قَدsometimes أَغتَديI set out at dawn وَاللَيلُand the night داجٍdark عَسكَرُهits host
قَد أَغتَدي وَاللَيلُ داجٍ عَسكَرُه
وَالصُبحُand dawn يَفريrends جُلَّهُits mantle وَيَدحَرُهand drives it back
وَالصُبحُ يَفري جُلَّهُ وَيَدحَرُه
Sometimes I set out at dawn, while night's host lies dark,
The night has become dark as its army camps,
I venture forth while Night marshals its dark army,
And dawn rends its mantle and drives it back,
And dawn races in, putting its all to flight.
And Dawn shears through its cloak and drives it back.
كَاللَهَبِlike a flame المُرتَجِّsurging طارَflew شَرَرُهits sparks
كَاللَهَبِ المُرتَجِّ طارَ شَرَرُه
بِأَحجَنِwith a hook-bent one الكَلّوبِthe claw أَقنىstrongly curved مِنسَرُهhis beak
بِأَحجَنِ الكَلّوبِ أَقنى مِنسَرُه
Like a surging flame, its sparks flying,
Like flaming sparks its light flares and darts,
Like a quivering flame whose sparks have flown,
With a bird whose claw is hooked and whose beak is curved,
Sheltering in the folds of its dark robe.
With a beak like a grappling hook, curved and aquiline.
مُعاوِدُrenewing الإِقدامِthe charge حينَwhen تَذمُرُهyou goad him
مُعاوِدُ الإِقدامِ حينَ تَذمُرُه
أَحوىdark-hued الظُهارِthe back جَسِدٌsaffron-colored مُعَذِّرُهhis cheek markings
أَحوى الظُهارِ جَسِدٌ مُعَذِّرُه
Who renews his charge whenever you goad him,
Returning to the attack when it dons its armor,
Accustomed to the onset whenever you urge him on,
Dark-backed, his cheek markings saffron-colored,
A slender body concealed in its cloak.
Dark-plumed upon the back, with cheeks of rusty hue,
كَأَنَّماas though زَعفَرَهُdyed him with saffron مُزَعفِرُهhis saffron-dyer
كَأَنَّما زَعفَرَهُ مُزَعفِرُه
لاnot يوإِلُsaves الأَبغَثَthe mottled bird مِنهُfrom him حَذَرَهits caution
لا يوإِلُ الأَبغَثَ مِنهُ حَذَرَه
As though his dyer had stained him with saffron.
As though its saffron color had dyed its coat,
As though a master dyer had steeped him in saffron.
The mottled bird's caution cannot save it from him.
The owl does not cease its cries of alarm.
The speckled prey finds no refuge through its caution;
حيناًat times يُساهيهِdistracts it وَحيناًand at times يَدجُرُهstartles it
حيناً يُساهيهِ وَحيناً يَدجُرُه
يُهويbrings down لَهُupon it مَخالِباًtalons تُشَرشِرُهtear it to shreds
يُهوي لَهُ مَخالِباً تُشَرشِرُه
At times he distracts it, at times he startles it.
Now it draws close, now it shrinks away,
At times he beguiles it, and at times he strikes with rage.
He brings down upon it talons that tear it to shreds.
Raking at it with sharp talons.
He hurls down talons that rend the flesh asunder,
طَوراًat times يُفَرّيهِrips it apart وَطَوراًand at times يَنقُرُهpecks it
طَوراً يُفَرّيهِ وَطَوراً يَنقُرُه
وَالسَربُand the flock لاnot يَنفَعُهُbenefits it تَسَتُّرُهits concealment
وَالسَربُ لا يَنفَعُهُ تَسَتُّرُه
Now he rends it, now he pecks it.
Sometimes driving it off, sometimes pecking it,
Now he tears it open, and now he deals the blow.
The flock gains nothing from its concealment—
And the flock cannot save it with its cover.
The flock finds no avail in its attempt to hide,
مِنَof الإِوَزِّthe geese الخانِساتِskulking تَقفِرُهyou track it
مِنَ الإِوَزِّ الخانِساتِ تَقفِرُه
صَكّاًwith blows إِذاwhen جَدَّgrew forceful بِهِupon it تَقَدُّرُهhis swooping
صَكّاً إِذا جَدَّ بِهِ تَقَدُّرُه
Of skulking geese—you follow its tracks,
From the lurking blue rock pigeons they harry it,
Among the cowering geese that he tracks across the void.
With blows, when his swoop presses hard upon it,
Hissing when it swoops down upon them.
A crushing collision, when his measure strikes true,
كَطالِبِlike a seeker of الأَوتارِvengeance طُلَّتwere left unavenged مِأَرُهhis blood debts
كَطالِبِ الأَوتارِ طُلَّت مِأَرُه
أَوor لِمُحِلِّfor one fulfilling النَحبِthe vow كانَhe used to يُذِرُهleave it
أَو لِمُحِلِّ النَحبِ كانَ يُذِرُه
Like a seeker of vengeance whose blood debts went unavenged,
Like a lute player trying out his strings,
Like a seeker of vengeance whose blood-debt remains unpaid,
Or for one fulfilling a vow he had left outstanding.
Or a boy with his sling disturbing it.
Or one fulfilling a solemn vow he had sworn to keep.
Sol 6.1