هَذِهِthis البِئرُthe well قُنَّةٌQunnat (name) جَارٍJar (name) كَمَاjust as أنthat
هَذِهِ البِئرُ قُنَّةٌ جَارٍ كَمَا أن
وذَوُوهَاand its people مِنfrom كُلِّevery عَارٍdisgrace عَوَارِfree
وذَوُوهَا مِن كُلِّ عَارٍ عَوَارِ
This well is Qunnat Jar; moreover,
This well is a generous neighbor as though
its people are free of every disgrace.
Its people purified it of every defect and fault
ماؤُهَاits water للأَنَامِfor humankind جَارٍflowing كَمَاjust as أنthat
ماؤُهَا للأَنَامِ جَارٍ كَمَا أن
نَcompletion of 'that' نَدَىbounty أهلِهَاits people عَلَىupon الجَارِthe neighbor جَارِflowing
نَ نَدَى أهلِهَا عَلَى الجَارِ جَارِ
Its water flows for humankind, just as
Its water flows for people as though
its people's bounty flows to the neighbor.
Its dew drips on the neighbor, flowing, flowing
زَاخِرَاتُbrimming البِحَارِthe seas فَاقَتit surpassed
زَاخِرَاتُ البِحَارِ فَاقَت
وفاقand surpassed الأهلُthe people فيin السَّيبِbounty زَاخِرَاتِbrimming البِحَارِthe seas
وفاق الأهلُ في السَّيبِ زَاخِرَاتِ البِحَارِ
It surpassed the brimming seas,
More abundant than seas are
and its people surpassed the brimming seas in bounty.
The people in generosity, more abundant than seas
أهلُهَاits people سَادَةٌlords كِرَامٌnoble تَرَدَّdonned واthey (plural ending)
أهلُهَا سَادَةٌ كِرَامٌ تَرَدَّ وا
ثَوبَa robe مَجدٍglory وسُؤدَدٍand lordship وَوَقَارِand dignity
ثَوبَ مَجدٍ وسُؤدَدٍ وَوَقَارِ
Its people are noble lords who have donned
Its people are noble, generous, they donned
a robe of glory, lordship, and dignity.
A garment of glory, happiness, and dignity
فَمَحَطُّso, the resting place الرِّحَالِthe saddles هُمthey
فَمَحَطُّ الرِّحَالِ هُم
وأبَاةُand rejecters of الضَيمِhumiliation قِدماًfrom of old وهُمand they حُمَاةُguardians of الذِّمارِall held sacred
وأبَاةُ الضَيمِ قِدماً وهُم حُمَاةُ الذِّمارِ
So they are where travelers set down their saddles,
They are the destination of travelers
and have long spurned humiliation; they guard all they hold sacred.
And protection from wrong, forward they go, protectors of shelters
لَمnot يُخَفbe feared مِنهُمfrom them لَدَىduring السِّلمِpeace بَأسٌviolence
لَم يُخَف مِنهُم لَدَى السِّلمِ بَأسٌ
ولَدَىand during الحَربِwar كالأُسُودِlike the lions الضَّوَارِيpredatory
ولَدَى الحَربِ كالأُسُودِ الضَّوَارِي
No violence is feared from them in peace,
Among them no weakness was feared during peace
and in war they are like ravening lions.
Or war, like ferocious lions
وإِذَاand when المَحلُdrought عَمَّspread والأُرَبَىand calamity وألبَسَتِand was clothed
وإِذَا المَحلُ عَمَّ والأُرَبَى وألبَسَتِ
الأَرضُthe earth سَابِغَاتِample robes الغُبَارِdust
الأَرضُ سَابِغَاتِ الغُبَارِ
And when drought and calamity spread, and clad was
When the abode was filled, and the dunes, and earth
the earth in ample robes of dust,
Was clothed in thick dust
نَحَرُواthey slaughtered كُلَّevery أكوِمٍhigh-humped camel قَيسَرِىٍّmassive
نَحَرُوا كُلَّ أكوِمٍ قَيسَرِىٍّ
وأُمُونٍand a sure-footed she-camel لِضَيفِهِمfor their guest والجَارِand the neighbor
وأُمُونٍ لِضَيفِهِم والجَارِ
they slaughtered every massive, high-humped camel,
They slaughtered every cumulative mount
and every sure-footed she-camel, for their guest and neighbor.
For their guest and neighbor
أحيَوُاthey revived العِلمَlearning حِينَwhen صَارَbecame مَعَبرّاًa passageway
أحيَوُا العِلمَ حِينَ صَارَ مَعَبرّاً
لِلَسَّوافيfor sand-bearing winds ومَدرجاًand a pathway لِلسَّوَارِيfor night-traveling clouds
لِلَسَّوافي ومَدرجاً لِلسَّوَارِي
They revived learning when it had become a passageway
They revived knowledge when it became
for sand-bearing winds, and a pathway for night-traveling clouds.
A passage for night travelers and ladder for the elite
وفُتِىّand young men إلىtoward الجَميلِnoble deeds جَوَارٍracing
وفُتِىّ إلى الجَميلِ جَوَارٍ
وجَوَارٍand maidens إلَىtoward الجَميلِnoble deeds جَوَارِracing
وجَوَارٍ إلَى الجَميلِ جَوَارِ
And young men race toward noble deeds,
And access to the beautiful, neighboring
and maidens race toward noble deeds.
And neighboring the beautiful, neighboring
بَرَّةٌrighteousness يَحمِلُونَthey bear حِينَwhen تَصَدَّىundertook
بَرَّةٌ يَحمِلُونَ حِينَ تَصَدَّى
سَادَةُthe lords of النَّاسِpeople لاِحتِمَالto bear فِجَارِwickedness
سَادَةُ النَّاسِ لاِحتِمَال فِجَارِ
Righteousness they bear when
Innocent, they carry when the best of people
the lords of men undertake to bear wickedness.
Withstood to bear the burden of the wicked
Sol 6.1