قَدoften أَغتَديI set out at dawn وَالطَيرُwhile the birds فيin مَثواتِهاtheir roosts
قَد أَغتَدي وَالطَيرُ في مَثواتِها
لَمnot yet تُعرِبِvoice الأَفواهُthe mouths عَنof لُغاتِهاtheir languages
لَم تُعرِبِ الأَفواهُ عَن لُغاتِها
Often I set out at dawn while the birds are in their roosts,
I venture forth at dawn while birds still rest in their nests,
Their mouths not yet having voiced their languages,
Before the beaks have voiced their morning tongues,
بِأَكلُبٍwith hounds تَمرَحُfrisk فيin قِداتِهاtheir leather leashes
بِأَكلُبٍ تَمرَحُ في قِداتِها
تَعُدُّcount عينَwide-eyed ones الوَحشِof the wild beasts مِنamong أَقواتِهاtheir food
تَعُدُّ عينَ الوَحشِ مِن أَقواتِها
With hounds frisking in their leather leashes,
With hounds that frolic, straining at their leather straps,
Counting wide-eyed wild beasts among their food.
That count the eyes of wild beasts as their daily food.
قَدalready لَوَّحَthinned التَقديحُhunger-conditioning وارِياتِهاtheir fat
قَد لَوَّحَ التَقديحُ وارِياتِها
وَأَشفَقَand feared القانِصُthe hunter مِنbecause of خِقاتِهاtheir hollowed flanks
وَأَشفَقَ القانِصُ مِن خِقاتِها
Hunger-conditioning has already pared away their fat,
Strict training has refined their fiery forms,
And the hunter fears their hollowed flanks,
The huntsman dreads the sounds of their ferocity,
مِنfrom شِدَّةِthe severity of التَلويحِthe slimming وَاِفتِياتِهاand their deprivation
مِن شِدَّةِ التَلويحِ وَاِفتِياتِها
وَقُلتُand I said قَدalready أَحكَمتَهاyou have readied them well فَهاتِهاso bring them
وَقُلتُ قَد أَحكَمتَها فَهاتِها
From severe slimming and the privations imposed on them.
From discipline intense and bold disdain,
I said, 'You have readied them well; bring them,
I said, "You have mastered them, so bring them forth,
وَاِرفَعand trace back لَناfor us نِسبَةَthe lineage of أُمَّهاتِهاtheir dams
وَاِرفَع لَنا نِسبَةَ أُمَّهاتِها
فَجاءَso he came يُزجيهاurging them along عَلىwith شِياتِهاtheir coat markings
فَجاءَ يُزجيها عَلى شِياتِها
And trace for us the lineage of their dams.'
And cite for us the noble lineage of their dams."
So he came, urging them along in their varied coats:
He brought them out, displaying distinct marks,
شُمَّhigh العَراقيبِthe hocks مُؤَنَّفاتِهاtheir pointed ones
شُمَّ العَراقيبِ مُؤَنَّفاتِها
مَفروشَةَsplayed الأَيديthe forepaws شَرَنبَثاتِهاtheir broad-pawed ones
مَفروشَةَ الأَيدي شَرَنبَثاتِها
High-hocked, with finely pointed hocks,
High-hocked, with muzzles sharp and refined breed,
With splayed forepaws, broad and sturdy,
With spreading paws and talons lion-strong,
سوداًblack وَصُفراًand yellow وَخَلَنجِياتُهاand their brindled ones
سوداً وَصُفراً وَخَلَنجِياتُها
مُشرِفَةَlofty الأَكتافِthe shoulders موفَداتِهاtheir raised ones
مُشرِفَةَ الأَكتافِ موفَداتِها
Black, yellow, and brindled,
In coats of jet black, fawn, and brindled wood,
With lofty shoulders, raised high,
With jutting shoulders, towering and high,
غُرُّwhite-blazed الوُجوهِthe faces وَمُحَجَّلاتِهاand their white-stockinged ones
غُرُّ الوُجوهِ وَمُحَجَّلاتِها
كَأَنَّas though أَقماراًmoons عَلىupon لَبّاتِهاtheir breasts
كَأَنَّ أَقماراً عَلى لَبّاتِها
White-blazed in the face, and white-stockinged,
With white-blazed faces and white-stockinged feet,
As though moons rested on their breasts.
As if bright moons were hung upon their chests.
تَرىyou see عَلىupon أَفخاذِهاtheir thighs سِماتِهاtheir brands
تَرى عَلى أَفخاذِها سِماتِها
مُنَدَّياتٍmoistened marks وَمَحَمِّيّاتِهاand their heated brands
مُنَدَّياتٍ وَمَحَمِّيّاتِها
You see their brands upon their thighs:
You see the branded signs upon their thighs,
Some moistened, others branded with heat,
Well-tended, pampered, shielded from the heat,
مُسَمَّياتٍnamed وَمُلَقَّباتِهاand their nicknamed ones
مُسَمَّياتٍ وَمُلَقَّباتِها
قودَlong الخَراطيمِthe muzzles مُخَرطَماتِهاtheir long-snouted ones
قودَ الخَراطيمِ مُخَرطَماتِها
Named, and given nicknames,
Endowed with noble names and titles proud,
Long of muzzle, with extended snouts,
With elongated snouts and noses fine,
ذُلُّlow المَآخيرِthe hindquarters عَمَلَّساتُهاtheir sleek, swift ones
ذُلُّ المَآخيرِ عَمَلَّساتُها
تَسمَعُyou hear فيalong الآثارِthe tracks مِنsome of وَحاتِهاtheir breathy cries
تَسمَعُ في الآثارِ مِن وَحاتِها
Low in the hindquarters, sleek and swift.
With tapered rumps, sleek as the gliding wolf.
You hear along the tracks their breathy cries,
You hear upon the trail their panting drive,
مِنfrom نَهَمِthe voracity of الحِرصِeagerness وَمِنand from خَواتِهاtheir baying
مِن نَهَمِ الحِرصِ وَمِن خَواتِها
لِتَفثَأَto quench الأَرنَبَthe hare عَنof حَياتِهاher life
لِتَفثَأَ الأَرنَبَ عَن حَياتِها
From ravenous eagerness, and their baying,
From ravenous desire and hushed approach,
To quench the hare's life,
To snatch the rabbit from its span of life—
إِنَّindeed حَياةَthe life of الكَلبِthe dog فيin وَفاتِهاher death
إِنَّ حَياةَ الكَلبِ في وَفاتِها
حَتّىuntil تَرىyou see القِدرَthe cooking pot عَلىat ميقاتِهاits appointed time
حَتّى تَرى القِدرَ عَلى ميقاتِها
For the dog's life lies in her death,
For in the quarry's death the dog finds breath.
Until you see the cooking pot at its appointed hour,
Until you see the cauldron set at its appointed time,
كَثيرَةَmany الضيفانِguests مِنamong عُفاتِهاits seekers of bounty
كَثيرَةَ الضيفانِ مِن عُفاتِها
تَقذِفُtosses جالاهاits two sides بِجَوزِwith the midsection of شاتِهاits quarry
تَقذِفُ جالاها بِجَوزِ شاتِها
Rich in guests who seek its bounty,
Surrounded by the guests who seek its share,
Its two sides tossing up its quarry's midsection,
Its sides o'erflow with chunks of fatty sheep,
تَرميflings بِغَيرِwithout صائِبٍa sure aim صَلاتَهاits gifts
تَرمي بِغَيرِ صائِبٍ صَلاتَها
مِنَfrom اِلتِظاءِthe blazing of النارِthe fire فيin لَهاتِهاits throat
مِنَ اِلتِظاءِ النارِ في لَهاتِها
Flinging its gifts with no sure aim,
It spits its broth like arrows missing marks,
From the fire blazing in its throat.
From fire blazing fierce beneath its throat.
Sol 6.1