قَنَّصتُI caught مِنfrom هَضبَةٍa hill زُرَّقاa zurraq hawk
قَنَّصتُ مِن هَضبَةٍ زُرَّقا
وأَحرَزتُand I secured مِنfrom رَهوَةٍa rise سَوذَنيقاa sawdhaniq falcon
وأَحرَزتُ مِن رَهوَةٍ سَوذَنيقا
I caught a zurraq hawk from a hill,
I hunted a gazelle from the hillsides
And secured a sawdhaniq falcon from a rise.
And captured a partridge from the meadows
فهذاso this one أَتيتُI came بهِwith it أَقمراًmoon-white
فهذا أَتيتُ بهِ أَقمراً
دَقيقَdelicate المحاسِنِthe lovely features حُلواًsweet رَشيقاgraceful
دَقيقَ المحاسِنِ حُلواً رَشيقا
This one I brought moon-white,
So I bring to you this moon-like one
Delicate in beauty, sweet and graceful.
Refined of beauty, sweet and graceful
يُقِرُّdelights العُيونَthe eyes وَيُضنيand exhausts القُلوبَthe hearts
يُقِرُّ العُيونَ وَيُضني القُلوبَ
وَيُشجيand grieves العَدُوَّthe enemy وَيُرضيand pleases الصَديقاthe friend
وَيُشجي العَدُوَّ وَيُرضي الصَديقا
It delights the eyes and leaves hearts pining,
Who gladdens the eyes and warms the hearts
And grieves the foe and pleases the friend.
And excites the enemy and satisfies a friend
تقَبّىdonned قبائَينِtwo coats وَشياًbrocade ثميناًcostly
تقَبّى قبائَينِ وَشياً ثميناً
وَبُرداًand a mantle تضَمَّنcontained رَقماًan embroidered pattern أَنيقاelegant
وَبُرداً تضَمَّن رَقماً أَنيقا
It donned two coats: costly brocade,
She is adorned with two precious bracelets
And a mantle bearing an elegant pattern.
And a fine garment embroidered with patterns
سلوكهماthe threads of both ذهَبٌgold فيin لُجَينٍsilver
سلوكهما ذهَبٌ في لُجَينٍ
كمشقِكlike your tracing فيon الرقِّthe parchment خَطاًscript دَقيقاfine
كمشقِك في الرقِّ خَطاً دَقيقا
The threads of both are gold in silver,
Their gold threads in soft skin
Like your tracing fine script on parchment.
Like your writing with ink, delicate tracings
تُشرَّبُare steeped in قائمتاهُits two legs الخَلوقَsaffron perfume
تُشرَّبُ قائمتاهُ الخَلوقَ
وَتُكحَلُand are lined with kohl ناظِرتاهُits two eyes العَقيقاcarnelian
وَتُكحَلُ ناظِرتاهُ العَقيقا
Its two legs are steeped in saffron perfume,
Her legs give drink to the onlooker
And its two eyes are lined with carnelian.
And her eyes are lined with kohl
وَهَذاand this one أَتيتُI came بهِwith it أَنمراًspeckled
وَهَذا أَتيتُ بهِ أَنمراً
مَليحَlovely الشَمائلِthe character traits نديّاًgenerous خَليقاgood-natured
مَليحَ الشَمائلِ نديّاً خَليقا
And this one I brought speckled,
And this one I bring to you, a leopard
Lovely in its ways, generous and good-natured.
Handsome in form, smooth and well-mannered
يفُكُّredeems الرُهونَthe pledges وَيَقضيand pays off الديوthe debts (first fragment)
يفُكُّ الرُهونَ وَيَقضي الديو
نَfinal fragment of 'debts' وَيُدنيand brings close النَديمthe boon companion ويُغنيand enriches الرَفيقاthe companion
نَ وَيُدني النَديم ويُغني الرَفيقا
It redeems pledges and pays the debts,
Who pays off debts and ends discord
And draws the boon companion close and enriches the friend.
And draws the companion near and entertains a friend
تقولyou would say ذُناباهُits tail جَزعٌbanded agate يَمانٍYemeni
تقول ذُناباهُ جَزعٌ يَمانٍ
وَتَحسبُand you imagine فيin مُقلَتَيهِits two eyes حَريقاa blaze
وَتَحسبُ في مُقلَتَيهِ حَريقا
You would say its tail is Yemeni banded agate,
Her tail cries out, “a Yemeni dynasty!”
And imagine a blaze in its two eyes.
And in her eyes one thinks is fire
تَظُنُّyou think لَوامِعَهُits flashes عارضاًa rain cloud
تَظُنُّ لَوامِعَهُ عارضاً
وَتَحسبُand you reckon هَدَّتَهُits crashing din منجَنيقاa catapult
وَتَحسبُ هَدَّتَهُ منجَنيقا
You take its flashes for a rain cloud,
You'd think her flashes were lightning
And its crashing din for a catapult.
And her zeal, a catapult
وَهذاand this one فَذواthen one with جُؤجُؤٍa breast ناهِدٍjutting
وَهذا فَذوا جُؤجُؤٍ ناهِدٍ
تَبطَّنَlined itself with رِقّاًparchment متيناًtough صَفيقاthick
تَبطَّنَ رِقّاً متيناً صَفيقا
And this one has a jutting breast;
And this one, a dove, tender
It has lined itself with tough, thick parchment.
Clothed in solid, unpierced armor
يُواشِكُrivals فيin الطيرانflight الرِياthe winds (first fragment)
يُواشِكُ في الطيران الرِيا
حfinal fragment of 'winds' وَيَسبقُand outstrips فيin النزوانِleaping الحريقاthe blaze
ح وَيَسبقُ في النزوانِ الحريقا
It rivals the winds in flight,
She nearly flies with the winds
And outstrips the blaze in its leaps.
And outpaces in speed a wildfire
Sol 6.1