دارُdwelling حَيٍّa tribe كانَتit was لَهُمtheirs زَمَنَin the time of التَوrepentance (opening fragment)
دارُ حَيٍّ كانَت لَهُم زَمَنَ التَو
بَةِrepentance (closing fragment) لاneither عُزّلٍunarmed men وَلاnor أَكفالِinept horsemen
بَةِ لا عُزّلٍ وَلا أَكفالِ
A tribe’s dwelling, theirs once in the age of repentance;
A tribe's dwelling, once theirs in the days of repentance—
they were neither unarmed men nor helpless riders.
men neither unarmed nor inept horsemen.
لاnot أَرَىI see مِثلَهُمtheir like وَلَوand even if قَذَفَhurled الأَعthe enemies (opening fragment)
لا أَرَى مِثلَهُم وَلَو قَذَفَ الأَع
داءُenemies (closing fragment) فيهِمagainst them هَواجِرَvile utterances الأَقوالِof speech
داءُ فيهِم هَواجِرَ الأَقوالِ
I see none like them, even if enemies
I see none like them, even if their enemies hurl
hurl the most scathing words against them.
vile words against them.
مِنamong كُهولٍmiddle-aged men غُلبٍthick-necked مَلاوِيثَstalwarts قَطّاcutters (opening fragment)
مِن كُهولٍ غُلبٍ مَلاوِيثَ قَطّا
عِينَcutters (closing fragment) قَدَّleather bonds الأَسِيرِof the captive ذيbearing الأَغلالِthe shackles
عِينَ قَدَّ الأَسِيرِ ذي الأَغلالِ
Mature men, mighty and lion-like, who cut
Among mature men, thick-necked and stalwart, cutters of
the captive’s rawhide bonds and shackles.
the leather bonds of the captive in shackles.
وَهُمُand they مَهرَبُthe refuge of الذَلِيلِthe downtrodden كَماjust as يَهhe flees (opening fragment)
وَهُمُ مَهرَبُ الذَلِيلِ كَما يَه
رُبُhe flees (closing fragment) مَنwhoever خافَfeared فيamong رُؤُوسِthe summits of الجِبالِthe mountains
رُبُ مَن خافَ في رُؤُوسِ الجِبالِ
They are the humbled man’s refuge, as one in fear
They are the refuge of the downtrodden, just as
flees to the summits of the mountains.
a frightened man flees to the mountain peaks.
لاnot ضِئالٌpuny men وَلاnor عَواوِيرُcowards حَمّاburden-bearers (opening fragment)
لا ضِئالٌ وَلا عَواوِيرُ حَمّا
لُونَburden-bearers (closing fragment) يَومَon the day of الخِطابِthe appeal للأَثقالِof heavy burdens
لُونَ يَومَ الخِطابِ للأَثقالِ
No puny men, no blemished weaklings, but bearers
Neither puny nor cowardly, they bear
of heavy burdens when grave causes are pleaded.
heavy burdens on the day of appeal.
فِيin وُجُوهٍfaces شُمِّlofty العَرانِينِnose bridges أَمثاlike (opening fragment)
فِي وُجُوهٍ شُمِّ العَرانِينِ أَمثا
لِlike (closing fragment) الَدنانِيرِthe dinars شُفنَweighed بِالمِثقالِby the mithqal weight
لِ الَدنانِيرِ شُفنَ بِالمِثقالِ
Their faces bear proud, high-bridged noses,
With lofty-nosed faces, like
like dinars assayed by the mithqal’s weight.
dinars weighed by the mithqal.
أقفَرَتbecame desolate مِنهُمُdevoid of them الأَجارِبُal-Ajarib فالنَهيُand al-Nahy
أقفَرَت مِنهُمُ الأَجارِبُ فالنَهيُ
وَحَوضَىand Hawda فَرَوضَةُand the meadow of الأَدحالِal-Adhal
وَحَوضَى فَرَوضَةُ الأَدحالِ
Bereft of them lie al-Ajārib, then al-Nahy,
Al-Ajarib is deserted without them, and al-Nahy,
and Hawḍā, then Rawḍat al-Adḥāl;
and Hawda, and the meadow of al-Adhal;
فَحُبَيٌّand Hubayy فَالثَغرُand al-Thaghr فَالصَفحُand al-Safh فَالأَجand al-Ajdad (opening fragment)
فَحُبَيٌّ فَالثَغرُ فَالصَفحُ فَالأَج
دَادُal-Ajdad (closing fragment) قُفرٌdesolate فالكُورُand al-Kur كُورُKur of أُثالِUthal
دَادُ قُفرٌ فالكُورُ كُورُ أُثالِ
then Ḥubayy, al-Thaghr, al-Ṣafḥ, and al-Aj—
and Hubayy, al-Thaghr, al-Safh, and al-Ajdad—
—dād lie waste; then al-Kawr, the Kawr of Uthāl.
desolate—and al-Kur, the Kur of Uthal.
هاجَرُواthey emigrated يَطلُبُونَthey seek ماwhat وَعَدَpromised اللَGod (opening fragment)
هاجَرُوا يَطلُبُونَ ما وَعَدَ اللَ
هُGod (closing fragment) فَبانُواso they departed وَجارُهُمُand their neighbor غَيرُnot قالِhating
هُ فَبانُوا وَجارُهُمُ غَيرُ قالِ
They emigrated, seeking what God had promised;
They emigrated, seeking what God had promised,
they departed, though their neighbor bore them no hatred.
so they departed, their neighbor bearing them no ill will.
فَسَلامُso peace الإِلهِof God يَغدُوcomes each morning عَليهِمupon them
فَسَلامُ الإِلهِ يَغدُو عَليهِم
وَفُيُوءُand the shades of الفِردوسِParadise ذاتُpossessing الظِلالِshadows
وَفُيُوءُ الفِردوسِ ذاتُ الظِلالِ
May God’s peace go forth each morning upon them,
May God's peace come upon them each morning,
and the spreading shades of shadowed Paradise.
and the shades of Paradise, rich in shadow.
أَرِجاتٌfragrant ones يَقضِمنَthey nibble مِنfrom قُضُبِthe shoots of الرَندِlaurel
أَرِجاتٌ يَقضِمنَ مِن قُضُبِ الرَندِ
بِثَغرٍwith a mouth عَذبٍsweet كَشَوكِlike the thorns of السِّيالِthe sayal acacia
بِثَغرٍ عَذبٍ كَشَوكِ السِّيالِ
Stately mares nibble sprigs of fragrant rand
Fragrant ones nibble the shoots of laurel
with sweet mouths, their teeth like thorns of the sayāl.
with sweet mouths, their teeth like sayal-acacia thorns.
هَلquestion marker تَرىyou see غَيرَهاother than her/it تُطالِعُcomes into view مِنfrom بَطvalley (opening fragment)
هَل تَرى غَيرَها تُطالِعُ مِن بَط
نِvalley (closing fragment) حُبَيٍّHubayy فَروضَةِand the meadow of الأَجزالِal-Ajzal
نِ حُبَيٍّ فَروضَةِ الأَجزالِ
Do you see any others coming into view from the hollow
Do you see anything else appearing from the valley
of Ḥubayy, then Rawḍat al-Ajzāl?
of Hubayy and the meadow of al-Ajzal?
بِالخَلاياat al-Khalaya أتاكَhe came to you مِنfrom أَهلِthe people of غَرساGharsan (opening fragment)
بِالخَلايا أتاكَ مِن أَهلِ غَرسا
نَGharsan (closing fragment) بجُندٍwith a troop مُجَمَّرٍmassed بِأَزالِat Azal
نَ بجُندٍ مُجَمَّرٍ بِأَزالِ
At al-Khalāyā there came against you, from the people of Ghars—
At al-Khalaya, he came to you from the people of Gharsan
—ān, a seasoned army mustered at Aṣāl,
with a troop massed at Azal,
غَيرُnot بِدعٍa novelty مِنَamong الجِيادِfine steeds وَلاnor يَجthey are led alongside (opening fragment)
غَيرُ بِدعٍ مِنَ الجِيادِ وَلا يَج
نَبنَthey are led alongside (closing fragment) إِلاَّexcept عَلىagainst عَدُوٍّan enemy مُخالِيopenly hostile
نَبنَ إِلاَّ عَلى عَدُوٍّ مُخالِي
with steeds no strangers to war, led as remounts
no novelty among fine steeds; nor are they led alongside
only against a threatening foe.
except against an openly hostile foe.
Sol 6.1