كانَthere was لِبَعضِهِمbelonging to one of them حِمارٌa donkey وَجَمَلand a camel
كانَ لِبَعضِهِم حِمارٌ وَجَمَل
نالَهُماovertook them both يَوماًone day مِنَfrom الرِقِّbondage مَلَلweariness
نالَهُما يَوماً مِنَ الرِقِّ مَلَل
Someone had a donkey and a camel.
One day they both grew weary of bondage.
فَاِنتَظَراso they both awaited بَشائِرَthe first signs of الظَلماءِdarkness
فَاِنتَظَرا بَشائِرَ الظَلماءِ
وَاِنطَلَقاand they both set out مَعاًtogether إِلىto البَيداءِthe desert
وَاِنطَلَقا مَعاً إِلى البَيداءِ
So they awaited the first signs of darkness,
And set off together into the desert,
يَجتَلِيانِthey both behold طَلعَةَthe face of الحُرِّيَّهfreedom
يَجتَلِيانِ طَلعَةَ الحُرِّيَّه
وَيَنشِقانِand they both inhale ريحَهاits scent الزَكِيَّهfragrant
وَيَنشِقانِ ريحَها الزَكِيَّه
Beholding the face of freedom
And breathing in its sweet scent.
فَاِتَّفَقاso they both agreed أَنto يَقضِياthey both spend العُمرَa lifetime بِهاin it
فَاِتَّفَقا أَن يَقضِيا العُمرَ بِها
وَاِرتَضَياand they both were content بِمائِهاwith its water وَعُشبِهاand its grass
وَاِرتَضَيا بِمائِها وَعُشبِها
So they agreed to spend their lives there,
And were content with its water and grass.
وَبَعدَand after لَيلَةٍa night مِنَof المَسيرِtravel
وَبَعدَ لَيلَةٍ مِنَ المَسيرِ
اِلتَفَتَturned الحِمارُthe donkey لِلبَعيرِto the camel
اِلتَفَتَ الحِمارُ لِلبَعيرِ
And after a night of travel,
The donkey turned to the camel
وَقالَand he said كَربٌdistress ياO أَخيmy brother عَظيمُgreat
وَقالَ كَربٌ يا أَخي عَظيمُ
فَقِفso stop فَمشيfor walking كُلُّهُall of it عَقيمُfruitless
فَقِف فَمشي كُلُّهُ عَقيمُ
And said, “My brother, I am in great distress;
So stop, for all this walking is in vain.”
فَقالَso he said سَلask فِداكَa ransom for you أُمّيmy mother وَأَبيand my father
فَقالَ سَل فِداكَ أُمّي وَأَبي
عَسىperhaps تَنالُyou may attain بيthrough me جَليلَlofty المَطلَبِthe desired goal
عَسى تَنالُ بي جَليلَ المَطلَبِ
So he said, “Ask—may my mother and father be your ransom!
Perhaps through me you may attain a lofty goal.”
قالَhe said اِنطَلِقset out مَعيwith me لِإِدراكِto attain المُنىwishes
قالَ اِنطَلِق مَعي لِإِدراكِ المُنى
أَوor اِنتَظِرwait for صاحِبَكَyour companion الحُرَّfree هُناhere
أَو اِنتَظِر صاحِبَكَ الحُرَّ هُنا
He said, “Come with me to make wishes come true,
Or wait here for your free companion.
لاno بُدَّescape ليfor me مِنfrom عَودَةٍa return لِلبَلَدِto the town
لا بُدَّ لي مِن عَودَةٍ لِلبَلَدِ
لِأَنَّنيbecause I تَرَكتُI left فيهِin it مِقوَديmy lead rope
لِأَنَّني تَرَكتُ فيهِ مِقوَدي
I must return to town,
Because I left my lead rope there.”
فَقالَso he said سِرgo وَاِلزَمand stay with أَخاكَyour brother الوَتِداthe stake
فَقالَ سِر وَاِلزَم أَخاكَ الوَتِدا
فَإِنَّماfor only خُلِقتَyou were created كَيso that تُقَيَّداyou be tethered
فَإِنَّما خُلِقتَ كَي تُقَيَّدا
So he said, “Go, and stay with your brother, the stake,
For you were created only to be tethered.”
Sol 6.1