Al-Balagha al-Wadiha by al-Jarim & Amin (البلاغة الواضحة) — Page 163

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

ثُمَّ انْظُرْ إِلَى قَوْلِ الشَّرِيفِ الرَّضِيِّ فِي الْوَدَاعِ: نَسْرِقُ الدَّمْعَ فِي الْجُيُوبِ حَيَاءً وَبِنَا مَا بِنَا مِنَ الْأَشْوَاقِ.

Consider Al-Sharif Al-Radi’s lines on parting: We steal tears into our pockets, shyly hiding the longing that consumes us.

كَانَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَقُولَ: «نَسْتُرُ الدَّمْعَ فِي الْجُيُوبِ حَيَاءً»، وَلَكِنَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَسْمُوَ إِلَى نِهَايَةِ الْمُرْتَقَى فِي سِحْرِ الْبَيَانِ،

He could have simply said, 'We hide our tears in our pockets out of shame,' but he aimed for the very pinnacle of poetic enchantment.

فَإِنَّ الْكَلِمَةَ «نَسْرِقُ» تَرْسُمُ فِي خَيَالِكَ صُورَةً لِشِدَّةِ خَوْفِهِ أَنْ يَظْهَرَ فِيهَا أَثَرٌ لِلضَّعْفِ وَلِمَهَارَتِهِ وَسُرْعَتِهِ فِي إِخْفَاءِ الدَّمْعِ عَنْ عُيُونِ الرُّقَبَاءِ،

The word 'steal' vividly captures his desperate fear of appearing weak, illustrating his deft, lightning-fast ability to conceal his tears from prying eyes.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (13 verbs · 30 nouns)

• نَظَرَ — to look
• سَرَقَ — to steal
• كَانَ — to be
• قَوْلٌ — saying
• وَدَاعٌ — farewell
• دَمْعٌ — tears