حالَstood in the way حُبُّlove for الذَلفاءِal-Dhalfa' دونَbetween me and الرُقادِsleep
حالَ حُبُّ الذَلفاءِ دونَ الرُقادِ
وَاِرثِياand show pity, you two صاحِبَيَّmy two companions ليfor me مِنbecause of سُهادِsleeplessness
وَاِرثِيا صاحِبَيَّ لي مِن سُهادِ
Love for al-Dhalfa' has barred me from sleep.
And pity me, my two companions, for my sleeplessness.
وَاِترُكاand leave, you two ليfor me مِنsome of أَمرِهِits affair كُلَّeach يَومٍday
وَاِترُكا لي مِن أَمرِهِ كُلَّ يَومٍ
بِاِقتِصادٍin moderation لَيسَis not الهَوىpassion بِاِقتِصادِin moderation
بِاِقتِصادٍ لَيسَ الهَوى بِاِقتِصادِ
And allow me some of it each day,
In moderation—yet passion knows no moderation.
نَصبَbefore عَينيmy eyes سُعادُSu'ad فَاِستَبقِيانيso spare me, you two
نَصبَ عَيني سُعادُ فَاِستَبقِياني
لَيسَis not قَلبيmy heart بِمُقصِرٍholding back عَنfrom سُعادِSu'ad
لَيسَ قَلبي بِمُقصِرٍ عَن سُعادِ
Su'ad is before my eyes; so spare me, you two.
My heart will not turn away from Su'ad.
وَجهُهاher face الوَجهُthe face لاnot تُطاعانِyou two are obeyed فيهِconcerning it
وَجهُها الوَجهُ لا تُطاعانِ فيهِ
فَاِنزِلاso settle, you two البُعدَfar away أَوor أَريداdesire, you two مُراديwhat I desire
فَاِنزِلا البُعدَ أَو أَريدا مُرادي
Hers is the face; I will not heed you two about it.
So keep your distance, or desire what I desire.
وَلَقَدand indeed قُلتُI said يَومَthe day قالواthey said تَشَكَّتshe complained
وَلَقَد قُلتُ يَومَ قالوا تَشَكَّت
بِصُداعٍof a headache مِنfrom صالِبِfierce الأَورادِrecurring fever bouts
بِصُداعٍ مِن صالِبِ الأَورادِ
And I said, indeed, the day they said she complained
Of a headache from fever's fierce recurring bouts:
لَيتَif only داءَthe ailment of الصُداعِheadache أَمسىhad settled بِرَأسيin my head
لَيتَ داءَ الصُداعِ أَمسى بِرَأسي
ثُمَّthen كانَتwere سُعادُSu'ad مِنamong عُوّاديmy sickbed visitors
ثُمَّ كانَت سُعادُ مِن عُوّادي
Would that the headache's pain were in my head,
And Su'ad were then among my sickbed visitors.
ذاكَthat إِذwhen أَهلُهاher people دِناءٌnearby وَعَهديand my recollection
ذاكَ إِذ أَهلُها دِناءٌ وَعَهدي
بِالجَزعِat al-Jaz' (the valley bend) وَالأَجمادِand al-Ajmad (the stony heights)
بِالجَزعِ وَالأَجمادِ
That was when her people were near, and my memories were
Of al-Jaz' and al-Ajmad.
لاnot تُحِبُّshe loves الفِراقَparting حَتّىuntil غَداcame at dawn البَيthe separation (start)
لا تُحِبُّ الفِراقَ حَتّى غَدا البَي
نُseparation (end) وَأَقوَتand lay deserted دِيارُناour dwellings بِالنِجادِon the uplands
نُ وَأَقوَت دِيارُنا بِالنِجادِ
She did not love parting, until separation dawned,
And our dwellings on the uplands stood deserted.
فَاِبكِso weep مِنfor دارِسٍan effaced site وَمِنand for نَسَفاتِscattered remnants الthe
فَاِبكِ مِن دارِسٍ وَمِن نَسَفاتِ ال
حَيِّencampment كَالجونِlike dark shapes عُلِّقَتwere suspended فيin الرَمادِthe ashes
حَيِّ كَالجونِ عُلِّقَت في الرَمادِ
So weep for an effaced site and the scattered remnants of the
Camp, like dark shapes suspended amid ashes.
وَمَصامُand the standing place of الجِيادِfine horses يَمشيwalks بِهاin it الرَأthe head (start)
وَمَصامُ الجِيادِ يَمشي بِها الرَأ
سُhead (end) الرَأسُthe head غُدُوّاًat dawn كَالعائِدِlike a visitor الحَمّادِoften praising
سُ الرَأسُ غُدُوّاً كَالعائِدِ الحَمّادِ
And where fine steeds once stood, heads pass
One by one at dawn, like a visitor full of praise.
أَصبَحَتit has become مِنof 'Ubayd عُبَيدَdesolate قَفراًand indeed وَقَدflourished (start) تَغَline_22_missing_placeholder
أَصبَحَت مِن عُبَيدَ قَفراً وَقَد تَغَ
نىflourished (end) زَماناًfor a time بِلادُهاher lands مِنamong بِلاديmy lands
نى زَماناً بِلادُها مِن بِلادي
It has become deserted of 'Ubayd, though once
Her lands flourished for a time among my own.
ثُمَّتَthen اِزدَدتُI grew بَعدَهاafter her مِنin سُلُوٍّconsolation
ثُمَّتَ اِزدَدتُ بَعدَها مِن سُلُوٍّ
بَلrather أَرانيI see myself مِنin حُبِّهاlove for her فيin اِزدِيادِincrease
بَل أَراني مِن حُبِّها في اِزدِيادِ
Then I grew more consoled after her departure—
No, I find my love for her ever increasing.
لَيتَif only شِعريmy knowing عَنabout ذَلِكَthat الشَخصِperson إِذwhen شَطwent far (start)
لَيتَ شِعري عَن ذَلِكَ الشَخصِ إِذ شَط
طَتwent far (end) بِهِwith him نِيَّةٌa journey's destination إِلىto أَجيادِAjyad
طَت بِهِ نِيَّةٌ إِلى أَجيادِ
I wish I knew of that person, when he was borne far
Away on a journey to Ajyad.
هَلdid? دَعاcall for شَوقُهُhis longing الوِسادَthe pillow فَإِنّيfor I
هَل دَعا شَوقُهُ الوِسادَ فَإِنّي
لَمnot أَنَلI attained بَعدَهُafter him اِشتِياقَlonging for وِسادِa pillow
لَم أَنَل بَعدَهُ اِشتِياقَ وِسادِ
Has his longing called for the pillow? For I
Have felt no desire for a pillow since he left.
أُنكِرُI find unfamiliar النَفسَthe self وَالفُؤادَand the heart وَلاand not أَعI recognize (start)
أُنكِرُ النَفسَ وَالفُؤادَ وَلا أَع
رِفُrecognize (end) مَأتىthe path of غِوايَةٍerror مِنfrom رَشادِright guidance
رِفُ مَأتى غِوايَةٍ مِن رَشادِ
I find my soul and heart strange, and cannot
Tell the path of error from right guidance.
وَكَأَنّيand as though I بُدِّلتُwere given in exchange بِالنَفسِfor the soul نَفساًanother soul
وَكَأَنّي بُدِّلتُ بِالنَفسِ نَفساً
وَكَأَنَّand as though الفُؤادَthe heart غَيرُother than الفُؤادِthe heart
وَكَأَنَّ الفُؤادَ غَيرُ الفُؤادِ
And it is as though my soul were exchanged for another,
And as though my heart were no longer my heart.
لاdo not تَلوماblame, you two لاقَيتُماmay you both encounter مِثلَthe like of ماwhat لاhe encountered (start)
لا تَلوما لاقَيتُما مِثلَ ما لا
قىencountered (end) بِبَينِthrough separation المُحِبِّthe lover إِذwhen قيلَit was said غادِleave at dawn
قى بِبَينِ المُحِبِّ إِذ قيلَ غادِ
Do not blame me; may you both suffer what
The lover suffered at parting, when told, 'Leave at dawn!'
راعَهُawed him مِنin سُعادَSu'ad إِذwhen وَدَّعَتهُshe bade him farewell
راعَهُ مِن سُعادَ إِذ وَدَّعَتهُ
فيamong ثَلاثٍthree مِنof مُلكِهاher possessions أَغيادِwillowy maidens
في ثَلاثٍ مِن مُلكِها أَغيادِ
What awed him in Su'ad, as she bade him farewell,
Among three willowy maidens she owned,
وَجهُa face of شَمسٍa sun بَداappeared بَعَينَيwith the two eyes of غَزالٍa gazelle
وَجهُ شَمسٍ بَدا بَعَينَي غَزالٍ
فيon عَسيبٍa palm-stalk مُقَوَّمٍstraight مَيّادِswaying
في عَسيبٍ مُقَوَّمٍ مَيّادِ
Was a sun's face, appearing with a gazelle's eyes,
On a straight and swaying palm-stalk.
يَأخُذُfills المِرطَthe mantle وَالمُؤَصَّدَand the tunic ذاpossessing العَرthe breadth (start)
يَأخُذُ المِرطَ وَالمُؤَصَّدَ ذا العَر
ضِbreadth (end) وَثَوباًand a robe رَجراجَةَrippling الأَبرادِthe garments
ضِ وَثَوباً رَجراجَةَ الأَبرادِ
Her figure fills the mantle and the broad tunic,
And a robe, her garments rippling.
بِأَبيmy father as ransom تِلكُمُthat woman وَأُمّيand my mother وَنفسيand my life
بِأَبي تِلكُمُ وَأُمّي وَنفسي
فيin التَدانيnearness إِذاwhen دَنَتshe draws near وَالبِعادِand distance
في التَداني إِذا دَنَت وَالبِعادِ
My father, my mother, and my life be that woman's ransom,
In nearness, when she draws close, and in distance.
وَمُوارٍand one cloaking himself بِالدينِin religion لاnot يَذكُرُhe remembers الديthe religion (start)
وَمُوارٍ بِالدينِ لا يَذكُرُ الدي
نَreligion (end) إِذاwhen ماever خَلاhe is alone مِنَaway from الأَرصادِwatchers
نَ إِذا ما خَلا مِنَ الأَرصادِ
And one who cloaks himself in religion, yet forgets religion
Whenever he is alone, away from watchers:
نَبَطِيٌّa Nabataean يُدعىis called زِياداًZiyad وَقَدand indeed عاhe lived (start)
نَبَطِيٌّ يُدعى زِياداً وَقَد عا
شَlived (end) زَماناًfor a time يُدعىwas called بِغَيرِby a name other than زِيادِZiyad
شَ زَماناً يُدعى بِغَيرِ زِيادِ
A Nabataean called Ziyad, though he had lived
For a time under a name other than Ziyad.
كَأَنَّas though قَوليmy words لَهُto him تَنَحَّstand aside فَإِنّيfor I
كَأَنَّ قَولي لَهُ تَنَحَّ فَإِنّي
رَجُلٌa man مِنof صَلاةِthe prayer of أَهلِthe people of السَوادِal-Sawad
رَجُلٌ مِن صَلاةِ أَهلِ السَوادِ
As though my words to him were, 'Stand aside, for I
Am a man of the prayer of the people of al-Sawad.'
Translation model: Sol 6.1