تَحِنُّyearns إلىfor شَرقيِّthe eastern side of نَعْمانَNaʿmān ناقتيmy she-camel
تَحِنُّ إلى شَرقيِّ نَعْمانَ ناقتي
وَمسْرحُهاand her grazing ground الأدنَىnearest بجَرْعاءِat Jarʿāʾ (sandy ground) مالِكِMālik
وَمسْرحُها الأدنَى بجَرْعاءِ مالِكِ
My she-camel yearns for the eastern side of Naʿmān,
And her nearest grazing ground lies at Jarʿāʾ Mālik.
ولوand if أنّهاthat she تَشكوcomplains of عِقاليmy tether حلَلْتُهاI would untie her
ولو أنّها تَشكو عِقالي حلَلْتُها
ولكنّهاbut she مَعقولةٌhobbled بعِقالكby your tether
ولكنّها مَعقولةٌ بعِقالك
And if she were complaining of my tether, I would untie her,
But she is hobbled by your tether.
أُصبِّحُهمْI attack them at dawn فيamong مَعشريmy people لِقراعِهمْto do battle with them
أُصبِّحُهمْ في مَعشري لِقراعِهمْ
وأطْرُقُهُمْand I visit them by night مُستأثِراًclaiming sole possession بوِصالكof union with you
وأطْرُقُهُمْ مُستأثِراً بوِصالك
I attack them at dawn among my people, to do battle with them,
And I visit them by night, claiming union with you for myself alone.
ولمand did not يَشْكُcomplain of قلبيmy heart قَطُّever صِدْقَthe earnestness of قِتالهِمْtheir combat
ولم يَشْكُ قلبي قَطُّ صِدْقَ قِتالهِمْ
ولكنّهbut it يَشكوcomplains of أليمَthe painfulness of قِتالكyour combat
ولكنّه يَشكو أليمَ قِتالك
And my heart has never complained of their earnest combat,
But it complains of your painful combat.
Sol 6.1