إِنّيindeed I أَرِقتُlay awake لِبَرقٍbecause of a lightning flash ضافَنيvisited me سارِby night
إِنّي أَرِقتُ لِبَرقٍ ضافَني سارِ
كَأَنَّas though فيin العَينِthe eye مِنهُfrom it مَسَّa touch of عُوّارِpain
كَأَنَّ في العَينِ مِنهُ مَسَّ عُوّارِ
I lay awake for a lightning flash that visited me by night.
As though it had left a painful sting in my eye,
أَوor حَرَّthe heat of فُلفُلَةٍa peppercorn كانَتthat was بِهاwith it قَذِيَتirritated
أَو حَرَّ فُلفُلَةٍ كانَت بِها قَذِيَت
لَمّاwhen بَرىstripped away قِشرَهاits skin عَنfrom حَرِّهاits heat الباريits maker
لَمّا بَرى قِشرَها عَن حَرِّها الباري
Or the heat of a peppercorn that had irritated it
When its maker stripped away its skin and exposed its heat.
إِنَّindeed الهُمومَcares إِذاwhen عادَتكَcome back to you وارِدَةًarriving
إِنَّ الهُمومَ إِذا عادَتكَ وارِدَةً
إِنif لَمnot تُفَرِّجyou release لَهاfor them وَرداًan arrival بِإِصدارِby sending away
إِن لَم تُفَرِّج لَها وَرداً بِإِصدارِ
When cares come to you in a fresh wave,
If you do not give their arrival an outlet,
كانَتthey become عَلَيكَupon you سقاماًan illness تَستَكينُyou submit لَهُto it
كانَت عَلَيكَ سقاماً تَستَكينُ لَهُ
وَأَنصَبَتكَand they exhaust you لِحاجاتٍwith needs وَإِذكارِand recollections
وَأَنصَبَتكَ لِحاجاتٍ وَإِذكارِ
They become an illness under which you sink,
And wear you down with needs and recollections.
فَصِرتُso I became فيin السِجنِthe prison الحُرّاسُthe guards تَحرُسُنيwatch me
فَصِرتُ في السِجنِ الحُرّاسُ تَحرُسُني
بَعدَafter التَلَصُّصِstealthy movement فيthrough بِرٍّopen country وَأَمصارِand towns
بَعدَ التَلَصُّصِ في بِرٍّ وَأَمصارِ
So I came to be in prison, with guards watching me,
After slipping stealthily through open country and towns,
وَسَيرِand riding حَرفٍa lean mount تَجوبُthat crosses اللَيلَthe night جافِلَةًstartled into flight
وَسَيرِ حَرفٍ تَجوبُ اللَيلَ جافِلَةً
عَومَlike the swimming of السَفينَةِthe ship فيthrough ذيone with اللُجَّةِthe deep water الجاريthat runs
عَومَ السَفينَةِ في ذي اللُجَّةِ الجاري
And riding a lean mount that crosses the night in flight,
Swimming like a ship through a running, deep sea.
ياO نَفسُsoul لاdo not تَجزَعيdespair إِنّيindeed I إِلىuntil أَمَدٍan appointed time
يا نَفسُ لا تَجزَعي إِنّي إِلى أَمَدٍ
وَكُلُّand every نَفسٍsoul إِلىuntil يَومٍa day وَمِقدارِand an allotted measure
وَكُلُّ نَفسٍ إِلى يَومٍ وَمِقدارِ
O soul, do not despair: I have an appointed span,
And every soul has its allotted day and measure.
وَماand it does not يُقَرِّبُbring nearer يَوميmy day مِنto مَدىthe reach of أَمَليmy hope
وَما يُقَرِّبُ يَومي مِن مَدى أَمَلي
فاقَنيhas taken me far حَياءَكِout of regard for you تَرحاليmy traveling وَتِسياريand my wandering
فاقَني حَياءَكِ تَرحالي وَتِسياري
The reach of my hopes does not bring my day any nearer;
My journeys and wanderings have taken me far, out of regard for you.
إِنّيindeed I إِلىuntil أَجَلٍan appointed end إِنif كُنتِyou are عالِمَةًaware
إِنّي إِلى أَجَلٍ إِن كُنتِ عالِمَةً
إِلَيهِto it ماis مُنتَهىthe limit of عِلميmy knowledge وَآثاريand my traces
إِلَيهِ ما مُنتَهى عِلمي وَآثاري
I have an appointed end, if you understand:
That is where my knowledge and my traces come to an end.
لِلَّهِto God أَنتِyou belong فَإِنand if يَعصِمكِHe protects you فَاِعتَصِميthen hold fast
لِلَّهِ أَنتِ فَإِن يَعصِمكِ فَاِعتَصِمي
وَإِنand if كَذَبتِyou prove false فَحَسبِيَthen sufficient for me is اللَهُGod مِنas جارِa protector
وَإِن كَذَبتِ فَحَسبِيَ اللَهُ مِن جارِ
You belong to God; if He protects you, hold fast to Him.
And if you prove false, God suffices me as a protector.
إِدعيهِcall upon Him سِرّاًsecretly وَناديهِand call to Him عَلانِيَةًopenly
إِدعيهِ سِرّاً وَناديهِ عَلانِيَةً
وَاللَهُand God يَعلَمُknows إِعلانيwhat I declare وَإِسراريand what I conceal
وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ إِعلاني وَإِسراري
Call upon Him in secret and cry to Him openly:
God knows what I declare and what I conceal.
وَماand there is no السَعادَةُhappiness فيin الدُنياthis world لِذيfor one with أَمَلٍhope
وَما السَعادَةُ في الدُنيا لِذي أَمَلٍ
إِنَّindeed السَعيدَthe happy one الَّذيis the one who يَنجوescapes مِنَfrom النارِthe Fire
إِنَّ السَعيدَ الَّذي يَنجو مِنَ النارِ
Happiness in this world does not belong to the one who merely hopes;
The happy one is the one who escapes the Fire.
سُقياًmay rain water لِسِجنِكَyour prison مِنfrom سِجنٍa prison وَساكِنهand its inhabitant
سُقياً لِسِجنِكَ مِن سِجنٍ وَساكِنه
بِديمَةٍwith steady rain مِنof ذَهابِa downpour of الماءِwater مِدرارِpouring abundantly
بِديمَةٍ مِن ذَهابِ الماءِ مِدرارِ
May your prison and its inhabitant be watered
By a steady rain pouring abundant water,
بِكُلِّwith every جَونdark cloud رَواياهُits water loads مُطَبِّقَةٌspread across the sky
بِكُلِّ جَون رَواياهُ مُطَبِّقَةٌ
واهيpouring freely العَزاليthe rain outlets مِنَfrom الجَوزاءِGemini جَرّارِdriven onward
واهي العَزالي مِنَ الجَوزاءِ جَرّارِ
By every dark cloud whose water is spread across the sky,
Its rain outlets pouring, driven onward from Gemini.
وَقَدand indeed دَعَوتُI called وَماand I do not آلوspare effort لِأُسمِعَهُto make him hear
وَقَد دَعَوتُ وَما آلو لِأُسمِعَهُ
أَباAbu الوَليدِal-Walid وَدونيwhile between me and him سِجنُis the prison of دَوّارِDawwar
أَبا الوَليدِ وَدوني سِجنُ دَوّارِ
I have called out, sparing no effort to make him hear:
Abu al-Walid, though the prison of Dawwar stands between us.
فيinside جَوفِone possessing ذيbattlements شُرُفاتٍwas shut سُدَّits exit is shut مَخرَجُهُits exit
في جَوفِ ذي شُرُفاتٍ سُدَّ مَخرَجُهُ
بِبابِwith a door of ساجٍteak أَمينِsecure of القِفلِthe lock صَرّارِcreaking
بِبابِ ساجٍ أَمينِ القِفلِ صَرّارِ
I am inside a place with battlements, its exit shut
By a teak door with a secure, creaking lock.
أَدعوهُI call upon him دَعوَةَwith the call of مَظلومٍa wronged man لِيَنصُرَنيso that he may help me
أَدعوهُ دَعوَةَ مَظلومٍ لِيَنصُرَني
ثُمَّthen اِستَغَثَتُI sought help بِذيfrom one of نُعمىfavors وَأَخطارِand high standing
ثُمَّ اِستَغَثَتُ بِذي نُعمى وَأَخطارِ
I call to him as a wronged man calls, that he may help me;
Then I sought help from a man of favors and high standing.
أَشكوI complain إِلىto الخَيرِthe noble one إِبراهيمَIbrahim مَظلَمَتيof my grievance
أَشكو إِلى الخَيرِ إِبراهيمَ مَظلَمَتي
فيwithout غَيرِany جُرمٍcrime وَإِخراجيand my expulsion مِنَfrom الدارِthe home
في غَيرِ جُرمٍ وَإِخراجي مِنَ الدارِ
I bring my grievance to the noble Ibrahim:
I was driven from my home without a crime.
الدَهرَall my days أَرسُفُI drag فيin كَبلٍa shackle أُعالِجُهI struggle with it
الدَهرَ أَرسُفُ في كَبلٍ أُعالِجُه
وَحَلقَةٍand a ring قارَبواthey drew together فيهاin it بِمِسمارِwith a nail
وَحَلقَةٍ قارَبوا فيها بِمِسمارِ
All my days I drag a shackle and struggle with it,
And a ring they have fastened with a nail.
أَدورُI move around فيهِin it نَهاريby day ثُمَّthen مُنقَلِبيmy place of return
أَدورُ فيهِ نَهاري ثُمَّ مُنقَلِبي
بِاللَيلِat night أَدهمُdark مَزرورٌfastened بِأَزرارِwith buttons
بِاللَيلِ أَدهمُ مَزرورٌ بِأَزرارِ
I move about in it by day; then my place of return
At night is dark, fastened with buttons.
كَأَنَّهُas though it بَينَbetween إِستارَينِtwo strips قَدَّهُماthey cut them
كَأَنَّهُ بَينَ إِستارَينِ قَدَّهُما
سُراةُthe backs of أَورَقَa gray beast مَطلِيٍّcoated مِنَwith القارِpitch
سُراةُ أَورَقَ مَطلِيٍّ مِنَ القارِ
It seems to lie between two strips they cut,
Like the back of a gray beast coated with pitch.
ياO أَقرَبَthe nearest الناسِof people مِنto حَمدٍpraise وَمَكرَمَةٍand honor
يا أَقرَبَ الناسِ مِن حَمدٍ وَمَكرَمَةٍ
وَأَبعَدَand the farthest الناسِof people مِنfrom ذَمٍّblame وَمِنand from عارِshame
وَأَبعَدَ الناسِ مِن ذَمٍّ وَمِن عارِ
O you nearest of all people to praise and honor,
And farthest of all people from blame and shame,
وَأَعظَمَand the greatest الناسِof people عَفواًin forgiveness عِندَwhen مَقدَرةٍable to punish
وَأَعظَمَ الناسِ عَفواً عِندَ مَقدَرةٍ
وَلَيثَand a lion of غابٍthe forest عَلىagainst أَعدائِهِhis enemies ضارِfierce
وَلَيثَ غابٍ عَلى أَعدائِهِ ضارِ
Most forgiving of all when you have the power to punish,
And a forest lion fierce against his enemies,
وردٌtawny هِزَبرٌlion تُميتُkills القَرنَthe opponent صَولَتَهُhis charge
وردٌ هِزَبرٌ تُميتُ القَرنَ صَولَتَهُ
وَضَمُّهُand his grip بَينَbetween أَنيابٍfangs وَأَظفارِand claws
وَضَمُّهُ بَينَ أَنيابٍ وَأَظفارِ
A tawny lion whose charge kills his opponent,
As he clasps him between fangs and claws:
أَنعِمgrant favor عَلَيَّupon me بِنِعمىwith a favor مِنكَfrom you سابِغَةٍabundant
أَنعِم عَلَيَّ بِنِعمى مِنكَ سابِغَةٍ
مِنfrom سيبِthe bounty of أَروعَa noble man نفاعٍwho greatly helps وَضَرارِand harms
مِن سيبِ أَروعَ نفاعٍ وَضَرارِ
Grant me a generous favor from you,
From the bounty of a noble man who can help or harm.
أَوفىthe most faithful in اليَمامَةِal-Yamama مَنto one who يَعلَقclings بِذِمَّتِهِto his protection
أَوفى اليَمامَةِ مَن يَعلَق بِذِمَّتِهِ
تَأَخُذgrasp يَداهُhis hands بِحَبلٍa cord غَيرِnot خُوارِweak
تَأَخُذ يَداهُ بِحَبلٍ غَيرِ خُوارِ
You are the most faithful in al-Yamama to one who seeks your protection;
Your hands grasp a cord that does not give way.
Translation model: Sol 6