أَجِدَّكَtruly? وَدَّعتَyou bade farewell to الصِبىyouthful passion وَالوَلائِداand the slave-girls
أَجِدَّكَ وَدَّعتَ الصِبى وَالوَلائِدا
وَأَصبَحتَand you have become بَعدَafter الجَورِexcess فيهِنَّtoward them قاصِداmoderate
وَأَصبَحتَ بَعدَ الجَورِ فيهِنَّ قاصِدا
Have you truly bid farewell to youthful passion and the slave-girls,
I find you bid the child farewell and become
and become moderate toward them after excess?
Hostile to them after being unjust.
وَماand not خِلتُI thought أَنthat أَبتاعَI would buy جَهلاًignorance بِحِكمَةٍwith wisdom
وَما خِلتُ أَن أَبتاعَ جَهلاً بِحِكمَةٍ
وَماand not خِلتُI thought مِهراساًMihras بِلاديmy homeland وَمارِداand Marid
وَما خِلتُ مِهراساً بِلادي وَمارِدا
I never thought I would buy ignorance at the price of wisdom,
Yet I never buy ignorance with wisdom,
nor did I imagine Mihras and Marid would be my homeland.
Nor an ignoramus with my homeland and rebels.
يَلومُhe blames السَفِيُّthe fool ذاthe man of البَطالَةِidleness بَعدَماafter
يَلومُ السَفِيُّ ذا البَطالَةِ بَعدَما
يَرىhe considers كُلَّeveryone ماwho يَأتيpractices البَطالَةَidleness راشِداrightly guided
يَرى كُلَّ ما يَأتي البَطالَةَ راشِدا
The fool blames the idler, after
The idle blame leisure when they see
deeming everyone who practices idleness rightly guided.
All that leads to leisure guided.
أَتَيتُI came to حُرَيثاًHurayth زائِراًas a visitor عَنfrom جَنابَةٍa distant place
أَتَيتُ حُرَيثاً زائِراً عَن جَنابَةٍ
وَكانَand was حُرَيثٌHurayth عَنabout عَطائِيَgiving to me جامِداunyielding
وَكانَ حُرَيثٌ عَن عَطائِيَ جامِدا
I came to Hurayth, a visitor from afar,
I came to Hurayth, visiting with no ill intent,
and Hurayth was unyielding about giving me a gift.
Yet Hurayth was ungenerous with gifts.
لَعَمرُكَby your life ماnot أَشبَهتَyou resembled وَعلَةَWa'lah فيin النَدىgenerosity
لَعَمرُكَ ما أَشبَهتَ وَعلَةَ في النَدى
شَمائِلَهُhis qualities وَلاnor أَباهُhis father المُجالِداal-Mujalid
شَمائِلَهُ وَلا أَباهُ المُجالِدا
By your life, you have not matched Wa'lah in generosity,
By your life! He was nothing like the stout one in valor
in his character, nor his father, al-Mujalid.
In appearance or his courageous father.
إِذاif زارَهُvisits him يَوماًone day صَديقٌa friend كَأَنَّماas though
إِذا زارَهُ يَوماً صَديقٌ كَأَنَّما
يَرىhe sees أَسَداًa lion فيin بَيتِهِhis house وَأَساوِداand black serpents
يَرى أَسَداً في بَيتِهِ وَأَساوِدا
If a friend visits him one day, it is as though
When a friend visits him one day, it’s as though
he sees a lion in his house, and black serpents.
He saw a lion in his den with lion cubs.
وَإِنَّand indeed اِمرَأًa man قَدalready زُرتُهُI visited him قَبلَbefore هَذِهِthis occasion
وَإِنَّ اِمرَأً قَد زُرتُهُ قَبلَ هَذِهِ
بِجَوٍّat Jaww لَخَيرٌsurely better مِنكَthan you نَفساًin character وَوالِداand in parentage
بِجَوٍّ لَخَيرٌ مِنكَ نَفساً وَوالِدا
And a man whom I visited before this occasion
I visited a man before him in a time
at Jaww is surely better than you in character and parentage.
Better than you in soul and parentage.
تَضَيَّفتُهُI sought his hospitality يَوماًone day فَقَرَّبَso he brought close مَقعَديmy seat
تَضَيَّفتُهُ يَوماً فَقَرَّبَ مَقعَدي
وَأَصفَدَنيand gave me عَلىfor الزَمانَةِinfirmity قائِداa guide
وَأَصفَدَني عَلى الزَمانَةِ قائِدا
I sought his hospitality one day; he brought my seat close,
One day I was his guest, so he brought my seat near
and gave me a guide for my infirmity.
And tied me to the saddle like a captive.
وَأَمتَعَنيand provided me عَلىfor العَشاpoor eyesight بِوَليدَةٍwith a maidservant
وَأَمتَعَني عَلى العَشا بِوَليدَةٍ
فَأُبتُso I returned بِخَيرٍwith bounty مِنكِfrom you ياO هَوذُHawdh حامِداpraising
فَأُبتُ بِخَيرٍ مِنكِ يا هَوذُ حامِدا
He also provided me, for my failing sight, with a maidservant.
He entertained me at night with a girl,
So I returned with your bounty, O Hawdh, full of praise.
So I was endowed with better than you, O quenched flame!
وَماand whatever كانَthere is فيهاin it مِنof ثَناءٍpraise وَمِدحَةٍand commendation
وَما كانَ فيها مِن ثَناءٍ وَمِدحَةٍ
فَأَعنيI therefore mean بِهاby it أَباAbu (father of) قُدامَةَQudamah عامِداdeliberately
فَأَعني بِها أَبا قُدامَةَ عامِدا
And whatever praise and commendation it contains,
In her were no praises or eulogies
I deliberately mean Abu Qudamah by it.
Except those for Abu Qudamah, supported.
فَتىًa young man لَوif يُناديhe called الشَمسَthe sun أَلقَتshe would cast off قِناعَهاher veil
فَتىً لَو يُنادي الشَمسَ أَلقَت قِناعَها
أَوِor القَمَرَthe moon الساريtraveling by night لَأَلقىit would surely cast down المَقالِداthe keys
أَوِ القَمَرَ الساري لَأَلقى المَقالِدا
A young man: were he to call the sun, she would cast off her veil,
A man who, were he to call out to the sun, it would take off its veil
or the moon journeying by night, it would surrender its keys.
Or to the crescent moon, it would shed its ornaments.
وَيُصبِحُand at morning he is كَالسَيفِlike a sword الصَقيلِpolished إِذاwhen غَداhe appears at daybreak
وَيُصبِحُ كَالسَيفِ الصَقيلِ إِذا غَدا
عَلىupon ظَهرِthe surface of أَنماطٍpatterned rugs لَهُbelonging to him وَوَسائِداand cushions
عَلى ظَهرِ أَنماطٍ لَهُ وَوَسائِدا
At daybreak he is like a polished sword, when he appears
In the morning he is like a polished sword
upon his patterned rugs and cushions.
On the backs of patterns for him and pillows.
يَرىhe finds البُخلَstinginess مُرّاًbitter وَالعَطاءَand giving كَأَنَّماas though
يَرى البُخلَ مُرّاً وَالعَطاءَ كَأَنَّما
يَلَذُّhe relishes بِهِthrough it عَذباًfresh مِنَof الماءِwater بارِداcool
يَلَذُّ بِهِ عَذباً مِنَ الماءِ بارِدا
He finds stinginess bitter, and giving is as though
He sees stinginess as bitter and giving as though
he relishes fresh, cool water through it.
He takes pleasure in fresh, cool water.
وَماand no مُخدِرٌa lair-dwelling lion وَردٌtawny عَلَيهِupon it مَهابَةٌawe
وَما مُخدِرٌ وَردٌ عَلَيهِ مَهابَةٌ
أَبوfather of أَشبُلٍcubs أَمسىwas at evening بِخَفّانِat Khaffan حارِداenraged
أَبو أَشبُلٍ أَمسى بِخَفّانِ حارِدا
And no tawny lion in its lair, clothed in dread,
No coward or deserter has hope of safety
a father of cubs, grown wrathful at Khaffan by evening—
From Abu Ashbal when he attacks with his cavalry.
وَأَحلَمُand more forbearing مِنthan قَيسٍQays وَأَجرَأُand bolder مُقدَماًin attack
وَأَحلَمُ مِن قَيسٍ وَأَجرَأُ مُقدَماً
لَدىamid الرَوعِterror مِنthan لَيثٍa lion إِذاwhen راحَit goes forth at dusk حارِداenraged
لَدى الرَوعِ مِن لَيثٍ إِذا راحَ حارِدا
And he is more forbearing than Qays, and bolder in attack
More forbearing than Qays and bolder than Muqaddam
amid terror than a lion that goes forth enraged at dusk.
In the face of fears when he sets out attacking.
يَرىhe considers كُلَّeverything ماthat is دونَbelow الثَلاثينَthirty رُخصَةًan easy matter
يَرى كُلَّ ما دونَ الثَلاثينَ رُخصَةً
وَيَعدوand charges ahead إِذاwhen كانَare الثَمانونَthe eighty واحِداone
وَيَعدو إِذا كانَ الثَمانونَ واحِدا
He deems anything below thirty an easy matter,
He sees all those under thirty as an easy target
and charges ahead when eighty are as one.
And charges when the foe is but one.
وَلَمّاand when رَأَيتُI saw الرَحلَthe saddle قَدalready طالَhad lasted long وَضعُهُits lying unused
وَلَمّا رَأَيتُ الرَحلَ قَد طالَ وَضعُهُ
وَأَصبَحَand had become مِنfrom طولِthe length of الثِوايَةِthe stay هامِداmotionless
وَأَصبَحَ مِن طولِ الثِوايَةِ هامِدا
And when I saw that the saddle had long been laid aside,
When I saw the journey had become long
and had lain idle through the long sojourn,
And he despaired from the prolonged wandering,
كَسَوتُI clothed قُتودَthe wooden frame الرَحلِof the saddle عَنساًa sturdy she-camel تَخالُهاyou would take her for
كَسَوتُ قُتودَ الرَحلِ عَنساً تَخالُها
مَهاةًan oryx بِدَكداكِon the low sands of الصُفَيِّينِal-Sufayyin فاقِداbereft of her calf
مَهاةً بِدَكداكِ الصُفَيِّينِ فاقِدا
I clothed the saddle's wooden frame in a sturdy she-camel you would take for
I clad the camel litters with she-camels that seemed
an oryx on the low sands of al-Sufayyin, bereft of her calf.
Like a bellowing cow separated from the herd.
أَتارَتshe gazed intently at بِعَينَيهاwith her two eyes القَطيعَthe herd وَشَمَّرَتand hastened
أَتارَت بِعَينَيها القَطيعَ وَشَمَّرَت
لِتَقطَعَto cross عَنّيfor me سَبسَباًa desert plain مُتَباعِداfar-stretching
لِتَقطَعَ عَنّي سَبسَباً مُتَباعِدا
She fixed her eyes on the herd, and hastened
With her eyes, she startled the flock and hastened
to cross for me a far-stretching desert plain.
To cut me off from the distant caravan.
تَبُزُّshe robs يَعافيرَyoung antelopes الصَريمِthe sand-ridge كِناسَهاtheir coverts
تَبُزُّ يَعافيرَ الصَريمِ كِناسَها
وَتَبعَثُand rouses بِالفَلاin the open desert قَطاهاits sandgrouse الهَواجِداsleeping
وَتَبعَثُ بِالفَلا قَطاها الهَواجِدا
She robs the sand-ridge's young antelopes of their coverts,
She paws the ground like an ostrich ruffling its feathers
and in the open desert rouses its sleeping sandgrouse.
And sends the wild cows racing in panic.
Sol 6.1