ياO برقlightning طالعlook upon مربعspring abode البطحاءal-Batha
يا برق طالع مربع البطحاء
ربعٌan abode لهfor it قلبىmy heart يذوبmelts وأاضلعىand my ribs
ربعٌ له قلبى يذوب وأاضلعى
O lightning, look upon the spring abode of al-Batha:
O lightning rising over the open desert
an abode for which my heart melts, and my ribs
A quarter where my heart melts and ribs bend
تحنىbend علىaround لهبa flame منof البرحاءanguish
تحنى على لهب من البرحاء
يأبىrefuses عليّto me الصبرpatience عنهaway from it أنthat أرىI be seen
يأبى عليّ الصبر عنه أن أرى
bend around a flame of anguish.
Leaning over a flame from the land
Away from it, patience fails me; never am I seen
Patience with me refuses when I see it
إلاexcept ونارand the fire الشوقlonging حشوthe filling حشائيmy innermost parts
إلا ونار الشوق حشو حشائي
لاno شوقlonging إلاexcept أنthat يضرّمَit sets ablaze الحشاthe innermost parts
لا شوق إلا أن يضرّمَ الحشا
save with the fire of longing filling my innermost being.
Except the fire of longing is the stuffing of my innards
There is no longing unless it sets the breast
No longing but to light up longing
وقداًablaze لدىat الإصباحdaybreak والإمساءand nightfall
وقداً لدى الإصباح والإمساء
ياO سائليyou who ask me عنabout أرضland طيبةTayba إنهاindeed it is
يا سائلي عن أرض طيبة إنها
ablaze at daybreak and nightfall.
Kindling in the early dawn and nightfall
O you who ask me about the land of Tayba, it is indeed
O you who ask about a goodly land, it is
أرضٌa land بهاin it قدindeed خيّمتhave pitched camp أهوائيmy affections
أرضٌ بها قد خيّمت أهوائي
حثّurge الركابthe riding camels إلىtoward مغانىthe dwelling places ربعهاits encampment
حثّ الركاب إلى مغانى ربعها
a land where my affections have pitched their tents.
A land where my passions have camped
Urge the riding camels toward the haunts of its encampment,
Urging mounts to its lovely quarter
وأدأبand persevere علىin الإدلاجnight travel والإمساءand evening
وأدأب على الإدلاج والإمساء
واقرىand convey السلامgreetings علىdespite البعادthe distance محصّباMuhassab
واقرى السلام على البعاد محصّبا
and persevere in journeying by night and at evening.
And insisting on nightfall and darkening
And convey greetings to Muhassab from afar,
Convey greetings to those far off saddened
ولتعلنَنand be sure to proclaim بينamong الخيامthe tents ندائيmy call
ولتعلنَن بين الخيام ندائي
وإذاand when وصلتyou reach إلىto العقيقal-Aqiq فسلthen ask بهthere
وإذا وصلت إلى العقيق فسل به
and be sure to proclaim my call among the tents.
And announce between the tents my call
And when you reach al-Aqiq, ask there
And when you reach Al-Aqeeq ask it
عنabout طبّa remedy أسقامىmy ailments وبرءand a cure عنائيmy suffering
عن طبّ أسقامى وبرء عنائي
ياah ليتwould that شعريmy knowing هلwhether يبرّدcools غلّتىmy burning thirst
يا ليت شعري هل يبرّد غلّتى
about a remedy for my ailments and a cure for my suffering.
About the healing of my ills and relief of my troubles
Ah, if only I knew: will my burning thirst be cooled,
Oh would that I know if my anguish cools down
ولهيبand the blaze وجدىmy longing بردcoolness ذاكthat الماءwater
ولهيب وجدى برد ذاك الماء
ومتىand when أنادىshall I call بالحداةfor the camel-drivers لدىat الحمىthe sanctuary
ومتى أنادى بالحداة لدى الحمى
and my longing's blaze, by that water's coolness?
And the blaze of my love, would that water cool it
And when shall I call for the camel-drivers at the sanctuary,
And when I call out beside the fever
والنفسand the soul قدalready شفيتhas been healed منof الغمّاءanguish
والنفس قد شفيت من الغمّاء
والدارand the abode دانيةٌnear ودوحةُand the great tree وصلهمunion with them
والدار دانيةٌ ودوحةُ وصلهم
with my soul already healed of anguish,
And the soul cured of gloominess
the abode near, and the great tree of union with them—
The nearby house and meadow of their union
قدalready أينعتhave ripened أزهارهاits blossoms بوفاءthrough faithfulness
قد أينعت أزهارها بوفاء
قدindeed طابis pleasant مرتبعa spring abode بطيبةin Tayba فانزلواso alight
قد طاب مرتبع بطيبة فانزلوا
its blossoms ripened through faithfulness?
Has blossomed its flowers in loyalty
The spring abode in Tayba is lovely; so alight,
The quarter in Teebah is fragrant so descend
وردواand drink بهاthere ماءwater بغيرwithout رشاءa well-rope
وردوا بها ماء بغير رشاء
هذيthese منازلthe dwellings أحمدAhmad فقفواso halt بهاthere
هذي منازل أحمد فقفوا بها
and drink water there without a well-rope.
And bring it water without sprinkling
These are Ahmad's dwellings; there halt
These are the dwellings of Ahmed so stop by them
عيساًpale camels براهاhas worn them thin السيرtravel بالإنضاءthrough exhaustion
عيساً براها السير بالإنضاء
شكراًin gratitude فقبّلthen kiss وطءَthe tracks مسراهاtheir night journey فقدfor indeed
شكراً فقبّل وطءَ مسراها فقد
the pale camels, worn thin by the exhausting journey.
Spend a night by them with travel by night
In gratitude, kiss the tracks of their night journey, for
Thanks, so kiss and tread its route for
خضَبَhas dyed الوجىfoot soreness أخفافهاtheir footpads بدماءwith blood
خضَبَ الوجى أخفافها بدماء
ولقدand indeed يقلُّis too little لوطئهاfor their footsteps التقبيلkissing إذsince
ولقد يقلُّ لوطئها التقبيل إذ
soreness has dyed their footpads with blood.
Its cheeks have been dyed by its footsteps in blood
And truly, kissing their tracks is too little, since
For kissing it is too little since
فيin خطوهاtheir steps برءٌa cure منfor الأدواءailments
في خطوها برءٌ من الأدواء
لمwhy لاnot وللقبرand the tomb has المعطرthe perfumed تربةٌsoil
لم لا وللقبر المعطر تربةٌ
in their steps lies a cure for ailments.
In its steps is protection from harms
Why not, when the perfumed tomb has soil
Why not, and the perfumed grave has soil
قدindeed أوصلتhave carried أشلاؤهاtheir limbs أشلائيmy limbs
قد أوصلت أشلاؤها أشلائي
ياO أرضland طيبةTayba والديارand the dwellings قصيةfar away
يا أرض طيبة والديار قصية
to which their limbs have carried my limbs?
That delivered its joints to my joints
O land of Tayba, though the dwellings are far away,
O goodly land and distant dwellings
سقاكmay it water you رياabundantly ويلُwoe (likely a typo for 'downpour') كلّevery سماءsky
سقاك ريا ويلُ كلّ سماء
ومشتand may it walk عليكover you صباthe east wind النسيمthe breeze عليلةgentle
ومشت عليك صبا النسيم عليلة
may the downpour of every sky water you abundantly,
Quenched by rain and woe to every rain cloud
and may the east wind's breeze walk gently over you,
The morning breeze of health blew upon you
تندىgrows dewy بطيبwith the fragrance of الروضةthe garden الغناءluxuriant
تندى بطيب الروضة الغناء
dewy with the fragrance of the luxuriant garden.
Sweetened by the meadow's singing