عَليكِupon you سَلامٌpeace مَارِيَانَاMariana وَرَحْمَةٌand mercy
عَليكِ سَلامٌ مَارِيَانَا وَرَحْمَةٌ
بِهَاthrough it العَفْوُpardon يَهْمِيpours down وَالمَبرَّاتْand acts of kindness تُهْمُرُrain down
بِهَا العَفْوُ يَهْمِي وَالمَبرَّاتْ تُهْمُرُ
Peace be upon you, Mariana, and mercy,
Through which pardon pours down and kindnesses rain.
وَسَقْياًand a watering لأَرْضٍfor an earth بَاتthat became قَبْلَكِbefore you طيَّهاwithin its folds
وَسَقْياً لأَرْضٍ بَات قَبْلَكِ طيَّها
أَخُوكِyour brother وَرَعْياًand regard لاِسْمهِfor his name حِينَwhen يُذْكَرُit is mentioned
أَخُوكِ وَرَعْياً لاِسْمهِ حِينَ يُذْكَرُ
And may the earth that held your brother before you be watered,
And may his name be honored whenever it is mentioned.
إِذَاwhen مَاindeed تَوَلَّتْdeparted مَارِيَانَاMariana فَقَدْthen indeed هوَىfell
إِذَا مَا تَوَلَّتْ مَارِيَانَا فَقَدْ هوَى
مِنَof الحِلْمِforbearance صَرْحٌa palace كَانَthat was بِالعِلْمِwith knowledge يَعْمُرُflourishing
مِنَ الحِلْمِ صَرْحٌ كَانَ بِالعِلْمِ يَعْمُرُ
Now that Mariana has departed, there has fallen
A palace of forbearance that flourished with knowledge.
عزِيزةُbeloved قَوْمٍof a people لَمْthere was not يَكُنْthere was فِيin جِهَارِهَاher public conduct
عزِيزةُ قَوْمٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي جِهَارِهَا
وَفِيand in سِرِّهَاher private conduct إِلاَّexcept شَمَائِلُqualities تُشْكَرُworthy of praise
وَفِي سِرِّهَا إِلاَّ شَمَائِلُ تُشْكَرُ
Beloved of her people, she had, in public
And in private, only qualities worthy of praise.
تصَدَّتshe undertook لِمَاwhat يَعْيِيdefeats الفَطاحِلُthe accomplished دُونَهُbefore it
تصَدَّت لِمَا يَعْيِي الفَطاحِلُ دُونَهُ
وَكَمْand how many دُونَbefore أَمرٍa task يَعجِزُfails المُتَصَدِّرُthe one who steps forward
وَكَمْ دُونَ أَمرٍ يَعجِزُ المُتَصَدِّرُ
She took on what even the most accomplished could scarcely face,
Though many a task defeats those who put themselves forward.
فَقَدْso indeed ظَاهَرَتْshe supported فِيin نَهْضَةِthe awakening العَصْرِof the age جِنْسَهَاher sex
فَقَدْ ظَاهَرَتْ فِي نَهْضَةِ العَصْرِ جِنْسَهَا
لِتَرْفعهُto raise it وَالخَفْضُwhile decline مَاis what الدَّهْرُtime يُضْمِرُconceals
لِتَرْفعهُ وَالخَفْضُ مَا الدَّهْرُ يُضْمِرُ
She supported her own sex in the awakening of the age,
To raise it up, while time harbors its decline.
فعَاقبَهَاso he punished her الْجانِيthe wrongdoer عَلىagainst كُلِّevery مُصْلِحٍreformer
فعَاقبَهَا الْجانِي عَلى كُلِّ مُصْلِحٍ
يُقَدِّمُhe brings forward عَنْbefore مِيقَاتهِits appointed time مَاwhat يُؤخَّرُis delayed
يُقَدِّمُ عَنْ مِيقَاتهِ مَا يُؤخَّرُ
So the one who wrongs every reformer punished her,
Bringing forward what should have waited for its appointed time.
تنَكَّرَhe disavowed مِنْof عُرْفٍrecognized merit لَهَاhers وَكَدَأْبِهِand as is his habit
تنَكَّرَ مِنْ عُرْفٍ لَهَا وَكَدَأْبِهِ
لِكُلِّtoward every مُجِدٍّdiligent person حَالَةًin time يتَنَكَّرُhe turns against them
لِكُلِّ مُجِدٍّ حَالَةً يتَنَكَّرُ
He disavowed her acknowledged worth and, as is his habit,
Turns against every diligent soul in time.
فَتِلْكَso that is she الَّتِيwho كَانَتْwas أَدِيبَةَthe woman of letters جِيلِهَاof her generation
فَتِلْكَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ أَدِيبَةَ جِيلِهَا
وَكَانَand she had لَهَاfor her النَّظمُverse البديعُoriginal المُحَرَّرُunconfined
وَكَانَ لَهَا النَّظمُ البديعُ المُحَرَّرُ
She was the woman of letters of her generation,
And hers was original, unconfined verse.
دَعَتْهَاcalled her جَديدَاتُnew turns اللَّيَالِيof the nights فَأَنْشَأَتْso she began
دَعَتْهَا جَديدَاتُ اللَّيَالِي فَأَنْشَأَتْ
تَقُولُshe speaks جَديداًanew غَيْرَother than مَاwhat النَّاسُpeople تَأْثُرُpass down
تَقُولُ جَديداً غَيْرَ مَا النَّاسُ تَأْثُرُ
The new turns of the nights called to her, and she began
To speak anew, beyond what people merely pass down.
وَوَفْقَand in accord with السَّماعِيِّwhat pleases the ear الْحَبِيبِbeloved شُذُوذُهُits departures from convention
وَوَفْقَ السَّماعِيِّ الْحَبِيبِ شُذُوذُهُ
وفَوْقَand above الْقِيَاسِيِّthe measured form الَّذيwhich الْعُرْفُcustom يُؤْثِرُprefers
وفَوْقَ الْقِيَاسِيِّ الَّذي الْعُرْفُ يُؤْثِرُ
Her departures accorded with the beloved music of the ear
And rose above the measured forms that custom favors.
مُخَالِفَةdefying كُلَّall الضُّرُوبِthe kinds الَّتِيthat جَرَىhave proceeded
مُخَالِفَة كُلَّ الضُّرُوبِ الَّتِي جَرَى
عَلَيْهَاupon them اصْطِلاحٌconvention فَهِيَso she is أَسْنَىloftier وَأَشْعَرُand more poetic
عَلَيْهَا اصْطِلاحٌ فَهِيَ أَسْنَى وَأَشْعَرُ
Defying all the kinds upon which
Convention has settled, she is loftier and more poetic.
ولاand no بِدْعَwonder إِنْif غَابَتْare hidden عَلَيْنَاfrom us رُمُوزُهَاher symbols
ولا بِدْعَ إِنْ غَابَتْ عَلَيْنَا رُمُوزُهَا
وَإِنْand if فَاقَexceeds مَاwhat تَعْنِيهِshe means by it مَاwhat نَتَصَوَّرُwe imagine
وَإِنْ فَاقَ مَا تَعْنِيهِ مَا نَتَصَوَّرُ
No wonder if her symbols elude us,
And what she means exceeds what we can imagine.
فقَدfor indeed تَسْمَعُshe may hear الرِّكْزَthe faint sound الَّذيthat لاnot نُحِسُّهُwe sense it
فقَد تَسْمَعُ الرِّكْزَ الَّذي لا نُحِسُّهُ
وَقدْand she may تَجْتَلِيdiscern فِيin الْغَيْبِthe unseen مَاwhat لَيْسَnot نُبْصِرُwe see
وَقدْ تَجْتَلِي فِي الْغَيْبِ مَا لَيْسَ نُبْصِرُ
She may hear the faint sound that we do not sense,
And may discern in the unseen what we cannot see.
علىindeed أَنَّthat وحْياًan inspiration مِنْfrom عَلْوُon high جَاءَهَاcame to her
على أَنَّ وحْياً مِنْ عَلْوُ جَاءَهَا
يُبشرُit brings glad tidings أَيْقاظَto the wakeful النفُوسِof souls وَيُنْذِرُand warns
يُبشرُ أَيْقاظَ النفُوسِ وَيُنْذِرُ
Indeed, an inspiration from on high came to her,
Bringing glad tidings to wakeful souls and warning them.
وَماand what تُدْرِكُcan grasp الأَلْبَابُminds مِنْof حَلِّsolving مُعْضِلٍa riddle
وَما تُدْرِكُ الأَلْبَابُ مِنْ حَلِّ مُعْضِلٍ
إِذَاwhen حَاجَتِcontend الأَقْدَارُdestinies فِيمَاover what تُقَدِّرthey decree
إِذَا حَاجَتِ الأَقْدَارُ فِيمَا تُقَدِّر
What can minds grasp of the solution to a riddle
When destinies contend over what they decree?
أَراعَكَhas it startled you لأْلاءُthe glitter المَنَارَةof the lighthouse فِيin الدجَىthe dark
أَراعَكَ لأْلاءُ المَنَارَة فِي الدجَى
إِذِas الْفلْكُthe ship وَثْبٌleaps بِالْعُلىto the heights وَتَحَدّرُand descends
إِذِ الْفلْكُ وَثْبٌ بِالْعُلى وَتَحَدّرُ
Has the lighthouse's glitter startled you in the dark,
As the ship leaps upward and plunges down?
وَإِذْand as يَنْجَلِيappears نِبْرَاسُهَاits beacon ثمَّthen يَخْتَفِيdisappears
وَإِذْ يَنْجَلِي نِبْرَاسُهَا ثمَّ يَخْتَفِي
فَآناًat one moment لهُit has زهْوٌsplendor وَآناًand at another يُكوِّرُit folds
فَآناً لهُ زهْوٌ وَآناً يُكوِّرُ
Its beacon comes into view and then disappears;
At one moment it shines proudly, at another it folds
أَشِعَّتهُits rays بَسْطاًspreading فقبْضاًthen drawing in كأَنَّهاas though they
أَشِعَّتهُ بَسْطاً فقبْضاً كأَنَّها
مَرَاسِيanchors نجَاةٍof rescue تَرْتَمِيare cast out وَتُجَرَّرُand dragged
مَرَاسِي نجَاةٍ تَرْتَمِي وَتُجَرَّرُ
Its rays, spreading and drawing them in, as though they were
Anchors of rescue cast out and dragged along.
تعَاقَبُfollow one another أَلْوَاناًin colors وَلَوْلاand were it not for اخْتِلافُهَاtheir variation
تعَاقَبُ أَلْوَاناً وَلَوْلا اخْتِلافُهَا
لِرَاجِيfor the seeker الْهُدىof guidance لمْwould not يَهْتدِfind the way الْمُتنوِّرُthe discerning one
لِرَاجِي الْهُدى لمْ يَهْتدِ الْمُتنوِّرُ
Its colors follow one another; without their variation,
The seeker of guidance, however discerning, would lose the way.
سَلِيمٌsound بِهَاin it المِصْبَاحُthe lamp صَفْوٌclear ضِياؤهَاits light
سَلِيمٌ بِهَا المِصْبَاحُ صَفْوٌ ضِياؤهَا
وَمَاand not يَعْترِيundergoes غَيْرَanything but الزُّجاجِthe glass التَّغيُّرُchange
وَمَا يَعْترِي غَيْرَ الزُّجاجِ التَّغيُّرُ
Its lamp is sound, its light is clear;
Only the glass undergoes change.
كذَاكَlikewise أَتَمَّتcompleted مَارِيَانَاMariana حَيَاتَهَاher life
كذَاكَ أَتَمَّت مَارِيَانَا حَيَاتَهَا
وَفِيand in شَأْنِهَاher example رُشْدٌguidance لِمَنْfor whoever يَتَبَصَّرُlooks closely
وَفِي شَأْنِهَا رُشْدٌ لِمَنْ يَتَبَصَّرُ
So Mariana completed her life,
And in her example is guidance for whoever looks closely.
فَلَمَّاso when قضَتْshe died دَالَprevailed الظَّلامُdarkness مِنَover السَّنَىthe radiance
فَلَمَّا قضَتْ دَالَ الظَّلامُ مِنَ السَّنَى
أَجَلْyes دَالَit prevailed حِيناًfor a time لكِنِbut النُّورُlight يَثْأَرُtakes revenge
أَجَلْ دَالَ حِيناً لكِنِ النُّورُ يَثْأَرُ
When she died, darkness prevailed over the radiance;
Yes, it prevailed for a time, but light takes its revenge.
فَبَيْنَاand while خَبَتْwent dark تِلْكَthat المَنارَةُlighthouse فِيin الثَّرَىthe earth
فَبَيْنَا خَبَتْ تِلْكَ المَنارَةُ فِي الثَّرَى
إِذاsuddenly هِيَshe نجْمٌa star فِيin السَّماوَاتِthe heavens يَزْهَرُshines
إِذا هِيَ نجْمٌ فِي السَّماوَاتِ يَزْهَرُ
While that lighthouse went dark beneath the earth,
It became a star shining in the heavens.
Translation model: Sol 6