سَمَاrose صَقرٌa falcon فأَشعَلَand set ablaze جانِبَيهاboth her flanks
سَمَا صَقرٌ فأَشعَلَ جانِبَيها
وأَلهَاكَand distracted you الُمَروَّحُthe herd brought home at dusk والعَزيبُand the far-grazing herd
وأَلهَاكَ الُمَروَّحُ والعَزيبُ
A falcon rose and set both her flanks ablaze.
The herd brought home at dusk and the far-grazing herd distracted you.
وثَبنَthey sprang لَدَىnear الثَّويَّةِal-Thawiyya مُلجَمَاتٍbridled
وثَبنَ لَدَى الثَّويَّةِ مُلجَمَاتٍ
وصَبَّحنَand they raided at dawn العِبادَthe ʿIbād وهُنَّwhile they were شِيبُgrey
وصَبَّحنَ العِبادَ وهُنَّ شِيبُ
They sprang forth near al-Thawiyya, bridled,
and raided the ʿIbād at dawn, grey as they were.
الاbehold تِلكthat الغنيمةthe booty لاnot إفالyoung camels
الا تِلك الغنيمة لا إفال
ترجيهاyou hope for them مسومةbranded ونِيبand old she-camels
ترجيها مسومة ونِيب
Behold, that is the booty—not young camels
you hope for, branded ones and old she-camels.
تُرَجِّيهاyou hope for them وقَدthough already صابَتthey have arrived بِقُرٍّat Qurr
تُرَجِّيها وقَد صابَت بِقُرٍّ
كماjust as تَرجُوhopes for أَصاغِرَهاits young ones عَتيبُʿAtīb
كما تَرجُو أَصاغِرَها عَتيبُ
You hope for them, though they have already reached Qurr,
as ʿAtīb hopes for its young ones.
Sol 6.1