قَلبٌpure-bred عَقيلَةُa cherished noblewoman أَقوامٍclans ذَويpossessing حَسَبٍnoble lineage
قَلبٌ عَقيلَةُ أَقوامٍ ذَوي حَسَبٍ
يَرميshoot المَقانِبُcavalry squadrons عَنهاin her defense وَالأَراجيلُand foot soldiers
يَرمي المَقانِبُ عَنها وَالأَراجيلُ
Pure-bred, a cherished lady of clans of noble lineage,
Cavalry squadrons and foot soldiers shoot in her defense.
مِنfrom among كُلِّevery بَيضاءَfair-skinned woman مِخماصٍslender-waisted لَهاshe has بَشَرٌskin
مِن كُلِّ بَيضاءَ مِخماصٍ لَها بَشَرٌ
كَأَنَّهُas though it were بِذَكيِّwith fragrant المِسكِmusk مَغسولُwashed
كَأَنَّهُ بِذَكيِّ المِسكِ مَغسولُ
One of those fair, slender-waisted women whose skin
Seems washed in fragrant musk.
فَالخَدُّso the cheek مِنof ذَهَبٍgold وَالثَغرُand the mouth منof بَرَدٍhailstones
فَالخَدُّ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَالثَغرُ من بَرَدٍ
مُفَلَّجٌhaving spaced teeth واضِحُbright الأَنيابِthe canine teeth مَصقولُpolished
مُفَلَّجٌ واضِحُ الأَنيابِ مَصقولُ
Her cheek is gold, and her mouth is hail,
With spaced teeth, bright canines, polished smooth.
كَأَنَّهُas though it were حينَwhen يَستَسقيseeks a drink الضَجيعُthe bedfellow بِهِfrom it
كَأَنَّهُ حينَ يَستَسقي الضَجيعُ بِهِ
بَعدafter الكَرىsleep بِمدامِwith aged wine الراحِwine مَشمولُcooled by the north wind
بَعد الكَرى بِمدامِ الراحِ مَشمولُ
As though, when her bedfellow seeks a draught from it,
After sleep, it were cooled with mellow wine by the north wind.
وَنَشرُهاand her fragrance مِثلُlike رَيّاthe sweet scent of رَوضَةٍa meadow أُنُفٍungrazed
وَنَشرُها مِثلُ رَيّا رَوضَةٍ أُنُفٍ
لَهاit has بِفَيحانat Fayḥān أَنوارٌblossoms أَكاليلُgarlands
لَها بِفَيحان أَنوارٌ أَكاليلُ
And her fragrance is like the scent of an ungrazed meadow,
Whose blossoms at Fayḥān form garlands.
فَهزَّthen he shook روقيthe two horns of رِماليٍّa sand-dwelling bull كَأَنَّهُماas though the two were
فَهزَّ روقي رِماليٍّ كَأَنَّهُما
عوداtwo wooden shafts مَداوِسleather-dressing tools يَأصولYaʾṣūl وَيَأصولُand Yaʾṣūl
عودا مَداوِس يَأصول وَيَأصولُ
Then a bull of the sands tossed his two horns, as though they were
Two wooden shafts of the leather-dressing tools of Yaʾṣūl and Yaʾṣūl.
صافيclear الأَديمِthe hide هِجانٌpure white غَيرَexcept مَذبَحِهِhis throat
صافي الأَديمِ هِجانٌ غَيرَ مَذبَحِهِ
كَأَنَّهُas though it were بِدَمِwith the blood of المكنانِthe maknān plant مَمهولُdaubed
كَأَنَّهُ بِدَمِ المكنانِ مَمهولُ
Clear-hided and white, save at his throat,
As though it were daubed with the blood of the maknān plant.
عَزبُfar-ranging المَراتِعِthe grazing grounds نَظّارٌever watchful أَطاعَyielded readily لَهُto him
عَزبُ المَراتِعِ نَظّارٌ أَطاعَ لَهُ
مِنfrom كُلِّevery رابِيَةٍknoll مَكرٌmakr, a pasture plant وَتَأويلُand taʾwīl, a pasture plant
مِن كُلِّ رابِيَةٍ مَكرٌ وَتَأويلُ
Far-ranging in his pastures, watchful; yielding to him were
Makr and taʾwīl on every knoll.
طَوراًat one time وَطَوراًand at another يَجوبُhe traverses العَفرthe dusty ground منfrom نَقَحٍNaqaḥ
طَوراً وَطَوراً يَجوبُ العَفر من نَقَحٍ
كَالسِندlike Sind أَكبادُهُits inner reaches هيمٌparched هَراكيلُmassive
كَالسِند أَكبادُهُ هيمٌ هَراكيلُ
Now and again he crosses the dusty ground of Naqaḥ,
Its inner reaches like Sind—parched and massive.
حَرفٌa sturdy she-camel مُلَيكيَّةٌMulaykiyya كَالفَحلِlike a breeding male camel تابَعَهاattended her successively
حَرفٌ مُلَيكيَّةٌ كَالفَحلِ تابَعَها
فيin خِصبِabundant pasture عامَينِtwo years إِفراقٌrest from breeding وَتَهميلُand being left to graze freely
في خِصبِ عامَينِ إِفراقٌ وَتَهميلُ
A sturdy Mulaykiyya she-camel, like a bull camel, attended
Through two lush years by rest from breeding and free grazing.
كَأَنَّماas though اِقورَّrose up مِنfrom أَنساعِهاher girth-straps لَهِقٌa white bull
كَأَنَّما اِقورَّ مِن أَنساعِها لَهِقٌ
مُزمَّعٌhuddled بِسَوادِin the blackness of اللَيلِthe night مَكمولُwrapped
مُزمَّعٌ بِسَوادِ اللَيلِ مَكمولُ
As though a white bull rose from her girth-straps,
Huddled, wrapped in the blackness of night.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphasis دَنَتdrew near مِنهُto him سَوابِقُهاher foremost runners
حَتّى إِذا ما دَنَت مِنهُ سَوابِقُها
وَلِلّغامِand the foam has بِعطفَيهalong both his flanks شَعاليلُhanging strands
وَلِلّغامِ بِعطفَيه شَعاليلُ
Until, when her foremost runners drew near him,
And streamers of foam hung along both his flanks.
Sol 6.1