يوسُفَYusuf الشاعِرَthe poet فَرخٌa chick
يوسُفَ الشاعِرَ فَرخٌ
وَجَدوهُthey found him بالأَبِلَّةِat al-Ubulla
وَجَدوهُ بالأَبِلَّةِ
Yusuf the poet is a chick;
Yusuf the poet is a young bird
Yusuf the poet is a fledgling chick,
They found him at al-Ubulla.
They found him in Abella
They found him in the town of al-Ubulla,
حَلقيfeatherless قَدalready تَلَقّىhe encountered
حَلقي قَد تَلَقّى
كامِناًhiding فيin جَوفِthe belly of جُلَّةِa date-basket
كامِناً في جَوفِ جُلَّةِ
Featherless, he had met them,
My throat received
A gaping ring that had taken its fill,
Hiding in the belly of a date-basket.
Hidden in the interior of a skin
Lurking within the belly of a date-basket,
خَيَّطوهاthey sewed it خِشيَةَfor fear of الكَلبِthe dog
خَيَّطوها خِشيَةَ الكَلبِ
عَلَيهِover him بِمَسلِهِwith his large needle
عَلَيهِ بِمَسلِهِ
They sewed it shut for fear of the dog,
They sewed it fearing the dog
They stitched it shut for fear of the dog,
Over him, with his large needle.
Upon it with its awl
Sealing him in with a packing needle.
Sol 6.1