طافَvisited الخَيالُthe phantom بِناamong us وَهناًlate at night فَأَرَّقَناso kept us awake
طافَ الخَيالُ بِنا وَهناً فَأَرَّقَنا
مِنfrom آلِthe household of سُعدىSuʿda فَباتَso remained through the night النَومُsleep مُشتَجراtroubled
مِن آلِ سُعدى فَباتَ النَومُ مُشتَجرا
A phantom visited us late at night and kept us awake,
one from Suʿda’s household; so sleep remained troubled all night.
حَنَّتcried plaintively بِأَبوابِat the gates of عَمّانَAmman القطاةُthe sandgrouse وَقَدand already
حَنَّت بِأَبوابِ عَمّانَ القطاةُ وَقَد
قَضىfulfilled بِهِin it صَحبُهاher companions الحاجاتِthe needs وَالوَطَراand the desire
قَضى بِهِ صَحبُها الحاجاتِ وَالوَطَرا
The sandgrouse cried plaintively at Amman’s gates, and already
her companions had satisfied their needs and desires there.
يَسعىhe strives مَساعيthe endeavors of آباءٍforefathers لُهُof his سَلَفواwho went before
يَسعى مَساعي آباءٍ لُهُ سَلَفوا
مِنfrom آلِthe house of قَينٍQayn عَلىalong مِطمارِهِمtheir course طَمراbounding
مِن آلِ قَينٍ عَلى مِطمارِهِم طَمرا
He strives as his forefathers strove before him,
from the house of Qayn, bounding along their course.
Sol 6.1