انظُرlook إِلَىat نَاقَتيmy she-camel فِيin سَاحَةِopen ground الوَادِيthe valley
انظُر إِلَى نَاقَتي فِي سَاحَةِ الوَادِي
شَدِيدَةٌstrong بِالسُّرَىin night travel مِنfrom تَحتِbeneath مَيَّادِa swaying rider
شَدِيدَةٌ بِالسُّرَى مِن تَحتِ مَيَّادِ
Look at my she-camel in the valley’s open ground,
Strong in night travel beneath a swaying rider.
إذَاwhen اشتَكَتshe complains مِنof كَلاَلِweariness البَينِseparation أوعَدَهَاpromised her
إذَا اشتَكَت مِن كَلاَلِ البَينِ أوعَدَهَا
رُوحُthe spirit القُدُومِarrival فَتَحيَاso she revives عِندَat مِيعَادِيmy promise
رُوحُ القُدُومِ فَتَحيَا عِندَ مِيعَادِي
When she complains of separation’s weariness, a promise comes to her
From the spirit of arrival, and she revives at my promise.
لَهَاfor her بِوَجهِكَin your face نُورٌa light تَستَضيءshe lights her way بِهِby it
لَهَا بِوَجهِكَ نُورٌ تَستَضيء بِهِ
وَفِيand in نَوالِكَyour bounty مِنfrom أعقَابِهَاbehind her حَادِيa singing camel-driver
وَفِي نَوالِكَ مِن أعقَابِهَا حَادِي
In your face she has a light by which she finds her way,
And in your bounty is a camel-driver singing behind her.
Sol 6.1