لَهُمthey have إِبلٌcamels لاnot مِنْfrom دياتٍblood-money payments وَلَمْand did not تَكُنْbe
لَهُم إِبلٌ لا مِنْ دياتٍ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ
مُهوراًbridal payments ولاnor مِنْfrom مَكْسَبٍa means of gain غَيرwithout طائِلِworth
مُهوراً ولا مِنْ مَكْسَبٍ غَير طائِلِ
They have camels—not from blood money, nor were they
They have camels, not from blood-money nor were they
bridal payments, nor from any paltry means of gain.
Dowries, nor from any great gain,
وَلَكِنbut حماهاhe guarded them مِنfrom شَماطيطscattered bands غارَةٍa raid
وَلَكِن حماها مِن شَماطيط غارَةٍ
حَلالَlawful spoils العَواليthe spearpoints فارِسٌa horseman غَيرُnot سائِلِa beggar
حَلالَ العَوالي فارِسٌ غَيرُ سائِلِ
But from a raid’s scattered bands they were guarded—
But a horseman, not asking payment, protected them
lawful spoils of spearpoints—by a horseman, no beggar.
From the raids of bandits.
مُحَبّسَةkept in reserve فيin كُلِّevery رسلease وَنجدَةٍand hardship
مُحَبّسَة في كُلِّ رسل وَنجدَةٍ
وَقَدand indeed عُرِفَتhave been recognized أَلوانُهاtheir colors فيin المَعاقِلِblood-money payments
وَقَد عُرِفَت أَلوانُها في المَعاقِلِ
Kept in reserve through ease and hardship,
Confined on every march and raid,
their colors are well known in blood-money payments.
Their colors were known in the fortresses,
متابيعُwith calves following بَسطٌunfettered with their calves متئماتٌbearing twins رَواجِعٌlowing repeatedly
متابيعُ بَسطٌ متئماتٌ رَواجِعٌ
كَماas رجّعَتْshe repeated her lowing فيin لَيلِهاher night أُمُّa mother حائِلِa female camel calf
كَما رجّعَتْ في لَيلِها أُمُّ حائِلِ
With calves following, unfettered, bearing twins, lowing repeatedly,
With outstretched forelegs, fully laden, turning back
as a she-calf’s mother lows through her night.
As Umm Hail turned back in her night.
Sol 6.1