أَقولُI say لِعَبدِto ʿAbd اللَهAllāh وَهناًlate at night وَدونُناand before us
أَقولُ لِعَبدِ اللَه وَهناً وَدونُنا
مُناخُthe resting ground المَطاياthe riding camels مِنfrom مِنَىًMinā فالمحصَّبُthen al-Muḥaṣṣab
مُناخُ المَطايا مِن مِنَىً فالمحصَّبُ
I say to ʿAbd Allāh late at night, while before us
I say to Abdullah here and nearby
I said to Abdullah in the deep of night, while before us lay the camels' rest between Mina and Al-Muhassab,
lies the camels’ resting ground, from Minā to al-Muḥaṣṣab:
A place for camels to rest from Mina, so the valley
"May good be yours! Cheer us with it, that perhaps an hour may pass, and a portion of the night drift by."
لَكَyours الخَيرُgoodness عَلِّلناentertain us بَهاwith it عَلَّperhaps ساعَةًan hour
لَكَ الخَيرُ عَلِّلنا بَها عَلَّ ساعَةً
تمرُّpasses وَسَهوانٌand a stretch مِنَof الليلِthe night يَذهَبُgoes by
تمرُّ وَسَهوانٌ مِنَ الليلِ يَذهَبُ
May good be yours; entertain us with it—perhaps an hour
Do good for us here for an hour
So he rose and brought his pillow near to mine, lean of belly, slender of arm, and tall of stature,
will pass, and a stretch of the night will go by.
As time passes and the night fades away
Far from him is the hoarding of a little thing from you, though scarce is his pleasure when he is wroth,
فَقامَthen he rose فأدنىand brought closer منto وِساديmy pillow وسادَهُhis pillow
فَقامَ فأدنى من وِسادي وسادَهُ
طَوِيlean البَطنِthe belly ممشوقُlong and slender الذراعينthe two arms شرحَبُtall and broad-built
طَوِي البَطنِ ممشوقُ الذراعين شرحَبُ
Then he rose and brought his pillow close to mine—
So he got up and brought his pillow near mine
He is the victorious, the auspicious, whether the caravan goes forth at eve or morn with him; the jovial, the beloved.
lean-bellied, with long, slender arms, tall and broad-built.
With a full belly and arms open wide
بَعيدٌfar removed مِنَfrom الشَّيءthe matter القَليلِtrifling اِحتِفاظُهُhis anger
بَعيدٌ مِنَ الشَّيء القَليلِ اِحتِفاظُهُ
عَلَيكَagainst you وَمَنزورُand scant الرِضاcontentment حينَwhen يَغضَبُhe becomes angry
عَلَيكَ وَمَنزورُ الرِضا حينَ يَغضَبُ
A trifling matter does not readily rouse his anger
He preserves little with him
against you; and when angered, he is hard to appease.
For you, though displeased when fate is unkind
هُوَhe الظَفِرُthe successful one المَيمونُthe auspicious one إنif راحset out in the evening أوor غداset out in the morning
هُوَ الظَفِرُ المَيمونُ إن راح أو غدا
بهِwith him الرَكبُthe caravan والتَلعابَةُand the playful one المُتَحَبَّبُwho wins affection
بهِ الرَكبُ والتَلعابَةُ المُتَحَبَّبُ
He is successful and auspicious whenever, at evening or morning,
Good fortune stays if he leaves or returns
the caravan sets out with him; he is playful and endearing.
The caravan and playful camel go where they're led
Partial English translation: 5 of 10 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1