ياO نَسِيمَbreeze الصَّباthe east wind الْوَلُوعَenamored بِوَجْدِيof my longing
يا نَسِيمَ الصَّبا الْوَلُوعَ بِوَجْدِي
حَبَّذاhow welcome أَنْتَyou لَوْif مَرَرْتَyou passed بِنَجْدِthrough Najd
حَبَّذا أَنْتَ لَوْ مَرَرْتَ بِنَجْدِ
O east-wind breeze, enamored of my longing,
O gentle breeze blowing towards my love's abode,
how welcome you would be, if you passed through Najd!
I wish you'd pass by Najd on your way.
أَجْرِgive voice to ذِكْرِيmy name نَعِمْتَmay you prosper وَانْعَتْand describe غَرامِيmy passion
أَجْرِ ذِكْرِي نَعِمْتَ وَانْعَتْ غَرامِي
بِالْحِمىin the protected grounds وَلْتَكُنْand let it be يَداًa favor لَكَfor you عِنْدِيowed by me
بِالْحِمى وَلْتَكُنْ يَداً لَكَ عِنْدِي
Speak my name—may you prosper—and describe my passion
Spread word of my affection, deliver my passions,
in the protected grounds; let this be a favor I owe you.
And in return you'll have my gratitude.
وَلَقَدْand indeed رابَنِيmade me wonder شَذاكَyour fragrance فَبِاللّso, by God (first part)
وَلَقَدْ رابَنِي شَذاكَ فَبِاللّ
هِ(completes 'God') مَتىwhen عَهْدُهُits last encounter بِأَطْلالٍwith the ruined dwellings of هِنْدِHind
هِ مَتى عَهْدُهُ بِأَطْلالٍ هِنْدِ
Your fragrance has indeed made me wonder; so, by God,
Your scent intoxicated me, yes, by God!
when was it last at Hind's ruined dwellings?
When did it last visit these ruins of Hind?
إِنْif يَكُنْit be عَرْفُهاher fragrance امْتَطاكَhas ridden you إِلَيْناto us
إِنْ يَكُنْ عَرْفُها امْتَطاكَ إِلَيْنا
فَلَقَدْthen indeed زُرْتَناyou visited us بِأَسْعَدِwith the happiest سَعْدِfortune
فَلَقَدْ زُرْتَنا بِأَسْعَدِ سَعْدِ
If her scent has ridden you here to us,
If it knew her traces would lead you to me,
you have indeed visited us with the happiest fortune.
You've brought us the happiest of fortunes.
أَهْدِgive لِيto me نَفْحَةًa fragrant waft تَضَمَّنُcontaining رَيّاfragrance
أَهْدِ لِي نَفْحَةً تَضَمَّنُ رَيّا
هاher بِماwith whatever شِئْتَyou wish مِنْof عَرارٍarar blossoms وَرَنْدِand laurel
ها بِما شِئْتَ مِنْ عَرارٍ وَرَنْدِ
Give me a waft that carries her fragrance,
Send me a breeze carrying the sweetest scent
with whatever you wish of arar blossoms and laurel.
Of aromatic herbs or traces of musk.
رُبَّماmany a نَهْلَةٍdraught سُقِيتُI was given to drink بِفِيهاfrom her mouth
رُبَّما نَهْلَةٍ سُقِيتُ بِفِيها
فَكَفَتْنِيso it sufficed me مَعَdespite الصَّدىthirst كُلَّevery وِرْدِvisit to water
فَكَفَتْنِي مَعَ الصَّدى كُلَّ وِرْدِ
Many a draught was I given from her mouth,
Perhaps a draft by which I was quenched
and despite my thirst, it spared me every visit to water.
And the echo alone would suffice me.
وَغَرِيمٍand a creditor مِنَfrom among الْهُمُومِcares اقْتَضانِيexacted from me
وَغَرِيمٍ مِنَ الْهُمُومِ اقْتَضانِي
دَلَجَthe night journey of الْعِيسِpale camels بَيْنَbetween وَجْدٍlonging وَوَخْدِand swift strides
دَلَجَ الْعِيسِ بَيْنَ وَجْدٍ وَوَخْدِ
And a creditor from among my cares exacted from me
With a creditor of sorrows driving me
a night march on pale camels, between longing and swift strides.
Between rapture and sleepiness.
كُلَّماwhenever أَرْزَمَتْthey moaned مِنَfrom الشَّوْقِlonging كِدْناwe almost
كُلَّما أَرْزَمَتْ مِنَ الشَّوْقِ كِدْنا
فَوْقَatop أَكْوارِهاtheir saddles مِنَfrom الشَّوْقِlonging نَرْدِيperished
فَوْقَ أَكْوارِها مِنَ الشَّوْقِ نَرْدِي
Whenever they moaned with longing, we almost
Whenever we yearned, above the pots
perished with longing atop their saddles.
We'd shed our tears.
ياO خَلِيلَيَّmy two friends خَلِّيانِيyou two, leave me وَهَمِّيand my sorrow
يا خَلِيلَيَّ خَلِّيانِي وَهَمِّي
أَناI أَوْلاكُماmore entitled than you both بِغَيِّيto my error وَرُشْدِيand my right guidance
أَنا أَوْلاكُما بِغَيِّي وَرُشْدِي
My two dear friends, leave me alone with my sorrow;
My two friends, leave me to my madness and cares!
I have more claim than you both to my error and right guidance.
I'm more deserving of my love and guidance.
لُوْif أَمِنْتُI were safe from الْمَلامَreproach وَالْدَّمْعَand tears ماnot اخْتَرْI chose (first part)
لُوْ أَمِنْتُ الْمَلامَ وَالْدَّمْعَ ما اخْتَرْ
تُ(completes 'I chose') وُقُوفِيmy standing عَلَىat الْمَنازِلِthe dwellings وَحْدِيalone
تُ وُقُوفِي عَلَى الْمَنازِلِ وَحْدِي
If I were safe from reproach and tears, I would not have chosen
If not for fear of blame and tears, I wouldn't have
to stand alone at the dwellings.
Chosen to stand at the abodes alone.
وَلَقَدْand indeed أَصْحَبُI accompany الْمُرِاحَhigh spirits إِلىtoward اللَّthe pleasures (first part)
وَلَقَدْ أَصْحَبُ الْمُرِاحَ إِلى اللَّ
ذّاتِ(completes 'pleasures') مُلْقىcast aside الْوِشاحِthe sash أَسْحَبُI trail بُرْدِيmy cloak
ذّاتِ مُلْقى الْوِشاحِ أَسْحَبُ بُرْدِي
Often I would take my high spirits into
Indeed, with happiness I've come to the
pleasures, my sash cast aside, trailing my cloak,
Dwellings where my cloak trails behind me.
بَيْنَamong دُعْجٍdark-eyed ones مِنَof الظِّباءِthe gazelles وَنُعْجٍand fair ones
بَيْنَ دُعْجٍ مِنَ الظِّباءِ وَنُعْجٍ
وَلِدانٍand supple ones مِنَamong الْحِسانِthe beauties وَمُلْدِand smooth-skinned ones
وَلِدانٍ مِنَ الْحِسانِ وَمُلْدِ
among dark-eyed gazelles and fair ones,
Amidst gazelles and fawns,
and supple, smooth-skinned beauties,
A time of youth, sustenance and leisure,
فِيin زَمانٍa season مِنَof الشَّبِيبَةِyouth مَصْقُوburnished (first part)
فِي زَمانٍ مِنَ الشَّبِيبَةِ مَصْقُو
لٍ(completes 'burnished') وَعَيْشٍand a life مِنَof الْبَطالَةِleisure رَغْدِcomfortable
لٍ وَعَيْشٍ مِنَ الْبَطالَةِ رَغْدِ
in a season burnished by youth,
And safety from adversities, as if I
and a life of comfortable leisure,
Were the loyal servant of Abdurrazaq's son.
وَأَمانٍand safety مِنَfrom الْخُطُوبِcalamities كَأَنِّيas though I were
وَأَمانٍ مِنَ الْخُطُوبِ كَأَنِّي
لاِبْنِof Ibn عَبْدِAbd الرَّزّاقِal-Razzaq أَخْلَصُthe most devoted عَبْدِservant
لاِبْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّزّاقِ أَخْلَصُ عَبْدِ
and safety from calamities, as though I were
For one noble in praise and generosity,
Ibn Abd al-Razzaq's most devoted servant,
Possessor of the most benevolent character and manners, Najd.
لِكَرِيمِto one noble in الثَّناءِrepute وَالْيَدِand generosity وَالْخِيand character (first part)
لِكَرِيمِ الثَّناءِ وَالْيَدِ وَالْخِي
مِ(completes 'character') عَمِيمِample in الأَخْلاقِvirtues وَالْخَلْقِand stature نَجْدِvaliant
مِ عَمِيمِ الأَخْلاقِ وَالْخَلْقِ نَجْدِ
to one noble in repute, generosity, and character,
Awake, the lofty forever seek refuge in
ample in virtues and stature, valiant.
Him alone, the most resolute and unmatched.
يَقِظٍvigilant تَلْجَأُseeks refuge الْعُلىhigh honor أَبَداًalways مِنْfrom
يَقِظٍ تَلْجَأُ الْعُلى أَبَداً مِنْ
هُhim إِلىto أَوْحَدِone unmatched in الْعَزِيمَةِresolve فَرْدِpeerless
هُ إِلى أَوْحَدِ الْعَزِيمَةِ فَرْدِ
Vigilant, to whom high honor always turns,
Seeker of the noblest goals, he won't
finding one unmatched in resolve, peerless.
Settle for anything but the utmost determination.
طالِبٍseeking أَشْرَفَthe noblest الْمَطالِبِaims لاnot يَهْhe charges (first part)
طالِبٍ أَشْرَفَ الْمَطالِبِ لا يَهْ
جُمُ(completes 'he charges') إِلاّexcept عَلَىat الْمَرامِthe goal الأَشَدِّmost formidable
جُمُ إِلاّ عَلَى الْمَرامِ الأَشَدِّ
Seeking the noblest aims, he never charges
Misfortunes are warned of him, the fiercest
except at the most formidable goal.
Adversary of misfortunes.
تُنْذِرُwarn النّائِباتُcalamities أَنْفُسَهاthemselves مِنْagainst
تُنْذِرُ النّائِباتُ أَنْفُسَها مِنْ
هُhim بِخَصْمٍas an adversary للِنّائِباتِto calamities أَلَدِّmost implacable
هُ بِخَصْمٍ للِنّائِباتِ أَلَدِّ
Calamities warn themselves against him,
Who makes his wealth a path to praise
their most implacable adversary.
So whatever he touches illuminates and guides.
جاعِلٍmaking مالَهُhis wealth طَرِيقاًa road إِلىto الْحَمْpraise (first part)
جاعِلٍ مالَهُ طَرِيقاً إِلى الْحَمْ
دِ(completes 'praise') فماso he does not يَأْتَلِيslacken يُنِيرُweaves وَيْسْدِيand lays the warp
دِ فما يَأْتَلِي يُنِيرُ وَيْسْدِي
Making his wealth a road to praise,
His villages thrive, he sets out to each thriving village,
he never slackens, weaving warp and weft.
His call is answered by each delegation.
فَقرِاهُso his hospitality سارٍjourneys إِلىto كُلِّevery سارٍnight traveler
فَقرِاهُ سارٍ إِلى كُلِّ سارٍ
وَنَداهُand his bounty وَفْدٌa delegation عَلَىto كُلِّevery وَفْدِdelegation
وَنَداهُ وَفْدٌ عَلَى كُلِّ وَفْدِ
His hospitality journeys to every night traveler,
His day in prosperity is a year of downpour
and his bounty comes as a delegation to every delegation.
When few remain so generous.
يُوْمُهُhis day فِيin النَّدىgenerosity بِعامٍequals a year مِنَof الْغَيْrain (first part)
يُوْمُهُ فِي النَّدى بِعامٍ مِنَ الْغَيْ
ثِ(completes 'rain') إِذاwhen قَلَّare few مَنْthose who يَجُودُgive generously وَيُجْدِيand bring help
ثِ إِذا قَلَّ مَنْ يَجُودُ وَيُجْدِي
A day of his bounty equals a year of rain,
Benevolence interceding on behalf of the destitute,
when few give generously and bring help.
Generosity contagious to the struck with calamities.
كَرَمٌgenerosity شافِعٌinterceding بِناصِيةَfor the forelock of الْفقْpoverty (first part)
كَرَمٌ شافِعٌ بِناصِيةَ الْفقْ
رِ(completes 'poverty') وَجُودٌand bounty عَلَىagainst النَّوائِبِcalamities مُعْدِيgiving aid
رِ وَجُودٌ عَلَى النَّوائِبِ مُعْدِي
Generosity interceding for poverty's forelock,
A hand that enriched the needy until
and bounty that aids against calamities;
No seeker of provision remains among the people.
وَيَدٌand a hand أَغْنَتِhas enriched الْمُقِلِّينَthe needy حَتّىuntil
وَيَدٌ أَغْنَتِ الْمُقِلِّينَ حَتّى
ماnot تَرىyou see فِيamong الأَنامِmankind طالِبَa seeker of رِفْدِaid
ما تَرى فِي الأَنامِ طالِبَ رِفْدِ
and a hand that has enriched the needy, until
He gave before asked, my face did not
you see no seeker of aid among mankind.
Turn dry from his charity, nor my praise run dry.
جادَhe gave generously قَبْلَbefore السُّؤالِasking لاneither ماءُthe luster of وَجْهِيmy face
جادَ قَبْلَ السُّؤالِ لا ماءُ وَجْهِي
نابَstood in فِيin جُودِهِhis generosity وَلاnor ماءُthe luster of حَمْدِيmy praise
نابَ فِي جُودِهِ وَلا ماءُ حَمْدِي
He gave before I asked: neither my face's luster
He brought me close in affection though I wasn't
stood in for his bounty, nor my praise's luster.
Worthy in this time of such affection.
وَبدانيand he approached me first بِالْوِدِّwith affection عَفْواًfreely وَماand not كنْI was (first part)
وَبداني بِالْوِدِّ عَفْواً وَما كنْ
تُ(completes 'I was') خَلِيقاًworthy فِيin ذاthis الزَّمانِage بِوُدِّof affection
تُ خَلِيقاً فِي ذا الزَّمانِ بِوُدِّ
He first offered me affection freely, though I was not
By my life, I knew for certain
worthy of affection in this age.
That the memory of me would elevate his passion.
وَلَعَمْرِيand by my life لَقَدْindeed عَلِمْتُI knew يَقِيناًwith certainty
وَلَعَمْرِي لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ يَقِيناً
أَنَّthat ذِكْرِيmy fame بِهِthrough him سَيَعْلُوwill rise وَجَدِّيand my fortune
أَنَّ ذِكْرِي بِهِ سَيَعْلُو وَجَدِّي
By my life, I knew with certainty
What I imagined and occupied my thoughts
that through him my fame and fortune would rise.
Was that I had no supplies prepared for him.
ماnever تَوهَّمْتُهُI imagined him فَخالَجَand crossed فِكْرِيmy mind
ما تَوهَّمْتُهُ فَخالَجَ فِكْرِي
أَنَّهُthat he لَيْسَis not لِيfor me بِزادٍprovision مُعَدِّprepared
أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِي بِزادٍ مُعَدِّ
Never, when I imagined him, did it cross my mind
He surprised me with a cloud pouring from Ali's stream
that he was not provision laid ready for me.
Starting without lightning or thunder.
جادَنِيrained upon me مِنْfrom نَدىthe bounty of عَلِيٍّAli سَحابٌa cloud
جادَنِي مِنْ نَدى عَلِيٍّ سَحابٌ
مُسْتَهِلٌpouring rain بِغَيْرِwithout بَرْقٍlightning وَرَعْدِand thunder
مُسْتَهِلٌ بِغَيْرِ بَرْقٍ وَرَعْدِ
A cloud from Ali's bounty rained upon me,
When neither did he lead me to the disgrace of begging
pouring down without lightning or thunder,
Nor make me shy with refusal.
حِينَwhen لاnot قادَنِيhe led me إِلىinto نَكَدِthe misery of الْمَطْdelay (first part)
حِينَ لا قادَنِي إِلى نَكَدِ الْمَطْ
لِ(completes 'delay') وَلاnor راعَنِيhe alarmed me بِخَجْلَةِwith the shame of رَدِّrefusal
لِ وَلا راعَنِي بِخَجْلَةِ رَدِّ
when he neither led me into the misery of delay
Indeed, the best favor is free of
nor alarmed me with the shame of refusal.
Requests, promises, or owes.
إِنَّindeed خَيْرَthe best الْمَعْرُوفِkindness ماthat which جاءَcomes لاno سِيsīn, letter s (first part)
إِنَّ خَيْرَ الْمَعْرُوفِ ما جاءَ لا سِي
نُ(completes 'sīn') سُؤالٍasking (suʾāl) فِيهِin it وَلاnor واوُwāw, letter w وَعْدِpromise (waʿd)
نُ سُؤالٍ فِيهِ وَلا واوُ وَعْدِ
Indeed, the best kindness comes with neither the sīn
The nights have bound me to it, neither will
of suʾāl (asking) nor the wāw of waʿd (promise).
My pact be violated nor its bond undone.
عاقَدَتْنِيmade a pact with me بِهِthrough him اللَّيالِيthe nights فَماso they do not تَخْbreak (first part)
عاقَدَتْنِي بِهِ اللَّيالِي فَما تَخْ
فِرُ(completes 'break') عَهْدِيmy covenant وَلاnor تُغَيِّرُalter عَقْدِيmy bond
فِرُ عَهْدِي وَلا تُغَيِّرُ عَقْدِي
Through him the nights made a pact with me; they never
By my life, were it not for him, I would still be
violate my covenant or alter my bond.
Wandering with worries, shunned.
وَلَعَمْرِيand by my life ماnot كُنْتُI was لُولاهُwere it not for him إلاّexcept
وَلَعَمْرِي ما كُنْتُ لُولاهُ إلاّ
فِيin طِرادٍmutual pursuit مَعَwith الْهُمُومِcares وَطَرْدِand chase
فِي طِرادٍ مَعَ الْهُمُومِ وَطَرْدِ
By my life, without him I would be only
Oh son of Abdurrazaq, may you never lack
in pursuit and counter-pursuit with cares.
God's blessings between winks and slumbers.
ياO بْنَIbn عَبْدِAbd الرَّزَاقِal-Razzaq لاmay not زَايَلَتْكُمْleave you all
يا بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّزَاقِ لا زَايَلَتْكُمْ
نِعَمُthe blessings of اللهِGod بَيْنَbetween طُرْفٍnew possessions وَتُلْدِand inherited possessions
نِعَمُ اللهِ بَيْنَ طُرْفٍ وَتُلْدِ
O Ibn Abd al-Razzaq, may there never leave you
With unrestrained gratitude from each
God's blessings, newly gained and inherited,
Tongue till it repeats and makes known,
مُطْلِقاتٍunleashing أَعِنَّةَthe reins of الشُّكْرِgratitude مِنْfrom كُevery (first part)
مُطْلِقاتٍ أَعِنَّةَ الشُّكْرِ مِنْ كُ
لِّ(completes 'every') لِسانٍtongue حَتّىuntil يُعِيدَit repeats وَيُبْدِيand begins anew
لِّ لِسانٍ حَتّى يُعِيدَ وَيُبْدِي
unleashing the reins of gratitude from every
From outstanding steeds over racetracks of glory
tongue, until it repeats and begins anew:
And courageous lions on fields of battle.
مِنْfrom بُدُورٍfull moons عَلَىupon نَمارِقَcushions ميثٍsoft
مِنْ بُدُورٍ عَلَى نَمارِقَ ميثٍ
وَلُيُوثٍand lions عَلَىupon سَوابِقَswift steeds جُرْدِsleek
وَلُيُوثٍ عَلَى سَوابِقَ جُرْدِ
from full moons upon soft cushions,
Where the father of Hussein is found
and lions upon swift, sleek steeds,
Accompanied by the noblest of the exalted and honored.
وَكُهُولٍand mature men قَشاعِمٍvenerable elders تَتلاقَىwho meet
وَكُهُولٍ قَشاعِمٍ تَتلاقَى
فِيon ذُرىthe summits of الْمَجْدِglory أَوْor غَطَارِفَnoble youths مُرْدِbeardless
فِي ذُرى الْمَجْدِ أَوْ غَطَارِفَ مُرْدِ
and mature, venerable men who meet
Possessor of the most praiseworthy position in every
on glory's summits, or beardless noble youths,
Merit he undertakes and the fiercest discourse.
حَيْثُwhere يُلْفىis found أَبُوAbu الْحُسَيْنِal-Husayn مَلِياًrich
حَيْثُ يُلْفى أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ مَلِياً
بِالنَّفِيسَيْنِin the two precious treasures مِنْnamely عَلاءٍeminence وَمَجْدِand glory
بِالنَّفِيسَيْنِ مِنْ عَلاءٍ وَمَجْدِ
where Abu al-Husayn is found rich
Striking to the core, from his father to the
in the two precious treasures: eminence and glory.
Finest principles and most generous ancestor.
ذُوpossessed of الْمقامِstanding الْحَمِيدِpraiseworthy فِيin كلِّevery فَضْلٍexcellence
ذُو الْمقامِ الْحَمِيدِ فِي كلِّ فَضْلٍ
يَتَعاطاهُhe practices وَالْمَقالِand speech الأَسَدِّsoundest
يَتَعاطاهُ وَالْمَقالِ الأَسَدِّ
Of praiseworthy standing in every excellence
Can the generosity of your palm match
he practices, and possessed of the soundest speech,
My efforts to repay you however I try?
ضارِبٌrooted فِin الصَمِيمِthe very core مِنْهُof it إِلىback to خَيْthe noblest (first part)
ضارِبٌ فِ الصَمِيمِ مِنْهُ إِلى خَيْ
رِ(completes 'the noblest') أَبٍfather بَاهِرِresplendent in الأُصُولِlineage وَجَدِّand grandfather
رِ أَبٍ بَاهِرِ الأُصُولِ وَجَدِّ
rooted in glory's very heart through the noblest
So I will reward you with praise but alas!
father and grandfather, of resplendent lineage.
I will only accomplish as much as I can.
هَلْcan? يُجارِيmatch سَماحَthe generosity of كَفِّكَyour hand تَقْريcanter (first part)
هَلْ يُجارِي سَماحَ كَفِّكَ تَقْري
بِيَ(completes 'my canter') فِيin حَلْبُةِthe racecourse of الثَّناءِpraise وَشَدِّيand my gallop
بِيَ فِي حَلْبُةِ الثَّناءِ وَشَدِّي
Can your hand's generosity be matched by my canter
If my poetry has extolled your virtues
and gallop in the racecourse of praise,
And I was granted bounties from your generosity.
فَأُجَازِيكَso I repay you بالْمَدِيحِwith praise وَهَيْهاand far from it! (first part)
فَأُجَازِيكَ بالْمَدِيحِ وَهَيْها
تَ(completes 'far from it!') وَلكِّنِنِيbut I سأَبْلَغُshall reach جَهْدِيmy utmost
تَ وَلكِّنِنِي سأَبْلَغُ جَهْدِي
so that I repay you with praise? Far from it!
Then indeed, they were safely entrusted with
Yet I shall do my utmost.
One who will not deny kindness out of ingratitude.
وَلَئِنْand if indeed نَوَّهَتْhas made renowned عُلاكَyour eminence بِأَشْعاwith poems (first part)
وَلَئِنْ نَوَّهَتْ عُلاكَ بِأَشْعا
رِي(completes 'my poems') وَأَوْرَيْتَand you kindled بِالْمَكارِمِwith noble deeds زَنْدِيmy firestick
رِي وَأَوْرَيْتَ بِالْمَكارِمِ زَنْدِي
And if your eminence has raised my poems' renown,
With faces like the stars, steeds
and your noble deeds have kindled my firestick,
Competing in splendor and rapture.
فَلَقَدْthen indeed أُوْدَعَتْit was entrusted أَمِيناًa faithful guardian عَلَىover الْمِنَّthe favor (first part)
فَلَقَدْ أُوْدَعَتْ أَمِيناً عَلَى الْمِنَّ
ةِ(completes 'favor') لاnot يُفْسِدُspoils الْجَمِيلَkindness بِجَحْدِthrough ingratitude
ةِ لا يُفْسِدُ الْجَمِيلَ بِجَحْدِ
then the favor has been entrusted to a faithful guardian,
Racing ahead of riders and convoys, challenging
who will not spoil kindness through ingratitude,
Calamities to a contest in which you always win.
بِقَوافٍwith rhymed verses مِثْلِlike النُّجُومِthe stars سَوارٍtraveling by night
بِقَوافٍ مِثْلِ النُّجُومِ سَوارٍ
تَتَبارَىvying with one another فِيacross كُلِّevery نَشْرٍrise وَوَهْدِand hollow
تَتَبارَى فِي كُلِّ نَشْرٍ وَوَهْدِ
with rhymes like stars journeying by night,
Remaining as monuments from which
vying across every rise and hollow,
No honor bestowed upon them by the past will fade.
سابِقاتِoutstripping الرَّكابِriding camels وَالرّكْبِand their riders ماnot تَنْcease (first part)
سابِقاتِ الرَّكابِ وَالرّكْبِ ما تَنْ
فَكُّ(completes 'cease') تُحْدِيare urged with song بِهاwith them الرَّذاياweary camels فَتَخْدِيso they stride swiftly
فَكُّ تُحْدِي بِها الرَّذايا فَتَخْدِي
outstripping the camels and their riders, ever
If unveiled to singers, they'd surpass
sung to weary camels, which then stride swiftly,
The vaunted of every ensemble.
باقِياتٍenduring لَمْnot تَخْلُbe devoid ماhowever long قَدُمَgrows old الْعَهْtime (first part)
باقِياتٍ لَمْ تَخْلُ ما قَدُمَ الْعَهْ
دُ(completes 'time') عَلَيْهاover them مِنْof مَفْخَرٍa source of pride مُسْتَجَدِّnewly renewed
دُ عَلَيْها مِنْ مَفْخَرٍ مُسْتَجَدِّ
enduring, never devoid—however long time passes
So treasure them as precious wealth, for the best
over them—of some fresh cause for pride.
Riches are those untouched by loss.
لَوْif أُتِيحَتْthey were granted لِلْغانِياتِto fair women لَفَضَّلْthey would prefer (first part)
لَوْ أُتِيحَتْ لِلْغانِياتِ لَفَضَّلْ
نَ(completes 'they would prefer') بِهاwith them الْمُنْفِساتِthe precious jewels مِنْof كُلِّevery عِقْدِnecklace
نَ بِها الْمُنْفِساتِ مِنْ كُلِّ عِقْدِ
If offered to fair women, they would prefer them
Oh son of Abdurrazaq, may you never lack
to the precious jewels of every necklace.
God's blessings between winks and slumbers.
فَادَّخِرْهاso treasure them مالاًas wealth نَفِيساًprecious فَخَيْرُfor the best الْthe (word begins)
فَادَّخِرْها مالاً نَفِيساً فَخَيْرُ الْ
مالِwealth ماthat which لَمْnot يَنَلْهُbefalls it حادِثُa mischance of فَقْدِloss
مالِ ما لَمْ يَنَلْهُ حادِثُ فَقْدِ
So treasure them as precious wealth, for the best
wealth is untouched by any mischance of loss.
Partial English translation: 94 of 96 Arabic lines translated.