عَزَّgrew scarce الشَرابُthe wine فَأَقبَلَتso it came forth مَشروبَةٌa draught of wine
عَزَّ الشَرابُ فَأَقبَلَت مَشروبَةٌ
هَدَرَroared الدِنانُthe wine-vats بِهاwith it هَديرَthe roaring الأَفحُلِof stud camels
هَدَرَ الدِنانُ بِها هَديرَ الأَفحُلِ
Wine grew scarce, so a draught came forth.
The wine was scarce, so a drink was brought around,
The wine-vats roared with it as stud camels roar.
The jars rattled with the sound of rushing streams.
وَتَغَيَّظَتand it seethed أَيّامَهاthroughout its days فيin شارِفٍan aged wine-vat
وَتَغَيَّظَت أَيّامَها في شارِفٍ
نُقِلَتwere moved قَرائِنُهُits fellows وَلَمّاand not yet يُنقَلِbe moved
نُقِلَت قَرائِنُهُ وَلَمّا يُنقَلِ
And it seethed throughout its days in an aged wine-vat,
Her days were embittered at the brink of night,
Whose fellows had been moved, though it had not yet been moved.
Her friends were removed and none replaced them.
وَتَرىand you see القِلالَthe jars بِحافَتَيهِat its two sides كَأَنَّهاas though they were
وَتَرى القِلالَ بِحافَتَيهِ كَأَنَّها
قُلُصٌyoung she-camels يَسُفنَsniff فُروجَthe private parts قَرمٍof a stud camel مُرسَلِlet loose
قُلُصٌ يَسُفنَ فُروجَ قَرمٍ مُرسَلِ
And you see the jars at its two sides as though they were
You see the leather bags on its sides as if
Young she-camels sniffing the private parts of a stud camel let loose,
They were robes trailing from an untied boat.
حَتّىuntil تَصَبَّبَstreamed down ماؤُهُits liquid عَنfrom جَلفِهِits outer shell
حَتّى تَصَبَّبَ ماؤُهُ عَن جَلفِهِ
ضَخمُhuge المُقَدَّمِthe forepart سَحبَلِيُّbulky الأَسفَلِthe lower part
ضَخمُ المُقَدَّمِ سَحبَلِيُّ الأَسفَلِ
Until its liquid streamed from its outer shell—
Until its water spilled out from its upper rim,
Huge in front, bulky below.
With a bold front and the lower part spreading.
وَكَأَنَّand as though أَصواتَthe voices الغُواةِof the wayward revelers تَعودُهُvisit it
وَكَأَنَّ أَصواتَ الغُواةِ تَعودُهُ
أَصواتُsounds نَوحٍof lamentation أَوor جَلاجِلُbells عَوكَلِof an elephant
أَصواتُ نَوحٍ أَو جَلاجِلُ عَوكَلِ
And the voices of revelers visiting it seem like
And it seemed the sounds of the revelers recall to it
Sounds of lamentation, or the bells of an elephant.
Sounds of wailing or bells around a camel’s neck.
نُبِّئتُI was told عَبداًa slave مِنfrom عَتيبٍʿAtīb سَبَّنيreviled me
نُبِّئتُ عَبداً مِن عَتيبٍ سَبَّني
سَفَهاًfoolishly وَيَحسِبُand he thinks أَنَّهُthat he لَمdid not يَفعَلِdo it
سَفَهاً وَيَحسِبُ أَنَّهُ لَم يَفعَلِ
I was told that a slave from ʿAtīb had reviled me,
I was told of a slave from ‘Utayb who insulted me,
Foolishly, and he thinks he has done nothing.
Recklessly thinking he had done no wrong.
عَبداًa slave تَقاعَسَshrank back مِنfrom عَتيبٍʿAtīb رَبُّهُhis master
عَبداً تَقاعَسَ مِن عَتيبٍ رَبُّهُ
وَاللُؤمَand baseness عَلَّقَهُhe hung it مَكانَin place of المِحمَلِthe sword-baldric
وَاللُؤمَ عَلَّقَهُ مَكانَ المِحمَلِ
A slave whose master from ʿAtīb shrank back,
A slave from ‘Utayb who failed his lord,
And hung baseness in place of a sword-baldric.
And whom cowardice had taken the place of honor.
Sol 6.1