يشردنthey bolt حتىuntil تنقضcreak المغارضthe girth-places
يشردن حتى تنقض المغارض
لاno عائفone who balks منهاamong them ولاnor معارضone who turns aside
لا عائف منها ولا معارض
They bolt until their girth-places creak.
They wander until the clouds scatter,
None of them balks or turns aside.
Neither compliant nor contentious.
عرقa root نجيلcouch grass نبتهits growth خضاخضthick and lush
عرق نجيل نبته خضاخض
يتبعهاfollows them عدبسburly جرائضhulking
يتبعها عدبس جرائض
A root of couch grass, its growth thick and lush.
The sapling sprouts tender shoots,
A burly, hulking camel follows them.
Followed by a limping, lame she-camel.
أكلفdusky reddish-brown لمdid not يثنbend يديهhis two forelegs آبضa hobbler
أكلف لم يثن يديه آبض
ولمand did not يديثهsubdue him بحيلby force رائضa trainer
ولم يديثه بحيل رائض
Dusky reddish-brown, his forelegs bent by no hobbler.
A strong man who did not restrain his hands from violence,
Nor has a trainer subdued him by force.
Nor restrain his talk with gentle persuasion.
لشعفof the treetops of الطلحthe acacias هصورa bender هائضa breaker
لشعف الطلح هصور هائض
بحيثwhere يعتشbuilds a nest الغرابthe crow البائضegg-laying
بحيث يعتش الغراب البائض
He bends and breaks the acacia-tops,
Above the dripping branches a bird calls loudly,
Where the egg-laying crow builds its nest.
Where the crow perches to feed.
لهhe has زجاجspear-butts, likened to teeth ولهاةand a throat-sac فارضenormous
له زجاج ولهاة فارض
حدلاءtilting to one side كالوطبlike a milk-skin نحاهhe moved it aside الماخضthe churner
حدلاء كالوطب نحاه الماخض
He has spear-like teeth and an enormous throat-sac,
It has glass trinkets and fine ornaments,
Tilting like a milk-skin the churner has pushed aside.
A beautiful camel saddle adorned by the artisan.
والغربand the bucket غربa bucket بقريof oxhide فارضhuge
والغرب غرب بقري فارض
لاnot تستطيعcan جرهhaul it الغوامضthe feeble camels
لا تستطيع جره الغوامض
And the bucket is a huge oxhide bucket;
The West is a wasteland with scattered cattle,
The feeble camels cannot haul it,
The pools cannot hold it back.
الاexcept المعيداتthe practiced ones بهwith it النواهضthose that rise
الا المعيدات به النواهض
Only the practiced ones that rise bearing it.
Only the she-camels returning drive it along.
Sol 6.1