أَلاAh! حَيِّgreet لَيلىLayla إِذwhen أَجَدَّintensified اجتِنابُهاher avoidance
أَلا حَيِّ لَيلى إِذ أَجَدَّ اجتِنابُها
وَهَرَّكَand snarled at you مِنfrom بَعدِafter اِئتِلافٍfamiliarity كِلابُهاher dogs
وَهَرَّكَ مِن بَعدِ اِئتِلافٍ كِلابُها
Ah, greet Layla, now that her avoidance has intensified,
and her dogs, once friendly, have snarled at you.
وَكَيفَand how بِهِندٍwith Hind وَالنَوىwhile separation أَجنَبِيَّةٌestranging
وَكَيفَ بِهِندٍ وَالنَوى أَجنَبِيَّةٌ
طَموحٌfar-reaching تَنائيهاher remoteness عَسيرٌdifficult طِلابُهاseeking her
طَموحٌ تَنائيها عَسيرٌ طِلابُها
And how can Hind be reached, when separation estranges us,
her remoteness far-reaching, the quest for her hard?
فَلَيتَso, if only دِيارَthe dwellings الحَيِّof the tribe لَمnot يُمسِbe at dusk أَهلُهاtheir inhabitants
فَلَيتَ دِيارَ الحَيِّ لَم يُمسِ أَهلُها
بَعيداًfar away وَلَمand not يَشحَجcroak لِبَينٍof parting غُرابُهاtheir raven
بَعيداً وَلَم يَشحَج لِبَينٍ غُرابُها
If only, at dusk, the folk of the tribe's dwellings had not been
far away, and their raven had not croaked of parting.
أُحَلأُI am driven away عَنfrom بَردِthe coolness الشَرابِof the drink وَقَدthough indeed نَرىwe see
أُحَلأُ عَن بَردِ الشَرابِ وَقَد نَرى
مَشارِعَwatering places لِلظَمآنِfor the thirsty يَجريflows حَبابُهاtheir froth
مَشارِعَ لِلظَمآنِ يَجري حَبابُها
I am driven from the drink's coolness, though we see
watering places for the thirsty, their froth flowing.
وَنَخشىand we fear مِنَfrom الأَعداءِthe enemies أُذناًan ear سَميعَةًkeenly listening
وَنَخشى مِنَ الأَعداءِ أُذناً سَميعَةً
تُوَجَّسُis dreaded أَوor عَيناًan eye يُخافُis feared اِرتِقابُهاits watchfulness
تُوَجَّسُ أَو عَيناً يُخافُ اِرتِقابُها
And we fear among our enemies a keenly listening ear
that is dreaded, or an eye whose watchfulness is feared.
كَأَنَّas though عُيونَthe eyes المُجتَلينَof the beholders تَعَرَّضَتwere exposed
كَأَنَّ عُيونَ المُجتَلينَ تَعَرَّضَت
لِشَمسٍto a sun تَجَلّىcleared away يَومَa day دَجنٍof clouded gloom سَحابُهاits clouds
لِشَمسٍ تَجَلّى يَومَ دَجنٍ سَحابُها
As though the eyes of those beholding her had faced
a sun whose clouds cleared on an overcast day.
إِذاwhen ذُكِرَتshe is mentioned لِلقَلبِto the heart كادَalmost لِذِكرِهاat her mention
إِذا ذُكِرَت لِلقَلبِ كادَ لِذِكرِها
يَطيرُflies إِلَيهاto her وَاِعتَراهُand assailed it عَذابُهاher torment
يَطيرُ إِلَيها وَاِعتَراهُ عَذابُها
When she is recalled to the heart, at her mention it almost
flies to her, and her torment assails it.
فَهَلso is there مِنany شَفيعٍintercessor أَوor رَسولٍmessenger بِحاجَةٍwith a plea
فَهَل مِن شَفيعٍ أَو رَسولٍ بِحاجَةٍ
إِلَيهاto her وَإِنand even if صَدَّتshe turned away وَقَلَّand was scant ثَوابُهاher recompense
إِلَيها وَإِن صَدَّت وَقَلَّ ثَوابُها
Is there an intercessor, or a messenger with a plea
to her, though she turn away and offer little in return,
بِأَنَّconveying that الصَباthe east wind يَوماًone day بِمَنعِجَat Man‘ij لَمnot يَدَعleave
بِأَنَّ الصَبا يَوماً بِمَنعِجَ لَم يَدَع
عَزاةًsolace لِنَفسٍfor a soul ماnot يُداوىis healed مُصابُهاits affliction
عَزاةً لِنَفسٍ ما يُداوى مُصابُها
to tell her that the east wind one day at Man‘ij left
no solace for a soul whose affliction cannot be healed,
وَيَوماًand one day بِسُلمانينَat Sulmanayn كِدتُI nearly مِنَfrom الهَوىpassion
وَيَوماً بِسُلمانينَ كِدتُ مِنَ الهَوى
أَبوحُI speak openly وَقَدand already زُمَّتwere haltered لِبَينٍfor departure رِكابُهاher riding camels
أَبوحُ وَقَد زُمَّت لِبَينٍ رِكابُها
and that one day at Sulmanayn, from passion, I nearly
spoke out, when her riding camels had been haltered for departure?
عَجِبتُI marveled لِمَحزونٍat a grieving man تَكَلَّفَundertook حاجَةًa request
عَجِبتُ لِمَحزونٍ تَكَلَّفَ حاجَةً
إِلَيهاto her فَلَمyet not يُردَدwas sent back بِشَيءٍwith anything جَوابُهاher reply
إِلَيها فَلَم يُردَد بِشَيءٍ جَوابُها
I marveled at a grieving man who troubled himself with a request
to her, yet no reply from her came back at all.
حَمىbarred أَهلُهاher people ماwhat كانَhad been مِنّاfrom us فَأَصبَحَتso she became
حَمى أَهلُها ما كانَ مِنّا فَأَصبَحَت
سَواءٌalike عَلَيناto us نَأيُهاher distance وَاِقتِرابُهاand her nearness
سَواءٌ عَلَينا نَأيُها وَاِقتِرابُها
Her people barred what had been ours, so now
her distance and her nearness are alike to us.
أَباO Abu مالِكٍMalik مالَتtilted بِرَأسِكَwith your head نَشوَةٌdrunkenness
أَبا مالِكٍ مالَت بِرَأسِكَ نَشوَةٌ
وَبِالبِشرِwhile at al-Bishr قَتلىthe slain لَمnot تُطَهَّرwere purified ثِيابُهاtheir garments
وَبِالبِشرِ قَتلى لَم تُطَهَّر ثِيابُها
O Abu Malik, drunkenness made your head loll,
while at al-Bishr lay slain men whose garments were not purified.
فَمِنهُمso among them مُسَجّاًlaid out فيin العَباءَةِthe cloak لَمnot يَمُتdie
فَمِنهُم مُسَجّاً في العَباءَةِ لَم يَمُت
شَهيداًa martyr وَداعيand a caller دَعوَةٍa summons لايُثابُهاhe is not rewarded for it
شَهيداً وَداعي دَعوَةٍ لايُثابُها
Among them is one laid out in a cloak, who did not die
a martyr, and a caller to a cause for which he receives no reward.
فَإِنَّfor indeed نَداماكَyour drinking companions الَّذينَwhom خَذَلتَهُمyou abandoned them
فَإِنَّ نَداماكَ الَّذينَ خَذَلتَهُم
تَلاقَتconverged عَلَيهِمupon them خَيلُthe cavalry قَيسٍQays وَغابُهاand its spear-thickets
تَلاقَت عَلَيهِم خَيلُ قَيسٍ وَغابُها
For your drinking companions, whom you abandoned,
Qays's cavalry and its thickets of spears converged upon them.
إِذاwhen جاءَcomes روحُthe spirit التَغلِبِيِّthe Taghlibi مِنِfrom اِستِهِhis arse
إِذا جاءَ روحُ التَغلِبِيِّ مِنِ اِستِهِ
دَناdraws near قَبضُthe taking أَرواحٍof souls خَبيثٍfoul مَآبُهاtheir final abode
دَنا قَبضُ أَرواحٍ خَبيثٍ مَآبُها
When the Taghlibi's spirit comes out of his arse,
the taking of souls whose final abode is foul draws near.
ظَلِلتَyou kept تَقيءُyou vomit الخَندَريسَaged wine وَتَغلِبٌwhile Taghlib
ظَلِلتَ تَقيءُ الخَندَريسَ وَتَغلِبٌ
مَغانِمُwar spoils يَومِthe day البِشرِal-Bishr يُحوىis gathered نِهابُهاits plunder
مَغانِمُ يَومِ البِشرِ يُحوى نِهابُها
You kept vomiting aged wine, while Taghlib was
booty on the day of al-Bishr, its plunder gathered in.
وَأَلهاكَand distracted you فيin ماخورِa tavern حَزَّةَHazza قَرقَفٌwine
وَأَلهاكَ في ماخورِ حَزَّةَ قَرقَفٌ
لَهاit has نَشوَةٌheadiness يُمسيbecomes at evening مَريضاًsick ذُبابُهاits flies
لَها نَشوَةٌ يُمسي مَريضاً ذُبابُها
And in Hazza's tavern, wine distracted you,
whose headiness leaves its flies sick by evening.
وَأَسلَمتُمُand you abandoned حَظَّthe share الصَليبِof the cross وَقَدthough already رَأَواthey had seen
وَأَسلَمتُمُ حَظَّ الصَليبِ وَقَد رَأَوا
كَتائِبَbattalions قَيسٍQays تَستَديرُwheels around عُقابُهاtheir eagle-standard
كَتائِبَ قَيسٍ تَستَديرُ عُقابُها
And you abandoned the cross's share, though they had seen
Qays's battalions, their eagle-standard wheeling.
لَقَدindeed تَرَكَتleft قَيسٌQays دِياراًdwellings لِتَغلِبٍbelonging to Taghlib
لَقَد تَرَكَت قَيسٌ دِياراً لِتَغلِبٍ
طَويلاًlong-lasting بِشَطِّon the bank of الزابِيَينِthe two Zabs خَرابُهاtheir ruin
طَويلاً بِشَطِّ الزابِيَينِ خَرابُها
Indeed, Qays left dwellings belonging to Taghlib,
their ruin long-lasting on the banks of the two Zabs.
تَمَنَّتwished for خَنازيرُthe swine الجَزيرَةِal-Jazira حَربَناwar against us
تَمَنَّت خَنازيرُ الجَزيرَةِ حَربَنا
وَقَدthough already حَجَرَتwent to ground مِنfrom زَأرِthe roar لَيثٍa lion كِلابُهاits dogs
وَقَد حَجَرَت مِن زَأرِ لَيثٍ كِلابُها
The swine of al-Jazira wished for war against us,
though its dogs had gone to ground at a lion's roar.
عَجِبتُI marveled لِفَخرِat the boasting التَغلِبِيِّof the Taghlibi وَتَغلِبٌwhile Taghlib
عَجِبتُ لِفَخرِ التَغلِبِيِّ وَتَغلِبٌ
تُؤَدّيpays جِزىtribute النَيروزِNayruz خُضعاًbowed رِقابُهاits necks
تُؤَدّي جِزى النَيروزِ خُضعاً رِقابُها
I marvel at the Taghlibi's boasting, while Taghlib
pays the Nayruz tribute, its necks bowed.
أَيَفخَرُdoes he boast? عَبدٌa slave أُمُّهُhis mother تَغلِبِيَّةٌa Taghlibi woman
أَيَفخَرُ عَبدٌ أُمُّهُ تَغلِبِيَّةٌ
قَدِalready اِخضَرَّhas turned green مِنfrom أَكلِeating الخَنانيصِpiglets نابُهاher fang
قَدِ اِخضَرَّ مِن أَكلِ الخَنانيصِ نابُها
Does a slave boast whose mother is a Taghlibi woman,
her fang grown green from eating piglets?
غَليظَةُthick جِلدِskin المِنخَرَينِthe two nostrils مُصِنَّةٌfoul-smelling
غَليظَةُ جِلدِ المِنخَرَينِ مُصِنَّةٌ
عَلىover أَنفِsnout خِنزيرٍa pig يُشَدُّis tied نِقابُهاher face veil
عَلى أَنفِ خِنزيرٍ يُشَدُّ نِقابُها
Thick-skinned at the nostrils, foul-smelling,
her face veil is tied over a pig's snout.
جَعَلتُI placed عَلىover أَنفاسِthe breaths تَغلِبَTaghlib غُمَّةًa choking cover
جَعَلتُ عَلى أَنفاسِ تَغلِبَ غُمَّةً
شَديداًfierce عَلىupon جِلدِthe skin الأُنوفِof noses اغتِصابُهاits forcible grip
شَديداً عَلى جِلدِ الأُنوفِ اغتِصابُها
I laid a choking cover over Taghlib's breaths,
its forcible grip fierce upon the skin of their noses.
وَأَوقَدتُand I kindled ناريmy fire بِالحَديدِwith iron فَأَصبَحَتso it became
وَأَوقَدتُ ناري بِالحَديدِ فَأَصبَحَت
يُقَسَّمُis apportioned بَينَamong الظالِمينَthe wrongdoers عَذابُهاits torment
يُقَسَّمُ بَينَ الظالِمينَ عَذابُها
And I kindled my fire with iron, so now
its torment is apportioned among the wrongdoers.
وَأَصعَرَand a haughty, wry-necked man ذيsuffering from صادٍa head ailment شَفَيتُI cured بِصَكَّةٍwith a slap
وَأَصعَرَ ذي صادٍ شَفَيتُ بِصَكَّةٍ
عَلىon الأَنفِthe nose أَوor بِالحاجِبَينِat the eyebrows مَصابُهاits point of impact
عَلى الأَنفِ أَو بِالحاجِبَينِ مَصابُها
And I cured a haughty, wry-necked sufferer from head disease with a slap,
its impact on the nose or at the eyebrows.
أَباO Abu مالِكٍMalik لَيسَتthere is no لِتَغلِبَfor Taghlib نَجوَةٌrefuge
أَبا مالِكٍ لَيسَت لِتَغلِبَ نَجوَةٌ
إِذاwhen مابُحورُindeed, the seas المَجدِof glory عَبَّsurged عُبابُهاtheir billows
إِذا مابُحورُ المَجدِ عَبَّ عُبابُها
O Abu Malik, there is no refuge for Taghlib
when the billows of glory's seas surge.
إِذاwhen حَلَّsettled بَيتيmy house بَينَbetween قَيسٍQays وَخِندِفٍand Khindif
إِذا حَلَّ بَيتي بَينَ قَيسٍ وَخِندِفٍ
لَقيتَyou encounter قُروماًcamel-stallion chiefs لَمnot تُدَيَّثhave been tamed صِعابُهاtheir unruly ones
لَقيتَ قُروماً لَم تُدَيَّث صِعابُها
When my house stands between Qays and Khindif,
you meet chieftains—camel stallions whose wild ones have not been tamed.
كَذَلِكَthus أَعطىgave اللَهُGod قَيساًQays وَخِندِفاًand Khindif
كَذَلِكَ أَعطى اللَهُ قَيساً وَخِندِفاً
خَزائِنَtreasuries لَمnot يُفتَحhas been opened لِتَغلِبَto Taghlib بابُهاtheir door
خَزائِنَ لَم يُفتَح لِتَغلِبَ بابُها
Thus God bestowed on Qays and Khindif
treasuries whose door has not been opened to Taghlib.
وَمِنّاand from us رَسولُthe Messenger اللَهِof God حَقّاًtruly وَلَمand not يَزَلceased
وَمِنّا رَسولُ اللَهِ حَقّاً وَلَم يَزَل
لَناours بَطنُthe floor بَطحاوَيof the two gravelly valleys مِنىًMina وَقِبابُهاand its pavilions
لَنا بَطنُ بَطحاوَي مِنىً وَقِبابُها
And God's Messenger is truly of us, and ever
ours have been Mina's two gravelly valley floors and its pavilions.
وَإِنَّand indeed لَناours نَجداًNajd وَغَورَand the lowlands تِهامَةٍTihama
وَإِنَّ لَنا نَجداً وَغَورَ تِهامَةٍ
نَسوقُwe drive جِبالَmountains العِزِّof might شُمّاًlofty هِضابُهاtheir highlands
نَسوقُ جِبالَ العِزِّ شُمّاً هِضابُها
And indeed, Najd and the lowlands of Tihama are ours;
we drive mountains of might, their highlands towering.
Translation model: Sol 6.1