ضحىat midmorning أناخواthey made kneel بواديin the valley of الطّلحthe acacias عِيرَهمtheir caravan
ضحى أناخوا بوادي الطّلح عِيرَهم
فأورَدُوهاthen they led it to water عشاءat nightfall أيَّwhat a إيرادِwatering
فأورَدُوها عشاء أيَّ إيرادِ
At midmorning they made their caravan kneel in the valley of acacias.
At dawn, they pitched camp in Wadi al-Talh with their caravan
Then at nightfall they led it to water—what a watering!
And watered it there one evening, what watering!
أكرِمhow noble بهit is وادياًa valley حلَّalighted الحبيبthe beloved بهin it
أكرِم به وادياً حلَّ الحبيب به
ماemphatic particle بينamong رُندٍlaurel وصَفصافٍand willow وفِرصادِand mulberry
ما بين رُندٍ وصَفصافٍ وفِرصادِ
How noble a valley it is, where the beloved alighted,
With it, honor a valley where the beloved once lodged
Among laurel, willow, and mulberry trees.
Between a Rhondella and Salsola and a Fagonia
ياO وادياًvalley سارjourneyed عنهfrom it الركبُthe caravan مرتحلاdeparting
يا وادياً سار عنه الركبُ مرتحلا
باللَهby God قلsay اينwhere سارَwent الركبthe caravan ياO واديvalley
باللَه قل اين سارَ الركب يا وادي
O valley from which the caravan journeyed away,
O valley they departed from, traveling on
By God, tell me where the caravan went, O valley.
By Allah, say where did the caravan go, O valley
أبالحمىat al-Hima? نزلواthey alighted امor باللِوىtoward al-Liwa عدلواthey turned aside
أبالحمى نزلوا ام باللِوى عدلوا
امor عنكfrom you قدalready رَحَلُواthey departed حُلفاًby an oath لميعاديfor my appointed meeting
ام عنك قد رَحَلُوا حُلفاً لميعادي
Did they alight at al-Hima, or turn toward al-Liwa?
Did they alight at the sanctuary or turn towards the bend
Or have they already left you, sworn to meet me?
Or from you, did they depart, sworn to return
بانواthey departed وقدand indeed أورَثُواthey bequeathed جسميmy body لبينهمُbecause of their parting
بانوا وقد أورَثُوا جسمي لبينهمُ
سقماsickness وقدand indeed قَطَّعُواthey tore apart بالبينthrough separation أكباديmy livers (vitals)
سقما وقد قَطَّعُوا بالبين أكبادي
They departed and, through their parting, bequeathed to my body
They left, bequeathing my body amongst them
Sickness, and through separation tore my vitals apart.
Illness, and separation that severed my liver
Sol 6.1