رأىsaw جملa camel حشائشgrass فاشتهاهاso he craved it
رأى جمل حشائش فاشتهاها
وفاجأهاand he approached it suddenly ليجعلهاto make it غذاءَfood
وفاجأها ليجعلها غذاءَ
A camel saw some grass and craved it,
And came upon it suddenly to make it food.
فأبصرthen he saw حيةa snake بالقربnear منهاto it
فأبصر حية بالقرب منها
ففرso he fled مولياًturning away منهاfrom it اتقاءfor protection
ففر مولياً منها اتقاء
Then he saw a snake close to it,
So he fled, turning away from it for safety.
وظنتهand thought him الحشائشthe grass خافto have feared بأساmight
وظنته الحشائش خاف بأسا
لهاof its own فأطالتso it prolonged الضحكthe laughter ازدراءin scorn
لها فأطالت الضحك ازدراء
And the grass thought he had feared some might
Of its own, so it prolonged its laughter in scorn.
فناداهاso he called to it رويدكrestrain yourself إنindeed خوفيmy fear
فناداها رويدك إن خوفي
لَمِنْis indeed of جارa neighbor أمنتyou are safe بهthrough him اعتداءattack
لَمِنْ جار أمنت به اعتداء
So he called to it: “Easy now! For my fear
Is indeed of a neighbor through whom you are safe from attack.
ولولاهand were it not for him سكنتyou would inhabit الآنnow بطنيmy belly
ولولاه سكنت الآن بطني
وصارand would become مكانكyour place الزاهيflourishing خلاءan empty space
وصار مكانك الزاهي خلاء
And were it not for him, you would now inhabit my belly,
And your flourishing place would be empty.”
Sol 6.1