لَمَعَflashed البَرقُthe lightning اليمانيYemeni
لَمَعَ البَرقُ اليماني
فَشَجانيso it grieved me ماwhat شَجانيgrieved me
فَشَجاني ما شَجاني
The Yemeni lightning flashed,
and moved me to such sorrow:
ذِكرُremembrance دَهريmy days وَزَمانيand my time
ذِكرُ دَهري وَزَماني
بِالحِمىin the protected sanctuary أَيَّwhat a زَمانِtime
بِالحِمى أَيَّ زَمانِ
the memory of my days and times
in the sanctuary—what a time!
ياO وَميضَgleam البَرقِof lightning هَلquestion marker
يا وَميضَ البَرقِ هَل
تَرجِعُreturn أَوقاتُthe times التَدانيof closeness
تَرجِعُ أَوقاتُ التَداني
O gleam of lightning, will
the times of closeness return?
وَتَرىand you see يَجتَمِعُcomes together الشَمthe company (first part of الشمل)
وَتَرى يَجتَمِعُ الشَم
لُcompletion of الشمل: the company وَأَحظىand I attain بِالأَمانيwith the wishes
لُ وَأَحظى بِالأَماني
And will you see our company come
together, and me attain my wishes?
أَيُّwhat سَهمٍarrow فَوَّقَnocked البَيseparation (first part of البين)
أَيُّ سَهمٍ فَوَّقَ البَي
نَcompletion of البين: separation مُصيباًhitting the mark وَرَمانيand shot me
نَ مُصيباً وَرَماني
What arrow did separation nock
and shoot at me, striking true!
وَمَراراتِand the bitterness كُؤُسٍof cups
وَمَراراتِ كُؤُسٍ
مِنfrom تَجَنّيهِhis unjust treatment سَقانيhe made me drink
مِن تَجَنّيهِ سَقاني
And the bitterness of cups
he made me drink through his cruelty.
أَبَعدَhe drove away الأَحبابthe loved ones عَنّىfrom me
أَبَعدَ الأَحباب عَنّى
وَأَرانيand showed me ماwhat أَرانيhe showed me
وَأَراني ما أَراني
He drove my loved ones away from me
and showed me what he showed me.
ياO خَليلَيَّmy two friends إِذاif لَمnot
يا خَليلَيَّ إِذا لَم
تُسعِدانيyou two comfort me فَذَرانيthen leave me, you two
تُسعِداني فَذَراني
O my two friends, if you do not
comfort me, then leave me be.
هَذِهِthese أَطلالُruined dwellings سُعدىSu'da
هَذِهِ أَطلالُ سُعدى
وَالحِمىand the protected sanctuary وَالعَلَمانِand the two landmarks
وَالحِمى وَالعَلَمانِ
These are Su'da's ruined dwellings,
and the sanctuary and the two landmarks.
أَينَwhere أَيّامُthe days التَصابيof youthful dalliance
أَينَ أَيّامُ التَصابي
وَالشَبابand youth العُنفُوانِthe prime of life
وَالشَباب العُنفُوانِ
Where are the days of youthful dalliance,
and youth in its prime,
حَيثُwhen مَجرىthe course اللَهوِof pleasure رَحبٌwide
حَيثُ مَجرى اللَهوِ رَحبٌ
وَالهَوىand love طَلقُloose العِنانِthe reins
وَالهَوى طَلقُ العِنانِ
when pleasure's course was wide,
and love's reins were loose,
وَالأَمانيand wishes فيin أَمانٍsafety
وَالأَماني في أَمانٍ
مِنfrom صُروفِthe vicissitudes الحَدَثانِof time
مِن صُروفِ الحَدَثانِ
and wishes were safe
from the vicissitudes of time?
ذَهَبَتdeparted تِلكَthose البَشاشاthe joys (first part of البشاشات)
ذَهَبَت تِلكَ البَشاشا
تُcompletion of البشاشات: the joys مَعَwith الغيدِthe graceful women الحِسانِthe beautiful ones
تُ مَعَ الغيدِ الحِسانِ
Those joys have departed
with the graceful, beautiful women.
وَأَمُرُّand the bitterest العَيشِof life عَيشٌa life
وَأَمُرُّ العَيشِ عَيشٌ
ذاهِبٌpassing away بِالبُعدِthrough separation فانِperishing
ذاهِبٌ بِالبُعدِ فانِ
And the bitterest life is a life
lost to separation, fading away.
مَنwho لِمَرعوبٍfor a frightened man طَليقِunrestrained الدَمtears (first part of الدمع)
مَن لِمَرعوبٍ طَليقِ الدَم
عِcompletion of الدمع: tears مَأسورِcaptive الجِنانِthe heart
عِ مَأسورِ الجِنانِ
Who will aid a frightened man with free-flowing
tears and a captive heart,
دائِمُunceasing الحُزنِin sorrow فَريدٌalone
دائِمُ الحُزنِ فَريدٌ
فيin أَعاليthe heights حَفِتيانِHafityan
في أَعالي حَفِتيانِ
ever sorrowful, alone
in the heights of Hafityan?
حَكَمَتruled فيناover us بِماaccording to what تَخthey choose (first part of تختار)
حَكَمَت فينا بِما تَخ
تارُcompletion of تختار: they choose أَولادُthe sons الزَوانيof whores
تارُ أَولادُ الزَواني
Over us they have ruled as they
choose—the sons of whores.
Translation model: Sol 6.1