أَشاقَتكَhas she stirred your longing? لَيلىLayla فيamong الخَليطِthe companion band المُجانِبِkeeping its distance
أَشاقَتكَ لَيلى في الخَليطِ المُجانِبِ
نَعَمyes فَرَشاشُfor the spray الدَمعِof tears فيin الصَدرِthe breast غالِبيoverwhelms me
نَعَم فَرَشاشُ الدَمعِ في الصَدرِ غالِبي
Has Layla stirred your longing among the companions who drew away?
Yes, for the spray of tears in my breast overwhelms me.
بَكىhe wept إِثرَin the wake of مَنone who شَطَّتlay far away نَواهُhis destination وَلَمand did not يَقِفstop
بَكى إِثرَ مَن شَطَّت نَواهُ وَلَم يَقِف
لِحاجَةِfor the need of مَحزونٍa grieving man شَكاlamented الحُبَّlove ناصِبِweary
لِحاجَةِ مَحزونٍ شَكا الحُبَّ ناصِبِ
He wept after one whose destination lay far away, who would not stop
For the need of a grieving, weary man who lamented love.
لَدُنfrom غُدوَةٍearly morning حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen الشَمسُthe sun عارَضَتdeclined
لَدُن غُدوَةٍ حَتّى إِذا الشَمسُ عارَضَت
وراحَand returned لَهُto him مِنof هَمِّهِhis sorrow كُلُّevery عازِبِstraying one
وراحَ لَهُ مِن هَمِّهِ كُلُّ عازِبِ
From early morning until the sun declined,
And every straying care of his returned to him.
تَبَيَّنconsider فَإِنَّfor indeed الحُبَّlove يَعلَقُclings مُدبِراًturning away
تَبَيَّن فَإِنَّ الحُبَّ يَعلَقُ مُدبِراً
قَديماًlong since إِذاwhen ماfor emphasis خُلَّةٌa beloved woman لَمdid not تُصاقِبِdwell nearby
قَديماً إِذا ما خُلَّةٌ لَم تُصاقِبِ
Consider, for love clings to one who turns away,
As it long has, when a beloved does not dwell nearby.
كَسَوتُI clothed قُتوديmy saddle-frames عِرمِساًa sturdy she-camel فَنَصَأتُهاthen I drove her on
كَسَوتُ قُتودي عِرمِساً فَنَصَأتُها
تَخُبُّshe trots عَلىalong مُستَهلِكاتٍexhausting لَواحِبِwell-beaten tracks
تَخُبُّ عَلى مُستَهلِكاتٍ لَواحِبِ
I clothed my saddle-frames with a sturdy she-camel, then drove her on.
She trots along exhausting, well-beaten tracks.
تُباريshe races مَطاياriding camels تَتَّقيguard themselves بِعُيونِهاwith their eyes
تُباري مَطايا تَتَّقي بِعُيونِها
مَخافَةَfor fear of وَقعِthe stroke of السَوطِthe whip خوصَsunken الحَواجِبِthe brows
مَخافَةَ وَقعِ السَوطِ خوصَ الحَواجِبِ
She races mounts that keep wary watch with their eyes,
Fearing the whip's stroke, with sunken brows.
إِذاwhen غُيِّرَتare altered أَحسابُancestral honors قَومٍa people وَجَدتَناyou find us
إِذا غُيِّرَت أَحسابُ قَومٍ وَجَدتَنا
ذَويpossessors of نائِلٍbounty فيهاin them كِرامَnoble المَضارِبِancestral stock
ذَوي نائِلٍ فيها كِرامَ المَضارِبِ
When a people's ancestral honors are altered, you find us
Generous in that regard, and of noble stock.
نُحاميwe defend عَلىon behalf of أَحسابِناour ancestral honors بِتِلادِناwith our inherited wealth
نُحامي عَلى أَحسابِنا بِتِلادِنا
لِمُفتَقِرٍfor one in need أَوor سائِلِa seeker of الحَقِّthe right راغِبِeager
لِمُفتَقِرٍ أَو سائِلِ الحَقِّ راغِبِ
We defend our ancestral honors with our inherited wealth,
For one in need, or an eager seeker of his right.
وَأَعمىand a blind man هَدَتهُguided him لِلسَبيلِto the path حُلومُناour wisdom
وَأَعمى هَدَتهُ لِلسَبيلِ حُلومُنا
وَخَصمٍand an adversary أَقَمناwe set straight بَعدَafter ماthat لَجَّpersisted obstinately شاغِبِquarrelsome
وَخَصمٍ أَقَمنا بَعدَ ما لَجَّ شاغِبِ
And a blind man our wisdom guided to the path,
And a quarrelsome foe we set straight after he persisted obstinately.
وَمُعتَرَكٍand a battlefield ضَنكٍcramped تَرىyou see المَوتَdeath وَسطَهُin its midst
وَمُعتَرَكٍ ضَنكٍ تَرى المَوتَ وَسطَهُ
مَشَيناwe advanced لَهُtoward it مَشيَthe gait of الجِمالِthe camels المَصاعِبِuntamed
مَشَينا لَهُ مَشيَ الجِمالِ المَصاعِبِ
And a cramped battlefield, where you see death in its midst—
We advanced toward it with the gait of untamed camels,
بِخُرسٍwith silent warriors تَرىyou see الماذِيَّfine chain mail فَوقَover جُلودِهِمtheir skins
بِخُرسٍ تَرى الماذِيَّ فَوقَ جُلودِهِم
وَبيضاًand bright swords نِقاءًspotless مِثلَlike لَونِthe color of الكَواكِبِthe stars
وَبيضاً نِقاءً مِثلَ لَونِ الكَواكِبِ
With silent warriors—you see fine mail over their skins,
And bright, spotless swords, like the stars in hue.
فَهُمfor they جُسُرٌfearless تَحتَbeneath الدُروعِthe coats of mail كَأَنَّهُمas though they were
فَهُم جُسُرٌ تَحتَ الدُروعِ كَأَنَّهُم
أُسودٌlions مَتىwhenever تُنضَare drawn السُيوفُthe swords تُضارِبِexchange blows
أُسودٌ مَتى تُنضَ السُيوفُ تُضارِبِ
For they are fearless beneath their armor, as though they were
Lions that exchange blows whenever swords are drawn.
مَعاقِلُهُمtheir strongholds فيon كُلِّevery يَومِday of كَريهَةٍbattle
مَعاقِلُهُم في كُلِّ يَومِ كَريهَةٍ
مَعَalong with الصَبرِsteadfastness مَنسوبُof established provenance السُيوفِthe swords القَواضِبِkeen-cutting
مَعَ الصَبرِ مَنسوبُ السُيوفِ القَواضِبِ
Their strongholds on every day of battle
Are steadfastness and keen swords of renowned make.
فَخَرتُمyou boasted بِجَمعٍof a host زارَكُمvisited you فيin دِيارِكُمyour dwellings
فَخَرتُم بِجَمعٍ زارَكُم في دِيارِكُم
تَغَلغَلَpenetrated deeply حَتّىuntil دوفِعواthey were resisted بِالرَواجِبِwith the knuckles
تَغَلغَلَ حَتّى دوفِعوا بِالرَواجِبِ
You boasted of a host that visited you in your dwellings.
It pressed deep until they were resisted with knuckles.
أَباحَoverran حُصوناًfortresses ثُمَّthen صَعَّدَpressed onward يَبتَغيseeking
أَباحَ حُصوناً ثُمَّ صَعَّدَ يَبتَغي
مَظِنَّةَthe likely whereabouts of حَيٍّa clan فيamong قُرَيظَةَQurayzah هارِبِfleeing
مَظِنَّةَ حَيٍّ في قُرَيظَةَ هارِبِ
It overran fortresses, then pressed onward, seeking
The likely whereabouts of a fleeing clan among Qurayzah.
Sol 6.1