وافاكَcame to you مِنfrom فَلَقِthe break of الصَباحِmorning تَبَسَّمُa smile
وافاكَ مِن فَلَقِ الصَباحِ تَبَسَّمُ
وَاِنجابَand cleared away مِنfrom غَسَقِthe deep darkness of الظَلامِnight تَجَهُّمُa scowl
وَاِنجابَ مِن غَسَقِ الظَلامِ تَجَهُّمُ
A smile came to you from the break of dawn,
And the scowl of deep darkness cleared away.
وَاللَيلُand the night يُنعىis mourned بِالأَذانِby the call to prayer وَقَدwhile شَداsang
وَاللَيلُ يُنعى بِالأَذانِ وَقَد شَدا
بِالفَجرِat dawn طَيرُthe bird of البانَةِthe bān tree المُتَرَنِّمُthe singing one
بِالفَجرِ طَيرُ البانَةِ المُتَرَنِّمُ
The night is mourned by the call to prayer, while
At dawn the singing bird of the bān tree has sung.
وَدُموعُand tears of طَلِّdew of اللَيلِthe night تخلقُfashion أَعيُناeyes
وَدُموعُ طَلِّ اللَيلِ تخلقُ أَعيُنا
يَرنوgazes بِهاwith them مِنfrom ماءِthe water of دِجلَةَthe Tigris أَرقَمُa speckled serpent
يَرنو بِها مِن ماءِ دِجلَةَ أَرقَمُ
The tears of night’s dew fashion eyes
With which a speckled serpent gazes from the waters of the Tigris.
ياO صاحِبيmy two companions بَينَbetween الصَراةِthe Ṣarāt وَدِجلَةٍand the Tigris
يا صاحِبي بَينَ الصَراةِ وَدِجلَةٍ
وَدَعاand bade farewell to العلاقَةَthe bond مُسعدٌa fortunate one وَمُتَيَّمُand a lovesick one
وَدَعا العلاقَةَ مُسعدٌ وَمُتَيَّمُ
O my two companions, between the Ṣarāt and the Tigris,
Both the fortunate one and the lovesick one bade the bond farewell.
هَلis there فيin لِحاظِكَyour glances إِنَّماindeed only هِيَthey are عطفَةٌa turn
هَل في لِحاظِكَ إِنَّما هِيَ عطفَةٌ
زَهرٌflowers عَلىupon خُضرِthe green slopes of الرُبىthe hills أَوor أَنجُمُstars
زَهرٌ عَلى خُضرِ الرُبى أَو أَنجُمُ
Is there in your glances—which are only a turn of the eyes—
Flowers on green hills, or stars?
بيضٌwhite ones كَماas ضَحِكَتsmiled حَواشيthe edges of رَوضَةa garden
بيضٌ كَما ضَحِكَت حَواشي رَوضَة
وَشّىembroidered السِماكُal-Simāk ملاءَهاits mantle وَالمِرزَمُand al-Mirzam
وَشّى السِماكُ ملاءَها وَالمِرزَمُ
White ones, as though the edges of a garden had smiled
While al-Simāk and al-Mirzam embroidered its mantle.
خَبَطَتstruck through بناwith us ورقَthe leaves of الظَلامِdarkness سَوابِحٌswift steeds
خَبَطَت بنا ورقَ الظَلامِ سَوابِحٌ
مِلءُfilling النَواظِرِthe eyes سَيرهُنَّtheir course تَوَهُّمُan imagining
مِلءُ النَواظِرِ سَيرهُنَّ تَوَهُّمُ
Swift steeds bore us through the leaves of darkness;
Their course fills the eyes, yet seems almost imagined.
فَإِذاand when سَرَتthey travel by night فَاللَيلُthen the night مِنهُمthrough them أَبيَضٌis white
فَإِذا سَرَت فَاللَيلُ مِنهُم أَبيَضٌ
وَإِذاand when غَدَتthey go by day فَالصُبحُthen the morning مِنهاthrough them أَدهُمُis dark
وَإِذا غَدَت فَالصُبحُ مِنها أَدهُمُ
When they travel by night, the night turns white through them;
When they go forth by day, the morning turns dark through them.
مِنfrom كُلِّeach هَفهافِlight one of العنانِthe rein كَأَنَّهُas though it
مِن كُلِّ هَفهافِ العنانِ كَأَنَّهُ
نَفسُthe soul of المشوقِthe yearning lover تَعاوَرَتهُbeset it اللُوَّمُthe reproachers
نَفسُ المشوقِ تَعاوَرَتهُ اللُوَّمُ
Each one is light upon the rein, as though it were
The soul of a yearning lover beset by reproachers.
بَينيbetween me وَبَينَand between الدَهرِfate يَومٌa day مِثلُهُlike it
بَيني وَبَينَ الدَهرِ يَومٌ مِثلُهُ
وَالبيضُand the white blades تَشهَدُbear witness وَالصَوارِمُand the sharp swords تَحكُمُgive judgment
وَالبيضُ تَشهَدُ وَالصَوارِمُ تَحكُمُ
Between me and fate lies a day like that one;
White blades bear witness, and sharp swords give judgment.
وَمِنand among المشاهدِthose present كَالشُهودِlike witnesses سَوامِعٌlistening ears
وَمِن المشاهدِ كَالشُهودِ سَوامِعٌ
وَمِنَand among الأَسِنَّةِthe spearheads أَلسُنٌtongues تَتَكَلَّمُspeak
وَمِنَ الأَسِنَّةِ أَلسُنٌ تَتَكَلَّمُ
Among those present are ears that serve as witnesses,
And among the spearheads are tongues that speak.
سامَتcompelled لِسانيmy tongue فيكَconcerning you ياO اِبنَson of مُحَمَّدٍMuḥammad
سامَت لِساني فيكَ يا اِبنَ مُحَمَّدٍ
مِقةٌaffection إِذاwhen كُتِمَis concealed الهَوىlove لاcannot تكتمُbe concealed
مِقةٌ إِذا كُتِمَ الهَوى لا تكتمُ
Affection for you, O son of Muḥammad, has compelled my tongue—
An affection that cannot be hidden when love is concealed.
وَمَحَبَّةٌand a love مَوروثَةٌinherited مَكسوبَةٌacquired
وَمَحَبَّةٌ مَوروثَةٌ مَكسوبَةٌ
بُدِئَwas begun الزَمانُtime بِهاwith it وَعَنهاand with it يُختَمُis ended
بُدِئَ الزَمانُ بِها وَعَنها يُختَمُ
It is a love both inherited and acquired:
Time began with it, and with it time will end.
وَإِلَيكَand to you مِنfrom بِنتِthe daughter of الضَميرِthe inmost heart حَديقَةًa garden
وَإِلَيكَ مِن بِنتِ الضَميرِ حَديقَةً
غَنّاءَrich and blooming تُنجِدُgoes to Najd بِالرُواةِwith reciters وَتُتهِمُand goes to Tihāma
غَنّاءَ تُنجِدُ بِالرُواةِ وَتُتهِمُ
And to you I send, from the daughter of my inmost heart, a garden
Rich and blooming, borne by reciters eastward and westward.
طَبَّقتُI filled آفاقَthe horizons of الكَلامِspeech فَلَمand did not أَدَعleave
طَبَّقتُ آفاقَ الكَلامِ فَلَم أَدَع
زَهراًa flower يَرِفُّgleaming وَلاnor جُماناًa pearl يُنظَمُto be strung
زَهراً يَرِفُّ وَلا جُماناً يُنظَمُ
I filled the horizons of speech and left behind
No gleaming flower or pearl to be strung.
وَحَدَوتُand I urged along مِنfrom غُرَرِthe choicest of البَديعِeloquent artistry بِأَينُقٍcamels
وَحَدَوتُ مِن غُرَرِ البَديعِ بِأَينُقٍ
أَناI خَلفَهاbehind them باديshowing العُروقِthe veins مُحَرّمُworn thin
أَنا خَلفَها بادي العُروقِ مُحَرّمُ
I urged on camels laden with the choicest figures of eloquence;
Behind them I went, my veins showing, worn thin.
وَتَرَكتُand I left أَرضَthe land of الغَربِthe West وَهيَwhile it كَأَنَّماwas as though
وَتَرَكتُ أَرضَ الغَربِ وَهيَ كَأَنَّما
بيbecause of me عالِجٌʿĀlij أَوor ضارِجٌḌārij أَوor Zamzam were there・Zamzam is the final named place in the comparison. زَمزَمُZamzam
بي عالِجٌ أَو ضارِجٌ أَو زَمزَمُ
I left the land of the West, though it seemed, because of me,
As if ʿĀlij, Ḍārij, or Zamzam were there.
وَرَحمتand I pitied فيin الآدابِletters كُلِّevery مُسَفسفٍwriter of trifles
وَرَحمت في الآدابِ كُلِّ مُسَفسفٍ
يَثغوbleats إِذاwhen هَدَرَbellows الفَنيقُthe breeding camel المُقرمُthe noble one
يَثغو إِذا هَدَرَ الفَنيقُ المُقرمُ
And in letters I pitied every writer of trifles
Who bleats when the noble breeding camel bellows.
وَالفَهمُand understanding قَدalready غارَتhave set نُجومُthe stars of سَمائِهِits sky
وَالفَهمُ قَد غارَت نُجومُ سَمائِهِ
وَالعلمُand knowledge وَحيٌrevelation وَالطُروسُand the written pages تُتَرجَمُare interpreted
وَالعلمُ وَحيٌ وَالطُروسُ تُتَرجَمُ
Understanding’s sky has seen its stars set,
While knowledge is revelation and written pages are interpreted.
لِلَّهِhow splendid دَرُّكَyou are هَلis there لِمَجدِكَfor your glory غايَةٌa limit
لِلَّهِ دَرُّكَ هَل لِمَجدِكَ غايَةٌ
إِلّاexcept that وَأَنتَyou are بِهاwith it معنّىًdeeply devoted مغرَمُpassionately absorbed
إِلّا وَأَنتَ بِها معنّىً مغرَمُ
How splendid you are! Is there any height of glory
With which you are not passionately absorbed?
وَعَلاكَand your eminence ليfor me رِدءٌa support وجودُكَand your bounty فيin يَديmy hand
وَعَلاكَ لي رِدءٌ وجودُكَ في يَدي
ماضٍkeen كَرَأيِكَlike your judgment فيin الخُطوبِadversities مُصَمّمُresolute
ماضٍ كَرَأيِكَ في الخُطوبِ مُصَمّمُ
Your eminence supports me, and your bounty in my hand
Is keen and resolute, like your judgment in adversity.
هَزَّتكَstirred you أَرواحُthe breezes of السَماحَةِgenerosity بانَةًlike a bān tree
هَزَّتكَ أَرواحُ السَماحَةِ بانَةً
وَمِنَand from الرَجاحَةِsteadiness فيwithin حِماكَyour domain يلملَمُYalamlam
وَمِنَ الرَجاحَةِ في حِماكَ يلملَمُ
The breezes of generosity stirred you like a bān tree,
While in steadfastness, Mount Yalamlam stands within your domain.
وَتَعَلَّمتand learned مِنكَfrom you الغَمامَةُthe rain cloud شيمَةًa disposition
وَتَعَلَّمت مِنكَ الغَمامَةُ شيمَةً
تَهميit rains وَفيهاwhile within it لِلبُروقِfor the lightning تَبَسّمُa smile
تَهمي وَفيها لِلبُروقِ تَبَسّمُ
And the rain cloud learned its generous nature from you:
It pours down, while lightning smiles within it.
Translation model: Sol 6