أis it? أنbecause أمرعتfound lush pasture معزىgoats عطيقةʿAṭīqa وارتعتand grazed
أ أن أمرعت معزى عطيقة وارتعت
تلاعاًgullies منof المروتal-Marut أحوىmade dark-green حميمهاtheir summer rain
تلاعاً من المروت أحوى حميمها
Was it because ʿAṭīqa's goats found lush pasture and grazed
I roamed with a dear friend in meadows green,
in the gullies of al-Marut, made dark-green by their summer rain,
Sipping sweet draughts of wine our thirst to quench.
تعرضتyou challenged ليagainst me حتىuntil ضربتكI struck you ضربةa blow
تعرضت لي حتى ضربتك ضربة
علىon الرأسٍthe head يكبوfalls forward لليدينonto both hands أميمهاits brain-wounded victim
على الرأسٍ يكبو لليدين أميمها
that you challenged me until I struck you a blow
You came upon me till with sudden blow
on the head, whose brain-wounded victim falls onto his hands?
Upon my head you brought your hand to clench.
إذاwhen قاسهاmeasures it الآسيthe healer النطاسيthe expert أرعشتsets trembling
إذا قاسها الآسي النطاسي أرعشت
أناملfingertips كفيهof his two hands وجاشتand surged هزومهاits cavities
أنامل كفيه وجاشت هزومها
When the expert healer measures it, it sets trembling
When touched by soft and slender fingers five,
the fingertips of his hands, and its cavities seethe.
My trembling hands could scarce their grasp unclench.
كليبKulayb لئامbase men الناسmankind قدindeed تعلمونهyou all know it
كليب لئام الناس قد تعلمونه
وأنتand you إذاwhen عدتare counted كليبKulayb لئيمهاtheir basest man
وأنت إذا عدت كليب لئيمها
Kulayb are base among men; you all know it well.
You know this dog is shunned by all mankind,
And you, when Kulayb are counted, are their basest man:
Yet if a dog, I'm of the noblest blench.
لقىa castoff مقعدcrippled الأحسابancestral honors منقطعcut off بهwith him
لقى مقعد الأحساب منقطع به
إذاwhen القومthe men رامواpursued خطةan undertaking لاnot يرومهاhe pursues it
إذا القوم راموا خطة لا يرومها
a castoff, crippled in ancestral honor, left stranded—
When men agree upon a treacherous plot,
when the men pursue an undertaking, he does not pursue it.
My place is empty on the traitor's bench.
أترجوdoes it hope? كليبKulayb أنthat يجيءwill come حديثهاits present
أترجو كليب أن يجيء حديثها
بخيرwith good وقدand already أعبىwearied كليباKulayb قديمهاits past
بخير وقد أعبى كليبا قديمها
Does Kulayb hope that its present will bring
You hoped, o dog, her sweet words comfort brought,
good, when its past has already wearied Kulayb?
When you had wearied her with whines unstrench'd.
علىin عهدthe time of ذيpossessor of القرنينthe two horns كانتwere مجاشعMujashiʿ
على عهد ذي القرنين كانت مجاشع
أعزاءmighty لاnot يسطيعهاcan overpower them منwhoever يضيمهاoppresses them
أعزاء لا يسطيعها من يضيمها
In the time of Dhu al-Qarnayn, Mujashiʿ were
In days of horned beast, soft constancy
mighty: no one who would oppress them could overpower them.
Was found in maidens, not to be estranged.
Sol 6.1