هَذاthis الحِجازُthe Hijaz وَذاكand that ضالهits wild lote trees
هَذا الحِجازُ وَذاك ضاله
قَدalready قُلِّصتhave been drawn back عنهfrom it ظِلالُهits shades
قَد قُلِّصت عنه ظِلالُه
This is the Hijaz, and those are its wild lote trees;
their shade has been drawn back from it.
ماذاwhat use is بكاءُthe weeping المستهاthe lovesick one (first part)
ماذا بكاءُ المستها
مcompletion of 'the lovesick one' برقمتيهat its two Raqmahs وماand what سؤالهhis questioning
م برقمتيه وما سؤاله
What use is the weeping of the lovesick one
at its two Raqmahs, and what use his questioning?
إنif كانَhad أَطمعهgiven him hope الحمىthe guarded pasture
إن كانَ أَطمعه الحمى
فاليومthen today تؤيسُهmake him despair رمالُهits sands
فاليوم تؤيسُه رمالُه
If the guarded pasture once gave him hope,
today its sands drive him to despair.
قَدalready بانَdeparted عنهfrom it جَمالُهits beauty
قَد بانَ عنه جَمالُه
وتحمَّلتand journeyed away منهfrom it جِمالهits camels
وتحمَّلت منه جِماله
Its beauty has departed from it,
and its camels have journeyed away.
أَينَwhere are المعاهدthe familiar haunts والعهوand the pledges (first part)
أَينَ المعاهد والعهو
دcompletion of 'pledges' وأَينand where is منthe one whose مالswayed اِعتدالُهhis upright figure
د وأَين من مال اِعتدالُه
Where are the familiar haunts and the pledges,
and where is he whose upright figure swayed?
لَهفيmy anguish علىfor الرشأthe fawn الَّذيwhose
لَهفي على الرشأ الَّذي
قدindeed أَفلتتhave slipped free منّيfrom me حبالهhis tethers
قد أَفلتت منّي حباله
My anguish for the fawn whose
tethers have slipped from my grasp!
يَصفوgrows clear وَيكدرand grows turbid حبُّهُhis love
يَصفو وَيكدر حبُّهُ
فالحبُّfor love أَكدرُهits murkiest part ملالُهhis weariness
فالحبُّ أَكدرُه ملالُه
His love grows clear and then grows turbid;
for love's murkiest part is his weariness.
ماnever إنat all (emphatic) حلاtasted sweet ليto me وعدُهhis promise
ما إن حلا لي وعدُه
إلّاexcept ومرَّرهand made it bitter مطالهhis delaying
إلّا ومرَّره مطاله
Never did his promise taste sweet to me
without his delays turning it bitter.
منعhe withheld الكرىslumber عَنfrom ناظريmy eye
منع الكرى عَن ناظري
كيلاlest يُلمَّcome briefly بناto us خيالُهhis phantom
كيلا يُلمَّ بنا خيالُه
He banished slumber from my eye,
lest his phantom visit us.
لَوif أَنَّthat ماwhat بيis within me منof هواlove for
لَو أَنَّ ما بي من هوا
هُhim بيذبلٍin Yadhbul ذابتwould melt قِلالُهits peaks
هُ بيذبلٍ ذابت قِلالُه
If the love within me for
him were in Yadhbul, its peaks would melt.
ياO ويحَwoe to قَلبa heart قدindeed تفرbecame wholly devoted (first part)
يا ويحَ قَلب قد تفر
رغَcompletion of 'became wholly devoted' فيin هواهlove for him بهwith him اِشتغالهits preoccupation
رغَ في هواه به اِشتغاله
Alas for a heart so wholly
absorbed in him and in his love!
حمَّلتهI burdened it ماwhat لمnot يُطقcould bear
حمَّلته ما لم يُطق
واليومand today قدalready قلَّhas dwindled اِحتمالُهits endurance
واليوم قد قلَّ اِحتمالُه
I burdened it with what it could not bear,
and today its endurance has dwindled.
وَلكلِّand for every خَطبٍcalamity حيلةٌa remedy
وَلكلِّ خَطبٍ حيلةٌ
والبينُbut separation قلtell ليme ماwhat اِحتيالُهits remedy
والبينُ قل لي ما اِحتيالُه
And every calamity has a remedy;
but separation—tell me, what remedy has it?
ماذاwhat عَسىmight يُجديavail مَقاmy speech (first part)
ماذا عَسى يُجدي مَقا
ليcompletion of 'my speech' إنif شكوتI complained بماof what أَنالهI endure
لي إن شكوت بما أَناله
What good might my words do
if I complained of what I endure?
قدindeed طالَhas grown long عَتبيmy reproach للزَماagainst Time (first part)
قد طالَ عَتبي للزَما
نِcompletion of 'Time' فَهَلso, have تَرىdo you think خفَّتgrown lighter ثقالهits heavy burdens
نِ فَهَل تَرى خفَّت ثقاله
Long has my reproach of Time continued;
so have its heavy burdens lightened, do you think?
نعمyes اِلتجأتI sought refuge بمنin one who أَذلhumbled (first part)
نعم اِلتجأت بمن أَذل
لcompletion of 'humbled' الدهرَTime إرهاباًby striking terror جلالُهhis majesty
ل الدهرَ إرهاباً جلالُه
Yes, I sought refuge in one who humbled
Time through his awe-inspiring majesty.
فاليَومso today لاnot أَخشىI fear الزَماTime (first part)
فاليَوم لا أَخشى الزَما
نَcompletion of 'Time' وملجئيand my refuge يُخشىis feared صِيالُهhis onslaught
نَ وملجئي يُخشى صِيالُه
So today I do not fear Time,
for my protector's onslaught is feared.
مَولىًa lord بهthrough him نلتُI attained المنىthe things wished for
مَولىً به نلتُ المنى
وَقَضىand fulfilled ليfor me الآمالَthe hopes مالُهhis wealth
وَقَضى لي الآمالَ مالُه
A lord through whom I attained my wishes,
and whose wealth fulfilled my hopes.
وسِعَencompassed الورىhumankind إِفضالُهhis generosity
وسِعَ الورى إِفضالُه
فَغَداso came to يعمُّهمُreach them all نوالُهhis bounty
فَغَدا يعمُّهمُ نوالُه
His generosity encompassed humankind,
and so his bounty came to reach them all.
إِنif رامَhe seeks نالَhe attains وإنand if يقُلhe speaks
إِن رامَ نالَ وإن يقُل
فالقَولُthen the speech يتبعُهfollow it فِعالُهhis deeds
فالقَولُ يتبعُه فِعالُه
If he seeks, he attains; and if he speaks,
his deeds follow his words.
ليثٌa lion بهولُكَapparently: terrifies you صولُهhis charge
ليثٌ بهولُكَ صولُه
غَيثٌlife-giving rain يَروقُis pleasing لكto you اِنهلالُهhis downpour
غَيثٌ يَروقُ لك اِنهلالُه
A lion whose charge strikes you with dread,
life-giving rain whose downpour delights you.
طابَتwere good مغارسُهُhis planting grounds وأَوand leafed out (first part)
طابَت مغارسُهُ وأَو
رقcompletion of 'leafed out' عودُهhis stem وزكتand flourished خِلالُهhis virtues
رق عودُه وزكت خِلالُه
Good were his planting grounds, and
his stem put forth leaves, and his virtues flourished.
ياO أَيُّهاyou المولىthe lord الَّذيwhose
يا أَيُّها المولى الَّذي
قدindeed أَكملَperfected العَلياthe heights of honor كمالُهhis perfection
قد أَكملَ العَليا كمالُه
O lord, whose
perfection has perfected the heights of honor!
وَبهand through him زَهاbloomed روضُthe garden العُلىof eminence
وَبه زَها روضُ العُلى
وَالمَجدُand glory قدindeed صحَّrecovered اِعتلالُهits ailment
وَالمَجدُ قد صحَّ اِعتلالُه
And through him the garden of eminence bloomed,
and glory recovered from its ailment.
إِنّيI indeed بعفوِكَin your pardon واثِقٌam confident
إِنّي بعفوِكَ واثِقٌ
وَالعَفوُand pardon أَكرمُهits noblest form مُذالُهits freely bestowed kind
وَالعَفوُ أَكرمُه مُذالُه
I am confident of your pardon;
and pardon is noblest when freely bestowed.
فأَقِلso pardon عِثاريmy stumbling إِنif عثرstumble (first part)
فأَقِل عِثاري إِن عثر
تI (completing 'I stumble') ولاand do not تقلsay ظهرَhas appeared اِختلالُهhis failing
ت ولا تقل ظهرَ اِختلالُه
So overlook my stumbling, if I stumble,
and do not say, 'His failing has come to light.'
فلأَنتَfor you indeed are أَكرمُthe noblest منone whom رجوhoped in (first part)
فلأَنتَ أَكرمُ من رجو
تُI (completing 'I hoped') وَخيرُand the best منof those whose كرُمتare noble خِصالُهhis qualities
تُ وَخيرُ من كرُمت خِصالُه
For you are the noblest one I have set my hopes upon,
and the best of those whose qualities are noble.
كَمhow many a نائِلٍgift أَوليتَنيyou bestowed on me
كَم نائِلٍ أَوليتَني
هِit وَساغَand went down easily ليfor me عَذباًsweetly زُلالُهits limpid water
هِ وَساغَ لي عَذباً زُلالُه
How many a gift you have bestowed on me,
and its limpid water went down sweetly for me!
بوّأتَنيyou lodged me in المَجدَglory المؤَثdeep-rooted (first part)
بوّأتَني المَجدَ المؤَث
ثَلcompletion of 'deep-rooted' عندَماwhen مُدّتwere spread ظِلالُهits shades
ثَل عندَما مُدّت ظِلالُه
You lodged me in deep-rooted glory,
when its shades were spread abroad,
حتّىuntil غدوتَyou became وأَنتَwhile you بَدthe full moon (first part)
حتّى غدوتَ وأَنتَ بَد
رُcompletion of 'full moon' سمائهof its sky وأَناand I هلالُهits crescent
رُ سمائه وأَنا هلالُه
until you became the full moon
of its sky, and I its crescent.
فاِسلمso fare well ودُمand remain متبوِّئاًenthroned in
فاِسلم ودُم متبوِّئاً
مَجداًglory سَماrose high عِزّاًin honor منالُهits attainment
مَجداً سَما عِزّاً منالُه
So fare well, and remain enthroned
in glory whose attainment rises high in honor.