سَلامٌpeace عَلىupon تِلكَthose الطُلولِdwelling ruins الدَوائِرِvanished
سَلامٌ عَلى تِلكَ الطُلولِ الدَوائِرِ
وَإِنthough أَقفَرَتthey became deserted بَعدَafter الأَنيسِthe familiar companion المُجاوِرِdwelling nearby
وَإِن أَقفَرَت بَعدَ الأَنيسِ المُجاوِرِ
Peace upon those vanished dwelling places,
though they have emptied since their familiar neighbors left.
غَرائِرُinnocent maidens ماnever فَتَّرنَslackened فيin صَيدِcatching غافِلٍan unwary one
غَرائِرُ ما فَتَّرنَ في صَيدِ غافِلٍ
بِأَلحاظِهِنَّwith their glances الساجِياتِcalm الفَواتِرِlanguid
بِأَلحاظِهِنَّ الساجِياتِ الفَواتِرِ
Innocent maidens never faltered in catching the unwary
with their calm, languid glances.
سَقىmay He water اللَهُGod أَيّاميmy days بِرَحبَةِat Rahbat هاشِمٍHashim
سَقى اللَهُ أَيّامي بِرَحبَةِ هاشِمٍ
إِلىas far as شِرشيرٍShirshir مَحَلِّdwelling place of الجَآذِرِgazelles
إِلى شِرشيرٍ مَحَلِّ الجَآذِرِ
May God water my days at Rahbat Hashim,
as far as Shirshir, the dwelling place of gazelles,
سَحائِبَclouds يَسحَبنَthat drag الذَبولَthe withering عَلىover الثُرىthe earth
سَحائِبَ يَسحَبنَ الذَبولَ عَلى الثُرى
وَيُضحيand becomes بِهِنَّthrough them الزَهرُthe flowers رَطبَmoist المَحاجِرِin their eye sockets
وَيُضحي بِهِنَّ الزَهرُ رَطبَ المَحاجِرِ
with clouds that draw their trailing shadows across the earth,
so that, through them, the flowers grow moist-eyed.
مَنازِلُhomes لَذّاتيof my pleasures وَدارُand dwelling of صبابَتيmy longing
مَنازِلُ لَذّاتي وَدارُ صبابَتي
وَلَهويand my play بِأَمثالِwith the likes of النُجومِstars الزَواهِرِshining
وَلَهوي بِأَمثالِ النُجومِ الزَواهِرِ
Those were the homes of my pleasures and the dwelling of my longing,
and of my play with women like shining stars.
رَمَتناit shot us يَدُthe hand المَقدورِof fate عَنfrom قَوسِa bow فُرقَةٍof separation
رَمَتنا يَدُ المَقدورِ عَن قَوسِ فُرقَةٍ
فَلَمand did not يُخطِناmiss us لِلحينِat the appointed time سَهمُthe arrow المَقادِرِof destinies
فَلَم يُخطِنا لِلحينِ سَهمُ المَقادِرِ
The hand of fate shot us from the bow of separation,
and fate’s arrow did not miss us at the appointed hour.
أَلاah هَلis there إِلىto فَيءِthe shade الجَزيرَةِof the island بِالضُحىin the morning
أَلا هَل إِلى فَيءِ الجَزيرَةِ بِالضُحى
وَطيبِand the sweetness of نَسيمِthe breeze الرَوضِof the garden بَعدَafter الظَهائِرِthe midday heats
وَطيبِ نَسيمِ الرَوضِ بَعدَ الظَهائِرِ
Ah, is there a way back to the island’s shade in the morning,
and the garden’s sweet breeze after the midday heat,
وَأَفنانِهاand its branches وَالطَيرُand the birds تَندُبُlament شَجوَهاtheir sorrow
وَأَفنانِها وَالطَيرُ تَندُبُ شَجوَها
بِأَشجارِهاamong its trees بَينَamid المِياهِthe waters الزَواخِرِsurging
بِأَشجارِها بَينَ المِياهِ الزَواخِرِ
and its branches, where birds lament their sorrow
among its trees and surging waters,
وَرِقَّةِand the delicacy of ثَوبِthe veil الجَوِّof the air وَالريحُwhile the wind لَدنَةٌis gentle
وَرِقَّةِ ثَوبِ الجَوِّ وَالريحُ لَدنَةٌ
تُساقُborne along بِمَبسوطِby one with outspread الجَناحَينِtwo wings ماطِرِrain bearing
تُساقُ بِمَبسوطِ الجَناحَينِ ماطِرِ
and the delicate veil of air, while the wind is gentle,
borne along by a rain bearer with wings outspread?
سَبيلٌa way وَقَدwhen already ضاقَتhave narrowed بِيَaround me السُبُلُthe paths حَيرَةًin bewilderment
سَبيلٌ وَقَد ضاقَت بِيَ السُبُلُ حَيرَةً
وَشَوقاًand in longing إِلىfor أَفيائِهاits shades بِالهَواجِرِin the midday heats
وَشَوقاً إِلى أَفيائِها بِالهَواجِرِ
Is there a way, when all paths have narrowed around me in bewilderment
and longing for its shade in the heat of noon?
Translation model: Sol 6