رَحَلَتsaddled سُمَيَّةُSumayya غُدوَةًat daybreak أَجمالَهاher camels
رَحَلَت سُمَيَّةُ غُدوَةً أَجمالَها
غَضبىangry عَلَيكَwith you فَماso what تَقولُdo you think بَداhas occurred لَهاto her
غَضبى عَلَيكَ فَما تَقولُ بَدا لَها
Sumayya saddled her camels at daybreak,
angry with you—what do you think has come over her?
هَذاthis النَهارُdaytime بَداappeared لَهاto her مِنfrom هَمِّهاher concern
هَذا النَهارُ بَدا لَها مِن هَمِّها
ماwhat بالُهاher condition بِاللَيلِat night زالَmay vanish زَوالُهاher vanishing
ما بالُها بِاللَيلِ زالَ زَوالُها
Today something of her disquiet has dawned on her;
what ailed her at night? May she vanish utterly!
سَفَهاًfoolishly وَماand not تَدريknows سُمَيَّةُSumayya وَيحَهاalas for her
سَفَهاً وَما تَدري سُمَيَّةُ وَيحَها
أَنthat رُبَّmany a غانِيَةٍfair woman صَرَمتُI severed وِصالَهاher union
أَن رُبَّ غانِيَةٍ صَرَمتُ وِصالَها
Foolishly! Sumayya does not know—alas for her—
that many a fair woman's union I have severed.
وَمَصابِand a rain-soaked tract of غادِيَةٍa morning raincloud كَأَنَّas though تِجارَهاits merchants
وَمَصابِ غادِيَةٍ كَأَنَّ تِجارَها
نَشَرَتspread عَلَيهِover it بُرودَهاtheir striped cloaks وَرِحالَهاand their baggage
نَشَرَت عَلَيهِ بُرودَها وَرِحالَها
And many a tract drenched by morning rain, as though its merchants
had spread their striped cloaks and baggage over it,
قَدindeed بِتُّI spent the night رائِدَهاscouting it وَشاةِand a ewe of مُحاذِرٍa wary man
قَد بِتُّ رائِدَها وَشاةِ مُحاذِرٍ
حَذَراًwarily يُقِلُّkeeps few بِعَينِهِwith his eye أَغفالَهاher unguarded moments
حَذَراً يُقِلُّ بِعَينِهِ أَغفالَها
I have scouted by night; and many a wary man's ewe,
so warily watched, his eye scarcely left her unguarded.
فَظَلِلتُso I kept أَرعاهاwatching her وَظَلَّand he kept يَحوطُهاguarding her
فَظَلِلتُ أَرعاها وَظَلَّ يَحوطُها
حَتّىuntil دَنَوتُI drew near إِذاwhen الظَلامُdarkness دَناdrew near لَهاto her
حَتّى دَنَوتُ إِذا الظَلامُ دَنا لَها
I kept watching her, while he kept guarding her,
until I drew near, as darkness drew near her.
فَرَمَيتُso I shot غَفلَةَduring the heedlessness of عَينِهِhis eye عَنaway from شاتِهِhis ewe
فَرَمَيتُ غَفلَةَ عَينِهِ عَن شاتِهِ
فَأَصَبتُso I struck حَبَّةَthe core of قَلبِهاher heart وَطِحالَهاand her spleen
فَأَصَبتُ حَبَّةَ قَلبِها وَطِحالَها
I shot while his eye was heedless of his ewe,
and struck her heart's core and her spleen.
حَفِظَhe guarded النَهارَby day وَباتَand spent the night عَنهاof her غافِلاًheedless
حَفِظَ النَهارَ وَباتَ عَنها غافِلاً
فَخَلَتso she was alone لِصاحِبِwith a seeker of لَذَّةٍpleasure وَخَلاand he was alone لَهاwith her
فَخَلَت لِصاحِبِ لَذَّةٍ وَخَلا لَها
He guarded her by day, but spent the night heedless of her;
so she was alone with a seeker of pleasure, and he alone with her.
وَسَبيئةٍand purchased wine مِمّاof what تُعَتَّقُis aged بابِلٌBabylon
وَسَبيئةٍ مِمّا تُعَتَّقُ بابِلٌ
كَدَمِlike the blood of الذَبيحِthe slaughtered beast سَلَبتُهاI stripped it of جِريالَهاits crimson hue
كَدَمِ الذَبيحِ سَلَبتُها جِريالَها
And many a bought wine, of what is aged in Babylon,
like the blood of a slaughtered beast—I stripped it of its crimson hue.
وَغَريبَةٍand a rare verse تَأتيcomes before المُلوكَkings حَكيمَةٍwise
وَغَريبَةٍ تَأتي المُلوكَ حَكيمَةٍ
قَدindeed قُلتُهاI said it لِيُقالَso it would be said مَنwho ذاis it that قالَهاsaid it
قَد قُلتُها لِيُقالَ مَن ذا قالَها
And many a rare, wise verse that comes before kings
I have spoken, so men would ask, “Who said it?”
وَجَزورِand a slaughter-camel of أَيسارٍlot-casters دَعَوتُI summoned لِحَتفِهاto its death
وَجَزورِ أَيسارٍ دَعَوتُ لِحَتفِها
وَنِياطِand the far reaches of مُقفِرَةٍan empty desert أَخافُI fear ضَلالَهاlosing my way in it
وَنِياطِ مُقفِرَةٍ أَخافُ ضَلالَها
And many a camel for the lot-casters I have summoned to its death,
and many a far reach of empty desert, where I feared losing my way—
يَهماءَtrackless موحِشَةٍdesolate رَفَعتُI raised لِعَرضِهاacross its breadth
يَهماءَ موحِشَةٍ رَفَعتُ لِعَرضِها
طَرفيmy gaze لِأَقدِرَto reckon بَينَهاwithin it أَميالَهاits miles
طَرفي لِأَقدِرَ بَينَها أَميالَها
a trackless, desolate waste—across whose breadth I raised
my gaze, to reckon the miles within it,
بِجُلالَةٍon a mighty she-camel سُرُحٍfree-striding كَأَنَّas though بِغَرزِهاbeside her saddle-loop
بِجُلالَةٍ سُرُحٍ كَأَنَّ بِغَرزِها
هِرّاًa cat إِذاwhen اِنتَعَلَwore as shoes المَطِيُّthe riding-camels ظِلالَهاtheir shadows
هِرّاً إِذا اِنتَعَلَ المَطِيُّ ظِلالَها
on a great, swift she-camel, as though beside her saddle-loop
were a cat, when the mounts wore their shadows as shoes.
عَسفاًforced marching وَإِرقالَand trotting through الهَجيرِthe midday heat تَرىyou see لَهاupon her
عَسفاً وَإِرقالَ الهَجيرِ تَرى لَها
خَدَماًankleted legs تُساقِطُshedding بِالطَريقِalong the road نِعالَهاtheir sandals
خَدَماً تُساقِطُ بِالطَريقِ نِعالَها
By forced marches and noonday trotting, you see upon her
ankleted legs shedding their sandals along the road.
كانَتshe was بَقِيَّةَthe last remaining of أَربَعٍfour فَاِعتَمتُهاso I chose her
كانَت بَقِيَّةَ أَربَعٍ فَاِعتَمتُها
لَمّاwhen رَضيتُI approved مَعَalong with النَجابَةِnoble breeding آلَهاher build
لَمّا رَضيتُ مَعَ النَجابَةِ آلَها
She was the last of four, and I chose her
when I approved her build along with her noble breeding.
فَتَرَكتُهاso I left her بَعدَafter المِراحِvigor رَذِيَّةًexhausted
فَتَرَكتُها بَعدَ المِراحِ رَذِيَّةً
وَأَمِنتُand felt safe from بَعدَafter رُكوبِهاriding her إِعجالَهاher rushing
وَأَمِنتُ بَعدَ رُكوبِها إِعجالَها
I left her worn out after all her vigor,
and after riding her, no longer feared her rushing.
فَتَناوَلَتso she reached قَيساًQays بِحُرِّin the heart of بِلادِهِhis country
فَتَناوَلَت قَيساً بِحُرِّ بِلادِهِ
فَأَتَتهُso she came to him بَعدَafter تَنوفَةٍa wilderness فَأَنالَهاso he rewarded her
فَأَتَتهُ بَعدَ تَنوفَةٍ فَأَنالَها
She reached Qays in the heart of his country,
coming to him beyond a wilderness; he bestowed bounty on her.
فَإِذاand whenever تُجَوُّزُهاher crossing حِبالَthe tent-ropes of قَبيلَةٍa tribe
فَإِذا تُجَوُّزُها حِبالَ قَبيلَةٍ
أَخَذَتshe took up مِنَfrom الأُخرىthe next one إِلَيكَtoward you حِبالَهاits ropes
أَخَذَت مِنَ الأُخرى إِلَيكَ حِبالَها
Whenever she passed beyond one tribe's tent-ropes,
she took up the next tribe's ropes on her way to you,
قِبَلَtoward اِمرِئٍa man طَلقِopen اليَدَينِin both hands مُبارَكٍblessed
قِبَلَ اِمرِئٍ طَلقِ اليَدَينِ مُبارَكٍ
أَلفىhe found أَباهُhis father بِنَجوَةٍon a height فَسَماso he rose لَهاto it
أَلفى أَباهُ بِنَجوَةٍ فَسَما لَها
toward a blessed man, open in both hands,
who found his father on a height, and rose to it.
فَكَأَنَّهاso it was as though she لَمhad not تَلقَencountered سِتَّةَsix أَشهُرٍmonths
فَكَأَنَّها لَم تَلقَ سِتَّةَ أَشهُرٍ
ضُرّاًhardship إِذاwhen وَضَعَتshe laid down إِلَيكَbeside you جِلالَهاher coverings
ضُرّاً إِذا وَضَعَت إِلَيكَ جِلالَها
It was as though, for six months, she had encountered no
hardship, when she laid her coverings down beside you.
وَلَقَدand indeed نَزَلتُI lodged بِخَيرِwith the best of مَنthose who وَطِئَtrod الحَصىthe pebbles
وَلَقَد نَزَلتُ بِخَيرِ مَن وَطِئَ الحَصى
قَيسٍQays فَأَثبَتَso he secured نَعلَهاher sandal وَقِبالَهاand its strap
قَيسٍ فَأَثبَتَ نَعلَها وَقِبالَها
Indeed, I lodged with the best man ever to tread the pebbles—
Qays, who secured her sandal and its strap.
ماnot النيلُthe Nile أَصبَحَbecame زاخِراًswollen مِنfrom مَدِّهِits flood
ما النيلُ أَصبَحَ زاخِراً مِن مَدِّهِ
جادَتgave lavishly لَهُto it ريحُthe wind of الصَباthe east فَجَرىso it flowed لَهاat its bidding
جادَت لَهُ ريحُ الصَبا فَجَرى لَها
Not even the Nile, swelling with its flood,
favored by the east wind and flowing at its bidding,
زَبِداًfoaming بِبابِلَin Babylon فَهوَand it يَسقيwaters أَهلَهاits people
زَبِداً بِبابِلَ فَهوَ يَسقي أَهلَها
رَغَداًabundantly تُفَجِّرُهُchanneling it النَبيطُthe Nabataeans خِلالَهاthrough its midst
رَغَداً تُفَجِّرُهُ النَبيطُ خِلالَها
foaming in Babylon, watering its people
abundantly, the Nabataeans channeling it through the land,
يَوماًever بِأَجوَدَmore generous نائِلاًin gifts مِنهُthan he إِذاwhen
يَوماً بِأَجوَدَ نائِلاً مِنهُ إِذا
نَفسُthe soul of البَخيلِthe miser تَجَهَّمَتscowled at سُؤآلَهاits petitioners
نَفسُ البَخيلِ تَجَهَّمَت سُؤآلَها
is ever more generous in gifts than he, when
the miser's soul scowls at its petitioners.
الواهِبُthe giver of المِئَةِthe hundred الهِجانَpure-white camels وَعَبدَهاand their slave
الواهِبُ المِئَةِ الهِجانَ وَعَبدَها
عوذاًnewly calved تُزَجّيurging along خَلفَهاbehind them أَطفالَهاtheir young
عوذاً تُزَجّي خَلفَها أَطفالَها
Giver of a hundred pure-white camels and their slave,
newly calved, urging their young along behind them;
وَالقارِحَand the mature horse العَدّاswift-running وَكُلَّand every طِمِرَّةٍtall, fleet mare
وَالقارِحَ العَدّا وَكُلَّ طِمِرَّةٍ
ماnot إِنindeed تَنالُreaches يَدُthe hand of الطَويلِthe tall man قَذالَهاher nape
ما إِن تَنالُ يَدُ الطَويلِ قَذالَها
and the mature, swift-running horse, and every lofty mare
whose nape not even a tall man's hand can reach.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though تَبِعَpursued الصُوارَthe wild-cattle herd بِشَخصِهاin her shape
وَكَأَنَّما تَبِعَ الصُوارَ بِشَخصِها
عَجزاءُa broad-rumped she-ghoul تَرزُقُfeeds بِالسُلَيِّon afterbirth عِيالَهاher dependents
عَجزاءُ تَرزُقُ بِالسُلَيِّ عِيالَها
As though, in her shape, the wild-cattle herd were pursued by
a broad-rumped she-ghoul, feeding her brood on afterbirth,
طَلَباًin pursuit حَثيثاًrelentless بِالوَليدِbearing the young rider تَبُزُّهُshe sweeps him away
طَلَباً حَثيثاً بِالوَليدِ تَبُزُّهُ
حَتّىuntil تَوَسَّطَpierced the middle of رُمحُهُhis spear أَكفالَهاtheir rumps
حَتّى تَوَسَّطَ رُمحُهُ أَكفالَها
hotly pursuing, bearing the young rider and sweeping him away,
until his spear entered the middle of their rumps.
عَوَّدتَyou accustomed كِندَةَKinda عادَةًto a practice فَاِصبِرso persevere لَهاin it
عَوَّدتَ كِندَةَ عادَةً فَاِصبِر لَها
اِغفِرforgive لِجاهِلِهاits foolish man وَرَوِّand fill سِجالَهاits great buckets
اِغفِر لِجاهِلِها وَرَوِّ سِجالَها
You have accustomed Kinda to a practice; persevere in it:
forgive its foolish man, and keep its great buckets full.
وَكُنand be لَهاfor it جَمَلاًa camel ذَلولاًdocile ظَهرُهُits back
وَكُن لَها جَمَلاً ذَلولاً ظَهرُهُ
اِحمِلcarry وَكُنتَand you have been مُعاوِداًrepeatedly undertaking تَحمالَهاcarrying its loads
اِحمِل وَكُنتَ مُعاوِداً تَحمالَها
Be for it a camel, docile of back;
carry its load, as you have carried it again and again.
وَإِذاand when تَحُلُّdescends مِنَamong الخُطوبِcalamities عَظيمَةٌa mighty one
وَإِذا تَحُلُّ مِنَ الخُطوبِ عَظيمَةٌ
أَهليmy family فِداؤُكَyour ransom فَاِكفِهِمso spare them أَثقالَهاits burdens
أَهلي فِداؤُكَ فَاِكفِهِم أَثقالَها
And when some mighty calamity descends,
my family be your ransom—shield them from its burdens.
فَلَعَمرُso by the life of مَنHim who جَعَلَmade الشُهورَthe months عَلامَةًa sign
فَلَعَمرُ مَن جَعَلَ الشُهورَ عَلامَةً
قَدَراًa measured span فَبَيِّنَand made clear نِصفَهاtheir midpoint وَهِلالَهاand their crescent
قَدَراً فَبَيِّنَ نِصفَها وَهِلالَها
By the life of Him who made the months a sign,
a measured span, marking out their midpoint and their crescent,
ماnot كُنتَyou were فيin الحَربِwar العَوانِoft-renewed مُغَمَّراًinexperienced
ما كُنتَ في الحَربِ العَوانِ مُغَمَّراً
إِذwhen شَبَّkindled حَرُّthe heat of وَقودِهاits blaze أَجزالَهاits great logs
إِذ شَبَّ حَرُّ وَقودِها أَجزالَها
you were no novice in oft-renewed war,
when its blazing heat kindled its great logs.
وَسَعىand strove لِكِندَةَfor Kinda غَيرَnot سَعيِthe striving of مُواكِلٍa shirker
وَسَعى لِكِندَةَ غَيرَ سَعيِ مُواكِلٍ
قَيسٌQays فَضَرَّso he harmed عَدُوَّهاits enemy وَبَنىand built لَهاfor it
قَيسٌ فَضَرَّ عَدُوَّها وَبَنى لَها
For Kinda, not with a shirker's efforts,
Qays strove, harming its enemy and building for it.
وَأَهانَand held cheap صالِحَthe choicest of مالِهِhis wealth لِفَقيرِهاfor its poor
وَأَهانَ صالِحَ مالِهِ لِفَقيرِها
وَأَساand gave solace وَأَصلَحَand reconciled بَينَهاamong its people وَسَعىand labored لَهاfor it
وَأَسا وَأَصلَحَ بَينَها وَسَعى لَها
He held his choicest wealth cheap for its poor,
gave solace, mended relations among its people, and labored for it.
ماnot إِنindeed تَغيبُdo you absent yourself لَهاfrom its service كَماas غابَabsented himself اِمرُؤٌa man
ما إِن تَغيبُ لَها كَما غابَ اِمرُؤٌ
هانَتwas of little worth عَشيرَتُهُhis clan عَلَيهِto him فَغالَهاso he destroyed it
هانَت عَشيرَتُهُ عَلَيهِ فَغالَها
You do not absent yourself from its service, as did a man
who cared little for his clan, and so destroyed it.
وَتَرىand you see لَهُfrom him ضُرّاًharm عَلىagainst أَعدائِهِhis enemies
وَتَرى لَهُ ضُرّاً عَلى أَعدائِهِ
وَتَرىand you see لِنِعمَتِهِfrom his bounty عَلىupon مَنwhoever نالَهاreceived it
وَتَرى لِنِعمَتِهِ عَلى مَن نالَها
You see the harm he deals his enemies,
and see, upon whoever receives his bounty,
أَثَراًa mark مِنَof الخَيرِgoodness المُزَيِّنِthat adorns أَهلَهُthose who possess it
أَثَراً مِنَ الخَيرِ المُزَيِّنِ أَهلَهُ
كَالغَيثِlike rain صابَfell بِبَلدَةٍupon a land فَأَسالَهاand set it flowing
كَالغَيثِ صابَ بِبَلدَةٍ فَأَسالَها
a mark of goodness that adorns those who possess it,
like rain falling on a land and setting it flowing.
ثَقِفٌshrewd إِذاwhen نالَتsecured يَداهُhis two hands غَنيمَةًbooty
ثَقِفٌ إِذا نالَت يَداهُ غَنيمَةً
شَدَّhe readied الرِكابَthe riding-mounts لِمِثلِهاfor its like لِيَنالَهاto win it
شَدَّ الرِكابَ لِمِثلِها لِيَنالَها
Shrewd: whenever his hands secure some booty,
he readies the mounts to win its like again,
بِالخَيلِwith horses شُعثاًdisheveled ماnot تَزالُcease جِيادُهاtheir noble steeds
بِالخَيلِ شُعثاً ما تَزالُ جِيادُها
رُجُعاًworn by repeated journeys تُغادِرُleaving بِالطَريقِalong the road سِخالَهاtheir foals
رُجُعاً تُغادِرُ بِالطَريقِ سِخالَها
with disheveled horses, their noble steeds forever
worn by repeated journeys, leaving their foals along the road.
أُمّاًseeking لِصاحِبِfor a possessor of نِعمَةٍwealth طَرَّحتَهاyou sent them far afield
أُمّاً لِصاحِبِ نِعمَةٍ طَرَّحتَها
وَوِصالِand joining رِحمٍkinship قَدalready نَضَحتَyou sprinkled بِلالَهاits moisture
وَوِصالِ رِحمٍ قَد نَضَحتَ بِلالَها
Seeking a man of wealth, you sent them far afield,
and seeking kinship's union, whose moisture you have sprinkled.
طالَgrew long القِيادُthe leading بِهاof them فَلَمso not تَرَdid you see تابِعاًa follower
طالَ القِيادُ بِها فَلَم تَرَ تابِعاً
لِلخَيلِof the horses ذاhaving رَسَنٍa halter وَلاnor أَعطالَهاtheir unhaltered ones
لِلخَيلِ ذا رَسَنٍ وَلا أَعطالَها
So long were they led that you saw none following
the horses, whether haltered or running free.
وَسَمِعتُand I heard أَكثَرَmost often ماwhat يُقالُwas said لَهاto them اِقدَميpress on
وَسَمِعتُ أَكثَرَ ما يُقالُ لَها اِقدَمي
وَالنَصُّand hard driving وَالإيجافُand swift trotting كانَwas صِقالَهاtheir polishing
وَالنَصُّ وَالإيجافُ كانَ صِقالَها
Most often I heard them told, “Press on!”
Hard driving and swift trotting were their polish.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen لَمَعَwaved الدَليلُthe guide بِثَوبِهِwith his garment
حَتّى إِذا لَمَعَ الدَليلُ بِثَوبِهِ
سُقِيَتthey were watered وَصَبَّand poured out رُواتُهاtheir water-bearers أَشوالَهاtheir last water-remnants
سُقِيَت وَصَبَّ رُواتُها أَشوالَها
Until, when the guide waved his garment,
they were watered, and their water-bearers poured out the last dregs.
فَكَفىso tended العَضاريطُthe servants الرِكابَthe riding-camels فَبُدِّدَتthen they were dispersed
فَكَفى العَضاريطُ الرِكابَ فَبُدِّدَت
مِنهُfrom him لِأَمرِfor a venture مُؤَمَّلٍhoped for فَأَجالَهاso he sent them wheeling
مِنهُ لِأَمرِ مُؤَمَّلٍ فَأَجالَها
The servants tended the riding-camels; then they were dispersed
from him for a hoped-for venture, and he sent them wheeling.
فَتَرىso you see سَوابِقَهاtheir foremost steeds يُثِرنَstirring up عَجاجَةًa dust-cloud
فَتَرى سَوابِقَها يُثِرنَ عَجاجَةً
مِثلَlike السَحابِclouds إِذاwhen قَفَوتَyou followed رِعالَهاtheir squadrons
مِثلَ السَحابِ إِذا قَفَوتَ رِعالَها
You see their foremost steeds stirring a dust-cloud
like clouds, when you follow their squadrons,
مُتَبارِياتٍvying with one another فيin الأَعِنَّةِthe reins قُطَّباًgrim-faced
مُتَبارِياتٍ في الأَعِنَّةِ قُطَّباً
حَتّىuntil تُفيءَthey bring as booty عَشِيَّةًat evening أَنفالَهاtheir spoils
حَتّى تُفيءَ عَشِيَّةً أَنفالَها
vying in their reins, grim-faced,
until at evening they bring back their spoils.
فَأَصَبنَso they struck ذاa possessor of كَرَمٍnobility وَمَنand whoever أَخطَأنَهُthey missed him
فَأَصَبنَ ذا كَرَمٍ وَمَن أَخطَأنَهُ
جَزَأَdid without water المَقيظَةَin high summer خَشيَةًfor fear of أَمثالَهاthe like of them
جَزَأَ المَقيظَةَ خَشيَةً أَمثالَها
They struck a noble man; whoever they missed
did without water in summer, fearing the like of them.
وَلَبونِand a milk-herd of مِعزابٍa far-grazing herdsman حَوَيتَyou seized فَأَصبَحَتso it became
وَلَبونِ مِعزابٍ حَوَيتَ فَأَصبَحَت
نُهبىplunder وَآزِلَةٍand a hardship قَضَبتَyou severed عِقالَهاits tether
نُهبى وَآزِلَةٍ قَضَبتَ عِقالَها
And many a far-grazing herdsman's milch herd you seized, till it became
plunder; and many a hardship whose tether you severed.
وَلَقَدand indeed جَرَرتَyou drew إِلىinto الغِنىwealth ذاa man of فاقَةٍneed
وَلَقَد جَرَرتَ إِلى الغِنى ذا فاقَةٍ
وَأَصابَand struck غَزوُكَyour raid إِمَّةًprosperity فَأَزالَهاand swept it away
وَأَصابَ غَزوُكَ إِمَّةً فَأَزالَها
Indeed, you have drawn a needy man into wealth,
while your raid struck prosperity and swept it away.
وَإِذاand when تَجيءُcomes كَتيبَةٌa battalion مَلمومَةٌmassed
وَإِذا تَجيءُ كَتيبَةٌ مَلمومَةٌ
خَرساءُsilent تُغشيoverwhelms مَنwhoever يَذودُdrives back نِهالَهاits thirsty ranks
خَرساءُ تُغشي مَن يَذودُ نِهالَها
And when a massed battalion comes,
silent, overwhelming whoever bars its thirsty ranks,
تَأويrally طَوائِفُهاits divisions إِلىinto مُخضَرَّةٍa dark-green host
تَأوي طَوائِفُها إِلى مُخضَرَّةٍ
مَكروهَةٍdreaded يَخشىfear الكُماةُthe armored champions نِزالَهاcombat with it
مَكروهَةٍ يَخشى الكُماةُ نِزالَها
its divisions gathering into a dark-green mass,
dreaded, whose combat the armored champions fear,
كُنتَyou were المُقَدَّمَforemost غَيرَnot لابِسِwearing جُنَّةٍprotective armor
كُنتَ المُقَدَّمَ غَيرَ لابِسِ جُنَّةٍ
بِالسَيفِwith the sword تَضرِبُyou strike مُعلِماًopenly marked out أَبطالَهاits champions
بِالسَيفِ تَضرِبُ مُعلِماً أَبطالَها
you were foremost, wearing no protective armor,
with your sword, openly marked out, striking its champions.
وَعَلِمتَand you knew أَنَّthat النَفسَthe soul تَلقىmeets حَتفَهاits death
وَعَلِمتَ أَنَّ النَفسَ تَلقى حَتفَها
ماas كانَhad خالِقُهاits Creator المَليكُthe Sovereign قَضىdecreed لَهاfor it
ما كانَ خالِقُها المَليكُ قَضى لَها
And you knew the soul would meet its death
as its Creator, the Sovereign, had decreed for it.
Sol 6.1