مَاnever سلَّhe unsheathed مِنْfrom أسْوَدِthe blackness of المَحَاجِرْthe eye sockets
مَا سلَّ مِنْ أسْوَدِ المَحَاجِرْ
بِيضاًwhite blades بِهَاwith which القَتْلُkilling مُسْتَبَاحْis lawful
بِيضاً بِهَا القَتْلُ مُسْتَبَاحْ
Never did he draw from the blackness of the eyes
white blades by which killing is lawful,
إلاَّexcept وَسَالَتْand flowed دِمَاblood of الحَنَاجِرْthe throats
إلاَّ وَسَالَتْ دِمَا الحَنَاجِرْ
مِنْfrom غَيْرِabsence of طَعْنٍa thrust وَلاَnor جِرَاحْwounds
مِنْ غَيْرِ طَعْنٍ وَلاَ جِرَاحْ
but blood flowed from throats,
without a thrust or any wound.
تَاللَّهِby God مَاnothing حَرَّكَstirred السَّوَاكِنْthe motionless
تَاللَّهِ مَا حَرَّكَ السَّوَاكِنْ
إلاَّexcept لِحَاظُthe glances of الكَوَاعِبْfull-breasted maidens
إلاَّ لِحَاظُ الكَوَاعِبْ
By God, nothing stirred the motionless
except the glances of full-breasted maidens,
لَمَّاwhen اسْتَثَارَتْthey roused بِكُلّwith every سَاكِنْstill gaze
لَمَّا اسْتَثَارَتْ بِكُلّ سَاكِنْ
مِنْfrom الجُفُونِthe eyelids القَوَاضِبْthe cleaving blades
مِنْ الجُفُونِ القَوَاضِبْ
when, with each still gaze, they roused
the cleaving blades from their eyelids,
وَفَوَّقَتْand nocked أسْهُمَthe arrows of الكَنَائِنْthe quivers
وَفَوَّقَتْ أسْهُمَ الكَنَائِنْ
مِنْfrom كُلّevery طَرْفِeye وَحَاجِبْand eyebrow
مِنْ كُلّ طَرْفِ وَحَاجِبْ
and nocked the arrows of their quivers
from every eye and brow.
غِيدُlissome maidens إذَاwhen صِحْنَthey cried يَالَO people of حَاجِرْHajir
غِيدُ إذَا صِحْنَ يَالَ حَاجِرْ
جاءتْcame سَرَايَاthe squadrons of غَزْوِthe raids of المِلاَحْthe fair
جاءتْ سَرَايَا غَزْوِ المِلاَحْ
Lissome maidens—when they cry, 'O people of Hajir!'
the raiding squadrons of the fair arrive,
تُبِيدُdestroys بِالسُّمْرِwith dusky spears كُلَّevery نَاظِرْonlooker
تُبِيدُ بِالسُّمْرِ كُلَّ نَاظِرْ
وَتُشْهِرُand unsheathes البِيضَthe white blades لِلْكِفَاحْfor combat
وَتُشْهِرُ البِيضَ لِلْكِفَاحْ
destroying every onlooker with dusky spears,
and baring white blades for combat.
أحْبِبْhow lovely بِمَاis what تُبْرِزُreveal الغَلاَئِلُthe fine robes
أحْبِبْ بِمَا تُبْرِزُ الغَلاَئِلُ
مِنْهَاof her وَمَاand what تُطْلِعُdisclose الجُيُوبْthe necklines
مِنْهَا وَمَا تُطْلِعُ الجُيُوبْ
How lovely is what the fine robes reveal
of her, and what the necklines disclose:
مِنْof أغْصُنٍboughs نُعَّمٍsoft مَوَائِلْswaying
مِنْ أغْصُنٍ نُعَّمٍ مَوَائِلْ
أوْor أشْمُسٍsuns مَاnot لَهَاfor them غُرُوبْa setting
أوْ أشْمُسٍ مَا لَهَا غُرُوبْ
soft, swaying boughs,
or suns that never set.
يهَزأَنthey mock بِالأقْمرِat the moons الكَوَامَلfull
يهَزأَن بِالأقْمرِ الكَوَامَل
كوَاعِبfull-breasted maidens فَتُنةthe temptation of القَلُوبْthe hearts
كوَاعِب فَتُنة القَلُوبْ
They mock the full moons—
full-breasted maidens, the hearts' temptation.
أذْلَلْنَthey humbled بِالسِّحْرِwith magic كُلَّevery سَاحِرْsorcerer
أذْلَلْنَ بِالسِّحْرِ كُلَّ سَاحِرْ
مِنْfrom أعْيُنٍeyes فُتَّرٍlanguid وِقَاحْbrazen
مِنْ أعْيُنٍ فُتَّرٍ وِقَاحْ
They humbled every sorcerer with the magic
of languid, brazen eyes
تُفَطِّرُrend القَلْبَthe heart وَالْمَرَائِرْand the gallbladders
تُفَطِّرُ القَلْبَ وَالْمَرَائِرْ
مِنْfrom دَاخِلِwithin الأنْفُسِthe souls الصّحَاحْsound
مِنْ دَاخِلِ الأنْفُسِ الصّحَاحْ
that rend the heart and gallbladders
deep within sound souls.
يَاoh رُبَّmany a خُودٍdelicate maiden جَلَتْunveiled مُحَيَّاa face
يَا رُبَّ خُودٍ جَلَتْ مُحَيَّا
كَبَدْرِlike a full moon تَمّin its fullness عَلَىupon قَضِيبْa slender bough
كَبَدْرِ تَمّ عَلَى قَضِيبْ
Oh, many a delicate maiden has unveiled a face
like a full moon upon a slender bough.
كَأنَّمَاas though قُرْطُهَاher earring الثُّرَيَّاthe Pleiades
كَأنَّمَا قُرْطُهَا الثُّرَيَّا
فِيin أذْنِthe ear of غُصْنٍa bough عَلَىupon كَثِيبْa sand dune
فِي أذْنِ غُصْنٍ عَلَى كَثِيبْ
Her earring seems to be the Pleiades
in a bough's ear, above a dune.
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فِي ثَغْرِهَا الشَّهْدُ وَالحُمَيَّا
وَالدُّرُّand pearls وَالْمِسْكُand musk وَالْحَلِيبْand milk
وَالدُّرُّ وَالْمِسْكُ وَالْحَلِيبْ
In her mouth are honey and strong wine,
and pearls, and musk, and milk.
تَخْتَالُshe walks proudly فِيin غَيْهَبِthe deep darkness of الضَّفَائِرْthe braids
تَخْتَالُ فِي غَيْهَبِ الضَّفَائِرْ
إذَاwhen بَدَتْshe appears أبْدَتِshe reveals الصَّبَاحْthe morning
إذَا بَدَتْ أبْدَتِ الصَّبَاحْ
She walks proudly in the deep night of her braids;
when she appears, she reveals the morning,
وتفتنand bewitches الأنجمthe stars الزواهرradiant
وتفتن الأنجم الزواهر
وتخجلand shames الوردthe roses والأتاحand al-atāḥ (unclear)
وتخجل الورد والأتاح
and bewitches the radiant stars,
and puts roses and [al-atāḥ: unclear] to shame.
أمَاdo you not تَرَىsee أيْدِيthe hands of السَّحَائِبْthe clouds
أمَا تَرَى أيْدِي السَّحَائِبْ
تَسْقيwater ثغرthe mouth of الزهُورthe flowers سَحَرْbefore dawn
تَسْقي ثغر الزهُور سَحَرْ
Do you not see the hands of the clouds
watering the flowers' mouths before dawn,
وَأغْمِضَتْand were closed أعْيُنُthe eyes of الكَوَاكِبْthe stars
وَأغْمِضَتْ أعْيُنُ الكَوَاكِبْ
إذْwhen فُتِّحَتْwere opened أعْيُنُthe eyes of الزَّهَرْthe blossoms
إذْ فُتِّحَتْ أعْيُنُ الزَّهَرْ
and the eyes of the stars closed
as the eyes of the blossoms were opened,
وَأدْهَمَand the black steed of اللَّيْلِthe night وَهْوَwhile it هَارِبْis fleeing
وَأدْهَمَ اللَّيْلِ وَهْوَ هَارِبْ
وَأشْهَبَand the gray steed of الصُّبْحِthe morning فيin الأثَرْthe wake
وَأشْهَبَ الصُّبْحِ في الأثَرْ
and night's black steed, fleeing,
and morning's gray steed in its wake?
كَأنَّهُas though he were فِيamid الجُيُوشِthe armies ظَافِرْa victor
كَأنَّهُ فِي الجُيُوشِ ظَافِرْ
لَمَّاwhen بَدَاappeared وَجْهُهُhis face وَلاَحْand shone
لَمَّا بَدَا وَجْهُهُ وَلاَحْ
As though he were a victor amid the armies,
when his face appeared and shone—
شَهْمٌa gallant man حَوَىpossessed المَجْدَglory وَالمآثِرْand noble deeds
شَهْمٌ حَوَى المَجْدَ وَالمآثِرْ
وَالفَضْلَand excellence وَالحِلْمَand forbearance وَالسَّمَاحْand generosity
وَالفَضْلَ وَالحِلْمَ وَالسَّمَاحْ
a gallant man who gathered glory and noble deeds,
and excellence, forbearance, and generosity.
أكْرِمْhow noble بِهhe is سَيِّداًas a lord مُهَذَّبْrefined
أكْرِمْ بِه سَيِّداً مُهَذَّبْ
قَدْindeed سَادَbecame preeminent بِالجُودِthrough generosity وَالوْقَارْand dignity
قَدْ سَادَ بِالجُودِ وَالوْقَارْ
How noble a lord he is, refined,
preeminent in generosity and dignity!
اللَّيْثُthe lion مِنْat بَأسِهِhis might تَعَجَّبْmarveled
اللَّيْثُ مِنْ بَأسِهِ تَعَجَّبْ
وَالْغَيْثُand the rain مِنْfrom جُودِهِhis bounty اسْتَعَارْborrowed
وَالْغَيْثُ مِنْ جُودِهِ اسْتَعَارْ
The lion marveled at his might,
and the rain borrowed from his bounty;
وَالبَدْرُand the full moon مِنْbefore حُسْنِهِhis beauty تَحَجَّبْveiled itself
وَالبَدْرُ مِنْ حُسْنِهِ تَحَجَّبْ
وَالصُّبْحُand the morning مِنْfrom فَرْقِهِhis hair's parting اسْتَنَارْdrew light
وَالصُّبْحُ مِنْ فَرْقِهِ اسْتَنَارْ
the full moon veiled itself before his beauty,
and morning drew light from the parting of his hair.
كَهْفٌa refuge سَمَاrose high فِيin عُلاthe heights of المفاخِرْglories
كَهْفٌ سَمَا فِي عُلا المفاخِرْ
بِأنْعُمٍwith blessings وِرْدُهَاdrinking from them مُبَاحْis open to all
بِأنْعُمٍ وِرْدُهَا مُبَاحْ
A refuge, risen to the heights of glory,
with blessings whose waters are free to all,
وَامْتَازَand stood apart عَنْfrom رُتْبَةَthe rank of المُنَاظِرْthe rival
وَامْتَازَ عَنْ رُتْبَةَ المُنَاظِرْ
بِالعَدْلِthrough justice وَالدّينِand faith وَالصَّلاَحْand righteousness
بِالعَدْلِ وَالدّينِ وَالصَّلاَحْ
and set apart from the rank of any rival
by justice, faith, and righteousness.
لَيْثٌa lion لَهُhe has فِيin الوَغَىbattle وَقَائِعْexploits
لَيْثٌ لَهُ فِي الوَغَى وَقَائِعْ
تَحَارُare bewildered فِيin وَصْفِهَاdescribing them النُّفُوسْthe souls
تَحَارُ فِي وَصْفِهَا النُّفُوسْ
A lion whose battles in the fray
leave souls at a loss to describe them.
مَاnever أرْعَدَhe made thunder القُضْبَthe blades فِيin المَعَامِعْthe battle tumults
مَا أرْعَدَ القُضْبَ فِي المَعَامِعْ
إلاَّexcept وَخَرَّتْand fell لَهُbefore him الرُّؤُوسْthe heads
إلاَّ وَخَرَّتْ لَهُ الرُّؤُوسْ
Never did he make the blades thunder in the melee
but heads fell before him.
سَقَىhe gave drink to العِدَىthe foes السُّمَّpoison وَهْوَwhile it was نَاقِعْdeadly
سَقَى العِدَى السُّمَّ وَهْوَ نَاقِعْ
بِصَارِمٍwith a keen sword ضَاحِكٍlaughing عَبُوسْgrim
بِصَارِمٍ ضَاحِكٍ عَبُوسْ
He gave his foes deadly poison to drink
with a keen sword, laughing yet grim.
قَرْمٌa chieftain إذَاwhen اشْهَرَhe unsheathed البَوَاتِرْthe cleaving blades
قَرْمٌ إذَا اشْهَرَ البَوَاتِرْ
عَايَنْتَyou witnessed كيفَhow الدِمَاblood تُبَاحْis made lawful to shed
عَايَنْتَ كيفَ الدِمَا تُبَاحْ
A chieftain—when he draws the cleaving blades,
you see how blood becomes lawful to shed.
يَجُولُhe ranges بِالبيضِwith white blades فِيamong العَسَاكِرْthe armies
يَجُولُ بِالبيضِ فِي العَسَاكِرْ
كَمَاas يَجُولُranges القَضَاdoom المُتَاحْordained
كَمَا يَجُولُ القَضَا المُتَاحْ
He ranges with white blades among the armies,
as ordained doom ranges.
يَاO كَعْبَةَKaaba of المَجْدِglory والفَضَائِلْand the virtues
يَا كَعْبَةَ المَجْدِ والفَضَائِلْ
ياO وَاحداone فيin الجَمَالِbeauty مُفْرَدْpeerless
يا وَاحدا في الجَمَالِ مُفْرَدْ
O Kaaba of glory and the virtues,
O one unique, peerless in beauty,
جُلِبتَyou were brought عَنْbeyond رُتْبَةِthe rank of الجَمَائِلْnoble deeds
جُلِبتَ عَنْ رُتْبَةِ الجَمَائِلْ
بِلُطْفِthrough the subtlety of مَعْنىًa meaning سَنَاهُits radiance يَشْهَدْbears witness
بِلُطْفِ مَعْنىً سَنَاهُ يَشْهَدْ
you were brought beyond the rank of noble deeds
through a subtle meaning whose radiance bears witness.
وَفِيكَand of you يَاO بُغْيَةthe desire of الأفَاضِلْthe virtuous
وَفِيكَ يَا بُغْيَة الأفَاضِلْ
مُحِبكَyour admirer ابنson of الخلوفal-Khalluf أنْشَدْrecited
مُحِبكَ ابن الخلوف أنْشَدْ
And of you, O desire of the virtuous,
your admirer, Ibn al-Khalluf, recited:
مَاnever سَلَّhe unsheathed مِنْfrom أسْوَدِthe blackness of المَحَاجِرْthe eye sockets
مَا سَلَّ مِنْ أسْوَدِ المَحَاجِرْ
بِيضاًwhite blades بِهَاwith which القَتْلُkilling مُسْتَبَاحْis lawful
بِيضاً بِهَا القَتْلُ مُسْتَبَاحْ
Never did he draw from the blackness of the eyes
white blades by which killing is lawful,
إلاَّexcept وَسَالَتْand flowed دِمَاblood of الحَنَاجِرْthe throats
إلاَّ وَسَالَتْ دِمَا الحَنَاجِرْ
مِنْfrom غَيْرِabsence of طَعْنٍa thrust وَلاَnor جِرَاحْwounds
مِنْ غَيْرِ طَعْنٍ وَلاَ جِرَاحْ
but blood flowed from throats,
without a thrust or any wound.
Translation model: Sol 6.1