مِنbecause of دِيارٍdwellings بِالهَضبِon the upland هَضبِthe upland of القَليبِal-Qalib
مِن دِيارٍ بِالهَضبِ هَضبِ القَليبِ
فاضَoverflowed ماءُwater الشُؤونِthe tear ducts فَيضَthe outpouring of الغُروبِthe great buckets
فاضَ ماءُ الشُؤونِ فَيضَ الغُروبِ
For dwellings on the upland, the upland of al-Qalib,
water from my tear ducts poured like water from great buckets.
أَخلَفَتنيfailed to keep her promise to me بِهِthere قُتَيلَةُQutaylah ميعاmy tryst (first part)
أَخلَفَتني بِهِ قُتَيلَةُ ميعا
ديmy tryst (completion) وَكانَتand she had been لِلوَعدِin keeping promises غَيرَnot كَذوبِfalse
دي وَكانَت لِلوَعدِ غَيرَ كَذوبِ
There Qutaylah failed to keep her tryst
with me, though she had never been false to a promise.
ظَبيَةٌa gazelle مِنamong ظِباءِgazelles بَطنِthe valley of خُسافٍKhusaf
ظَبيَةٌ مِن ظِباءِ بَطنِ خُسافٍ
أُمُّmother of طِفلٍa fawn بِالجَوِّin the open country غَيرِnot رَبيبِhand-reared
أُمُّ طِفلٍ بِالجَوِّ غَيرِ رَبيبِ
A gazelle among the gazelles of the valley of Khusaf,
mother of a fawn in the open country, not hand-reared.
كُنتُI had أَوصَيتُهاcharged her بِأَنthat لاnot تُطيعيyou should heed
كُنتُ أَوصَيتُها بِأَن لا تُطيعي
فيَّabout me قَولَthe speech of الوُشاةِthe slanderers وَالتَخَبيبِand sowing discord
فيَّ قَولَ الوُشاةِ وَالتَخَبيبِ
I had charged her: “Do not heed
the slanderers’ talk about me, or their sowing of discord.”
وَفَلاةٍand many a wilderness كَأَنَّهاas though it were ظَهرُthe back of تُرسٍa shield
وَفَلاةٍ كَأَنَّها ظَهرُ تُرسٍ
قَدindeed تَجاوَزتُهاI crossed it بِحَرفٍon a lean she-camel نَعوبِloud-crying
قَد تَجاوَزتُها بِحَرفٍ نَعوبِ
And many a wilderness, like the back of a shield,
I have crossed on a lean, loud-crying she-camel:
عِرمِسٍhardy بازِلٍfull-grown تَخَيَّلُswaggering بِالرِدwith the rump (first part)
عِرمِسٍ بازِلٍ تَخَيَّلُ بِالرِد
فِrump (completion) عَسوفٍstriding headlong مِثلِlike الهِجانِthe white thoroughbred السَيوبِfree-running
فِ عَسوفٍ مِثلِ الهِجانِ السَيوبِ
hardy and full-grown, swaggering with her rump,
striding headlong like a white, free-running thoroughbred.
تَضبُطُkeeps pace with المَوكِبَthe cavalcade الرَفيعَlofty بِأَيدٍwith strength
تَضبُطُ المَوكِبَ الرَفيعَ بِأَيدٍ
وَسَنامٍand a hump مُصَعَّدٍraised high مَكثوبِthickly heaped
وَسَنامٍ مُصَعَّدٍ مَكثوبِ
She keeps pace with the lofty cavalcade through strength
and a towering, thickly heaped hump.
قاصِدٌstraight-directed وَجهُهاher face تَزورُshe visits بَنيthe sons of الحاal-Harith (first part)
قاصِدٌ وَجهُها تَزورُ بَني الحا
رِثِal-Harith (completion) أَهلَpeople of الغِناءِsong عِندَamong الشُروبِthe drinkers
رِثِ أَهلَ الغِناءِ عِندَ الشُروبِ
Her course set straight, she visits the sons of al-Harith,
men of song among the drinkers.
الرَفيئينَthe gracious ones بِالجِوارِin granting protection فَماso no يُغis treacherously killed (first part)
الرَفيئينَ بِالجِوارِ فَما يُغ
تالُis treacherously killed (completion) جارٌa protected neighbor لَهُمof theirs بِظَهرِbehind المَغيبِabsence
تالُ جارٌ لَهُم بِظَهرِ المَغيبِ
Gracious in granting protection, so no
neighbor of theirs is treacherously killed in their absence.
وَهُمand they يُطعِمونَfeed others إِذwhen قَحَطَfailed القَطthe rain (first part)
وَهُم يُطعِمونَ إِذ قَحَطَ القَط
رُrain (completion) وَهَبَّتand it blew بِشَمأَلٍwith a north wind وَضَريبِand frost
رُ وَهَبَّت بِشَمأَلٍ وَضَريبِ
They feed others when the rain fails,
and the north wind blows, bringing frost.
وَخَوَتand set rainless جِربَةُthe cluster of النُجومِstars فَماso no تَشdrinks (first part)
وَخَوَت جِربَةُ النُجومِ فَما تَش
رَبُdrinks (completion) أُروِيَّةٌa wild she-goat بِمَريِfrom the milking of الجَنوبِthe south wind
رَبُ أُروِيَّةٌ بِمَريِ الجَنوبِ
And the clustered stars set rainless, so no
wild she-goat drinks from the south wind’s milking.
مَنwhoever يَلُمنيblames me عَلىfor بَنيthe sons of اِبنَةِthe daughter of حَسّاHassan (first part)
مَن يَلُمني عَلى بَني اِبنَةِ حَسّا
نَHassan (completion) أَلُمهُI blame him وَأَعصِهِand disobey him فيin الخُطوبِcrises
نَ أَلُمهُ وَأَعصِهِ في الخُطوبِ
Whoever blames me for the sons of Hassan’s daughter,
I blame him and defy him in times of trouble.
إِنَّindeed قَيساًQays قَيسَQays الفِعالِnoble deeds أَباfather of الأَشal-Ash'ath (first part)
إِنَّ قَيساً قَيسَ الفِعالِ أَبا الأَش
عَثِal-Ash'ath (completion) أَمسَتhave become أَعداؤُهُhis enemies لِشَعوبِfor Sha'ub (Death)
عَثِ أَمسَت أَعداؤُهُ لِشَعوبِ
Indeed Qays—Qays of noble deeds, Abu al-Ash'ath—
his enemies have fallen to Sha'ub, Death.
كُلَّevery عامٍyear يَمُدُّنيhe supplies me بِجَمومٍwith a tireless steed
كُلَّ عامٍ يَمُدُّني بِجَمومٍ
عِندَwhen وَضعِslackening العِنانِthe rein أَوor بِنَجيبِwith a thoroughbred
عِندَ وَضعِ العِنانِ أَو بِنَجيبِ
Every year he supplies me with a tireless steed
when the rein is slackened, or with a thoroughbred:
قافِلٍlean جُرشُعٍbroad-chested تَراهُyou see him كَتَيسِlike a buck of الthe
قافِلٍ جُرشُعٍ تَراهُ كَتَيسِ ال
رَبلِautumn herbage لاnot مُقرِفٍmixed-bred وَلاnor مَخشوبِuntrained
رَبلِ لا مُقرِفٍ وَلا مَخشوبِ
lean and broad-chested, you see him like a buck of the
autumn herbage, neither mixed-bred nor untrained.
صَدَءُrust القَيدِthe fetter فيon يَدَيهِhis two forelegs فَلاso not يُغis neglected (first part)
صَدَءُ القَيدِ في يَدَيهِ فَلا يُغ
فَلُis neglected (completion) عَنهُabout him فيin مَربَطٍa tethering-place مَكروبِtightly secured
فَلُ عَنهُ في مَربَطٍ مَكروبِ
The fetter’s rust is on his forelegs; he is never
neglected in his tightly secured tethering-place.
مُستَخِفٍّlight-footed إِذاwhen تَوَجَّهَhe sets out فيamong الخَيthe horses (first part)
مُستَخِفٍّ إِذا تَوَجَّهَ في الخَي
لِthe horses (completion) لِشَدِّfor swift running التَفنينِvarying the gait وَالتَقريبِand cantering
لِ لِشَدِّ التَفنينِ وَالتَقريبِ
Light-footed when he sets out among the horses,
for swift running in varied gaits and cantering.
تِلكَthose are خَيليmy horses مِنهُfrom him وَتِلكَand those are رِكابيmy riding-camels
تِلكَ خَيلي مِنهُ وَتِلكَ رِكابي
هُنَّthey صُفرٌyellow أَولادُهاtheir offspring كَالزَبيبِlike raisins
هُنَّ صُفرٌ أَولادُها كَالزَبيبِ
Those are my horses from him, and those my riding-camels;
they are yellow, their offspring like raisins.
Sol 6.1