حَيِّsalute المعاليمthe landmarks والرسومَاand the traces
حَيِّ المعاليم والرسومَا
وانزلand alight بهاat them تَنْفِyou will banish الهُمُومَاcares
وانزل بها تَنْفِ الهُمُومَا
Salute the landmarks and the traces,
and alight there: you will banish cares.
واسْتشفِand seek healing مِنfrom أنوارهاtheir lights
واسْتشفِ مِن أنوارها
فهواؤهاfor their air يشفىheals السقيماthe sick
فهواؤها يشفى السقيما
Seek healing from their lights,
for their air heals the sick.
وسلِand ask المسافرَthe traveler عنabout ربوdwellings (continued)
وسلِ المسافرَ عن ربو
عٍ(completes 'dwellings') قدindeed خَلَتْhave become deserted وسلِand ask المقيماthe resident
عٍ قد خَلَتْ وسلِ المقيما
Ask the traveler about the dwellings
that lie deserted, and ask the resident.
درستwere effaced زماناًfor a long time لَنْwill not ترَىyou see
درست زماناً لَنْ ترَى
إلاexcept الأثافِيَّthe hearthstones بهاamong them جُثُومَاcrouching
إلا الأثافِيَّ بها جُثُومَا
Long have they been effaced; you will see
only the hearthstones crouching there.
عَهْديmy recollection بهاof them حورٌdark-eyed women حِسَاbeautiful (continued)
عَهْدي بها حورٌ حِسَا
نٌ(completes 'beautiful') تشبهresemble الزهرَradiant النجومَاthe stars
نٌ تشبه الزهرَ النجومَا
I remember dark-eyed women there,
beautiful, resembling the radiant stars,
منof كلevery بضsoft الجسمof body تمنعprevent
من كل بض الجسم تمنع
هاher الروادفُthe buttocks أنfrom تقومَاrising
ها الروادفُ أن تقومَا
each soft-bodied, prevented
by her full buttocks from rising.
هلْwas it كانwas عهدُthe bond الظاعنينَthose departing
هلْ كان عهدُ الظاعنينَ
بذىat Dhu الغَضَاal-Ghada عهداa bond قديمَاold
بذى الغَضَا عهدا قديمَا
Was the bond with those who departed
at Dhu al-Ghada a bond of old?
قدindeed غادرُواthey left قلبَthe heart السليمِof the healthy man
قد غادرُوا قلبَ السليمِ
لبيتهمfor their dwelling قلباa heart سليماsnake-stricken
لبيتهم قلبا سليما
They left the once-sound man's heart
snake-stricken for their dwelling.
رامُواthey sought صدورَهُمtheir departure فأضْحَand so became (continued)
رامُوا صدورَهُم فأضْحَ
ى(completes 'became') حبلُthe cord سُلْوَانيof my solace رَمِيماdecayed
ى حبلُ سُلْوَاني رَمِيما
They sought to depart, and so
the cord of my solace crumbled.
قدمواthey proceeded علwith هجرِيforsaking me ومَاand did not
قدموا عل هجرِي ومَا
حفظواkeep حديثهمُtheir word القديمَاformer
حفظوا حديثهمُ القديمَا
They undertook to forsake me, and did not
keep their former word.
عظمتْwas great مودتهمtheir affection فصَاand so became (continued)
عظمتْ مودتهم فصَا
رَ(completes 'became') عذابُthe torment فرقتهمof their separation عظيماgreat
رَ عذابُ فرقتهم عظيما
Great was their affection, and so
great became the torment of their parting.
فكتمتُso I concealed سِرَّهمُtheir secret وهَلْand can
فكتمتُ سِرَّهمُ وهَلْ
تلقىyou find أخَاًone possessed of وَجْدٍpassion كَتُومَاsecretive
تلقى أخَاً وَجْدٍ كَتُومَا
I concealed their secret; but can you
find a passion-stricken man who keeps secrets?
وعدمتُand I lost صبريmy patience بَعْدهمafter them
وعدمتُ صبري بَعْدهم
فغَداand became الفؤادُthe heart بهمbecause of them عديمَاdestitute
فغَدا الفؤادُ بهم عديمَا
I lost my patience after their departure;
through them my heart grew destitute.
وسرَىand drifted by نسيمُهمُtheir breeze فَعَاbut turned (continued)
وسرَى نسيمُهمُ فَعَا
دَ(completes 'turned') بقلبيَin my heart المضْنَىexhausted سُمُومَاa scorching wind
دَ بقلبيَ المضْنَى سُمُومَا
Their breeze drifted by, but turned
to a scorching wind in my exhausted heart.
كَلِمٌwords لهمof theirs قدindeed غادرتْhave left
كَلِمٌ لهم قد غادرتْ
مِنْthrough غدرهمtheir treachery قَلْبيmy heart كَلِيماwounded
مِنْ غدرهم قَلْبي كَلِيما
Words of theirs have left
my heart wounded through their treachery.
قالواthey said اسْتقمbe steadfast ديماًalways وهلand does
قالوا اسْتقم ديماً وهل
تُبقىleave القطيعةُestrangement مستقيماsteadfast
تُبقى القطيعةُ مستقيما
They said, 'Be steadfast always'; but does
estrangement leave anyone steadfast?
لامَblamed العذولُthe reproacher ولوand had دَرَىhe known
لامَ العذولُ ولو دَرَى
ماwhat بالكثيبِat the dune فلَنthen never يَلُومَاhe would blame
ما بالكثيبِ فلَن يَلُومَا
The reproacher blamed me; had he known
what was at the dune, he would never blame me.
أنْتَyou الغريمُthe adversary علىover الغراlove (continued)
أنْتَ الغريمُ على الغرا
مِ(completes 'love') وأنتَand you قدindeed صرتَhave become المُليماthe blameworthy one
مِ وأنتَ قد صرتَ المُليما
You are my adversary over love,
and you yourself have become blameworthy.
دعْleave عَنكaway from you لومِيreproaching me واتئلand seek safety
دعْ عَنك لومِي واتئل
إنْif كنتَyou are ذَاpossessed of عقلreason حليماforbearing
إنْ كنتَ ذَا عقل حليما
Leave off reproaching me and seek safety,
if you are sensible and forbearing.
واذكرْand recall فضائلَthe virtues منof him who غداhas become
واذكرْ فضائلَ من غدا
هتَّانُthe downpour نائلِهof his bounty سُجُومَاpouring copiously
هتَّانُ نائلِه سُجُومَا
Recall the virtues of him whose
bounty has become a ceaseless downpour.
أعنىI mean الإمامthe imam اليعربيّthe Ya'rubi
أعنى الإمام اليعربيّ
الحوّلَthe resourceful الملكَthe king القويمَاthe upright
الحوّلَ الملكَ القويمَا
I mean the Ya'rubi imam,
the resourceful, upright king,
الشهمthe noble-spirited سلطانَSultan بنson of سيفSayf
الشهم سلطانَ بن سيف
العادلَthe just الفطنَthe discerning الحكيماthe wise
العادلَ الفطنَ الحكيما
the noble-spirited Sultan ibn Sayf,
the just, discerning, wise.
عمّتencompassed all فضائِلُهhis virtues فأجزand he lavished (continued)
عمّت فضائِلُه فأجز
لَ(completes 'lavished') للورَىupon humankind فضلاbounty عَميماall-embracing
لَ للورَى فضلا عَميما
His virtues reached all, and he lavished
all-embracing bounty upon mankind.
رَحِمَmay have mercy on المهيمنُthe Guardian روحَهhis soul
رَحِمَ المهيمنُ روحَه
منfrom حيثُwhere صارhe became بناtoward us رحيماmerciful
من حيثُ صار بنا رحيما
May the Guardian have mercy on his soul,
since he has been merciful to us.
وتمتand were complete مواهبُهhis gifts فصاand so became (continued)
وتمت مواهبُه فصا
رَ(completes 'became') عليهabout him جدواهhis bounty نمومَاa telltale witness
رَ عليه جدواه نمومَا
His gifts were perfected, and so
his bounty became a telltale witness to him.
ذاكthat one الذيwho نعماؤُهhis favors
ذاك الذي نعماؤُه
صرناwe became بهاthrough them نرعَىwe pasture in النعيماbliss
صرنا بها نرعَى النعيما
That is he whose favors
have let us pasture in bliss.
فأعادand he restored منfrom بعدafter اعوجاcrookedness (continued)
فأعاد من بعد اعوجا
جٍ(completes 'crookedness') غصنَthe branch ملتناof our faith قويمَاstraight
جٍ غصنَ ملتنا قويمَا
After its crookedness, he restored
the branch of our faith to straightness.
واليومَand today صيَّرَhe transformed ليلناour night
واليومَ صيَّرَ ليلنا
بِهداهُthrough his guidance نوراًinto light مستديمَاlasting
بِهداهُ نوراً مستديمَا
Today he has transformed our night,
through his guidance, into lasting light.
دامتْmay endure ممالكهhis realms فماand not
دامتْ ممالكه فما
دعواىmy prayer إلاexcept أنthat تدومَاthey endure
دعواى إلا أن تدومَا
May his realms endure; my prayer
is only that they endure.
أعدىhe infected الورىhumankind بندىًwith generosity فلمand so did not
أعدى الورى بندىً فلم
ترyou see فيamong الورىhumankind شيئاًanything عديمَاwanting
تر في الورى شيئاً عديمَا
He made bounty contagious among mankind, so
you saw nothing wanting among them.
ونكَادُand we almost منthrough جدْوىthe bounty يدhands (continued)
ونكَادُ من جدْوى يد
يه(completes 'his two hands') لاnot نرىwe see شخصاًa person لئيماmiserly
يه لا نرى شخصاً لئيما
Through the bounty of his hands, we can scarcely
find a single miser.
إنif حلَّhe settles فيin أرضa land جرَىflows
إن حلَّ في أرض جرَى
ربَّاheights (reading uncertain) روائحهاits fragrances نسيماas a breeze
ربَّا روائحها نسيما
If he settles in a land, there flows
from its fragrant heights a gentle breeze.
مَدحىmy praise لهُof him دينa religious duty ولاand not
مَدحى لهُ دين ولا
أَخْشىI fear أصيرI become بهthrough it أثيماsinful
أَخْشى أصير به أثيما
My praise of him is a religious duty; I do not
fear becoming sinful through it.
وإذاand if مدحتI praise منamong الأناhumankind (continued)
وإذا مدحت من الأنا
مِ(completes 'humankind') سواهother than him صرتI become فتىًa man ظلومَاmost unjust
مِ سواه صرت فتىً ظلومَا
If I praise anyone among mankind
other than him, I become a most unjust man.
فبمدحهso through praising him أرجوI hope for النجاsalvation (continued)
فبمدحه أرجو النجا
ةَ(completes 'salvation') ولنْand never will أكونَI be بهfor it مَلُومَاblamed
ةَ ولنْ أكونَ به مَلُومَا
Through praising him I hope for salvation,
and I shall not be blamed for it.
قالواthey said علمتyou have learned فقلتso I said علّمhe taught
قالوا علمت فقلت علّم
نيme بحكمتهthrough his wisdom العُلُومَاthe sciences
ني بحكمته العُلُومَا
They said, 'You are learned.' I replied, 'He taught
me the sciences through his wisdom.'
وفهمتand I understood كلevery دقيقةٍsubtlety
وفهمت كل دقيقةٍ
منهfrom him فصرتand I became بهاthrough it فهيماdiscerning
منه فصرت بها فهيما
I grasped every subtlety
from him, becoming discerning through it.
أحكمتI perfected شعرىmy poetry فيهabout him حتىuntil
أحكمت شعرى فيه حتى
صرتُI became منهthrough him فتىًa man حكيماwise
صرتُ منه فتىً حكيما
I perfected my verse about him until
through him I became a wise man.
ياO ابنson الأولىthose who منof يعربٍYa'rub
يا ابن الأولى من يعربٍ
سادُواruled الورَىhumankind دَهراًfor an age قديمَاlong past
سادُوا الورَى دَهراً قديمَا
O son of those of Ya'rub
who ruled mankind in ages long past,
فقتَyou surpassed الأنامَhumankind مواهباًin gifts
فقتَ الأنامَ مواهباً
تَتْرىin succession وفقتهمُand you surpassed them صميماin pure lineage
تَتْرى وفقتهمُ صميما
you surpassed mankind in gifts
unceasing, and surpassed them in pure lineage.
وعمَمتَand you encompassed أهلَthe people الأرضِof the earth
وعمَمتَ أهلَ الأرضِ
والبلدانand the lands بالجدوىwith bounty عمومَاuniversally
والبلدان بالجدوى عمومَا
You encompassed the people of the earth
and its lands with bounty for all.
وسَمَتْand rose high فضائلكyour virtues العلىlofty
وسَمَتْ فضائلك العلى
فالدهرُand so time صارَbecame بهاthrough them وسيماhandsome
فالدهرُ صارَ بها وسيما
Your lofty virtues rose high,
and through them Time grew handsome.
وحلمتand you were forbearing عنtoward أهلِthe people السفاfolly (continued)
وحلمت عن أهلِ السفا
هِ(completes 'folly') إذاًthus وسفهتand you made seem foolish الحُلُومَاmen's judgment
هِ إذاً وسفهت الحُلُومَا
You were forbearing toward the people of folly,
and thus made other men's judgment seem foolish.
لكyours is صارمٌa cutting sword عضبٌkeen-edged تقدُّyou cleave
لك صارمٌ عضبٌ تقدُّ
بهwith it الجماجمَskulls والجسوماand bodies
به الجماجمَ والجسوما
Yours is a keen, cutting sword; you cleave
skulls and bodies with it.
فكأنهso it is like برقٌlightning أضاءَthat flashed
فكأنه برقٌ أضاءَ
فلاand so does not ينَامsleep ولنand will never يُنيماlet others sleep
فلا ينَام ولن يُنيما
It is like lightning that has flashed;
it never sleeps, nor will it let others sleep.
ياO آلhouse of يعربَYa'rub عِشْتُمُmay you live
يا آل يعربَ عِشْتُمُ
عيشاa life بعدلكمُthrough your justice سَلِيماsecure
عيشا بعدلكمُ سَلِيما
O house of Ya'rub, may you live
a secure life through your justice.
لاmay not عاشَlive ضدُّكمُyour enemy ولاnor may
لا عاشَ ضدُّكمُ ولا
جلّىdispel لهfor him شعرىmy poetry هُمُومَاcares
جلّى له شعرى هُمُومَا
May your enemy never live, nor
may my verse dispel his cares.
أنَاI فيin جوارِكمُyour protection فلاso may not
أنَا في جوارِكمُ فلا
عفتefface ليَof mine العسرىhardship رُسُومَاtraces
عفت ليَ العسرى رُسُومَا
I am under your protection, so may
hardship never efface my traces.
ونوالكand your bounty المدرارُever-pouring يقْعُmakes sit (continued)
ونوالك المدرارُ يقْعُ
د(completes 'makes sit') خلّتيmy poverty أنso that لاnot يَقُومَاit rises
د خلّتي أن لا يَقُومَا
And your ever-pouring bounty seats
my poverty, so that it does not rise.
كُفُّواkeep away خطوبَthe calamities الدهرِof time عنّيfrom me
كُفُّوا خطوبَ الدهرِ عنّي
أنlest أصبرI endure بهاunder them كَظِيماsuppressing grief
أن أصبر بها كَظِيما
Keep time's calamities away from me,
lest I endure them in stifled sorrow.
قدindeed نِلْتُI have attained منthrough وُدِّىmy love لكمfor you
قد نِلْتُ من وُدِّى لكم
وتقربىand my drawing near فوزاًa triumph عظيماgreat
وتقربى فوزاً عظيما
I have won, through my love for you
and my drawing near, a mighty triumph.
فالخلقُfor creation طوعُobedient to يديكمُyour two hands
فالخلقُ طوعُ يديكمُ
والدهرُand time صارَhas become لكمfor you خَديمَاa servant
والدهرُ صارَ لكم خَديمَا
For creation obeys your hands,
and Time has become your servant.
Translation model: Sol 6.1