فَجَّعَbereaved أَضيافيmy guests جَميلُJamil بنُson of مَعمَرٍMa'mar
فَجَّعَ أَضيافي جَميلُ بنُ مَعمَرٍ
بِذيof one endowed with فَجَرٍgenerosity تَأويseek refuge إِلَيهِwith him الأَرامِلُthe widows
بِذي فَجَرٍ تَأوي إِلَيهِ الأَرامِلُ
Jamil ibn Ma'mar has bereaved my guests
of a generous man to whom widows turn for refuge.
طَويلُlong نِجادِsword-baldric البَزِّthe weaponry لَيسَhe is not بِجَيدَرِa short, squat man
طَويلُ نِجادِ البَزِّ لَيسَ بِجَيدَرِ
إِذاwhen اِهتَزَّhe moves وَاِستَرخَتand hang loose عَلَيهِupon him الحَمائِلُthe sword-straps
إِذا اِهتَزَّ وَاِستَرخَت عَلَيهِ الحَمائِلُ
His sword-baldric is long; he is no short, squat man,
when he moves and the sword-straps hang loose upon him.
إِلىto بَيتِهِhis house يَأويseeks shelter الغَريبُthe stranger إِذاwhen شَتاhe faces winter
إِلى بَيتِهِ يَأوي الغَريبُ إِذا شَتا
وَمُهتَلِكٌand one in mortal distress باليwith worn-out الدَريسَينِthe two old garments عائِلُdestitute
وَمُهتَلِكٌ بالي الدَريسَينِ عائِلُ
To his house the stranger turns for shelter in winter,
and a destitute wretch in two threadbare garments.
تَرَوَّحَhe came at dusk مَقروراًchilled through وَراحَتand came on عَشِيَّةًan evening
تَرَوَّحَ مَقروراً وَراحَت عَشِيَّةً
لَهاit has جَدَبٌbleakness يَحتَثُّهُurges him onward فَيُوائِلُso he seeks refuge
لَها جَدَبٌ يَحتَثُّهُ فَيُوائِلُ
He comes at dusk, chilled through, as evening falls,
its bleakness driving him onward, so he seeks refuge.
تَكادُalmost يَداهُhis two hands تُسلِمانِgive away رِداءَهُhis cloak
تَكادُ يَداهُ تُسلِمانِ رِداءَهُ
مِنَout of الجودِgenerosity لَمّاwhen اِستَقبَلَتهُmet him الشَمائِلُthe north winds
مِنَ الجودِ لَمّا اِستَقبَلَتهُ الشَمائِلُ
His hands almost give away his cloak
out of generosity, when the north winds meet him.
فَماso what بالُthe matter with أَهلِthe people of الدارِthe dwelling لَمhave not يَتَحَمَّلواbroken camp
فَما بالُ أَهلِ الدارِ لَم يَتَحَمَّلوا
وَقَدwhen already بانَhas departed اللَوذَعِيُّthe keen-witted man الحُلاحِلُthe noble chief
وَقَد بانَ اللَوذَعِيُّ الحُلاحِلُ
Why, then, have the people of the dwelling not broken camp,
when the keen-witted, noble chief has departed?
فَوَاللَهِso, by God لَوif لاقَيتَهُyou met him غَيرَnot مُوَثَقٍbound
فَوَاللَهِ لَو لاقَيتَهُ غَيرَ مُوَثَقٍ
لَآبَكَwould have carried you off بِالجَزعِat the valley bend الضِباعِthe hyenas النَواهِلُthe thirsty ones
لَآبَكَ بِالجَزعِ الضِباعِ النَواهِلُ
For by God, had you met him unbound,
the thirsty hyenas would have carried you off at the valley bend.
وَإِنَّكَand indeed you لَوif واجَهتَهُyou faced him إِذwhen لَقيتَهُyou met him
وَإِنَّكَ لَو واجَهتَهُ إِذ لَقيتَهُ
فَنازَلتَهُthen you fought him أَوor كُنتَyou were مِمَّنamong those who يُنازِلُfight in single combat
فَنازَلتَهُ أَو كُنتَ مِمَّن يُنازِلُ
And had you faced him when you met him,
then fought him—or been one of those who fight—
لَظَلَّwould have been جَميلٌJamil أَسوَأَthe worst of القَومِthe men تَلَّةًin his fall
لَظَلَّ جَميلٌ أَسوَأَ القَومِ تَلَّةً
وَلكِنَّbut قِرنَa foe الظَهرِat the back لِلمَرءِfor a man شاغِلُpreoccupying
وَلكِنَّ قِرنَ الظَهرِ لِلمَرءِ شاغِلُ
Jamil would have been the worst-felled of all the men.
But a foe at a man's back keeps him occupied.
وَلَمand did not أَنسَI forget أَيّاماًdays لَناours وَلَيالِياًand nights
وَلَم أَنسَ أَيّاماً لَنا وَلَيالِياً
بِحَليَةَat Halyah إِذwhen نَلقىwe met بِهاthere مِنthose whom نُحاوِلُwe sought out
بِحَليَةَ إِذ نَلقى بِها مِن نُحاوِلُ
And I have not forgotten our days and nights
at Halyah, when we met there those we sought out.
فَلَيسَso it is not كَعَهدِas in the former days of الدارِthe dwelling ياO أُمَّmother of مالِكٍMalik
فَلَيسَ كَعَهدِ الدارِ يا أُمَّ مالِكٍ
وَلكِنbut أَحاطَتhave encircled بِالرِقابُaround the necks السَلاسِلُthe chains
وَلكِن أَحاطَت بِالرِقابُ السَلاسِلُ
It is not as in the dwelling's former days, O Umm Malik,
but chains have closed around our necks.
وَعادَand has become الفَتىthe young man كَالكَهلِlike the mature man لَيسَnot بِقائِلٍuttering
وَعادَ الفَتى كَالكَهلِ لَيسَ بِقائِلٍ
سِوىexcept العَدلِwhat is right شَيئاًanything فَاِستَراحَso have found rest العَواذِلُthe reproving women
سِوى العَدلِ شَيئاً فَاِستَراحَ العَواذِلُ
And the youth has become like the mature man, not uttering
anything but what is right; so the reproving women have found rest.
فَأَصبَحَso have become إِخوانُthe brothers of الصَفاءِtrue friendship كَأَنَّماas though
فَأَصبَحَ إِخوانُ الصَفاءِ كَأَنَّما
أَهالَheaped عَلَيهِمupon them جانِبَa bank of التُربِearth هائِلُone who heaps earth
أَهالَ عَلَيهِم جانِبَ التُربِ هائِلُ
So the brothers of true friendship have become as though
someone had heaped a bank of earth upon them.
Translation model: Sol 6.1