وَمُمَهَّدٌand a cradled chick فيin الوَكرِthe nest مِنof
وَمُمَهَّدٌ في الوَكرِ مِن
وَلَدِoffspring of الغُرابِthe crow مُزَقَّقfed beak to beak
وَلَدِ الغُرابِ مُزَقَّق
And a chick cradled in the nest, of
the crow's brood, fed beak to beak,
كَرُوَيهِبٍlike a little monk مُتَقَلِّسٍwearing a cap
كَرُوَيهِبٍ مُتَقَلِّسٍ
مُتَأَزِّرٍwearing a waistcloth مُتَنَطِّقwearing a belt
مُتَأَزِّرٍ مُتَنَطِّق
Like a little monk wearing a cap,
wrapped in a waistcloth and belted.
لَبِسَhe wore الرَمادَash عَلىover سَواblackness (continued)
لَبِسَ الرَمادَ عَلى سَوا
دِcompletion of 'blackness' جَناحِهِhis wing وَالمَفرِقand the crown
دِ جَناحِهِ وَالمَفرِق
He wore ash over the blackness
of his wing and crown,
كَالفَحمِlike charcoal غادَرَleft فيamid الرَماthe ashes (continued)
كَالفَحمِ غادَرَ في الرَما
دِcompletion of 'ashes' بَقِيَّةًa remnant لَمnot تُحرَقwas burned
دِ بَقِيَّةً لَم تُحرَق
Like charcoal that left amid the ashes
a remnant still unburned.
ثُلثاهُtwo-thirds of him مِنقارٌa beak وَرَأand a head (continued)
ثُلثاهُ مِنقارٌ وَرَأ
سٌcompletion of 'head' وَالأَظافِرُand the claws ماwhat بَقيremained
سٌ وَالأَظافِرُ ما بَقي
Two-thirds of him were beak and head;
and claws were all the rest.
ضَخمُlarge الدِماغِof brain عَلىdespite الخُلُوemptiness (continued)
ضَخمُ الدِماغِ عَلى الخُلُو
وِcompletion of 'emptiness' مِنَof الحِجىintelligence وَالمَنطِقand speech
وِ مِنَ الحِجى وَالمَنطِق
Large-brained, yet devoid
of intelligence and speech.
مِنfrom أُمِّهِhis mother لَقِيَsuffered الصَغيـthe little one (continued)
مِن أُمِّهِ لَقِيَ الصَغيـ
ـرُcompletion of 'little one' مِنَof البَلِيَّةِcalamity ماwhat لَقيhe suffered
ـرُ مِنَ البَلِيَّةِ ما لَقي
At his mother's hands the little one suffered—
what calamity he suffered!
جَلَبَتshe brought عَلَيهِupon him ماwhat تَذوward off (continued)
جَلَبَت عَلَيهِ ما تَذو
دُcompletion of 'ward off' الأُمَّهاتُmothers وَتَتَّقيand guard against
دُ الأُمَّهاتُ وَتَتَّقي
She brought upon him what is warded off
by mothers, and guarded against.
فُتِنَتshe was captivated بِهِby him فَتَوَهَّمَتso she imagined
فُتِنَت بِهِ فَتَوَهَّمَت
فيهِin him قُوىًpowers لَمnot تُخلَقwere created
فيهِ قُوىً لَم تُخلَق
Captivated by him, she imagined
powers in him that had not been created.
قالَتshe said كَبِرتَyou have grown فَثِبso leap كَماas
قالَت كَبِرتَ فَثِب كَما
وَثَبَleaped الكِبارُthe grown ones وَحَلِّقand soar
وَثَبَ الكِبارُ وَحَلِّق
She said, “You have grown; leap as
the grown ones leaped, and soar!”
وَرَمَتand she flung بِهِhim فيinto الجَوِّthe air لَمnot
وَرَمَت بِهِ في الجَوِّ لَم
تَحرِصshe took care وَلَمand not تَستَوثِقshe made sure
تَحرِص وَلَم تَستَوثِق
And she flung him into the air, without
taking care or making sure.
فَهَوىso he plummeted فَمُزِّقَthen he was mangled فيin فِناthe courtyard (continued)
فَهَوى فَمُزِّقَ في فِنا
ءِcompletion of 'courtyard' الدارِof the house شَرَّthe worst مُمَزَّقmangling
ءِ الدارِ شَرَّ مُمَزَّق
So he plummeted and was mangled in the courtyard
of the house—most horribly mangled.
وَسَمِعتُand I heard قاقاتٍcaws تُرَدreverberating (continued)
وَسَمِعتُ قاقاتٍ تُرَد
دَدُcompletion of 'reverberating' فيin الفَضاءِthe open air وَتَرتَقيand rising
دَدُ في الفَضاءِ وَتَرتَقي
And I heard caws reverberating
in the open air and rising.
وَرَأَيتُand I saw غِرباناًcrows تُفَرdispersing (continued)
وَرَأَيتُ غِرباناً تُفَر
رِقُcompletion of 'dispersing' فيin السَماءِthe sky وَتَلتَقيand coming together
رِقُ في السَماءِ وَتَلتَقي
And I saw crows dispersing
in the sky and coming together.
وَعَرَفتُand I recognized رَنَّةَthe wail of أُمِّهِhis mother
وَعَرَفتُ رَنَّةَ أُمِّهِ
فيamong الصارِخاتِthe shrieking birds النُعَّقthe cawing ones
في الصارِخاتِ النُعَّق
And I recognized his mother's wail
among the shrieking, cawing birds.
فَأَشَرتُso I gestured فَاِلتَفَتَتthen she turned فَقُلـthen said (continued)
فَأَشَرتُ فَاِلتَفَتَت فَقُلـ
ـتُI (verb ending) لَهاto her مَقالَةَthe words of مُشفِقa well-wisher
ـتُ لَها مَقالَةَ مُشفِق
So I gestured; she turned, and I said
to her, with a well-wisher's concern:
أَطلَقتِهِyou released him وَلَوِand had اِمتَحَنـtested (continued)
أَطلَقتِهِ وَلَوِ اِمتَحَنـ
ـتِyou (feminine verb ending) جَناحَهُhis wing لَمnot تُطلِقيyou would have released
ـتِ جَناحَهُ لَم تُطلِقي
“You released him; had you tested
his wing, you would not have released him.
وَكَماand as تَرَفَّقَwere gentle والِداthe two parents
وَكَما تَرَفَّقَ والِدا
كِyour عَلَيكِwith you لَمnot تَتَرَفَّقيyou showed gentleness
كِ عَلَيكِ لَم تَتَرَفَّقي
And while your parents were gentle
with you, you showed no such gentleness.”
Sol 6.1