كَأَنَّas though رِعالَهُنَّtheir bands بِوارِداتٍat Waridat
كَأَنَّ رِعالَهُنَّ بِوارِداتٍ
وَقَدand already نَكَّبنَthey veered aside أَسفَلَthe lower part of ذاتِDhat هامِHam
وَقَد نَكَّبنَ أَسفَلَ ذاتِ هامِ
Their bands at Waridat seemed—
having skirted the lower reaches of Dhat Ham—
قَوارِبُwater-seekers مِنof قَطاsandgrouse مَرّانَMarran جَونٌdark
قَوارِبُ مِن قَطا مَرّانَ جَونٌ
غَدَونَthey set out at dawn مِنfrom النَواصِفِal-Nawasif أَوor خِزامِKhizam
غَدَونَ مِن النَواصِفِ أَو خِزامِ
like dark, water-seeking sandgrouse of Marran,
setting out at dawn from al-Nawasif or Khizam.
فَكانَso it was هُوَit الشَفاءَthe cure فَبَرَّزَتهُand she brought it forth
فَكانَ هُوَ الشَفاءَ فَبَرَّزَتهُ
ضَلِيعَbroad-ribbed الجِسمِthe body رابِيَةَrising high الحِزامِthe girth
ضَلِيعَ الجِسمِ رابِيَةَ الحِزامِ
So it was the cure, and she brought it forth—
broad-bodied, high at the girth.
تَقُدُّshe cleaves الجَريَthe running مُنقَبِضاًdrawn tight حَشاهاher belly
تَقُدُّ الجَريَ مُنقَبِضاً حَشاها
كَشاةِlike an antelope of الرَبلِrabl herbage تُرمىbeing shot بِالسِهامِwith arrows
كَشاةِ الرَبلِ تُرمى بِالسِهامِ
She slices along at a run, her belly drawn tight,
like an antelope among rabl herbage, shot at with arrows.
أَهانَhe held cheap لَهاfor her الطعامَthe food فَلَمand did not تُضِعهُwaste it
أَهانَ لَها الطعامَ فَلَم تُضِعهُ
غَداةَon the morning of الرَوعِterror إِذwhen أَزَمَتbit down أَزامِCalamity
غَداةَ الرَوعِ إِذ أَزَمَت أَزامِ
He spared her no food, and she did not waste it
on the morning of terror, when Calamity bit down.
لَعَمرُby the life of أَبيكَyour father ياO وَبرَWabr بنَson of أَوسٍAws
لَعَمرُ أَبيكَ يا وَبرَ بنَ أَوسٍ
لَقَدindeed أَخزَيتَyou disgraced قَومَكَyour people فيin الكَلامِspeech
لَقَد أَخزَيتَ قَومَكَ في الكَلامِ
By your father's life, O Wabr son of Aws,
you have indeed disgraced your people in speech.
لَقَدindeed أَخزَيتَهُمyou disgraced them خِزياًdisgrace مُبِيناًmanifest
لَقَد أَخزَيتَهُم خِزياً مُبِيناً
مُقِيماًenduring ماas long as أَقَامَremain ابناthe two sons of شَمامِShamam
مُقِيماً ما أَقَامَ ابنا شَمامِ
Indeed, you have brought them manifest disgrace,
enduring as long as Shamam's two sons remain.
مَتَىwhenever أَكَلَتeat لُحُومَهُمُtheir flesh كِلابِيmy dogs
مَتَى أَكَلَت لُحُومَهُمُ كِلابِي
أَكَلتَyou gnaw يَدَيكَyour two hands مِنfrom جَرَبٍmange تِهاميTihami
أَكَلتَ يَدَيكَ مِن جَرَبٍ تِهامي
Whenever my dogs eat their flesh,
you gnaw your hands from Tihami mange.
أَتَترُكُdo you leave مَعشَراًa people قَتَلُواthey killed هُذَيلاًHudhayl
أَتَترُكُ مَعشَراً قَتَلُوا هُذَيلاً
وَتُوعِدُنِيand threaten me بِقَتلىover slain men مِنfrom جُذامِJudham
وَتُوعِدُنِي بِقَتلى مِن جُذامِ
Do you leave alone a people who killed Hudhayl
and threaten me over slain men from Judham?
وَلَمyet did not تَفعَلyou act كَماas فَعَلَdid ابنُthe son of قيسٍQays
وَلَم تَفعَل كَما فَعَلَ ابنُ قيسٍ
وَعِرقُand the root الصَدقِintegrity فيamong الأَقوامِthe clans نامِflourishing
وَعِرقُ الصَدقِ في الأَقوامِ نامِ
Yet you did not act as Ibn Qays did,
and the root of integrity flourishes among the clans.
سَرىhe travelled by night بِمُقاعِسٍwith Muqa'is وَتَرَكتَwhile you abandoned عَوفاًAwf
سَرى بِمُقاعِسٍ وَتَرَكتَ عَوفاً
وَنِمتَand you slept وَلَمwhile did not يَنَمsleep لَيلَthe night التَمامِthe full length
وَنِمتَ وَلَم يَنَم لَيلَ التَمامِ
He travelled by night with Muqa'is, while you abandoned Awf;
you slept, while he stayed awake the whole night.
فَأَصبَحَso by morning دُونَهُbefore him بَقَرُwild cattle of التَناهيthe pools
فَأَصبَحَ دُونَهُ بَقَرُ التَناهي
وَأَصبَحَand by morning حَولَكُمaround you فِرَقُflocks of البِهامِlambs and kids
وَأَصبَحَ حَولَكُم فِرَقُ البِهامِ
By morning, the wild cattle of the pools were before him,
while around you stood flocks of lambs and kids.
كَذيlike one with داءٍan ailment بِإِحدىin one of خِصيَتَيهِhis two testicles
كَذي داءٍ بِإِحدى خِصيَتَيهِ
وَأُخرىand the other ماnot تَشَكّىcomplained مِنof سَقامِillness
وَأُخرى ما تَشَكّى مِن سَقامِ
Like a man with an ailment in one of his testicles,
while the other complained of no illness:
أَلحَّhe persisted عَلىagainst الصِيحَةِthe cry (likely: the healthy one) فَاِنتَحاهاthen he aimed at it
أَلحَّ عَلى الصِيحَةِ فَاِنتَحاها
بِسِكِّينٍwith a knife لَهُof his ذَكَرٍhard-tempered هُذامِkeen-cutting
بِسِكِّينٍ لَهُ ذَكَرٍ هُذامِ
he pressed upon the healthy one [apparently intended], then aimed at it
with his hard-tempered, keen-cutting knife.
فَضَمَّthen he gathered ثِيابَهُhis clothes مِنin غَيرِthe absence of بُرءٍhealing
فَضَمَّ ثِيابَهُ مِن غَيرِ بُرءٍ
عَلىover شَعراءَa hairy one تُنقِضُthrobs بِالبِهامِunder the thumb
عَلى شَعراءَ تُنقِضُ بِالبِهامِ
Then, still uncured, he gathered his clothes
over a hairy one that throbbed beneath the thumb.
كَذلِكَthus يُضرَبُis beaten الثَورُthe bull المُعَنّىthe tormented
كَذلِكَ يُضرَبُ الثَورُ المُعَنّى
لِبَشربَso that it may drink (apparent typo) وارِدُthose coming to water البَقَرِthe cattle العيامِthirsty
لِبَشربَ وارِدُ البَقَرِ العيامِ
Thus the tormented bull is beaten,
so that the thirsty cattle coming to water may drink.
Sol 6.1