إِلىtoward اِبنِthe son of يَزيدYazid الخَيرِthe Good باتَتspent the night مَطِيَّتيmy riding camel
إِلى اِبنِ يَزيد الخَيرِ باتَت مَطِيَّتي
بِسَورانَat Sawran تَبلوهاtest her المَطاياthe riding camels وَتَبتَليand tests in turn
بِسَورانَ تَبلوها المَطايا وَتَبتَلي
Bound for the son of Yazid the Good, my mount spent the night
To the son of Yazid the benevolent, my she-camel spent the night
At Sawran: other mounts test her, and she tests them.
In Sowran, trodden by mounts and tried,
تَشَكّىshe complains of أَظَلَّيهاher two soles وَتَملوand speeds on كَأَنَّهاas though she were
تَشَكّى أَظَلَّيها وَتَملو كَأَنَّها
نَجاةُflight غطاطٍsandgrouse آخرَat the end of اللَيلِthe night مُجفِلِstartled into flight
نَجاةُ غطاطٍ آخرَ اللَيلِ مُجفِلِ
She complains of her two soles yet speeds on, as though she were
Complaining of its shade and finding it oppressive, as though it were
A sandgrouse in startled flight at night's end.
The survival of Ghattat at the dark end of night, feeling his way along.
ظَعائِنُwomen in howdahs مِنfrom قَيسِQays بنِson of عَيلانَAylan أَشحَصَتdrove away
ظَعائِنُ مِن قَيسِ بنِ عَيلانَ أَشحَصَت
بِهِنَّwith them النَوىseparation إِنَّindeed النَوىseparation ذاتُbearing مغوَلِa dagger
بِهِنَّ النَوى إِنَّ النَوى ذاتُ مغوَلِ
Women in howdahs from Qays ibn Aylan were driven away
The slender she-camels of Qais ibn Ailan have become emaciated
By separation—indeed, separation bears a dagger.
With them the provisions - though provisions are exhausting -
يُحَيّونَthey salute فَيّاضَone overflowing with النَدىbounty مُتَفَضِّلاًfreely bestowing favors
يُحَيّونَ فَيّاضَ النَدى مُتَفَضِّلاً
إِذاwhen التَرِحُthe cheerless man المنّاعُthe withholding miser لِمdoes not يَتَفَضَّلِgive generously
إِذا التَرِحُ المنّاعُ لِم يَتَفَضَّلِ
They salute the man overflowing with bounty as he gives freely,
They greet the pure drops of dew overflowing
When the cheerless, withholding man shows no generosity.
When the sturdy male is too dignified to overflow.
فَعادَthen returned زَمانٌa time بَعدَafter ذاكَthat مُفَرِّقٌbringing separation
فَعادَ زَمانٌ بَعدَ ذاكَ مُفَرِّقٌ
وَأَشعَلَand scattered وَليٌa fresh onset مِنof نَوىseparation كُلَّevery مِشعَلِdirection of dispersal
وَأَشعَلَ وَليٌ مِن نَوى كُلَّ مِشعَلِ
Then, after that, a sundering time returned,
Then after that time has passed, a time of separation,
And fresh separation scattered them in every direction.
And a tribesman has kindled a fire with every kind of kindling,
وَتسبغَةٍand a mail neck-guard يَغشىcovers المَناكِبَthe shoulders ريعُهاits ample spread
وَتسبغَةٍ يَغشى المَناكِبَ ريعُها
لِداودَbelonging to David كانَتit was نَسجُهاits weave لَمwas not يُهَلهَلِloosely woven
لِداودَ كانَت نَسجُها لَم يُهَلهَلِ
And a mail neck-guard whose ample spread covers the shoulders:
With a dyed garment whose train covers the shoulders -
It was David's; its mesh was not loosely woven.
Its weaving was for Dawood, it has not been worn threadbare -
فَذيthen Dhu حَلِفٍHalif فَالرَوضِthen al-Rawd رَوضِthe meadow of فلاجَةٍFalajah
فَذي حَلِفٍ فَالرَوضِ رَوضِ فلاجَةٍ
فَأَجزاعِهِthen its valley bends مِنof كُلِّevery عيصٍthicket وَغَيطَلِand tangled grove
فَأَجزاعِهِ مِن كُلِّ عيصٍ وَغَيطَلِ
Then Dhu Halif, then al-Rawd—the meadow of Falajah,
The one with the oath, then the meadow, the meadow of Falajah,
Then its valley bends, with every thicket and tangled grove.
With its tall palm trees of every 'Ays and Ghaytal.
Sol 6.1