أمصطبرare you steadfast? أنتyou انif فوّضواthey entrusted matters (likely 'broke camp' intended)
أمصطبر أنت ان فوّضوا
وأمواand headed for المصيفthe summer quarters منfrom المربعthe spring abode
وأموا المصيف من المربع
Will you endure if they break camp,
and leave their spring abode for summer quarters?
ستجزعyou will grieve أنthat صرتyou came to be فيin ركبهمtheir caravan
ستجزع أن صرت في ركبهم
وإنand if لاnot تسرyou travel فيهمamong them تجزعyou will grieve
وإن لا تسر فيهم تجزع
You will grieve to find yourself in their caravan;
and if you do not travel with them, you will grieve.
تخيرchoose لنفسكfor yourself فيbetween حالتينtwo states
تخير لنفسك في حالتين
فأقضthen decide باحداهماon one of the two واصدعand proclaim it
فأقض باحداهما واصدع
Choose for yourself between two states:
decide on one, and declare it plainly.
فأماso either علىupon نيةa destination فاعتزمthen resolve to go
فأما على نية فاعتزم
وأماor else علىin ظلهits shade فاربعthen remain
وأما على ظله فاربع
Either resolve upon a destination,
or remain beneath its shade.
قدalready ابتكرواthey set out early واستقلتand rose up بهمwith them
قد ابتكروا واستقلت بهم
قلائصyoung she-camels مشدودةtightly fastened الأنسعthe girth-straps
قلائص مشدودة الأنسع
They have set out at dawn, and are borne away
by young she-camels with tightly drawn girth-straps.
قليلاًgently عليناwith us فاناfor we are علىbeset by
قليلاً علينا فانا على
أسىsorrow مؤلمpainful وهوىand love مضرعhumbling
أسى مؤلم وهوى مضرع
Go gently with us, for we are beset by
painful sorrow and love that brings us low.
نشيعكمwe see you off ولعلand perhaps الغناthe solace (word continues)
نشيعكم ولعل الغنا
ءcompletes 'solace' للصبfor the lovesick نظرةa glance مستمتعone savoring the sight
ء للصب نظرة مستمتع
We see you off; perhaps solace
for the lovesick is one look to savor.
وبيand within me كمدdeep grief لوif غداit came بالصفاupon smooth rocks
وبي كمد لو غدا بالصفا
لذبنthey would surely melt وبالورقand in gray doves لمwould not تسجعthey coo
لذبن وبالورق لم تسجع
Within me is grief: were it to touch smooth rocks,
they would melt; were it in gray doves, they would not coo.
وجدناour anguish بكمfor you وعلىand at بينكمyour parting
وجدنا بكم وعلى بينكم
ومنand for أجلكمyour sake فوقbeyond ماwhat ندعيwe profess
ومن أجلكم فوق ما ندعي
Our anguish for you, and at your parting—
all because of you—is beyond what we profess.