending وأنتand you أهلqualified للعظائمfor great undertakings
ن وأنت أهل للعظائم
I have two great needs,
I have two great needs,
and you are fit for great undertakings.
And You are worthy of greatness.
قلبيmy heart وهميand my worry منهماof them both
قلبي وهمي منهما
فارحمهماso have mercy on them both دامbleeding ودائمand unceasing
فارحمهما دام ودائم
My heart and my worry—of the two,
My heart and my worries are among them
have mercy on both: one bleeds, the other persists.
So have mercy on them as long as they last.
جردunsheathe لرفعto remove شكايتيmy grievance
جرد لرفع شكايتي
عزماًa resolve يعضbites علىon الشكائمthe bridle-bits
عزماً يعض على الشكائم
Unsheathe, to redress my grievance,
I am determined to raise my complaint,
a resolve that bites upon the bridle-bits,
With determination that bites the brambles,
وعزيمةand a determination خطراتهاits stirrings
وعزيمة خطراتها
تطويfold away الطوىhunger عنfrom ضيفthe guest of حاتمHatim
تطوي الطوى عن ضيف حاتم
and a determination whose stirrings
And a willpower whose dangers
fold hunger away from Hatim's guest.
Fold over the guest of Hatem's generosity.
غرسthe plant of الرجاءhope إلىuntil متىwhen
غرس الرجاء إلى متى
يبديreveals الثمارthe fruits منfrom الكمائمthe fruit-sheaths
يبدي الثمار من الكمائم
Hope's plant—how long before
How long will the tree of hope
it reveals its fruit from the sheaths?
Produce fruits from the palms?