وبيتٍand a house نشيّدهwe build it للمصيفfor summertime
وبيتٍ نشيّده للمصيف
علىon غيرno أسfoundation وثيقfirm البناءconstruction
على غير أس وثيق البناء
And a house we build for summertime,
A summer house I composed verses for,
On no firmly built foundation.
Built without a sturdy foundation,
ونحتلهand we occupy it عندat لفحthe scorching blast of الهجيرmidday heat
ونحتله عند لفح الهجير
فننعمso we enjoy comfort منعwithholding (unclear in context) بطولwith prolonged الثناءpraise
فننعم منع بطول الثناء
And we occupy it when the midday heat scorches,
We dwell in when the hot wind blows,
So we enjoy comfort [word unclear], with lengthy praise.
Enjoying it with prolonged praise,
وننقضهand we dismantle it عندat مرthe coming of الشتاءwinter
وننقضه عند مر الشتاء
إذاwhen كانit is عناfor us قليلof little الغناءuse
إذا كان عنا قليل الغناء
And we dismantle it when winter comes,
And dismantle it when winter passes,
When it is of little use to us.
Since it offers us little shelter,
فياso, oh لكfor you بيتاa house بناهhe built it الحكيمthe wise one
فيا لك بيتا بناه الحكيم
حصيناwell-fortified منagainst الحرthe heat رحبspacious الفناءcourtyard
حصينا من الحر رحب الفناء
So, what a house the wise one has built:
Oh, what a house the wise man built,
Secure against the heat, with a spacious courtyard!
Fortified from heat, expansive in space,
نصادفwe find منهfrom it أوانat the time of الهجيرmidday heat
نصادف منه أوان الهجير
قرthe chill of الصبيرdense white clouds لياليon the nights of الشتاءwinter
قر الصبير ليالي الشتاء
Within it, at the hour of midday heat, we find
We come upon during the hot wind,
The chill of dense white clouds on winter nights.
The resting place on winter nights,
ويحملand it carries ماءwater كحملlike the carrying of السحابclouds
ويحمل ماء كحمل السحاب
وليسand it does not يجودgive generously بغيرwith anything other than الهواءair
وليس يجود بغير الهواء
And it carries water as clouds carry it,
It carries water like clouds carry,
Yet it bestows nothing but air.
And gives nothing but the air,
حكىresembled فرساa horse باتspent the night فيin جلهits horsecloth
حكى فرسا بات في جله
وقدwhile already أسبلpoured down الغيثthe rain تحتbeneath السماءthe sky
وقد أسبل الغيث تحت السماء
It resembled a horse that spent the night in its horsecloth,
A horse told of spending the night uncovered,
While rain poured down beneath the sky.
With rain pouring from the sky.
Sol 6.1