قَلبٌof pure descent عَقيلَةُa noble lady أَقوامٍof people ذَويpossessing حَسَبٍhigh lineage
قَلبٌ عَقيلَةُ أَقوامٍ ذَوي حَسَبٍ
يَرميshoot المَقانِبُthe cavalry squadrons عَنهاin her defense وَالأَراجيلُand the foot soldiers
يَرمي المَقانِبُ عَنها وَالأَراجيلُ
Pure-born, a noble lady of a people of high lineage,
A heart, resting place of noble folk
Cavalry squadrons and foot soldiers shoot in her defense.
Casting away distractions and diversions
مِنamong كُلِّevery بَيضاءَfair woman مِخماصٍslender-waisted لَهاshe has بَشَرٌskin
مِن كُلِّ بَيضاءَ مِخماصٍ لَها بَشَرٌ
كَأَنَّهُas though it were بِذَكيِّin fragrant المِسكِmusk مَغسولُwashed
كَأَنَّهُ بِذَكيِّ المِسكِ مَغسولُ
One of those fair, slender-waisted women whose skin
From every radiant smile it has a youth
Seems washed in fragrant musk.
As if washed with pure musk
فَالخَدُّso the cheek مِنof ذَهَبٍgold وَالثَغرُand the mouth منof بَرَدٍhailstones
فَالخَدُّ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَالثَغرُ من بَرَدٍ
مُفَلَّجٌspaced-toothed واضِحُbright الأَنيابِin the canines مَصقولُpolished
مُفَلَّجٌ واضِحُ الأَنيابِ مَصقولُ
Her cheek is gold, her mouth of hailstones,
The cheek of gold, the mouth of hail
With spaced teeth, bright canines, and a polished gleam.
Gaping, shining white teeth
كَأَنَّهُas though it were حينَwhen يَستَسقيseeks a drink الضَجيعُthe bedfellow بِهِfrom it
كَأَنَّهُ حينَ يَستَسقي الضَجيعُ بِهِ
بَعدafter الكَرىsleep بِمدامِwith mellow الراحِwine مَشمولُcooled by the north wind
بَعد الكَرى بِمدامِ الراحِ مَشمولُ
As though, when her bedfellow seeks a draught from it
As if, when the resting lover drinks from it
After sleep, it were mingled with mellow, north-wind-cooled wine.
After anguish, with wine of ease imbued
وَنَشرُهاand her fragrance مِثلُlike رَيّاthe scent رَوضَةٍof a meadow أُنُفٍungrazed
وَنَشرُها مِثلُ رَيّا رَوضَةٍ أُنُفٍ
لَهاit has بِفَيحانat Fayhan أَنوارٌblossoms أَكاليلُgarlands
لَها بِفَيحان أَنوارٌ أَكاليلُ
And her fragrance is like the scent of an untouched meadow,
And her hair is like plants in a meadow of scent
Whose blossoms at Fayhan form garlands.
Crowned with rays of light
فَهزَّthen shook روقيthe two horns of رِماليٍّa sand-dwelling bull كَأَنَّهُماas though they were
فَهزَّ روقي رِماليٍّ كَأَنَّهُما
عوداtwo wooden poles مَداوِسof a thresher يَأصولya’sul (unclear term) وَيَأصولُand ya’sul (unclear term)
عودا مَداوِس يَأصول وَيَأصولُ
Then a sand-bull's two horns shook, as though they were
She shook my firmness and resolve as if they were
Two threshing-poles—ya’sul and ya’sul (sense uncertain).
A bending branch, swaying to and fro
صافيclear الأَديمِof skin هِجانٌpure white غَيرَexcept مَذبَحِهِhis throat
صافي الأَديمِ هِجانٌ غَيرَ مَذبَحِهِ
كَأَنَّهُas though it were بِدَمِwith the blood of المكنانِthe maknan plant مَمهولُsmeared
كَأَنَّهُ بِدَمِ المكنانِ مَمهولُ
Clear-skinned, pure white except at his throat,
Pure, smooth skin, not an altar for sacrifice
As though it were smeared with the blood of the maknan plant.
As if stained with blood of swords
عَزبُsolitary المَراتِعِin his pastures نَظّارٌever watchful أَطاعَlay open لَهُto him
عَزبُ المَراتِعِ نَظّارٌ أَطاعَ لَهُ
مِنfrom كُلِّevery رابِيَةٍrise مَكرٌa charging-ground وَتَأويلُand a retreat
مِن كُلِّ رابِيَةٍ مَكرٌ وَتَأويلُ
Solitary in his pastures, ever watchful, he was offered
Keeper of pastures, obeying him
By every rise a charging-ground and a retreat.
Is every whisper, plot and meaning
طَوراًat times وَطَوراًand at times يَجوبُcrosses العَفرthe tawny sands منfrom نَقَحٍchoice camel-stock
طَوراً وَطَوراً يَجوبُ العَفر من نَقَحٍ
كَالسِندlike Sind أَكبادُهُits flanks هيمٌthirsty هَراكيلُbroad-hipped
كَالسِند أَكبادُهُ هيمٌ هَراكيلُ
Now and again she crosses the tawny sands, bred of choice camel-stock,
Now here, now there, roaming the dunes
Their flanks like Sind, thirsty and broad-hipped:
His intestines gushing forth like a flood
حَرفٌa sturdy she-camel مُلَيكيَّةٌMulayki-bred كَالفَحلِlike a stallion تابَعَهاbuilt her up
حَرفٌ مُلَيكيَّةٌ كَالفَحلِ تابَعَها
فيin خِصبِthe lushness of عامَينِtwo years إِفراقٌrespite from breeding وَتَهميلُand freedom to graze
في خِصبِ عامَينِ إِفراقٌ وَتَهميلُ
A sturdy Mulayki she-camel, stallion-like, built up
A letter, twisting like a stallion courting
Through two lush years by respite from breeding and freedom to graze.
For two fertile years, binding and conceiving
كَأَنَّماas though اِقورَّrose up مِنfrom أَنساعِهاher girths لَهِقٌa white bull
كَأَنَّما اِقورَّ مِن أَنساعِها لَهِقٌ
مُزمَّعٌbearing dewclaws بِسَوادِin the blackness of اللَيلِnight مَكمولُcloaked
مُزمَّعٌ بِسَوادِ اللَيلِ مَكمولُ
As though from her girths a white bull had risen,
As if its folds vent fiery sighs
Dewclawed, cloaked in the darkness of night,
Clothed in the blackness of night
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle دَنَتdrew near مِنهُto him سَوابِقُهاher foreparts
حَتّى إِذا ما دَنَت مِنهُ سَوابِقُها
وَلِلّغامِand the foam has بِعطفَيهalong his two flanks شَعاليلُtrailing strands
وَلِلّغامِ بِعطفَيه شَعاليلُ
Until, when her foreparts drew near him,
Until when her lead mares drew near
And strands of foam hung along his two flanks.
And for his shoulders, flashing signs
Sol 6.1