إلىuntil كمhow long أستَردُّI recall حديثَthe tale of سُعديSu'di
إلى كم أستَردُّ حديثَ سُعدي
وقدand already نقضَتshe has broken سُعادُSu'ad العهدَthe pledge بعديin my absence
وقد نقضَت سُعادُ العهدَ بعدي
How long shall I keep recalling the tale of Su'di,
How long will I reminisce of Saadi's talk,
When Su'ad has broken the pledge in my absence?
When happiness has broken its covenant with me after him.
وكمand how often أصبوI yearn إلىfor لَمعانِthe gleaming of بَرقٍlightning
وكم أصبو إلى لَمعانِ بَرقٍ
يمُرُّit passes علىover الرُّباthe hills منof أرضِthe land of نَجدِNajd
يمُرُّ على الرُّبا من أرضِ نَجدِ
And how often I yearn for lightning's gleam,
And how much do I yearn for the flashes of lightning,
That passes over the hills in the land of Najd.
That pass over the dunes from the land of Najd.
وكَمand how often أستنشقُI breathe in الأرياحَthe winds هبَّتhave blown
وكَم أستنشقُ الأرياحَ هبَّت
وفيهاand in them العِطرُthe fragrance منof شيحٍwormwood وَرندِand laurel
وفيها العِطرُ من شيحٍ وَرندِ
And how often I breathe in the winds as they blow,
And how much do I breathe in the winds that blow,
And in them is the scent of wormwood and laurel.
Bearing perfume from Sheeh and Rend.
أُعلِّلُI soothe بالمُنىwith hopes قلبيmy heart ضلالاًin self-deception
أُعلِّلُ بالمُنى قلبي ضلالاً
وإنand although كانَis التَّعليلُthe soothing غَيرَnot مُجدِof any use
وإن كانَ التَّعليلُ غَيرَ مُجدِ
I soothe my heart with hopes, in self-deception,
With hopes I justify my wandering heart,
Though such solace is of no avail.
Although justification is not worthwhile.
خليليmy two friends احبِساhalt, you two رفقاgently قليلاًa little while
خليلي احبِسا رفقا قليلاً
قُلوصكُماyour young she-camel, you two علىat أطلالِthe ruined campsite of هِندِHind
قُلوصكُما على أطلالِ هِندِ
My two friends, gently halt awhile
My two friends, stop for a little while,
Your young she-camel at Hind's ruined camp.
Your mounts are on the ruins of India.
وخُصوُّهاand single it out for التَّحيَّةَthe greeting ثُمَّthen حيُّواgreet
وخُصوُّها التَّحيَّةَ ثُمَّ حيُّوا
عُيونَthe eyes of ظِبائهِits gazelles للأُسدِlions تُرديstrike down
عُيونَ ظِبائهِ للأُسدِ تُردي
And give it a special greeting, then salute
Greet it especially, then greet
The eyes of its gazelles, which lay lions low.
The eyes of its female antelopes against the lion.
وإِنand if أَبدىreveals السَّناthe radiance لَكُماto you both غَزالاًa gazelle
وإِن أَبدى السَّنا لَكُما غَزالاً
ضِياءُthe light of جَبينهِhis brow كالصُّبحِlike the dawn يهديguides
ضِياءُ جَبينهِ كالصُّبحِ يهدي
And if the radiance reveals to you both a gazelle,
And if age shows you a fawn,
The light of whose brow guides like the dawn,
The light of its forehead guides like the dawn.
فبُثَّاthen disclose, you two ماwhatever بداoccurs لكُماto you both وقولاand say, you two
فبُثَّا ما بدا لكُما وقولا
لهُto him إنif كانَhe is يَرعىhonoring حقَّthe claim of عهديَّmy pledge
لهُ إن كانَ يَرعى حقَّ عهديَّ
Then pour out whatever occurs to you both, and say
Then tell what has appeared to you and say
To him, if he honors the claim of my pledge:
To it if it was grazing around my covenant.
بِماby what فيin القَدِّthe figure منof هيفٍslenderness ولينٍand suppleness
بِما في القَدِّ من هيفٍ ولينٍ
وماand what فيin الثَّغرِthe mouth منof بردٍcoolness وبَردِand hailstones
وما في الثَّغرِ من بردٍ وبَردِ
By the slenderness and suppleness of your form,
With what is in the bow of gentleness and softness,
And by the coolness and hailstones in your mouth,
And what is in the lips of coolness and cold.
أَجِرgrant refuge منfrom مُرِّthe bitterness of هجرِكَyour abandonment مُستهاماًone distraught with love
أَجِر من مُرِّ هجرِكَ مُستهاماً
جَوارحُهُhis limbs الخَوافِقُthrobbing ذاتُpossessing وَقدِburning heat
جَوارحُهُ الخَوافِقُ ذاتُ وَقدِ
Shelter one distraught with love from your bitter abandonment,
Pulling from the bitterness of your estrangement in confusion,
Whose throbbing limbs are aflame.
Its harmonious instincts full of passion.
يُحَلأُhe is barred منof رُضابِكَyour saliva عنfrom رَحيقٍnectar
يُحَلأُ من رُضابِكَ عن رَحيقٍ
وَيُحرقُand he is burned منbecause of هَواكَlove for you بنارِby the fire of وَجدِlonging
وَيُحرقُ من هَواكَ بنارِ وَجدِ
He is barred from the nectar of your saliva,
Sipping from your strike the wine of ardor,
And burned for love of you by the fire of longing.
And burning from your love with the fire of ecstasy.