أَرِقتُI lay sleepless وَدَمعُand the tears of العَينِthe eye فيin العَينِthe eye غائرُsunk deep
أَرِقتُ وَدَمعُ العَينِ في العَينِ غائرُ
وَجادَتand poured forth بِماwith what فيهاwas within them الشُؤونُthe tear channels الأَعاوِرُthe blind ones
وَجادَت بِما فيها الشُؤونُ الأَعاوِرُ
I lay sleepless, the eye's tears sunk deep within the eye,
I languished, and tears flooded my eyes,
And the blind tear channels poured out what they held.
Troubles poured forth turbulently,
كَأَنَّas though فِراشيmy bed فَوقَهُupon it نارُthe fire of مَوقِدٍa hearth
كَأَنَّ فِراشي فَوقَهُ نارُ مَوقِدٍ
مِنَduring اللَيلِthe night أَوor فَوقَupon الفِراشِthe bedding السَواجِرُthe blazing fires
مِنَ اللَيلِ أَو فَوقَ الفِراشِ السَواجِرُ
As though a hearth's fire lay upon my bed
As if my bed lay over raging fire,
At night, or blazing fires lay upon the bedding,
Or over it prowled preying beasts.
عَلىmourning خَيرِthe best حافٍbarefoot man مِنof قُرَيشQuraysh وَناعِلٍand a sandaled man
عَلى خَيرِ حافٍ مِن قُرَيش وَناعِلٍ
إِذاwhen الخَيرُgood يُرجىis hoped for أَوor إِذاwhen الشَرُّevil حاضِرُis at hand
إِذا الخَيرُ يُرجى أَو إِذا الشَرُّ حاضِرُ
Mourning the best of Quraysh, barefoot or shod,
For the best guardian of Quraysh and its sandals -
When good is hoped for, or when evil is at hand.
When good is hoped or evil present -
أَلاbehold إِنَّindeed زادَthe provision of الرَكبِthe caravan غَيرnot مُدافَعٍdisputed
أَلا إِنَّ زادَ الرَكبِ غَير مُدافَعٍ
بِسروِat Sarw سُحَيمٍSuhaym غَيَّبَتهُhave hidden him المَقابِرُthe graves
بِسروِ سُحَيمٍ غَيَّبَتهُ المَقابِرُ
Behold, the Caravan's Provision, beyond dispute:
Alas, the food of the caravan is gone,
At Sarw Suhaym, the graves have hidden him.
Under Suhaym's pine trees buried in graves.
بِسروِat Sarw سُحَيمٍSuhaym عارِفٌan acquaintance وَمُناكِرٌand an adversary
بِسروِ سُحَيمٍ عارِفٌ وَمُناكِرٌ
وَفارِسُand a horseman of غاراتٍraids خَطيبٌan orator وَياسِرُand a lot-caster
وَفارِسُ غاراتٍ خَطيبٌ وَياسِرُ
At Sarw Suhaym, friend and foe,
Under Suhaym's pine trees - a knowing and denying knight,
And raiding horseman, orator, and lot-caster,
A raider in forays, an eloquent and quick blade.
تَنادواthey called to one another بِأَنwith the news that لاnot سيِّدَthe chief of الحَيِّthe clan فيهِمamong them
تَنادوا بِأَن لا سيِّدَ الحَيِّ فيهِم
وَقَدand indeed فُجِعَwere bereaved الحَيّانِthe two clans كَعبٌKa'b وَعامِرُand Amir
وَقَد فُجِعَ الحَيّانِ كَعبٌ وَعامِرُ
Called out that the clan's chief was no longer among them.
They called out that among them was no lord of the living,
And indeed the two clans, Ka'b and Amir, were bereaved.
And the living were aggrieved - Ka'b and 'Amir.
وَكانَand he would إِذاwhenever يَأتيcome مِنَfrom الشامِal-Sham قافِلاًreturning home
وَكانَ إِذا يَأتي مِنَ الشامِ قافِلاً
تَقَدَّمهُpreceded him تَسعىhurrying إِلَيناtoward us البَشائِرُthe glad tidings
تَقَدَّمهُ تَسعى إِلَينا البَشائِرُ
And whenever he came home from al-Sham,
Whenever he came from Syria in caravan,
Glad tidings hurried to us ahead of him.
Tidings would run ahead to us.
فَيُصبِحُthen would become أَهلُthe people of اللَهِGod بيضاًshining white كَأَنَّماas though
فَيُصبِحُ أَهلُ اللَهِ بيضاً كَأَنَّما
كَسَتهُمhad clothed them حَبيراًin patterned cloth ريدَةٌRaydah وَمَعافِرُand Ma'afir
كَسَتهُم حَبيراً ريدَةٌ وَمَعافِرُ
Then God's people would shine white, as though
So Allah's people would wake pure white
Raydah and Ma'afir had clothed them in patterned cloth.
As if their shawls were stained reddish fur.
تَرىyou see دارَةًan enclosure لاnot يبرحُleave الدَهرever عِندَهاbeside it
تَرى دارَةً لا يبرحُ الدَهر عِندَها
مُجَعجِعَةًkept penned كومٌhigh-humped camels سِمانٌfat وَباقِرُand cattle
مُجَعجِعَةً كومٌ سِمانٌ وَباقِرُ
You see an enclosure where, all the while, there remain
You see a house the ages never leave it
Penned, high-humped, fat camels and cattle.
Rumbling, a heap of arrow shafts and makers,
إِذاwhen أَكَلَتwere eaten يَوماًone day أَتىcame الغَدَthe next day مِثلهاtheir like
إِذا أَكَلَت يَوماً أَتى الغَدَ مِثلها
زَواهِقُfull-fleshed beasts زُهمٌrich in fat أَوor مَخاضٌpregnant she-camels بَهازِرُhuge-bodied
زَواهِقُ زُهمٌ أَو مَخاضٌ بَهازِرُ
When they were eaten one day, their like came the next:
When it ate one day, the next would bring the same,
Full-fleshed, fat beasts, or huge pregnant she-camels.
Seafaring ships, raging she-camels in heat.
ضَروبٌa frequent striker بِنَصلِwith the blade of السَيفِthe sword سوقthe shanks of سِمانِهاits fat beasts
ضَروبٌ بِنَصلِ السَيفِ سوق سِمانِها
إِذاwhen عَدِمواthey lacked زاداًprovisions فَإِنَّكَthen indeed you عاقِرُare a slaughterer
إِذا عَدِموا زاداً فَإِنَّكَ عاقِرُ
Often you struck its fat beasts' shanks with the sword's blade;
Strokes with the sword blades coursing their fat,
When they lacked provisions, you would slaughter.
When their supplies fail, you are barren.
فَإِنand if لاnot يَكُنthere is لَحمٌmeat غَريضٌfresh فَإِنَّهُthen it is the case that
فَإِن لا يَكُن لَحمٌ غَريضٌ فَإِنَّهُ
تُكَبُّare tipped out عَلىover أَفواهِهِنَّtheir mouths الغَرائِرُthe sacks
تُكَبُّ عَلى أَفواهِهِنَّ الغَرائِرُ
And if there was no fresh meat, then
If there is no mature meat, then it
The sacks were tipped out over their mouths.
Pours into their mouths the unripe.
فَياand oh لَكَfor you مِنas a ناعٍherald of death حُبيتَmay you be gifted بِأَلَّةٍwith a spear
فَيا لَكَ مِن ناعٍ حُبيتَ بِأَلَّةٍ
شِراعِيَّةٍlong-shafted تَصفَرُّturn yellow مِنهاfrom it الأَظافِرُthe fingernails
شِراعِيَّةٍ تَصفَرُّ مِنها الأَظافِرُ
And oh, herald of death, may a spear be your gift—
Oh you were loved with a sandal-strap
A long one that turns the fingernails yellow.
Of Levantine make whose thongs turn yellow.
Sol 6.1