وَفِتيانِand young men صِدقٍof integrity مِنfrom تَميمٍTamim وُجوهُهمtheir faces
وَفِتيانِ صِدقٍ مِن تَميمٍ وُجوهُهم
وإِنand though سفعتهنَّhave scorched them الهَواجِرُthe midday heats وَضَّحُbright
وإِن سفعتهنَّ الهَواجِرُ وَضَّحُ
And loyal youths of Tamim, whose faces,
And true-hearted young men of Tamim, whose faces,
And truthful young men from Tameem, their faces
Many a loyal youth from Tamim, whose faces,
though the noonday heats have scorched them, remain fair and bright.
though scorched by the midday heat, are bright.
Though whipped by winds, shine bright
though scorched by the blazing noons, remain radiant.
رَفَعتُI raised لَهُمfor them يَوماone day خِباءًa tent ممدَّداًstretched out
رَفَعتُ لَهُم يَوما خِباءً ممدَّداً
بستةwith six أَرماحٍspears تَسُفُّdip low وَتَطمَحُand rise high
بستة أَرماحٍ تَسُفُّ وَتَطمَحُ
One day I raised for them a broad, outstretched pavilion,
One day I raised for them a tent stretched wide,
One day I pitched them a wide tent
One day, I raised for them a widely stretched tent,
on six spears that dip low and spring aloft.
with six spears that dip low and rise high.
With six spears to prop and guard
upon six spears, sweeping low and soaring high.
تُخفِّضُهُlower it أَيديهِمُtheir hands فَكأَنَّهُso it is as though it
تُخفِّضُهُ أَيديهِمُ فَكأَنَّهُ
ظَليمٌa male ostrich عَلىon هاماتِهِمthe crowns of their heads يَتَرَجَّحُsways
ظَليمٌ عَلى هاماتِهِم يَتَرَجَّحُ
Their hands lower it, so that it seems
Their hands lower it, so it is like
Their hands bring it down, so it’s like
Their hands pull it down, so that it seems
a male ostrich swaying above their heads.
a male ostrich swaying atop their heads.
A shade on their brows swaying gentle
like a male ostrich swaying above their heads.
كَأَنّاas though we رَبطناwe tethered بِالخباءِto the tent مُشَهَّراًdistinctively marked
كَأَنّا رَبطنا بِالخباءِ مُشَهَّراً
مِنَof الخَيلِthe horses مِلواحاًlean يَسيرُwalks وَيرمَحُand kicks
مِنَ الخَيلِ مِلواحاً يَسيرُ وَيرمَحُ
As though we had tethered to the pavilion a conspicuous,
As though we had tethered to the tent a distinctively marked,
As if we had tied to that tent banners
As if we had tethered to the tent a conspicuous beast,
rangy horse, striding and kicking out.
lean horse that walks and kicks.
Of horses pacing, marching ahead
from among the steeds, lean and swift, pacing and kicking.
Sol 6.1