حَمادِpraise! مِنfor نَوءٍa rain-bearing star لَهُto it حَمادِpraise!
حَمادِ مِن نَوءٍ لَهُ حَمادِ
فيin ناحِراتِthe opening nights of الشَهرِthe month لاnot الدَآدِthe final dark nights
في ناحِراتِ الشَهرِ لا الدَآدِ
Praise for a rain-bearing star, to which praise is due!
In the month's opening nights, not its last dark nights.
أَطلَقَit released her مِنfrom صَرٍّudder-binding وَمِنand from تَوادِudder-restraint pegs
أَطلَقَ مِن صَرٍّ وَمِن تَوادِ
فَجاءَthen it came يَحدوهاdriving her with song فَنِعمَand how excellent is الحاديthe camel-driver
فَجاءَ يَحدوها فَنِعمَ الحادي
It freed her from udder-ties and wooden pegs,
Then came singing her onward—how fine a driver!
سارِيَةًtraveling by night مُسمِحَةَyielding readily القِيادِto the rein
سارِيَةً مُسمِحَةَ القِيادِ
مُسوَدَّةًblackened مُبيَضَّةَmade white الأَياديthe hands
مُسوَدَّةً مُبيَضَّةَ الأَيادي
Traveling by night, readily yielding to the rein,
Black in hue, yet white-handed in bounty,
سَهّادَةًever wakeful نَوّامَةًoften sleeping بِالواديin the valley
سَهّادَةً نَوّامَةً بِالوادي
كَثيرَةَfrequent in التَعريسِlate-night resting بِالوِهادِin the hollows
كَثيرَةَ التَعريسِ بِالوِهادِ
Wakeful, yet sleeping long in the valley,
Often halting for the night in the hollows,
نَزّالَةًoften alighting عِندَat رِضاthe pleasure of العِبادِGod's servants
نَزّالَةً عِندَ رِضا العِبادِ
قَدalready جُعِلَتshe was set لِلمَحلِagainst drought بِالمِرصادِin ambush
قَد جُعِلَت لِلمَحلِ بِالمِرصادِ
Alighting to the delight of God's servants,
Already set in ambush against drought.
سيقَتshe was driven بِبَرقٍby lightning ضَرِمِblazing الزِنادِthe fire-sticks
سيقَت بِبَرقٍ ضَرِمِ الزِنادِ
كَأَنَّهُas though it were ضَمائِرُthe hidden contents of الأَغمادِthe scabbards
كَأَنَّهُ ضَمائِرُ الأَغمادِ
Driven by lightning whose fire-sticks blaze,
As though it were the swords that scabbards hide,
ثُمَّthen بِرَعدٍby thunder صَخِبِclamorous in الإِرعادِits rumbling
ثُمَّ بِرَعدٍ صَخِبِ الإِرعادِ
يَسلُقُهاit lashes her بِأَلسُنٍwith tongues حِدادِsharp
يَسلُقُها بِأَلسُنٍ حِدادِ
Then by thunder, clamorous in its peals,
Lashing her with sharp tongues.
لَمّاwhen سَرَتshe traveled by night فيin حاجَةِthe need of البِلادِthe lands
لَمّا سَرَت في حاجَةِ البِلادِ
وَلَحِقَand caught up الأَعجازُthe rear portions بِالهَواديwith the leading portions
وَلَحِقَ الأَعجازُ بِالهَوادي
When she journeyed by night to serve the land's need,
And her rear caught up with her foremost ranks,
فَاِختَلَطَthen mingled السَوادُthe blackness بِالسَوادِwith the blackness
فَاِختَلَطَ السَوادُ بِالسَوادِ
أَظفَرَتِshe enabled to obtain الثَرىthe soil بِماwith what يُغاديvisits at dawn
أَظفَرَتِ الثَرى بِما يُغادي
Then blackness mingled with blackness,
She brought the soil its morning bounty,
فَرَوِيَتso were quenched هاماتُهُits heads الصَواديthirsty
فَرَوِيَت هاماتُهُ الصَوادي
كَمhow much حَمَلَتshe carried لِمُقتِرٍfor a poor person مِنof زادِprovision
كَم حَمَلَت لِمُقتِرٍ مِن زادِ
So its thirsty heads drank their fill.
How much provision she carried for the poor,
وَمِنand of دَواءٍa remedy سَنَةٍa year جَمادِbarren
وَمِن دَواءٍ سَنَةٍ جَمادِ
وَحَلَبَتand she milked مِنfrom روقِهِits horn العَتادِmassive
وَحَلَبَت مِن روقِهِ العَتادِ
And remedy for a barren year,
And milked from its massive horn:
مِنَof القِلاصِyoung she-camels الخورِmilk-rich وَالجِلادِand hardy ones
مِنَ القِلاصِ الخورِ وَالجِلادِ
وَالمُقرِباتِand mares near foaling الصُفُنِstanding poised الجِيادِfine, swift steeds
وَالمُقرِباتِ الصُفُنِ الجِيادِ
Young she-camels, milk-rich and hardy,
And mares near foaling, poised and swift,
وَمِنand of حَبيرِfinely patterned cloth اليُمنَةِYemeni fabric الأَبرادِmantles
وَمِن حَبيرِ اليُمنَةِ الأَبرادِ
مِنof أَتحَمِيّاتٍAtḥamī garments وَمِنand of وِرادِrose-red ones
مِن أَتحَمِيّاتٍ وَمِن وِرادِ
And finely patterned mantles of Yemeni cloth,
Of Atḥamī fabrics and rose-red robes,
هَدِيَّةًa gift مِنfrom صَمَدٍthe Eternal Refuge جَوادِbountiful
هَدِيَّةً مِن صَمَدٍ جَوادِ
لَيسَHe is not بِمَولودٍborn at all وَلاnor وَلّادِa begetter
لَيسَ بِمَولودٍ وَلا وَلّادِ
A gift from the Eternal Refuge, the Bountiful,
Who is neither born nor a begetter,
مَمنوعَةًwithheld مِنfrom حاضِرٍa settled dweller وَبادٍand a nomad
مَمنوعَةً مِن حاضِرٍ وَبادٍ
حَتّىuntil تَحُلَّshe alights فيin الصَعيدِthe ground الثاديmoist
حَتّى تَحُلَّ في الصَعيدِ الثادي
Withheld from townsfolk and nomads
Until she alights upon the moist earth.
Sol 6.1