وَقَالَAnd saidأَبُوAbuتَمَّامٍTammam
And Abu Tammam said (in Wafir meter):
وَافِرٌWafir meter
Wafir meter
فَلَوْIf onlyرُفِعَتْwere liftedسِنَاتُthe drowsinessالدَّهْرِof timeعَنْهُfrom him
If only the drowsiness of time were lifted from him,
وَأَلْقَىand cast offعَنْfromمَنَاكِبِهِhis shouldersالدِّثَارُthe blanket
and the blanket were cast off from his shoulders,
لَعَدَّلَhe would have equalizedقِسْمَةَthe divisionالأَيَّامِof daysفِينَاamong us
he would have equalized the division of days among us,
وَلَكِنْbutدَهْرَنَاour timeهَذَاthisحِصَارُis a siege
but this time of ours is a siege.
وَلِغَيْرِهِAnd for anotherأَيْضاًalsoخَفِيفٌKhafif meter
And by someone else also (in Khafif meter):
ذَهَبَHave goneالمُفْضِلُونَthe beneficent onesوَالسَّلَفُand the predecessorsالمُوفُونَwho fulfill
Gone are the beneficent ones and the predecessors who fulfill
بِالْعَهْدِthe covenantمِنْهُمُamong themوَالْعُقُودِand the contracts,
the covenant among them and the contracts,
ثُمَّthenخُلِّفْتُI was left behindفِيinهَبَاءٍa dustمِنَofالنَّاسِpeople
then I was left behind among worthless people,
أُقَاسِيهِمُenduring themوَدَهْرٍand a timeشَدِيدٍsevere
enduring them and a severe time,
فِيهِin whichسَادَheld swayالرِّعَاعُthe rabbleحَبَّةَthe coreالْقَلْبِof the heart
in which the rabble ruled over the core of the heart,
وَالسِّيِّدُand the masterاسْتَوَىwas made equalبِالمَسُودِto the one ruled
and the master was made equal to the ruled one.
سُمْعٌDeafلِلْخَنَىto obscenityصُمٌّdeafعَنِtoالْخَيْرِgoodness
Deaf to obscenity, deaf to goodness,
يُنَادَوْنَthey are calledمِنْfromمَكَانٍa placeبَعِيدٍdistant
they are called from a distant place.
فَلَوْIf onlyأَنَّthatالأُمُورَmattersكَانَتْwereتَتَفَادَىaverted
If only matters could be averted,
لَفَدَيْنَاwe would have ransomedالمَفْقُودَthe lost oneبِالمَوْجُودِwith the present one
we would have ransomed the lost one with the present one.
أَنْشَدَنَاRecited to usلِعَلِيِّAliبْنِson ofالْعَبَّاسِAl-AbbasالرُّومِيِّAl-RumiكَامِلٌKamil meter
Ali bin Al-Abbas Al-Rumi recited to us (in Kamil meter):
ذَهَبَHave goneالَّذِينَthose whoتَهُزُّهُمْthrill themمَدَائِحُهُمْtheir praises
Gone are those whom praises thrill,
هَزَّlike the shaking ofالْكُمَاةِbrave warriorsأَعِنَّةَthe reins ofالْفُرْسَانِhorsemen
like the shaking of the reins of horsemen by brave warriors.