أَلهىdistracted جَريراًJarir عَنfrom أَبيهِhis father وَأُمِّهِand his mother
أَلهى جَريراً عَن أَبيهِ وَأُمِّهِ
مَكانٌa place لِشُبّانِfor the youths الرِجالِof men أَنيقُdelightful
مَكانٌ لِشُبّانِ الرِجالِ أَنيقُ
Jarir was distracted from his father and mother
By a place delightful to young men.
إِذاwhen أَبصَرَتهُshe sees him ذاتُa woman of طِنءٍill repute تَبَسَّمَتshe smiles
إِذا أَبصَرَتهُ ذاتُ طِنءٍ تَبَسَّمَت
إِلَيهِtoward him وَقالَتand she says إِنَّindeed ذاthis one لَخَليقُsurely well suited
إِلَيهِ وَقالَت إِنَّ ذا لَخَليقُ
When a woman of ill repute sees him, she smiles
At him and says, “Indeed, this one is well suited.”
يَبيتُspends the night يَسوفُsniffs الخورَthe milch she-camels وَهيَwhile they are رَواكِدٌmotionless
يَبيتُ يَسوفُ الخورَ وَهيَ رَواكِدٌ
كَماas سافَsniffed أَبكارَmaiden she-camels الهِجانِthe fine-bred white camels فَنيقُa pampered stud-camel
كَما سافَ أَبكارَ الهِجانِ فَنيقُ
He spends the night sniffing the milch she-camels as they rest motionless,
As a pampered stud-camel sniffed maiden white she-camels.
عَبوسٌfrowning إِلىtoward شُمطِthe gray-haired ones النِساءِwomen وَإِنَّهُand indeed he
عَبوسٌ إِلى شُمطِ النِساءِ وَإِنَّهُ
إِلىtoward كُلِّevery صَفراءِyellow البَنانِthe fingertips طَليقُsmiling
إِلى كُلِّ صَفراءِ البَنانِ طَليقُ
He frowns at gray-haired women, yet he
Beams at every woman with yellow fingertips.
سَبَنتىًa brazen fellow يَظَلُّkeeps الكَلبُthe dog يَمضَغُchewing ثَوبَهُhis robe
سَبَنتىً يَظَلُّ الكَلبُ يَمضَغُ ثَوبَهُ
لَهُhe has فيin مَعانِthe haunts الغانِياتِof lovely women طَريقُa path
لَهُ في مَعانِ الغانِياتِ طَريقُ
A brazen fellow—the dog keeps chewing his robe;
He has a path through the haunts of lovely women.
خَروجٌoften going out وَلوجٌoften coming in مُستَخِفٌّflighty كَأَنَّماas though
خَروجٌ وَلوجٌ مُستَخِفٌّ كَأَنَّما
عَلَيهِupon him بِأَلّاnot to يَستَفيقَcome to his senses وَثيقُa binding pledge
عَلَيهِ بِأَلّا يَستَفيقَ وَثيقُ
Ever going out and coming in, flighty, as though
He were bound by a pledge never to come to his senses.
عَنيفٌrough بِتَحوازِin driving المَخاضِthe pregnant she-camels وَرَعيِهاand pasturing them
عَنيفٌ بِتَحوازِ المَخاضِ وَرَعيِها
وَلَكِنand yet بِإِرقاصِin making dance البُرينَthe rings رَفيقُgentle
وَلَكِن بِإِرقاصِ البُرينَ رَفيقُ
He is rough in driving pregnant she-camels and pasturing them,
But gentle in making the rings dance.
وَمِنand from دونِهِbelow him يَحطاطُfalls lower أَوسُAws بنُson of مُدلِجٍMudlij
وَمِن دونِهِ يَحطاطُ أَوسُ بنُ مُدلِجٍ
وَإِيّاهُand him يَخشىfears طارِقٌTariq وَزَنيقُand Zaniq
وَإِيّاهُ يَخشى طارِقٌ وَزَنيقُ
And Aws son of Mudlij falls short of him;
And he is the one Tariq and Zaniq fear.
Sol 6.1