تَعرِفُyou recognize أَمسِyesterday مِنof لَمِيسLamīs الطَّلَلthe ruined campsite
تَعرِفُ أَمسِ مِن لَمِيس الطَّلَل
مِثلَlike الكتَابِthe writing الدَّارسِworn away الأَحوالthe years
مِثلَ الكتَابِ الدَّارسِ الأَحوال
You recognize Lamīs's ruined campsite from yesterday,
like writing worn away by the years.
أَنعمmay you fare well صَبَاحاًthis morning عَلقَمَʿAlqam بنَson of عَديّʿAdī
أَنعم صَبَاحاً عَلقَمَ بنَ عَديّ
أَثَوَيتَhave you stayed? الَيومَtoday أَمor تَرحَلwill you depart
أَثَوَيتَ الَيومَ أَم تَرحَل
Good morning, ʿAlqam son of ʿAdī!
Are you staying today, or will you depart?
قَدalready رَحَّلَreadied for travel الفِتيَانُthe young men عِيرَهُمُtheir caravan
قَد رَحَّلَ الفِتيَانُ عِيرَهُمُ
واللَّحمُand the meat بِالغيطَانِin the hollows لَمnot يُنشَلbe lifted out
واللَّحمُ بِالغيطَانِ لَم يُنشَل
The young men have already readied their caravan,
and the meat in the hollows has not been lifted out.
إذwhen هِيَshe تَسبيcaptivates النَّاظرِينَthe onlookers وتَجand reveals (word continues)
إذ هِيَ تَسبي النَّاظرِينَ وتَج
لُو(completes 'reveals') واضِحاًgleaming white كَالأُقحُوانِlike chamomile رَتِلevenly spaced
لُو واضِحاً كَالأُقحُوانِ رَتِل
When she captivates onlookers and reveals
gleaming, evenly spaced teeth, like chamomile,
عَذباًsweet كماas ذُفتُI blended الَجِنَّيthe freshly gathered fruit مِنَfrom التُفَّthe apples (word continues)
عَذباً كما ذُفتُ الَجِنَّي مِنَ التُفَّ
احِ(completes 'apples') مَسقيّاًmoistened بِبَردِwith the coolness of الطَّلthe dew
احِ مَسقيّاً بِبَردِ الطَّل
sweet as fresh-picked apples I have blended,
moistened with the coolness of dew.
Sol 6.1