إلىto اللَهGod أشكوI lament نيةa departure يومthe day of قرقرىQarqara
إلى اللَه أشكو نية يوم قرقرى
مفرقةscattering الأهواءthe affections شتىwidely divided شعوبهاits branches
مفرقة الأهواء شتى شعوبها
To God I lament the departure on the day of Qarqara,
I complain to God of the intention on the day my camel saddle creaked,
scattering affections, its branches widely divided.
Scattering desires are its people in different directions.
ويوماًand a day بحصنat the fort of الباهليal-Bahili ظللتهI spent it
ويوماً بحصن الباهلي ظللته
أكفكفI hold back عبراتtears تفيضoverflow غروبهاtheir streams
أكفكف عبرات تفيض غروبها
And a day at al-Bahili's fort that I spent
One day in Bahluli's fortress I stayed in its shade,
holding back tears whose streams overflowed.
Wiping tears that overflowed in their setting.
ويوماًand a day علىat تبراكTibrak أيقنتI became certain بالذيof what
ويوماً على تبراك أيقنت بالذي
تحاذرهdreads it نفسa soul فشبthen flared شبوبهاits blaze
تحاذره نفس فشب شبوبها
And a day at Tibrak when I became certain of what
One day at Mount Tabarak I was sure of what
the soul dreaded—and its blaze flared up.
The self fears, so its youth flared up.
ويوماًand a day بقاعon the plain of الأخربينal-Akhrabayn جرىran لناfor us
ويوماً بقاع الأخربين جرى لنا
بنحسٍwith ill omen ظباءgazelles الأخربينal-Akhrabayn وذيبهاand its wolf
بنحسٍ ظباء الأخربين وذيبها
And a day on the plain of al-Akhrabayn, when across our path ran,
One day in the ruins of Al-Akhbaryn, we were struck
with ill omen, al-Akhrabayn's gazelles and its wolf.
By bad luck - the hyenas and wolves of Al-Akhbaryn.
ويوماًand a day علىat ماءthe water of الهديةal-Hadiyya قاليsaid (spelling unclear) ليto me
ويوماً على ماء الهدية قالي لي
صحابيmy companions طبbe content نفساًin spirit وكيفand how أطيبهاcan I soothe it
صحابي طب نفساً وكيف أطيبها
And a day at al-Hadiyya's watering-place, when I was told
One day at Al-Hudayyah water, my companion said to me
by my companions, 'Take heart'—but how could I soothe my soul?
"Comfort yourself - how can I comfort it?"
ويوماًand a day بمطلوبat Matlub وجدتI felt حرارةa burning heat
ويوماً بمطلوب وجدت حرارة
طويلاًfor a long time بالعواذwith the [unclear word] الفؤادthe heart نشوبهاits clinging
طويلاً بالعواذ الفؤاد نشوبها
And a day at Matlub when I felt a burning heat,
One day at Muttalib I found lingering
its grip on the heart enduring long [one word unclear].
Heat - the heart has long been kindling it.
ويوماًand a day علىat ماءthe water of المحلقal-Muhallaq طيرهits birds
ويوماً على ماء المحلق طيره
أحدثI tell نفساًa soul صبةlovesick ماwhat يكيبهاgrieves it
أحدث نفساً صبة ما يكيبها
And a day at al-Muhallaq's water, with its birds,
One day his birds at Al-Muhallaq water
I tell a lovesick soul what grieves it.
Disturbed a self - what misfortune befell it!
ويوماًand a day بقرنٍat Qarn قرنQarn نخلةNakhla راجعتreturned
ويوماً بقرنٍ قرن نخلة راجعت
بنفسكwithin your soul زفراتsighs بنجدٍin Najd طبيبهاtheir healer
بنفسك زفرات بنجدٍ طبيبها
And a day at Qarn—Qarn Nakhla—when there returned
One day by a date palm trunk returning
sighs within your soul, whose healer is in Najd.
With your spirit the sighs of Najd's healer.
ويوماًand a day لدىbeside البيتthe House الحرامthe Sacred تجددتwas renewed
ويوماً لدى البيت الحرام تجددت
لكfor you النفسthe soul إكراهاًunder compulsion علىto face ماwhat يريبهاtroubles it
لك النفس إكراهاً على ما يريبها
And a day beside the Sacred House, when it was renewed—
One day near the Sacred House, your soul renewed
your soul—compelled to face what troubled it.
For you distress - over what corrupts it.
فياso O أهلpeople of نجدٍNajd لاشقيتمmay you never suffer ولُقِيّتand may be granted
فيا أهل نجدٍ لاشقيتم ولُقِيّت
ركابكمyour mounts رشداًright guidance وحلتand may be absolved ذنوبهاtheir sins
ركابكم رشداً وحلت ذنوبها
So, O people of Najd, may you never suffer, and may
O people of Najd, you were miserable and your mounts
your mounts be granted right guidance, and their sins absolved.
Were rightly guided, their sins expired.
إذاwhen ماever (emphasis) أتيتمyou reach أهلthe people of نجدٍNajd وعريتand are unsaddled
إذا ما أتيتم أهل نجدٍ وعريت
قلائصyoung she-camels أدتكمcarried you وقدand already طالhas lasted long دوبهاtheir toil
قلائص أدتكم وقد طال دوبها
Whenever you reach the people of Najd and they are unsaddled—
When you came to the people of Najd and bared
the young she-camels that carried you, whose toil has lasted long—
The swords that extended their bending.
فمنىthen from me عليهمto them فاقرؤنthen convey تحيةa greeting
فمنى عليهم فاقرؤن تحية
يخصsingles out بهاwith it شبانyoung men قوميmy people وشيبهاand their gray-haired men
يخص بها شبان قومي وشيبها
then convey to them, from me, a greeting
Give them my regards, let them recite a greeting
reserved for my people's young men and gray-haired elders:
Special for my people's youth and elders.
تحيةًa greeting مشتاقone who longs إلىto أنthat يراهمhe sees them
تحيةً مشتاق إلى أن يراهم
ورجعand the return أماثيلlikenesses يفدىmay be ransomed عريبهاtheir folk
ورجع أماثيل يفدى عريبها
a greeting from one longing to see them,
The greeting of one yearning to see them
and returning images, whose folk one would ransom.
And ransom my people's honor with his soul.