تَجوبُshe traverses الدُجاthe darkness سكّاءُan earless female bird منfrom دونthis side of فرخِهاher chick
تَجوبُ الدُجا سكّاءُ من دون فرخِها
بِمُطلىat Mutla أَريكٍArik نَفنَفٌa chasm وَسَهوبُand broad plains
بِمُطلى أَريكٍ نَفنَفٌ وَسَهوبُ
An earless bird traverses the darkness; between her and her chick
at Mutla of Arik lie a chasm and broad plains.
فَجاءَتthen she came وقَرنُand the horn الشَمسِof the sun بادٍvisible كأنهُas though it were
فَجاءَت وقَرنُ الشَمسِ بادٍ كأنهُ
هَجانٌpure-white بصحراءِin the desert of الخَبيبِal-Khabib شَبوبُa full-grown wild bull
هَجانٌ بصحراءِ الخَبيبِ شَبوبُ
Then she came—the sun's horn showing, as though it were
a full-grown white wild bull in the desert of al-Khabib—
لِتَسقِيَto give water to أفراخاًchicks لهاof hers قَدindeed تَبَلَّلَتhad become moist
لِتَسقِيَ أفراخاً لها قَد تَبَلَّلَت
حلاقيبُthroats أَسماطٍunfledged chicks لهاof hers وَقَلوبُand hearts
حلاقيبُ أَسماطٍ لها وَقَلوبُ
to water her chicks; moist had grown
the throats of her unfledged brood, and their hearts.
قِصارُshort الخُطاthe strides زُغبُdowny الرؤوسِthe heads كأنَّهاas though they were
قِصارُ الخُطا زُغبُ الرؤوسِ كأنَّها
كراتٌballs تَلَظّىblaze مُدَّةًfor a while وَتَلوبُand circle thirstily
كراتٌ تَلَظّى مُدَّةً وَتَلوبُ
Short of stride, downy-headed, as though they were
balls that blaze awhile and circle thirstily.
Sol 6.1