ياO صاحِبيَّmy two companions أَثيراهاrouse them, you two علىin عَجَلٍhaste
يا صاحِبيَّ أَثيراها على عَجَلٍ
هُوجاًheadlong إِلىtoward عَذَباتِedges الوِرْدِthe watering place تَسْتَبقُrace one another
هُوجاً إِلى عَذَباتِ الوِرْدِ تَسْتَبقُ
O my two companions, rouse them in haste,
My friend, let's hasten at dawn
Headlong, racing toward the edges of the watering place.
To the sweet fields of roses
اللَّيْلُthe night يَعْلَمُknows ماwhat تُخْفِيconceal أَضالِعهُits ribs
اللَّيْلُ يَعْلَمُ ما تُخْفِي أَضالِعهُ
مِنّيfrom me وَيُبْدِيهِand reveals it مِنْfrom أَحْشائِهِits entrails الفلَقُdaybreak
مِنّي وَيُبْدِيهِ مِنْ أَحْشائِهِ الفلَقُ
Night knows what its ribs conceal
The night knows what my ribs conceal
From me; dawn reveals it from its entrails.
And the dawn reveals it through its cracks
أَسْريI travel by night وَلاand do not أَتَأَرَّىlinger فيin مُغَمِّضَةٍa dark ordeal
أَسْري وَلا أَتَأَرَّى في مُغَمِّضَةٍ
يَعْيَىis baffled بِأَمْثالِهاby the likes of it الهَيّابَةُthe timid man الفَرِقُfearful
يَعْيَى بِأَمْثالِها الهَيّابَةُ الفَرِقُ
I travel by night and do not tarry in a dark ordeal,
I walk steadily, not hesitating in bewilderment
The likes of which baffle the timid, fearful man.
Which diminishes the valor of the brave
وَأَرْكَبُand I embark on الأَمْرَthe venture تَسْتَوْشيcall forth عَواقِبُهُits consequences
وَأَرْكَبُ الأَمْرَ تَسْتَوْشي عَواقِبُهُ
خَطْباًa calamity يُصافِحُshakes hands with فيهِin it الأَعْيُنَthe eyes الأَرَقُsleeplessness
خَطْباً يُصافِحُ فيهِ الأَعْيُنَ الأَرَقُ
And I embark on a venture whose consequences call forth
And I embark on the matter, awaiting its consequences
A calamity in which sleeplessness shakes hands with eyes.
A perilous affair, agitating the eyes of the sleepy
فَلْلِعُلاso, for glory قُحَمٌperils يَغْشَىbraves مَصاعِبَهاits hardships
فَلْلِعُلا قُحَمٌ يَغْشَى مَصاعِبَها
ثَبْتُsteadfast المَقارمِthe encounters فيin أَسْيافِهِhis swords قَلَقُrestlessness
ثَبْتُ المَقارمِ في أَسْيافِهِ قَلَقُ
For glory has perils; its hardships are braved
So let there be sturdy steeds penetrating its dangers
By one steadfast in combat, with restlessness in his swords:
With the firmness of lances in their sheaths, restless
أَغَرُّradiant لاnot يَتَقَرّىprobes عُودَهُhis timber خَوَرٌweakness
أَغَرُّ لا يَتَقَرّى عُودَهُ خَوَرٌ
وَلاand not يَرِفُّflutters علىover أَخْلاقِهِhis character مَلَقُflattery
وَلا يَرِفُّ على أَخْلاقِهِ مَلَقُ
Radiant—no weakness probes his timber,
I am reckless, whose will is not softened by luxury
Nor does flattery flutter over his character.
Nor is my nature corrupted by daintiness
إِذاwhen انْجَلَىcleared away النَّقْعُthe dust عَنْهُfrom him عِنْدَat مَعْرَكَةٍa battle
إِذا انْجَلَى النَّقْعُ عَنْهُ عِنْدَ مَعْرَكَةٍ
تَقاسَمَتْهُshared him among themselves علىacross أَرْجائِهاits reaches الحَدَقُthe eyes
تَقاسَمَتْهُ على أَرْجائِها الحَدَقُ
When the dust clears from him in battle,
When the glittering swords are unsheathed in battle
Eyes across its expanse share him among themselves.
And the eyes share watching over its bounds
Sol 6.1