عَذلُreproach العَواذِلِthe reproachers فيin هَواكَlove for you مُضَيَّعُwasted
عَذلُ العَواذِلِ في هَواكَ مُضَيَّعُ
هَبsuppose أَنَّهُمthat they عَذَلواreproached فَمَنthen who ذاis it that يَسمَعُlistens
هَب أَنَّهُم عَذَلوا فَمَن ذا يَسمَعُ
The reproach of reproachers is wasted on my love for you.
Suppose they reproached me—who is there to listen?
عَذَلواthey reproached وَلَوand had عَدَلواthey acted justly بِأَربابِtoward the devotees of الهَوىlove
عَذَلوا وَلَو عَدَلوا بِأَربابِ الهَوى
ماnot حاوَلواthey attempted ماwhat لَيسَis not فيهِin it مَطمَعُhope
ما حاوَلوا ما لَيسَ فيهِ مَطمَعُ
They reproached me; had they been fair to lovers,
they would not have attempted what offers no hope.
عَلِمواthey knew بِأَنَّكَthat you هاجِريforsaking me فَتَوَهَّمواso they imagined
عَلِموا بِأَنَّكَ هاجِري فَتَوَهَّموا
أَنّيthat I لِذَلِكَfor that reason بِالمَلامَةِby reproach أُردَعُam deterred
أَنّي لِذَلِكَ بِالمَلامَةِ أُردَعُ
They knew that you forsake me, and imagined
that I would therefore be deterred by reproach.
عَدّواthey enumerated صِفاتِكَyour qualities فَاِنثَنَيتُso I turned back بِلَومِهِمat their blame
عَدّوا صِفاتِكَ فَاِنثَنَيتُ بِلَومِهِم
وَاللَومُand blame فيهِin it ماthat which يَضُرُّharms وَيَنفَعُand benefits
وَاللَومُ فيهِ ما يَضُرُّ وَيَنفَعُ
They listed your qualities, so I turned back at their blame;
and in blame there is what harms and what helps.
عَذَّبتَyou tormented بِالهِجرانِthrough abandonment صَبّاًa passionate lover ماno لَهُhe has
عَذَّبتَ بِالهِجرانِ صَبّاً ما لَهُ
حَتّىuntil المَماتِdeath إِلىtoward سِواكَanyone other than you تَطَلُّعُyearning
حَتّى المَماتِ إِلى سِواكَ تَطَلُّعُ
You tormented through abandonment a lover who has no
longing for anyone but you until death.
عارٌa disgrace يُناديهِcalls him الهَوىlove فَيُجيبُهُso he answers it
عارٌ يُناديهِ الهَوى فَيُجيبُهُ
طَوعاًwillingly وَيَدعوهُand summons him الغَرامُpassion فَيَسمَعُso he listens
طَوعاً وَيَدعوهُ الغَرامُ فَيَسمَعُ
A disgrace: love calls him, and he answers it
willingly; passion summons him, and he listens.
عَينٌan eye تَنامُsleeps إِذاwhen هَجَرتَyou forsake لَعَلَّهاperhaps it
عَينٌ تَنامُ إِذا هَجَرتَ لَعَلَّها
بِخَيالِby the image of طَيفِكَyour phantom فيin المَنامِa dream تُمَتَّعُis delighted
بِخَيالِ طَيفِكَ في المَنامِ تُمَتَّعُ
An eye sleeps when you forsake me, hoping
to be delighted by your phantom's image in a dream.
عَطفُthe kindness of الخَيالِthe phantom بِأَنin that يُلِمَّit visits briefly فَإِنَّنيfor indeed I
عَطفُ الخَيالِ بِأَن يُلِمَّ فَإِنَّني
أَرضىI am pleased بِإِلمامِwith a visit by الخَيالِthe phantom وَأَقنَعُand I am content
أَرضى بِإِلمامِ الخَيالِ وَأَقنَعُ
The phantom's kindness is to pay a visit, for I
am pleased with the phantom's visit, and content.
عَجَباًwonder لَهُat him يَسخوhe is generous وَيَسطوand he assails نائِياًdistant
عَجَباً لَهُ يَسخو وَيَسطو نائِياً
عَنّيfrom me وَيَمنَحُنيand grants me الوِصالَunion وَيَمنَعُand withholds
عَنّي وَيَمنَحُني الوِصالَ وَيَمنَعُ
How strange he is: generous and fierce, far away
from me, granting me union and withholding it.
عُدreturn بِالجَميلِwith kindness كَماas عَهِدتُI have known فَإِنَّهُfor indeed it
عُد بِالجَميلِ كَما عَهِدتُ فَإِنَّهُ
لَمnot يَبقَremains فيin قَوسِthe bow of التَصَبُّرِforced patience مَنزَعُroom to draw
لَم يَبقَ في قَوسِ التَصَبُّرِ مَنزَعُ
Return with kindness, as I have known you, for
no room remains to draw the bow of forced patience.
عَسفاًunder duress صَبَرتُI endured عَلىupon هَواكَlove for you لِأَنَّنيbecause I
عَسفاً صَبَرتُ عَلى هَواكَ لِأَنَّني
إِنif لَمdo not أَلُذI take refuge بِالصَبرِin patience ماذاwhat أَصنَعُam I to do
إِن لَم أَلُذ بِالصَبرِ ماذا أَصنَعُ
Under duress I endured my love for you, because
if I do not take refuge in patience, what can I do?
عَلَّperhaps الزَمانَTime يَرُدُّwill restore أَيّامَthe days of الرِضىfavor
عَلَّ الزَمانَ يَرُدُّ أَيّامَ الرِضى
أَوor أَنَّthat ساعاتِthe hours of التَواصُلِtogetherness تَرجِعُreturn
أَو أَنَّ ساعاتِ التَواصُلِ تَرجِعُ
Perhaps Time will restore the days of favor,
or the hours of togetherness will return.
عَزَّis hard to find الشَفيعُthe intercessor إِلىwith الزَمانِTime وَإِنَّنيand indeed I
عَزَّ الشَفيعُ إِلى الزَمانِ وَإِنَّني
بِسِوىthrough other than يَدِthe hand of المَنصورِal-Mansur لاnot أَتَشَفَّعُI seek intercession
بِسِوى يَدِ المَنصورِ لا أَتَشَفَّعُ
An intercessor with Time is hard to find, and I
seek intercession through no hand but al-Mansur's.
عَلَمٌa standard لَناfor us مِنهُfrom him الخِلافَةُthe caliphate مَنصِبٌa station
عَلَمٌ لَنا مِنهُ الخِلافَةُ مَنصِبٌ
نَجمٌa star لَهُfor him أُفُقُthe horizon of المَعاليlofty honors مَطلَعُa rising-place
نَجمٌ لَهُ أُفُقُ المَعالي مَطلَعُ
A standard for us, whose station is the caliphate;
a star whose rising-place is the horizon of lofty honors.
عَضُدٌa supporting arm لِواthe banner of الإِسلامِIslam مَشدودٌfastened بِهِto him
عَضُدٌ لِوا الإِسلامِ مَشدودٌ بِهِ
رُكنٌa pillar لِدينِfor the faith of اللَهِGod لاnot يَتَزَعزَعُis shaken
رُكنٌ لِدينِ اللَهِ لا يَتَزَعزَعُ
An arm to which Islam's banner is fastened;
a pillar of God's faith that cannot be shaken.
عَبلٌpowerfully built إِذاwhen لاقىhe meets العُداةَthe foes بِمَعرَكٍon a battlefield
عَبلٌ إِذا لاقى العُداةَ بِمَعرَكٍ
سِيّانِalike مِنهُمamong them حاسِرٌan unarmored man وَمُدَرَّعُand an armored man
سِيّانِ مِنهُم حاسِرٌ وَمُدَرَّعُ
Powerfully built: when he meets the foes on a battlefield,
the unarmored and the armored among them are alike.
عَذبٌsweet مَريرٌbitter عابِسٌfrowning مُتَبَسِّمٌsmiling
عَذبٌ مَريرٌ عابِسٌ مُتَبَسِّمٌ
ناءٍdistant قَريبٌnear مُبطِئٌslow-moving مُتَرَعرِعُgrowing strong
ناءٍ قَريبٌ مُبطِئٌ مُتَرَعرِعُ
Sweet and bitter, frowning and smiling,
distant and near, slow-moving and growing strong.
عاليhigh in المَراتِبِranks تَخضَعُsubmits الدُنياthe world لَهُto him
عالي المَراتِبِ تَخضَعُ الدُنيا لَهُ
طَوعاًwillingly وَتَحسُدُهُand envy him النُجومُthe stars الطُلَّعُthe rising ones
طَوعاً وَتَحسُدُهُ النُجومُ الطُلَّعُ
Lofty in rank, the world submits to him
willingly, and the rising stars envy him.
عُهِدَتwere known يَداهُhis two hands بِالسَماحِfor generosity فَأَصبَحَتso came to be
عُهِدَت يَداهُ بِالسَماحِ فَأَصبَحَت
تَرجوhope for مَواهِبَهُhis gifts الخَلائِقُall creatures أَجمَعُall
تَرجو مَواهِبَهُ الخَلائِقُ أَجمَعُ
His hands were known for generosity, so now
all creatures hope for his gifts.
عَلَمَhe marked الخَلائِقَall creatures مِنfrom نَداهُhis bounty بِوابِلٍwith a downpour
عَلَمَ الخَلائِقَ مِن نَداهُ بِوابِلٍ
غَدِقٍcopious سَحائِبُthe clouds of جودِهِhis generosity لاnot تُقطَعُare cut off
غَدِقٍ سَحائِبُ جودِهِ لا تُقطَعُ
He marked all creatures with a downpour of his bounty,
copious; the clouds of his generosity are never cut off.
عَبِقَgrew fragrant الثَناءُpraise فَفَرَّقَتso scattered أَموالَهُhis wealth
عَبِقَ الثَناءُ فَفَرَّقَت أَموالَهُ
كَفٌّa hand لِشَملٍfor a gathering بِالسَماحِthrough generosity تُجَمَّعُgathers together
كَفٌّ لِشَملٍ بِالسَماحِ تُجَمَّعُ
Praise grew fragrant; then his wealth was scattered
by a hand that gathers people together through generosity.
عَجِلَتhastened يَداهُhis two hands عَلىagainst عِداهُhis foes بِصارِمٍwith a keen sword
عَجِلَت يَداهُ عَلى عِداهُ بِصارِمٍ
بَرقُthe lightning of المَنِيَّةِdeath مِنfrom سَناهُits gleam يَلمَعُflashes
بَرقُ المَنِيَّةِ مِن سَناهُ يَلمَعُ
His hands hastened against his foes with a keen sword,
the lightning of death flashing from its gleam.
عَضبٌa keen blade إِذاif ماever قامَit rises يَوماًone day خاطِباًas an orator
عَضبٌ إِذا ما قامَ يَوماً خاطِباً
فَاِلهامُthen the heads تَسجُدُprostrate وَالجَماجِمُand the skulls تَركَعُbow
فَاِلهامُ تَسجُدُ وَالجَماجِمُ تَركَعُ
A keen blade: if ever it rises one day to preach,
then heads prostrate, and skulls bow.
عَطشانُthirsty مِنfrom طولِthe length of الضِرابِstriking وَإِنَّهُand indeed it
عَطشانُ مِن طولِ الضِرابِ وَإِنَّهُ
بِسِوىwith other than الدِماءِblood غَليلُهُits burning thirst لاnot يُنقَعُis quenched
بِسِوى الدِماءِ غَليلُهُ لا يُنقَعُ
Thirsty from long striking, and indeed
its burning thirst is quenched by nothing but blood.
عَصَفَتblew fiercely رِياحُthe winds of المَوتِdeath مِنfrom شَفَراتِهِits edges
عَصَفَت رِياحُ المَوتِ مِن شَفَراتِهِ
فَتَكَلَّمَتso spoke فيهِwithin it الطِباعُthe natures الأَربَعُthe four
فَتَكَلَّمَت فيهِ الطِباعُ الأَربَعُ
The winds of death blew fiercely from its edges,
and the four natures spoke within it.
عَلِقَتclung يَديmy hand بِكَto you ياO أَباAbu (father of) الفَتحِal-Fath (conquest) الَّذيwho
عَلِقَت يَدي بِكَ يا أَبا الفَتحِ الَّذي
نَصرُthe victory of الأَنامِhumankind عَلىupon عُلاهُhis eminence أَجمَعُall
نَصرُ الأَنامِ عَلى عُلاهُ أَجمَعُ
My hand has clung to you, O Abu al-Fath, on whose
eminence all mankind's victory rests,
عِلماًknowing بِأَنَّthat الجودَgenerosity فيكَin you صَنيعَةٌthe handiwork of
عِلماً بِأَنَّ الجودَ فيكَ صَنيعَةٌ
طَبعٌnature وَذَلِكَand that فيin سِواكَothers than you تَطَبَّعُaffectation
طَبعٌ وَذَلِكَ في سِواكَ تَطَبَّعُ
knowing that generosity in you is the handiwork
of nature, while in others it is an affectation.
عِشlive فيin نَعيمٍbliss لاnot يُنَقَّلُis shifted ظِلُّهُits shade
عِش في نَعيمٍ لا يُنَقَّلُ ظِلُّهُ
وَعُلىًand eminence يَذِلُّis humbled بِهاby it الزَمانُTime وَيَخضَعُand submits
وَعُلىً يَذِلُّ بِها الزَمانُ وَيَخضَعُ
Live in bliss whose shade never shifts,
and in high glory before which Time is humbled and submits.
Translation model: Sol 6.1