لَناwe have هَجَماتٌcamel herds تَنثَنيsway سَرَواتُهاtheir backs
لَنا هَجَماتٌ تَنثَني سَرَواتُها
بِأَسنِمَةٍwith humps مِثلُlike الأَكامِthe hills سَوامِقِtowering
بِأَسنِمَةٍ مِثلُ الأَكامِ سَوامِقِ
We have great camel herds whose high backs curve,
We have camel herds whose backs sway
with humps like towering hills.
With towering humps like hills.
خَبَطنَthey trampled الرَبيعَthe spring growth وَاِنتَسَفنَand they uprooted نَباتُهُits plants
خَبَطنَ الرَبيعَ وَاِنتَسَفنَ نَباتُهُ
كَماjust as سَرَتِcrept الأَحلامُthe ticks فَوقَover المَفارِقِthe crowns of heads
كَما سَرَتِ الأَحلامُ فَوقَ المَفارِقِ
They trampled the spring pasture and tore up its growth,
They trampled the spring growth and uprooted its plants,
as dreams coursed over the partings of the hair.
As ticks crept over the crowns of heads.
بَناهاbuilt them بِناءَas in building البَيتِa house جَونُdark clouds رَواعِدُthundering
بَناها بِناءَ البَيتِ جَونُ رَواعِدُ
تَجيءُthey come عَلىupon آثارِthe tracks of جَونِdark clouds بَوارِقِflashing with lightning
تَجيءُ عَلى آثارِ جَونِ بَوارِقِ
Dark, thundering clouds built them stout as a house,
Dark thunderclouds built them as a house is built,
coming in the wake of dark clouds flashing with lightning.
Coming in the wake of dark clouds flashing with lightning.
تَدورُcircles بِأَحقيهاaround their waists البُروقُthe lightning وَتَنثَنيand curves
تَدورُ بِأَحقيها البُروقُ وَتَنثَني
كَأَنَّas though عَلَيهاupon them مُذهَباتٍgilded مَناطِقِgirdles
كَأَنَّ عَلَيها مُذهَباتٍ مَناطِقِ
Lightning wheels around their girths and curls away,
Lightning circles their waists and curves,
as though golden belts were laid upon them.
As though they wore gilded girdles.
Sol 6.1