آلَيتُI swore لاnot أَمشيI walk إِلىto رَبِّowner of لِقحَةٍa milk-giving she-camel
آلَيتُ لا أَمشي إِلى رَبِّ لِقحَةٍ
أُساوِمُهُI bargain with him حَتّىuntil يَؤوبَreturns المُثَلَّمُal-Muthallam
أُساوِمُهُ حَتّى يَؤوبَ المُثَلَّمُ
I swore I would not go to the owner of a milch she-camel,
I swore not to walk to the owner of a milk-giving she-camel,
to bargain with him until the Maimed One returned.
to bargain with him, until al-Muthallam returns.
وَقالواand they said لَهُto him حَمراءُred كَوماءُlarge-humped جَلدَةٌsturdy
وَقالوا لَهُ حَمراءُ كَوماءُ جَلدَةٌ
وَراخواand they were lenient لَهُfor him فيin السَومِbargaining وَالقَتلُand the killing يُكتَمُis concealed
وَراخوا لَهُ في السَومِ وَالقَتلُ يُكتَمُ
They told him, “She is red, high-humped, and hardy,”
And they said to him, “A red, large-humped, sturdy she-camel,”
and went easy on him in the bargaining, while the killing was kept hidden.
and were lenient with him in bargaining, while the killing was concealed.
فَأَصبَحَso by morning قَدalready عُمّيwas obscured عَلىto الناسِthe people أَمرُهُhis fate
فَأَصبَحَ قَد عُمّي عَلى الناسِ أَمرُهُ
وَقَدand already باتَspent the night يَجريflowing فَوقَover أَثوابِهِhis garments الدَمُthe blood
وَقَد باتَ يَجري فَوقَ أَثوابِهِ الدَمُ
By morning, his affair had become obscure to the people,
So by morning, his fate had been obscured from the people,
though blood had run all night over his garments.
while blood had flowed over his garments through the night.
وَقَدand already كانَhe had been عَمّاfrom what كانَhad happened عَنهُfrom it بِمَعزِلٍapart
وَقَد كانَ عَمّا كانَ عَنهُ بِمَعزِلٍ
وَلَكِنَّbut رَيبَthe misfortunes of الدَهرِtime بِالناسِwith mankind مُغرَمُenamored
وَلَكِنَّ رَيبَ الدَهرِ بِالناسِ مُغرَمُ
He had been unaware of what had befallen him,
And he had been far removed from what had happened,
yet Time’s caprice is enamored of mankind.
but the misfortunes of time are enamored of mankind.
Sol 6.1