لاno وَرُمّانِby the pomegranates of النُهودِthe breasts
لا وَرُمّانِ النُهودِ
فَوقَabove أَغصانِthe branches of القُدودِthe figures
فَوقَ أَغصانِ القُدودِ
No—by the pomegranates of breasts,
Above the branches of slender figures,
وَعَناقيدَand by clusters مِنَof الصُدthe temple-locks (first part)
وَعَناقيدَ مِنَ الصُد
غِcompletion of 'temple-locks' وَوَردٍand by roses مِنof خُدودِcheeks
غِ وَوَردٍ مِن خُدودِ
And by clusters of temple-locks,
And roses of cheeks,
وَوُجوهٍand by faces مِنof بُدورٍfull moons
وَوُجوهٍ مِن بُدورٍ
طالِعاتٍrising مِنfrom سُعودِauspicious stars
طالِعاتٍ مِن سُعودِ
And by faces like full moons,
Rising from auspicious stars,
وَرَسولٍand by a messenger جاءَcame بِالميwith the promised tryst (first part)
وَرَسولٍ جاءَ بِالمي
عادِcompletion of 'promised tryst' مِنfrom بَعدِafter الوَعيدِthe threat
عادِ مِن بَعدِ الوَعيدِ
And by a messenger who brought the promised
Tryst after the threat,
وَنَعيمٍand by bliss فيin وِصالٍunion
وَنَعيمٍ في وِصالٍ
حُلُّreleased مِنfrom طولِthe long duration of الصُدودِestrangement
حُلُّ مِن طولِ الصُدودِ
And by bliss in union,
Released from long estrangement—
ماnot رَأَتsaw عَينيmy eye كَظَبيٍlike a gazelle
ما رَأَت عَيني كَظَبيٍ
زارَنيvisited me فيon يَومِa day of عيدِfestivity
زارَني في يَومِ عيدِ
My eye has never seen the like of a gazelle
Who visited me on a feast day,
فيin قَباءٍa robe فاخِتيِّturtle-dove-gray الthe
في قَباءٍ فاخِتيِّ ال
لَونِcolor مِنof لُبسٍclothing جَديدِnew
لَونِ مِن لُبسٍ جَديدِ
In a robe, turtle-dove-gray
In hue, a garment newly donned.
كُلَماwhenever قاتَلَfought جُندِيa soldier (first part)
كُلَما قاتَلَ جُندِي
يٌcompletion of 'soldier' بِسَيفٍwith a sword أَوor عَمودِa mace
يٌ بِسَيفٍ أَو عَمودِ
Whenever a soldier fought
With sword or mace,
قاتَلَfought الناسَthe people بِعَينَيwith two eyes (first part)
قاتَلَ الناسَ بِعَينَي
نِdual ending of 'eyes' وَخَدَّينِand two cheeks وَجيدِand a neck
نِ وَخَدَّينِ وَجيدِ
He fought people with two eyes,
And two cheeks, and a neck.
قَدindeed سَقانيgave me to drink الراحَthe wine مِنfrom فيmouth
قَد سَقاني الراحَ مِن في
هِhis عَلىin رُغمِdefiance of الحَسودِthe envious one
هِ عَلى رُغمِ الحَسودِ
He gave me wine to drink from his mouth,
Despite the envious one.
وَتَعانَقناand we embraced كَأَنّيas though I
وَتَعانَقنا كَأَنّي
وَهوَand he فيin عِقدٍa knot شَديدِtight
وَهوَ في عِقدٍ شَديدِ
And we embraced, as though I
And he were tied in a tight knot.
نَقرَعُwe strike الثَغرَthe lips بِثَغرٍwith lips
نَقرَعُ الثَغرَ بِثَغرٍ
طَيِّبٍsweet عِندَat الوُرودِapproaching to drink
طَيِّبٍ عِندَ الوُرودِ
We tapped lips against lips,
Sweet when approaching to drink,
مِثلَlike ماwhen عاجَلَswiftly overtook بَردٌcold
مِثلَ ما عاجَلَ بَردٌ
قَطرَthe rain of مُزنٍrainclouds بِجُمودِwith freezing
قَطرَ مُزنٍ بِجُمودِ
Just as cold swiftly overtook
The rain of clouds, freezing it.
وَمَضىand he went يَخطُرُswaggering فيin المَشthe walking (first part)
وَمَضى يَخطُرُ في المَش
يِcompletion of 'walking' كَجَبّارٍlike a tyrant عَنيدِstubborn
يِ كَجَبّارٍ عَنيدِ
And he went, swaggering in his walk,
Like a stubborn tyrant,
سَحَراًbefore dawn مِنfrom قَبلِbefore أَنthat تَرreturn (first part)
سَحَراً مِن قَبلِ أَن تَر
جِعَcompletion of 'return' أَرواحُthe souls of الرُقودِthe sleepers
جِعَ أَرواحُ الرُقودِ
Before dawn, before
The sleepers' souls returned.
مَرحَباًwelcome بِالمَلِكِto the king القاthe arriving one (first part)
مَرحَباً بِالمَلِكِ القا
دِمِcompletion of 'arriving' بِالجَدِّwith fortune السَعيدِauspicious
دِمِ بِالجَدِّ السَعيدِ
Welcome to the king who comes
With auspicious fortune!
ياO مُذِلَّhumbler of البَغيَoppression ياO قاslayer (first part)
يا مُذِلَّ البَغيَ يا قا
تِلَcompletion of 'slayer' حَيّاتِthe serpents of الحُقودِrancor
تِلَ حَيّاتِ الحُقودِ
O humbler of oppression, O slayer
Of the serpents of rancor!
عِشlive وَدُمand endure فيin ظُلِّthe shade of عِزٍّglory
عِش وَدُم في ظُلِّ عِزٍّ
خالِدٍeverlasting باقٍabiding جَديدِnew
خالِدٍ باقٍ جَديدِ
Live, and endure in the shade of glory,
Everlasting, abiding, ever new.
فَلَقَدfor indeed أَصبَحَhave become أَعداenemies (first part)
فَلَقَد أَصبَحَ أَعدا
ؤُكَyour (completing 'enemies') كَالزَرعِlike the crop الحَصيدِharvested
ؤُكَ كَالزَرعِ الحَصيدِ
For your enemies have become
Like a harvested crop.
ثُمَّthen قَدindeed صارواthey became حَديثاًa tale
ثُمَّ قَد صاروا حَديثاً
مِثلَlike عادٍʿĀd فيamong ثَمودِThamūd
مِثلَ عادٍ في ثَمودِ
Then they became a tale,
Like ʿĀd among Thamūd.
جائَهُمcame upon them بَحرُa sea of حَديدٍiron
جائَهُم بَحرُ حَديدٍ
تَحتَbeneath أَظلالِthe shadows of بُنودِbanners
تَحتَ أَظلالِ بُنودِ
A sea of iron came upon them
Beneath the shadows of banners.
فيهِin it عِقبانُeagles خُيولٍhorses
فيهِ عِقبانُ خُيولٍ
فَوقَهاupon them أُسدُlions of حَديدِiron
فَوقَها أُسدُ حَديدِ
Within it were horses like eagles,
Upon them, lions of iron.
وَرَدواthey entered الحَربَthe war فَمَدّواso they extended
وَرَدوا الحَربَ فَمَدّوا
كُلَّevery خَطِّيٍّKhatti spear مَديدِlong
كُلَّ خَطِّيٍّ مَديدِ
They entered battle and thrust out
Every long Khatti spear.
وَحُسامٌand a sharp sword سَرَّهُdelighted it الحَدthe sharp edge (first part)
وَحُسامٌ سَرَّهُ الحَد
دُcompletion of 'sharp edge' إِلىtoward قَطعِcutting الوَريدِthe jugular vein
دُ إِلى قَطعِ الوَريدِ
And a sword whose sharpness delighted it
In cutting the jugular vein.
ماno لِهَذاfor this الفَتحِvictory ياO خَيbest (first part)
ما لِهَذا الفَتحِ يا خَي
رَcompletion of 'best' إِمامٍimam مِنany مَزيدِincrease
رَ إِمامٍ مِن مَزيدِ
There is no surpassing this victory, O best
Of imams!
فَاِحمِدَso praise اللَهَGod فَإِنَّfor indeed الthe
فَاِحمِدَ اللَهَ فَإِنَّ ال
حَمدَpraise مِفتاحُthe key to المَزيدِincrease
حَمدَ مِفتاحُ المَزيدِ
So praise God, for
Praise is the key to increase.
Translation model: Sol 6.1