عندِيI have إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle ارتاحَتِgrew eager القلوبُthe hearts
عندِي إذا ما ارتاحَتِ القلوبُ
وحنَّand yearned للصَّيدِfor the hunt الفتىthe youth الطَّروبُthe merry
وحنَّ للصَّيدِ الفتى الطَّروبُ
I have, when hearts grow eager
When hearts find peace
and the merry youth longs for the hunt,
And the keen hunter yearns for the chase
أداةُa tool رزقٍof livelihood شأنُهاits nature عجيبُwondrous
أداةُ رزقٍ شأنُها عجيبُ
يُخصِبُgrows prosperous منهاthrough it المَنزلُthe home الجَديبُbarren
يُخصِبُ منها المَنزلُ الجَديبُ
a means of livelihood, wondrous in its ways.
I have a wondrous means of livelihood
Through it, the barren home gains plenty.
With it the barren home is made fertile
كالدِّرعِlike a coat of mail أصداهاrusted it الحياthe rain السَّكوبُpouring abundantly
كالدِّرعِ أصداها الحيا السَّكوبُ
يَبعَثُهاsends it forth رامٍa marksman بهاwith it مُصيبُhitting the mark
يَبعَثُها رامٍ بها مُصيبُ
Like a coat of mail rusted by pouring rain,
Like armor it turns aside the hissing snakes
a marksman casts it, unerring with it.
Sent forth by the archer hoping for prey
عيونُهاits eyes (mesh openings) عنin place of عينِهhis eye تَنوبُstand in
عيونُها عن عينِه تَنوبُ
فيin زاخرٍsurging water تيّارُهits current صَخوبُroaring
في زاخرٍ تيّارُه صَخوبُ
Its eyes stand in for his eye
Its eyes watch for him without his glance
in surging waters whose current roars.
In the flowing stream where fish abound
لهfor him مجالٌroom to roam فيهin it أوor سُروبُpassing through
له مجالٌ فيه أو سُروبُ
إذاwhen ابتغىsought الرِّزقَlivelihood بهاwith it الطَّلوبُthe eager seeker
إذا ابتغى الرِّزقَ بها الطَّلوبُ
He has room within them to roam or pass through.
It has free range there, or narrows
When the eager seeker seeks his livelihood with it,
When the seeker of sustenance hunts with it
أعطَتْهit gave him ماwhat يذكوis fragrant وماand what يَطيبُtastes good
أعطَتْه ما يذكو وما يَطيبُ
it gives him what is fragrant and what tastes good.
It gives him food both savory and sweet
Sol 6.1