ياO بنَson of الأكارمِthe noble ones ياO وليدُWalid ألستُمُare you not
يا بنَ الأكارمِ يا وليدُ ألستُمُ
أهلَpeople of الغِنىwealth قِدْماًfrom of old وطِيبَand nobility of العُنصرِstock
أهلَ الغِنى قِدْماً وطِيبَ العُنصرِ
O son of the noble, O Walid, are you not
O son of generosity, O Walid, are you not
people of ancient wealth and noble stock?
The people of wealth from early on, and pure lineage?
إنّيindeed I أتيتُكَI came to you منfrom شَراءَShara’ وبِيشةٍand Bishah
إنّي أتيتُكَ من شَراءَ وبِيشةٍ
ومنَand from العقيقِal-Aqiq ومنand from جنوبِthe south of مُحَجَّرِMuhajjar
ومنَ العقيقِ ومن جنوبِ مُحَجَّرِ
I have come to you from Shara’ and Bishah,
I have come to you from trading and palm trees
and from al-Aqiq, and from the south of Muhajjar.
And from agate and from enclosed souths
تغلوspeeds بيَwith me القَفراتِthe wastes ذاتُpossessed of عُلالةٍreserve strength
تغلو بيَ القَفراتِ ذاتُ عُلالةٍ
بعدَafter الكلالِexhaustion وبعدَand after خلْقٍbodily frame دَوسرِmassive and sturdy
بعدَ الكلالِ وبعدَ خلْقٍ دَوسرِ
A she-camel with strength in reserve speeds me across the wastes,
The empty plains with ululation wander with me
after exhaustion, even after her mighty frame is worn down.
After weariness and after a difficult creation
جادَlavished bounty الربيعُspring لهاon her بفَيدٍat Fayd وأُرسلتْand she was turned loose
جادَ الربيعُ لها بفَيدٍ وأُرسلتْ
فيin عازبٍa remote pasture غَرِدِhumming الذبابِthe flies مُنوِّرِflowering
في عازبٍ غَرِدِ الذبابِ مُنوِّرِ
Spring lavished its bounty on her at Fayd, and she was turned loose
Spring brought them bundles of grass and she sent out
in a remote, flowering pasture, alive with humming flies.
In a meadow, the buzzing flies make noise
بدأتْshe began وإنَّand indeed أثارةًa remnant ملمومةًtightly gathered
بدأتْ وإنَّ أثارةً ملمومةً
لعلىsurely upon مَحالتِهاher backbone كخِدرِlike the curtained chamber of المُعْصِرِa marriageable maiden
لعلى مَحالتِها كخِدرِ المُعْصِرِ
At first, a tightly gathered remnant
She started out as an aroused, blameworthy she-camel
lay upon her backbone, like a maiden's curtained chamber,
Perhaps because of her journeys like the rope of a press
حتىuntil إذاwhen طرحَتْshe shed نَسيلاًloose hair جافلاًthick and abundant
حتى إذا طرحَتْ نَسيلاً جافلاً
عنهاfrom her وقدْand already جزأَتْshe subsisted without drinking ثلاثةَthree أشهرِmonths
عنها وقدْ جزأَتْ ثلاثةَ أشهرِ
until, when she had shed a thick mass of loose hair
Until when she shed profuse, dried up milk
from herself, and had gone three months without drinking,
From her, as she had completed three months
راحتْshe set off at evening تَقَلْقَلُmoving restlessly منfrom زَرُودَZarud فأصبحتْand by morning she was
راحتْ تَقَلْقَلُ من زَرُودَ فأصبحتْ
بالبطنِin the valley ذاDhu قِنَةٍQinnah خَفوقَquivering المِشْفرِthe camel's lip
بالبطنِ ذا قِنَةٍ خَفوقَ المِشْفرِ
she moved off from Zarud at evening, jolting along, and dawn found her
She went shaking because she was pregnant and became
in the valley of Dhu Qinnah, her lip quivering.
With a belly, throbbing and fluttering eyelids
كلّفتُهاI burdened her with رَحليmy saddle إليكَto you وإنّماand only
كلّفتُها رَحلي إليكَ وإنّما
ترجوshe hopes for نوافلَextra gifts of سَيبِكَyour bounty المُتحضِّرِever-ready
ترجو نوافلَ سَيبِكَ المُتحضِّرِ
I burdened her with my saddle to reach you; she only
I charged her with my luggage to you and indeed
hopes for extra gifts from your ever-ready bounty.
She hopes for your extra bonuses, prepared
مرّتْshe passed علىby قصرِthe palace of المقاتلِal-Muqatil بعدَماafter
مرّتْ على قصرِ المقاتلِ بعدَما
كربَتْdrew near ظَهيرتُهاher noon-hour ولمّاand not yet تُظهِرِshe reached noon
كربَتْ ظَهيرتُها ولمّا تُظهِرِ
She passed al-Muqatil's palace after
She passed by the fighter’s palace after
her noon-hour drew near, though she had not yet reached noon.
Her back hurt and she did not show
فتزاوَرَتْso she veered away منهُfrom it كأنَّas though بدَفِّهاat her flank
فتزاوَرَتْ منهُ كأنَّ بدَفِّها
هِرّاًa cat يُشَبِّثُgripping ضَبعَهاher upper foreleg بالأظفُرِwith claws
هِرّاً يُشَبِّثُ ضَبعَها بالأظفُرِ
Then she veered away from it, as though at her flank
So she was granted refuge from it as if with her suppression
a cat were gripping her upper foreleg with its claws.
A hyena clings to its prey with claws
وأتتْand she came علىpast البَردانِal-Bardan وهْيَwhile she was مُدِلّةٌself-assured
وأتتْ على البَردانِ وهْيَ مُدِلّةٌ
عَجْلىswift اليدَيْنِof forelegs متىwhenever أزَعْهاI restrain her تَخْطِرِshe prances
عَجْلى اليدَيْنِ متى أزَعْها تَخْطِرِ
And she came past al-Bardan, self-assured,
And she came to Al-Burdan while she was
swift of forelegs; whenever I checked her, she pranced,
Hanging her forelegs whenever she stumbled
حتىuntil أتتْكَshe reached you وقدْand already رمتْshe cast forth بحَنينِهاwith her yearning cry
حتى أتتْكَ وقدْ رمتْ بحَنينِها
ومشتْand she walked علىon بخْصِthe fleshy pads of اليدَينِthe forefeet الأحمرِred
ومشتْ على بخْصِ اليدَينِ الأحمرِ
until she reached you, having cast forth her yearning cry,
Until she came to you and she threw with her yearning
and walked on the red fleshy pads of her forefeet.
And walked on reddened palms
آلتْshe wasted away إذاwhen ماever حُلَّwas loosened عنهاfrom her رَحلُهاher saddle
آلتْ إذا ما حُلَّ عنها رَحلُها
جُعلتْshe was made to تُضيفُshy away منَfrom الغرابِthe crow الأعورِone-eyed
جُعلتْ تُضيفُ منَ الغرابِ الأعورِ
She had wasted away; whenever her saddle was removed,
Whenever her saddle was removed from her
she was left shying from a one-eyed crow.
She was left to host the one-eyed raven
إنَّindeed الوليدَal-Walid جرىraced المئينَthe hundreds مُبَرِّزاًoutstripping them
إنَّ الوليدَ جرى المئينَ مُبَرِّزاً
وصفَتْwere described يداهُhis two hands بنائلٍwith bounty لمْnot يَنزُرِwas scant
وصفَتْ يداهُ بنائلٍ لمْ يَنزُرِ
Indeed, al-Walid raced against hundreds, outstripping them;
Indeed Al-Walid has come out competing with hundreds
his hands were known for bounty that was never scant.
And his hands were described as conferring unmatched gifts
وأشارتِand pointed الأيديthe hands إليهِto him بحِلمِهِfor his forbearance
وأشارتِ الأيدي إليهِ بحِلمِهِ
والحزمِand resolve حينَwhen أطاقَhe was able حملَcarrying المئزرِthe waistcloth
والحزمِ حينَ أطاقَ حملَ المئزرِ
And hands pointed to him for his forbearance
And hands gestured to him for his patience
and resolve, when he could bear a waistcloth.
And composure when he shouldered the burden
حتىuntil إذاwhen لبسَhe donned العِطافَthe cloak تفرّجَتْparted
حتى إذا لبسَ العِطافَ تفرّجَتْ
حلَقُcircles of المجالسِthe assemblies عنْfrom around أغرَّa radiant one مُشهَّرِrenowned
حلَقُ المجالسِ عنْ أغرَّ مُشهَّرِ
When at last he donned the cloak, there parted
Until when he wore the cloak, the circles
the circles of the assemblies before a radiant, renowned figure.
Of majlis were delighted with the most cheerful
أعطىhe gave الجزيلَlavish gifts وسادَand became a leader حينَwhen مضتْhad passed
أعطى الجزيلَ وسادَ حينَ مضتْ
سبعٌseven years وبعضُand some of لِداتِهِhis age-mates لمhad not يَثغَرِshed their milk teeth
سبعٌ وبعضُ لِداتِهِ لم يَثغَرِ
He gave lavishly and became a leader when there had passed
He gave generously and presided when
seven years, while some of his peers had not yet shed their milk teeth.
Seven and some of his virtues did not diminish
وغداand he went in the morning وراحَand he went in the evening إلىto الأمورِaffairs بحَزمِهِwith his resolve
وغدا وراحَ إلى الأمورِ بحَزمِهِ
وبأمرِand with the judgment of مُطَّلِعone who undertakes الحِمالةblood-money obligations مِجْشَرِdauntless
وبأمرِ مُطَّلِع الحِمالة مِجْشَرِ
And morning and evening he attended to affairs with his resolve,
And he went and tended to matters with his composure
and with the judgment of a dauntless bearer of blood-money obligations.
And with the command of the carrier looking ahead
Sol 6.1