وَأَخرَجَand he thrust out مِنfrom تَحتِbeneath العَجاجَةِthe dust cloud صَدرَهُhis chest
وَأَخرَجَ مِن تَحتِ العَجاجَةِ صَدرَهُ
وَهزَّand shook اللِجامَthe bridle رأسُهُhis head فَتَصَلصَلاso it jingled
وَهزَّ اللِجامَ رأسُهُ فَتَصَلصَلا
He thrust his chest out from beneath the dust cloud,
and his head shook the bridle, making it jingle,
أَمامbefore هَوِيِّa headlong rush لاnot يُنادَىis called وَلِيدُهُits child
أَمام هَوِيِّ لا يُنادَى وَلِيدُهُ
وَشَدِّand a charge وَأَمرِand a command بالعِنانِthrough the rein لِيُرسَلاthat he be released
وَشَدِّ وَأَمرِ بالعِنانِ لِيُرسَلا
before a headlong rush in which no child is called,
and a charge, and a command through the rein to let him loose.
وَلاَand not مَلِقٌa skittish horse يَنزُوleaps ويُندِرُand drops رَوثَهُhis dung
وَلاَ مَلِقٌ يَنزُو ويُندِرُ رَوثَهُ
أُحادَone by one إِذاwhenever فَأسُthe bit اللِجامِof the bridle تَصَلصَلاrattled
أُحادَ إِذا فَأسُ اللِجامِ تَصَلصَلا
Nor was he a skittish horse, leaping and dropping his dung
one piece at a time whenever the bridle's bit rattled.
تَنَحَّىleaned over عَلَيهِover him كُلُّevery أَسقَفَstoop-necked جانىءٍbowing
تَنَحَّى عَلَيهِ كُلُّ أَسقَفَ جانىءٍ
بِجَبهتِهِwith his forehead حَتّىuntil يَكِلَّhe grows weary وَيَعمَلاand labors
بِجَبهتِهِ حَتّى يَكِلَّ وَيَعمَلا
Every stoop-necked, bowing figure leaned over him,
with lowered brow, until he wearied at his work.
فَأَبرَزَthen he laid bare عَنfrom أَثرٍa mark قَدِيمٍancient كَأَنَّهُas though it were
فَأَبرَزَ عَن أَثرٍ قَدِيمٍ كَأَنَّهُ
مَدَبُّthe trail دَبىًlocust nymphs سُودٍblack سَرىtraveled by night ثُمَّthen أَسهَلاreached level ground
مَدَبُّ دَبىً سُودٍ سَرى ثُمَّ أَسهَلا
Then he laid bare an ancient mark, as though it were
the trail of black locust nymphs that traveled by night, then reached the plain—
ضَلالَthe wandering خَوِيٍّKhawiyy إِذwhen تَفَوَّزَhe crossed the desert عَنaway from حِمىًa protected pasture
ضَلالَ خَوِيٍّ إِذ تَفَوَّزَ عَن حِمىً
لِيَشرَبَto drink غِبّاًon alternate days بِالنِباجِat al-Nibaj وَنَبتَلاand Nabtal
لِيَشرَبَ غِبّاً بِالنِباجِ وَنَبتَلا
Khawiyy's wandering, when he crossed the desert away from a protected pasture
to drink on alternate days at al-Nibaj and Nabtal.
وَيَومَand the day دَعاcalled وِلدانُكُمyour boys عِبدُthe slave of كَودَرٍKawdar
وَيَومَ دَعا وِلدانُكُم عِبدُ كَودَرٍ
فَخالُواso they imagined لَدىwith الداعِيthe caller ثَرِيداtharid, a bread-and-meat dish مُفَلفَلاpeppered
فَخالُوا لَدى الداعِي ثَرِيدا مُفَلفَلا
And the day Kawdar's slave called your boys,
they imagined the caller had peppered tharid.
وَقىprotected اِبنُson of زِيادٍZiyad وَهوَand he is عُقبَةُʿUqbah خَيرِكُمthe best of you
وَقى اِبنُ زِيادٍ وَهوَ عُقبَةُ خَيرِكُم
هُبيرةَHubayrah يَنزُوleaping فِيin الحَدِيدِiron مُكَبَّلاshackled
هُبيرةَ يَنزُو فِي الحَدِيدِ مُكَبَّلا
Ibn Ziyad—ʿUqbah—protected the best of you,
Hubayrah, leaping in iron, shackled.
وَباتَand spent the night فَرِيقٌa band يَنضَحونَsweating كَأَنَّماas though
وَباتَ فَرِيقٌ يَنضَحونَ كَأَنَّما
سُقُواthey were given to drink ناطِفاًa sweet drink مِنfrom أَذرِعاتٍAdhriʿat مُفَلفَلاpeppered
سُقُوا ناطِفاً مِن أَذرِعاتٍ مُفَلفَلا
And a band spent the night sweating, as though
they had been given a peppered sweet drink from Adhriʿat.
قُرُومٍnoble chiefs تَسامَىrose high عِندَat بابٍa doorway دِفاعُهُits jostling
قُرُومٍ تَسامَى عِندَ بابٍ دِفاعُهُ
كَأَنas though يُؤخَذُis seized المَرءُthe man الكَرِيمُnoble فَيُقتَلاand then is killed
كَأَن يُؤخَذُ المَرءُ الكَرِيمُ فَيُقتَلا
Noble chiefs, whose jostling mounted at a doorway,
as though a noble man were being seized and killed.
كَماjust as حُلَّwas unfastened عَنfrom وَقرىa laden she-camel وَقَدwhen already عَضَّhad bitten حِنوُهاher saddle-bow
كَما حُلَّ عَن وَقرى وَقَد عَضَّ حِنوُها
بِغارِبِهاinto her withers حَتّىuntil أَرادَit was about لِيَجزِلاto cut through
بِغارِبِها حَتّى أَرادَ لِيَجزِلا
As a burden was unfastened from a laden she-camel, whose saddle-bow had bitten
into her withers until it nearly cut through.
Sol 6.1