أُنظُرlook إِلىat الغَيثِthe rain الَّذيthat نَطَفاdripped
أُنظُر إِلى الغَيثِ الَّذي نَطَفا
وَسَميِّهِand its namesake الغَيثِGhayth الَّذيwho خَلَفاfollowed
وَسَميِّهِ الغَيثِ الَّذي خَلَفا
Behold the rain that fell in drops,
Look at the rain that dripped down,
and its namesake, Ghayth, who followed after it:
and its namesake, Ghayth, who followed it:
مُتَشابِهَينboth alike نَدىًbounty وَمَكرُمَةًand generosity
مُتَشابِهَين نَدىً وَمَكرُمَةً
مُتَخالِفَينِboth different وَنِعمَand how excellent ماwhat اِختَلَفاthe two differed in
مُتَخالِفَينِ وَنِعمَ ما اِختَلَفا
the two alike in dew-soft bounty and noble generosity,
alike in bounty and generosity,
yet different—and blessed is the way they differ!
yet different—and how fine their difference!
هَذاthis one أَنالَbestowed فَدامَso endured نائِلُهُhis bounty
هَذا أَنالَ فَدامَ نائِلُهُ
فِيناamong us وَذاكَand that one أَلَثَّlingered وَاِنصَرَفاand departed
فِينا وَذاكَ أَلَثَّ وَاِنصَرَفا
This one bestowed, and his gift endured
This one gave, and his bounty endured
among us; that one persisted in raining, then passed away.
among us; that one lingered and departed.
وَلَّتdeparted وَماand did not وَقَفتremain مَكارِمُهُits bounties
وَلَّت وَما وَقَفت مَكارِمُهُ
وَالحَمدُand praise لِلغَيثِto Ghayth الَّذيwho وَقَفاremained
وَالحَمدُ لِلغَيثِ الَّذي وَقَفا
The raincloud departed, but his noble gifts did not cease;
Its bounties passed away and did not remain;
all praise to Ghayth—the Ghayth who remained.
and praise belongs to Ghayth, who stayed.
ياoh حُسنَbeauty مَجلِسِناour gathering وَبَهجَتِهُand its splendor
يا حُسنَ مَجلِسِنا وَبَهجَتِهُ
بِأَغَرَّwith a radiant man زادَexceeded عَلىbeyond الَّذيwhat وُصِفاwas described
بِأَغَرَّ زادَ عَلى الَّذي وُصِفا
How lovely our gathering, how radiant its delight,
Oh, the beauty of our gathering and its splendor,
graced by an illustrious man surpassing all description!
with a radiant man surpassing what was described!
نَزَلَdescended الغَمامُthe cloud عَلىupon الرُخامِthe marble فَقَدand indeed
نَزَلَ الغَمامُ عَلى الرُخامِ فَقَد
خَلّاهُleft it حَولَكَaround you رَوضَةًa meadow أُنُفاfresh and ungrazed
خَلّاهُ حَولَكَ رَوضَةً أُنُفا
Clouds descended upon the marble, and have
The cloud descended upon the marble, and has
turned all around you into a fresh, untrodden meadow,
left it around you a fresh, untouched meadow,
غَنّاءَlush تَضحَكُsmiles كُلَّماwhenever اِنطَرَفَتwas irritated into tears
غَنّاءَ تَضحَكُ كُلَّما اِنطَرَفَت
عَينُthe eye السَحابِof the cloud فَأَنبَتَتand so made grow طُرَفاwonders
عَينُ السَحابِ فَأَنبَتَت طُرَفا
lush and smiling whenever a sidelong glance comes
lush, smiling whenever
from the cloud’s eye, making marvels spring forth.
the cloud's eye is stung to tears, making wonders sprout.
ياO غَيثَGhayth (rain) جُودٍbounty صَيِّباًpouring down هَلَلاًstreaming
يا غَيثَ جُودٍ صَيِّباً هَلَلاً
وَرَبيعَand springtime جُوجٍpossibly bounty (text unclear) مَخصِباًbringing fertility سَرَفاbeyond measure
وَرَبيعَ جُوجٍ مَخصِباً سَرَفا
O Ghayth—a rain of generosity, a teeming downpour lavishly poured,
O Ghayth, rain of bounty, pouring and streaming,
and springtime of Jūj, prodigally fertile!
and spring of bounty [uncertain reading], lavishly fertile!
لاmay not زِلتَyou cease مُصطَبِحاًtaking a morning drink وَمُغتَبِقاand taking an evening drink
لا زِلتَ مُصطَبِحاً وَمُغتَبِقا
مُتَأَزِّراًgirded بِالحَمدِwith praise مُلتَحِفاcloaked
مُتَأَزِّراً بِالحَمدِ مُلتَحِفا
May you never cease taking your morning and evening draughts,
May you never cease drinking at dawn and dusk,
girded with praise and wrapped in it as a cloak;
girded with praise and cloaked in it,
تُمسِيyou pass the evening وَتُصبِحُand you greet the morning فيin بُلَهنِيَةٍease and comfort
تُمسِي وَتُصبِحُ في بُلَهنِيَةٍ
لاnot حادِثاًa calamity تَخشىyou fear وَلاnor جَنَفاinjustice
لا حادِثاً تَخشى وَلا جَنَفا
may evening and morning find you in carefree bliss,
passing evening and morning in ease,
fearing neither calamity nor injustice.
fearing neither calamity nor injustice.
فَلَأَنتfor you are indeed أَكرَمُnoblest عامِرٍʿAmir نَسَباًin lineage
فَلَأَنت أَكرَمُ عامِرٍ نَسَباً
فِيهِمamong them وَأَقدَمُand most ancient عامِرٍʿAmir شَرَفاin honor
فِيهِم وَأَقدَمُ عامِرٍ شَرَفا
For surely, in lineage, you are the noblest of ʿĀmir,
For you are the noblest of ʿAmir in lineage,
and among them the most deeply rooted of ʿĀmir in honor.
among them, and the most ancient of ʿAmir in honor.
