أَمِنْis it from حَمامٍdoves رَجَّعَrepeated الهَدَاهِدَاthe coos
أَمِنْ حَمامٍ رَجَّعَ الهَدَاهِدَا
جَاوَبَanswered مِنْfrom هَتّافةa loudly calling dove أَغَارِدَاsongs
جَاوَبَ مِنْ هَتّافة أَغَارِدَا
Is it because of doves repeating their coos,
answering the songs of a loudly calling dove,
بَيْنَamong طِوَلَّاتٍtall trees عَلَىupon مَخَاضِداboughs
بَيْنَ طِوَلَّاتٍ عَلَى مَخَاضِدا
مِيلٍleaning يُنَاصِيrivals طُولُهاtheir height الفَرَاقدَاthe Farqad stars
مِيلٍ يُنَاصِي طُولُها الفَرَاقدَا
among tall trees, upon boughs
that lean, their height vying with the Farqad stars,
أَلْقَيْتَyou cast yourself مِنْbecause of تَشْواقِهِنَّtheir longing cries كَامِداgrief-stricken
أَلْقَيْتَ مِنْ تَشْواقِهِنَّ كَامِدا
فَحَيِّthen greet أَطْلالاًruins وَنُؤْياًand an encircling ditch لاَبِداremaining
فَحَيِّ أَطْلالاً وَنُؤْياً لاَبِدا
that you have sunk into grief at their longing cries?
Then greet the ruins and the lingering encircling ditch,
أَمْسَتْthey became بِأَكْماعِin the recesses of اللِّوَاal-Liwa بَلَائِدَاdesolate
أَمْسَتْ بِأَكْماعِ اللِّوَا بَلَائِدَا
وَاسْتَبْدَلَتْand they exchanged مِنin place of أَهْلِهاtheir people الأَوابِدَاthe wild beasts
وَاسْتَبْدَلَتْ مِن أَهْلِها الأَوابِدَا
now lying desolate in the recesses of al-Liwa,
and having exchanged their people for wild beasts.
وَقَدْand once تَرَىyou would see خَيْلاًhorses بِهاthere رَوَائِداseeking pasture
وَقَدْ تَرَى خَيْلاً بِها رَوَائِدا
وَعَكَراًand camel herds لاَباًcrowded وَعِزّاًand might مَاكِداenduring
وَعَكَراً لاَباً وَعِزّاً مَاكِدا
Once you would see horses there seeking pasture,
and great, crowded camel herds, and enduring might.
وَقَدْand once تَرَىyou would see بِيضاًfair-skinned women بِهَاthere خَرَائِداbashful maidens
وَقَدْ تَرَى بِيضاً بِهَا خَرَائِدا
إِذَاwhen مَشَيْنَthey walked مِشْيَةًa gait تَهَاوُداgently swaying
إِذَا مَشَيْنَ مِشْيَةً تَهَاوُدا
And once you would see fair, bashful maidens there,
walking with a gently swaying gait,
هَزَّshook الصَبَاthe east wind مِنْfrom ذِيDhu بُراقٍBuraq مَائِداswaying
هَزَّ الصَبَا مِنْ ذِي بُراقٍ مَائِدا
جَاذَبْنthey swayed أَصْلاباًloins بِهاupon them رَخَاوِداsoft flesh
جَاذَبْن أَصْلاباً بِها رَخَاوِدا
as the east wind shakes a swaying bough at Dhu Buraq.
They swayed their loins, with soft flesh upon them,
وَعَقِداًand firm flesh مُسْتَرْدِفاًbearing behind قَعَائِداheavy haunches
وَعَقِداً مُسْتَرْدِفاً قَعَائِدا
فإِنْso if تَرَيْنِيyou see me بَعْدَafter سَيْرٍtravel رَابِداabiding
فإِنْ تَرَيْنِي بَعْدَ سَيْرٍ رَابِدا
and firm flesh, with heavy haunches following behind.
So if you see me after travel, with abiding
هَمِّيmy care فَقَدْthen indeed أُعْدِيI pass on الهَوَىpassion المَوَائِداthe swaying maidens
هَمِّي فَقَدْ أُعْدِي الهَوَى المَوَائِدا
أَبِيتُI spend the night مِنْbecause of هَمِّيmy care المُعَنِّيthe tormenting سَاهِداsleepless
أَبِيتُ مِنْ هَمِّي المُعَنِّي سَاهِدا
care of mine, I can yet inspire passion in swaying maidens.
I spend the night sleepless from my tormenting care,
أَغْبِطُI envy بِالنَوْمِfor sleep الخَلِيَّthe carefree man الراقِداthe sleeping
أَغْبِطُ بِالنَوْمِ الخَلِيَّ الراقِدا
لاَقَىhe found الهُوَيْنَاease وَالرِبَكَّand rich mixed food الراغِداplentiful
لاَقَى الهُوَيْنَا وَالرِبَكَّ الراغِدا
envying the carefree sleeper his sleep,
who has found ease and plentiful, rich food.
فَقُلْthen tell لِخَوْدٍa tender maiden تَلْبَسُshe wears المَجَاسِداsaffron-dyed garments
فَقُلْ لِخَوْدٍ تَلْبَسُ المَجَاسِدا
إِنَّindeed الحَشَايَاthe mattresses الخُورَthe soft وَالوَسَائِداand the pillows
إِنَّ الحَشَايَا الخُورَ وَالوَسَائِدا
Tell the tender maiden wearing saffron-dyed robes:
Soft mattresses and pillows
لَهْوٌpleasure لِمَنْfor whoever راغَدَenjoyed comfortably عَيْشاًa life رَاغِداcomfortable
لَهْوٌ لِمَنْ راغَدَ عَيْشاً رَاغِدا
إِنِّيindeed I وَإِنْeven though مَهَّدتِyou spread لِيfor me الأَمَاهِداthe beds
إِنِّي وَإِنْ مَهَّدتِ لِي الأَمَاهِدا
are pleasures for one who enjoys a comfortable life.
Though you spread beds for me,
لَمْnot أُمْسِI became فِيin نَصِّdriving hard المَهَارَىthe Mahri camels زَاهِدَاaverse
لَمْ أُمْسِ فِي نَصِّ المَهَارَى زَاهِدَا
نَقْضِيwe satisfy الهَوَىdesire وَنَطْلُبُand we seek الفَوَائِداgains
نَقْضِي الهَوَى وَنَطْلُبُ الفَوَائِدا
I have not become averse to driving the Mahri camels hard.
We satisfy desire and seek gains,
وَإِنْeven though رَأَيْنَاwe see الحِجَجَthe years الرَوَادِداthe returning
وَإِنْ رَأَيْنَا الحِجَجَ الرَوَادِدا
قَوَاصِراًshortening بِالعُمْرthe lifespan أَوْor مَوَادِدَاextending
قَوَاصِراً بِالعُمْر أَوْ مَوَادِدَا
even though we see the returning years
shortening our lifespan or extending it.
تَبْقَىthey endure وَيُبْلِيand wears out يُبْسُهاtheir dryness الأَجَادِداthe new things
تَبْقَى وَيُبْلِي يُبْسُها الأَجَادِدا
فَلاso do not تَلُوميblame مَرِحاًa spirited man مُعَانِداstubborn
فَلا تَلُومي مَرِحاً مُعَانِدا
They endure, while their dryness wears out what is new.
So do not blame a spirited, stubborn man,
وَاخْشَيْand fear سِهَامَthe arrows of القَدَرِfate المَصَايِدَاthe snares
وَاخْشَيْ سِهَامَ القَدَرِ المَصَايِدَا
وَالمَوْتُand death قِرْنٌan adversary يَغْلِبُdefeats المُحايِداthe one evading
وَالمَوْتُ قِرْنٌ يَغْلِبُ المُحايِدا
and fear fate's arrows, those snares.
Death is an adversary that defeats whoever evades it.
بَلْindeed, many a بَلْدَةٍwilderness تُخْشِيfrightens الشُجَاعَthe brave man الفَارِداthe solitary
بَلْ بَلْدَةٍ تُخْشِي الشُجَاعَ الفَارِدا
إِذاwhen السَرَابُthe mirage اسْتَعْمَلَtakes hold of القَرَادِداthe rugged heights
إِذا السَرَابُ اسْتَعْمَلَ القَرَادِدا
Many a wilderness frightens the solitary brave man
when the mirage takes hold of its rugged heights,
وَقُلِّدَتand were garlanded أَعْلامُهاits landmarks قَلائِداwith necklaces
وَقُلِّدَت أَعْلامُها قَلائِدا
آلاًmirage وَآلاًand mirage وَقَتَاماًand dust بَاجِداabundant
آلاً وَآلاً وَقَتَاماً بَاجِدا
and its landmarks are garlanded with necklaces
of mirage upon mirage, and abundant dust.
خَوْقاءُan empty waste يُنْضِيexhausts بُعْدُهاits distance الحَوَافِداthe swift mounts
خَوْقاءُ يُنْضِي بُعْدُها الحَوَافِدا
مِنَamong المَهَارِيthe Mahri camels تُنْضِحُexuding الوَقَائِداburning heat
مِنَ المَهَارِي تُنْضِحُ الوَقَائِدا
An empty waste whose distances exhaust the swift mounts,
the Mahri camels streaming with burning sweat.
يُمْسِيspends the evening صَدَاهاits owl مُسْتَهاماًdistraught فاقِداbereft
يُمْسِي صَدَاها مُسْتَهاماً فاقِدا
مُؤَنِّناًmoaning لاnot يَنْتَهِيceasing أَوْor ناشِداcalling for something lost
مُؤَنِّناً لا يَنْتَهِي أَوْ ناشِدا
Its owl spends the evening distraught and bereft,
moaning endlessly, or calling for what is lost,
إِذَاwhen السِفارُtravel اسْتَنْفَضَshook empty المَزَاوِداthe provision bags
إِذَا السِفارُ اسْتَنْفَضَ المَزَاوِدا
يَطْوِيpasses beyond سُرَانَاour night-march الأُسْدَthe lions وَالأَسَاوِداand the black snakes
يَطْوِي سُرَانَا الأُسْدَ وَالأَسَاوِدا
when travel has shaken the provision bags empty.
Our night-march leaves lions and black snakes behind;
يَذْهَبْنَthey go فِيthrough غُوْرٍlowlands وَنَجْدٍand uplands ناجِدَاlofty
يَذْهَبْنَ فِي غُوْرٍ وَنَجْدٍ ناجِدَا
يَطْرُدُنَاdrives us onward الأَدْنَىthe nearer stretch فَتَلْقَىthen you meet طارِداa pursuer
يَطْرُدُنَا الأَدْنَى فَتَلْقَى طارِدا
the mounts go through lowlands and lofty uplands.
The nearer stretch drives us onward; then you meet another pursuer.
وَإِنْand if أُحَبِّرْI adorn مِدَحِيmy praises الأَجَاوِدَاthe generous men
وَإِنْ أُحَبِّرْ مِدَحِي الأَجَاوِدَا
أَصْدُقْI speak truth وَيَبْلُغْنَand they reach كَرِيماًa generous man ماجِداglorious
أَصْدُقْ وَيَبْلُغْنَ كَرِيماً ماجِدا
And if I adorn my praises of generous men,
I speak truth, and they reach a generous, glorious man
يُعْطِيhe gives وَيَقْرِيand feasts guests on الجُزُرَslaughter camels المَقَاحِداthe great-humped
يُعْطِي وَيَقْرِي الجُزُرَ المَقَاحِدا
إِذاwhen حُفَالmasses of الثَلْجsnow أَمْسَىbecame جامِداfrozen
إِذا حُفَال الثَلْج أَمْسَى جامِدا
who gives and feasts his guests on great-humped slaughter camels
when masses of snow lie frozen,
أَكْدَىrendered barren الكُدَىthe rocky ground وَأَكْذَبَand made disappoint النَواكِدَاthe scant-milking camels
أَكْدَى الكُدَى وَأَكْذَبَ النَواكِدَا
وَمِنand from أَكُفِّthe hands of البُخَّلthe misers الأَجَاعِداthe clenched
وَمِن أَكُفِّ البُخَّل الأَجَاعِدا
rendering hard ground barren and scant-milking camels disappointing.
And in place of the misers' clenched hands,
مِخْلافَهَاtheir substitute (sense uncertain) وَالمُسْتَكِينَand the cowering man الجاحِداthe denying
مِخْلافَهَا وَالمُسْتَكِينَ الجاحِدا
فَأَيُّهاso, you القائِلُthe speaker قَوْلاًa saying حاسِداenvious
فَأَيُّها القائِلُ قَوْلاً حاسِدا
he serves as their substitute, and the cowering denier's.
So, you who speak enviously,
كَيْفَhow رَأَيْتَhave you seen اللَّهَGod يَكْفِيprotect خالِداًKhalid
كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ اللَّهَ يَكْفِي خالِداً
خُطُوبafflictions of أَحْداثٍchance events وَعَمْداًand deliberate malice عَامِداpurposefully aimed
خُطُوب أَحْداثٍ وَعَمْداً عَامِدا
how have you seen God protect Khalid
from the afflictions of chance and deliberately aimed malice?
إِنَّindeed أَمِيرthe Commander of المُؤْمِنِينthe Faithful الراشِداthe rightly guided
إِنَّ أَمِير المُؤْمِنِين الراشِدا
أَمَّرentrusted command إِذْwhen ساعَدhe advanced أَمْراًa cause ساعِداfortunate
أَمَّر إِذْ ساعَد أَمْراً ساعِدا
Indeed, the rightly guided Commander of the Faithful
entrusted command when he advanced a fortunate cause
بِخالِدٍwith Khalid ذاpossessing مِرَّةٍstrength مُعَاضِداlending support
بِخالِدٍ ذا مِرَّةٍ مُعَاضِدا
إِذِwhen الأُمُورُaffairs اعْرَوْرَتِrode bareback upon الشَدائِداadversities
إِذِ الأُمُورُ اعْرَوْرَتِ الشَدائِدا
to Khalid, a man of strength who lends support.
When affairs rode bareback upon adversities,
شَدَّhe tightened العُرَىthe bonds وَأَحْكَمَand secured المَقَاعِدَاthe positions
شَدَّ العُرَى وَأَحْكَمَ المَقَاعِدَا
مِحْرابَa champion of حَرْبٍwar يَقْرَعُbatters الصَنَادِداthe mighty chiefs
مِحْرابَ حَرْبٍ يَقْرَعُ الصَنَادِدا
he tightened the bonds and secured the positions.
A champion of war, he batters its mighty chiefs;
إِذَاwhen لَوَتtwisted أَعْناقَهاtheir necks اللَوادِداthe stubborn opponents
إِذَا لَوَت أَعْناقَها اللَوادِدا
صَكَّhe struck الرُؤُوسَthe heads الصُغُرthe petty men الأَلاَدِداthe fiercely contentious
صَكَّ الرُؤُوسَ الصُغُر الأَلاَدِدا
when stubborn opponents twist their necks away,
he strikes the heads of the petty, contentious men,
لَهْزاًwith blows عَلَىin defense of الحَقِّthe truth وَلَهْداًand battering لاهِداforceful
لَهْزاً عَلَى الحَقِّ وَلَهْداً لاهِدا
وَإِنand if أَغَضَّchoked الخَنِقُstrangling pressure المَزَارِداthe gullets
وَإِن أَغَضَّ الخَنِقُ المَزَارِدا
with blows for the truth and forceful battering.
And when strangling pressure chokes the gullets,
رَأَيْتَyou saw مَغْشِيّاًone overcome بِهby it أَوْor عاصِداwrithing in agony
رَأَيْتَ مَغْشِيّاً بِه أَوْ عاصِدا
وَلَمْand he did not يَدَعْleave بِالمَشْرِقَيْنِin the two Easts عانِداa rebel
وَلَمْ يَدَعْ بِالمَشْرِقَيْنِ عانِدا
you see one overcome by it, or writhing in agony.
He has left no rebel in the two Easts,
وَلاnor عَدُوّاًan enemy لِلتُّقَىof piety مُرَاصِداlying in wait
وَلا عَدُوّاً لِلتُّقَى مُرَاصِدا
إِلَّاexcept رَمَىhe struck شَيْطانَهُhis devil المُكَايِداthe scheming
إِلَّا رَمَى شَيْطانَهُ المُكَايِدا
nor any lurking enemy of piety,
without striking his scheming devil
بِذِيwith something possessing بِعادٍfar reach يَغْلِبُovercomes المُبَاعِداthe distant foe
بِذِي بِعادٍ يَغْلِبُ المُبَاعِدا
نَقْصاًdiminishing وَإِمْراراًand tightening عَلَىupon مَحَاصِداfirmly twisted cords
نَقْصاً وَإِمْراراً عَلَى مَحَاصِدا
with far-reaching force that defeats the distant foe,
cutting down and tightening upon firmly twisted cords.
تَراهُyou see him عَنfrom أَجْرامِهِمْtheir persons مُذَاوِداwarding off
تَراهُ عَن أَجْرامِهِمْ مُذَاوِدا
بِاللَّهthrough God يَكفيhe protects غائِباًan absent person وَشاهِداand a present person
بِاللَّه يَكفي غائِباً وَشاهِدا
You see him warding harm from their persons,
through God, protecting the absent and the present.
أَهدىhe sent إِلىto السِندSind لُهاماًa mighty army حاشِداmassed
أَهدى إِلى السِند لُهاماً حاشِدا
حَتَّىuntil اسْتَبَاحَhe overran السِنْدَSind وَالأَهَانِداand the Indians
حَتَّى اسْتَبَاحَ السِنْدَ وَالأَهَانِدا
He sent to Sind a mighty, massed army,
until he overran Sind and the Indians.
وَلِخُرَاسَانَand for Khurasan ابْنَa son of عَمٍّa paternal uncle وَاصِداsteadfast
وَلِخُرَاسَانَ ابْنَ عَمٍّ وَاصِدا
وَأَسَداًand a lion يَرْمِيhe hurls بِهِwith him المَآسِداthe lions' dens
وَأَسَداً يَرْمِي بِهِ المَآسِدا
And to Khurasan he sent a steadfast paternal cousin,
a lion whom he hurls against the lions' dens.
إِنْif هِيجَwas stirred هَيْجٌstrife هِجْتَهُyou roused him مُناجِداlending aid
إِنْ هِيجَ هَيْجٌ هِجْتَهُ مُناجِدا
فِيon كُلِّevery يَوْمٍday يَشْهَرُhe brandishes المَجَالِداthe fighting swords
فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ يَشْهَرُ المَجَالِدا
If strife is stirred, you rouse him to lend aid;
on every day he brandishes the fighting swords.
أَنْتyou ابْنthe son of أَقْوامٍmen بَنَواthey built مَحامِداglorious deeds
أَنْت ابْن أَقْوامٍ بَنَوا مَحامِدا
سامَىrivaled ذُرَاهَاtheir summits النَجْمَthe stars وَالفَرَاقِداand the Farqad stars
سامَى ذُرَاهَا النَجْمَ وَالفَرَاقِدا
You are the son of men who built glorious deeds,
whose summits rivaled the stars and the Farqad stars.
رَقَّاكَraised you عَبْدُAbd اللَّهِAllah فِيهاamong them صاعِداascending
رَقَّاكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فِيها صاعِدا
وَمِنْand from يَزِيدَYazid ازْدَدْتَyou gained مَجْداًglory زائِداadditional
وَمِنْ يَزِيدَ ازْدَدْتَ مَجْداً زائِدا
Abd Allah raised you upward among them,
and from Yazid you gained still greater glory,
وَإِرْثَand an inheritance of مَجْدٍglory أَزَرَbuttressed الأَطاوِداthe mountains
وَإِرْثَ مَجْدٍ أَزَرَ الأَطاوِدا
فِيamid قُحَمٍperils كابَدhe endured أَمْراًan ordeal كابِداgrievous
فِي قُحَمٍ كابَد أَمْراً كابِدا
and inherited glory that buttressed the mountains.
Amid perils, he endured a grievous ordeal
يَسْقِينَthey give to drink بِالمَوْتِwith death الكَمِيَّthe armored warrior الحارِداthe wrathful
يَسْقِينَ بِالمَوْتِ الكَمِيَّ الحارِدا
فِيin مَحْفِدٍa stronghold يَعْلُوhe overtops بِهِthrough it المَحَافِداthe strongholds
فِي مَحْفِدٍ يَعْلُو بِهِ المَحَافِدا
that gives the wrathful, armored warrior death to drink,
in a stronghold through which he overtops other strongholds.
أَكْرِمْhow noble بِهِhe is فَرْعاًas a branch وَأَصْلاًand as a root تالِداancestral
أَكْرِمْ بِهِ فَرْعاً وَأَصْلاً تالِدا
وَقِبْصَand a dense mass of عِيصٍthicket يَكْثُرُoutnumbers المَعَاوِداthe returning challengers
وَقِبْصَ عِيصٍ يَكْثُرُ المَعَاوِدا
How noble he is, in branch and ancient root!
And a massed thicket, outnumbering its returning challengers—
طَلْحاًacacias وَسِدْراًand lote trees وَقَتاداًand thornbushes عارِداstout
طَلْحاً وَسِدْراً وَقَتاداً عارِدا
فِيin هَضْبِcrags غَضبٍhard and rugged يَمْنَعrepels الأَصالِداthe hardest rocks
فِي هَضْبِ غَضبٍ يَمْنَع الأَصالِدا
acacias, lote trees, and stout thornbushes—
in rough, hard crags that withstand the hardest stones.
أَمْسَتْthey became عَلَىdespite رَغْمِthe hostility of العِدَاthe foes صَوامِداsteadfast
أَمْسَتْ عَلَى رَغْمِ العِدَا صَوامِدا
يُنبيrepels صَفاهاtheir rock-face المِقذَفthe massive الجَلامِداgreat boulders
يُنبي صَفاها المِقذَف الجَلامِدا
They stand firm despite their foes;
their massive rock-face repels great boulders.
فَالحَمدُso praise للَّهbe to God علىfor محامداpraiseworthy deeds
فَالحَمدُ للَّه على محامدا
بِخالِدٍthrough Khalid أَحيَىHe revived العِراقَIraq الفاسِداthe ravaged
بِخالِدٍ أَحيَى العِراقَ الفاسِدا
So praise be to God for praiseworthy deeds:
through Khalid He revived ravaged Iraq,
تَقِيَّهُمْthe devout among them وَالمُشْرِكَand the polytheist المُعَانِداthe defiant
تَقِيَّهُمْ وَالمُشْرِكَ المُعَانِدا
مِنْfrom بَعْدِafter ماthat كَانُواthey were رَمَاداًashes رامِداashen-gray
مِنْ بَعْدِ ما كَانُوا رَمَاداً رامِدا
the devout among its people and the stubborn polytheist,
after they had been mere gray ashes,
بِلادَlands خُرّابٍruined وَمَالاًand wealth كاسِداstagnant
بِلادَ خُرّابٍ وَمَالاً كاسِدا
فَأَصْبَحُواso they became مُسْتَلْئِماًarmored وَرافِداand giving aid
فَأَصْبَحُوا مُسْتَلْئِماً وَرافِدا
a ruined country and wealth left stagnant.
So they became armored men and benefactors,
فِيin حَلَبَاتٍcompanies تَمْنَعُhold off المَضَاهِداthe oppressor
فِي حَلَبَاتٍ تَمْنَعُ المَضَاهِدا
كَمْhow many مِنa أَسِيرٍcaptive يَشْتَكِيcomplains of الحَدَائِداthe iron fetters
كَمْ مِن أَسِيرٍ يَشْتَكِي الحَدَائِدا
in companies that hold oppressors off.
How many a captive complains of iron fetters!
أَطْلَقْتَyou loosed قَيْدَيْهِhis two fetters وَغُلّاًand a collar صَافِداbinding
أَطْلَقْتَ قَيْدَيْهِ وَغُلّاً صَافِدا
مُحَمَّدثMuhammad (irregular spelling) أَلاَنْصَارthe Ansar أَمْسَىbecame حامِداthankful
مُحَمَّدث أَلاَنْصَار أَمْسَى حامِدا
You loosed his two fetters and his binding collar.
Muhammad of the Ansar came to give thanks;
أَنْجَيْتَهُyou saved him وَالحَنَفِيَّand the Hanafi العابِداthe devout
أَنْجَيْتَهُ وَالحَنَفِيَّ العابِدا
مِنْfrom خَوْفِfear of غَبْراءَa dust-dark disaster فَأَمْسَىso he became ساجِداprostrate in prayer
مِنْ خَوْفِ غَبْراءَ فَأَمْسَى ساجِدا
you saved him and the devout Hanafi
from fear of a dust-dark disaster; now he prostrates himself,
يَدْعُوhe prays to لَكَfor you اللَّهَGod دُعَاءًa prayer جَاهِداearnest
يَدْعُو لَكَ اللَّهَ دُعَاءً جَاهِدا
وَانْتَشْتَand you plucked out مِنْfrom مَهْواتِهِhis abyss عُطَارِداUtarid
وَانْتَشْتَ مِنْ مَهْواتِهِ عُطَارِدا
praying earnestly to God for you.
And you plucked Utarid out of his abyss;
فَأَصْبَحَتْso she became تَعْلُوclimbing بِهِwith him الصَيَاهِداthe sun-baked wastes
فَأَصْبَحَتْ تَعْلُو بِهِ الصَيَاهِدا
عَيْساءُa pale camel تَمْطُوlengthens her stride العَنَقَthe easy trot المُوَاغِداbrisk and steady
عَيْساءُ تَمْطُو العَنَقَ المُوَاغِدا
now she carries him up the sun-baked wastes—
a pale camel, lengthening her brisk, steady trot.
وَمَنْand whoever يُمَادِدْkeeps drawing upon حَبْلَكَyour rope المُمَادِداthe far-reaching
وَمَنْ يُمَادِدْ حَبْلَكَ المُمَادِدا
يَبْسُطُstretches out لَهُfor him اللَّهُGod مَتِيناًa stout rope وَارِداreaching water
يَبْسُطُ لَهُ اللَّهُ مَتِيناً وَارِدا
And whoever keeps drawing upon your far-reaching rope,
God stretches for him a stout rope reaching water,
ومِنْand from نَدَىthe bounty of كَفَّيْكَyour two hands سَجْلاًa full bucket بارِداcool
ومِنْ نَدَى كَفَّيْكَ سَجْلاً بارِدا
إِذَاwhen الطِلابُseeking اسْتَخْرَجَelicited المَوَاعِداthe promises
إِذَا الطِلابُ اسْتَخْرَجَ المَوَاعِدا
and, from the bounty of your two hands, a cool, full bucket.
When seeking draws forth promises,
أَصَبْتyou earned أَجْراًa reward وَسَرَرْتand you gladdened الرائِداthe seeker
أَصَبْت أَجْراً وَسَرَرْت الرائِدا
كَمُسْتَهِلٍّlike a pouring cloud يَرْجُسُmakes roar الرَوَاعِداthe thunderclouds
كَمُسْتَهِلٍّ يَرْجُسُ الرَوَاعِدا
you earn a reward and gladden the seeker.
Like a pouring cloud that makes thunderclouds roar,
يُبْدِيbrings forth أَهاضِيبَdownpours وَجُوْداًand abundant rain جَائِداlavish
يُبْدِي أَهاضِيبَ وَجُوْداً جَائِدا
يُحْيِيrevives بِهِthrough it اللَّهُGod الجَنَابَthe surrounding land البَائِداthe desolate
يُحْيِي بِهِ اللَّهُ الجَنَابَ البَائِدا
bringing forth downpours and lavish, abundant rain,
through which God revives the desolate countryside,
فَرْعاًa branch عَلَىupon الأَصْلِthe root وَعِرْقاًand a root هامِدَاdormant
فَرْعاً عَلَى الأَصْلِ وَعِرْقاً هامِدَا
branch upon root, and a root lying dormant.
Translation model: Sol 6.1