سَقَتِwatered العِهادُthe recurring rains خَليطَthe companions of ذاكَthat المَعهَدِthe dwelling
سَقَتِ العِهادُ خَليطَ ذاكَ المَعهَدِ
رَيّاًto full saturation وَحَيّاand greeted البَرقُthe lightning بَرقَةَthe rocky tract of ثَهمَدِThahmad
رَيّاً وَحَيّا البَرقُ بَرقَةَ ثَهمَدِ
May recurring rains water the companions of that dwelling,
to their fill, and may lightning greet the rocky tract of Thahmad.
قادَhe led الجِيادَthe steeds إِلىtoward الجِيادِthe steeds عَوابِساgrim-faced
قادَ الجِيادَ إِلى الجِيادِ عَوابِسا
شُعثاًunkempt وَلَولاand but for بَأسهِhis might لَمnot تَنقدِthey submit
شُعثاً وَلَولا بَأسهِ لَم تَنقدِ
He led the steeds against the steeds, grim-faced,
unkempt; but for his might, they would not have submitted.
فيin جَحفَلٍa mighty host كَالسَيلِlike the torrent أَوor كَاللَيلِlike the night أَوor
في جَحفَلٍ كَالسَيلِ أَو كَاللَيلِ أَو
كَالقَطرِlike rain صافحclasped hands with مَوجَthe waves of بَحرٍa sea مُزبِدِfoaming
كَالقَطرِ صافح مَوجَ بَحرٍ مُزبِدِ
In a mighty host like a torrent, or the night, or
like rain clasping hands with the waves of a foaming sea.
مُتَوَقِّدِblazing الجَنَباتِthe flanks يَعتَنِقُembrace القَناthe spears
مُتَوَقِّدِ الجَنَباتِ يَعتَنِقُ القَنا
فيهِwithin it اِعتِناقُan embrace of تَواصُلٍfellowship وَتَوَدُّدِand affection
فيهِ اِعتِناقُ تَواصُلٍ وَتَوَدُّدِ
Blazing along its flanks, the spears embrace
within it in an embrace of fellowship and affection.
مُثَعَنجِرٌpouring forth abundantly بِظباwith the edges of الصَوارِمِthe keen swords مُبرِقٍflashing like lightning
مُثَعَنجِرٌ بِظبا الصَوارِمِ مُبرِقٍ
تَحتَbeneath الغُبارِthe dust وَبِالصَواهِلِand with neighing steeds مُرعِدِthundering
تَحتَ الغُبارِ وَبِالصَواهِلِ مُرعِدِ
Pouring forth, flashing with the edges of keen swords
beneath the dust, and thundering with neighing steeds.
رَدَّbrought back الظَلامَthe darkness عَلىupon الضُحىthe forenoon فَاِستَرجعand so reclaimed الthe
رَدَّ الظَلامَ عَلى الضُحى فَاِستَرجع ال
إِظلامgloom مِنfrom لَيلِthe night of العَجاجِthe billowing dust الأَربدِdusky-gray
إِظلام مِن لَيلِ العَجاجِ الأَربدِ
It brought darkness back upon the forenoon, reclaiming the
gloom from the night of dusky, billowing dust.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though نَقَشَتengraved حَوافِرُthe hooves of خَيلِهِhis horses
وَكَأَنَّما نَقَشَت حَوافِرُ خَيلِهِ
لِلناظِرينَfor the onlookers أَهِلَّةًcrescent moons فيin الجَلمَدِthe hard rock
لِلناظِرينَ أَهِلَّةً في الجَلمَدِ
And it was as though his horses' hooves had engraved
crescent moons in solid rock for those who watched.
وَكَأَنَّand as though طَرفَthe eye of الشَمسَthe sun مَطروفٌstruck in the eye وَقَدand already
وَكَأَنَّ طَرفَ الشَمسَ مَطروفٌ وَقَد
جَعَلَmade الغُبارَthe dust لَهُfor it مَكانُin place of الأَثمدantimony kohl
جَعَلَ الغُبارَ لَهُ مَكانُ الأَثمد
And as though the sun's eye had been struck, with
dust made to serve it in place of antimony kohl.
وَمُمَلَّكٍand one granted lordship رِقَّthe servitude of القَناthe spears مُستَخرِجٍdrawing forth
وَمُمَلَّكٍ رِقَّ القَنا مُستَخرِجٍ
بِاللُطفِwith subtlety أَسرارَthe secrets of الرياحِthe winds الرُكَّدِmotionless
بِاللُطفِ أَسرارَ الرياحِ الرُكَّدِ
And one made lord of the spears, his slaves, drawing forth
with subtlety the secrets of the still winds.
خُرسٌmute يُناجيهاhe whispers to them فَتَفهَمُso they understand نُطقَهُhis speech
خُرسٌ يُناجيها فَتَفهَمُ نُطقَهُ
وَتُجيبُهُand they answer him أَنفاسُهاtheir breaths بِتَصعّدِwith rising sighs
وَتُجيبُهُ أَنفاسُها بِتَصعّدِ
Mute are they; he whispers to them, and they understand his speech,
and their breaths answer him with rising sighs.
قَلِقٌrestless كَأَنَّas though الجَوَّthe air ضاقَgrew too narrow بِهِfor him فَماso he never
قَلِقٌ كَأَنَّ الجَوَّ ضاقَ بِهِ فَما
يَنفَكُّceases بَينَbetween تَوَثُّبٍleaping up وَتَهَدُّدِand threatening
يَنفَكُّ بَينَ تَوَثُّبٍ وَتَهَدُّدِ
Restless, as though the air were too narrow for him, he never
ceases alternating between leaps and threats.
وَكَأَنَّand as though هِمَّةَthe ambition of رَبِّهِhis master قالَتsaid لَهُto him
وَكَأَنَّ هِمَّةَ رَبِّهِ قالَت لَهُ
طُلgrow tall وَاِرقَand climb فيon دَرجِthe steps of المَعاليgreatness وَاِصعَدِand ascend
طُل وَاِرقَ في دَرجِ المَعالي وَاِصعَدِ
And as though his master's ambition had said to him,
'Grow tall, and climb the steps of greatness, and ascend!'
إِنَّindeed المَحامِدَpraiseworthy deeds رتبَةٌa rank لاnot يبلُغattains الthe
إِنَّ المَحامِدَ رتبَةٌ لا يبلُغ ال
إِنسانُhuman being راحَتَهاits ease إِذاif لَمnot يَجهَدِhe strives
إِنسانُ راحَتَها إِذا لَم يَجهَدِ
Indeed, praiseworthy deeds are a station; no
human being reaches its ease unless he strives.
مَنwhoever لَمnot تُبَلِّغُهُbrings him to السِيادَةَlordship نَفسُهُhis own soul
مَن لَم تُبَلِّغُهُ السِيادَةَ نَفسُهُ
دونَapart from الأُبُوَّةِpaternal ancestry لَمnot يَكُنbe بِمسوّدrecognized as a lord
دونَ الأُبُوَّةِ لَم يَكُن بِمسوّد
He whose own soul does not raise him to lordship
apart from his ancestry is no lord.
حُلَلٌrobes مِنَof المَدحِpraise أَرتَضىapproved لَكَfor you لِبسَهاwearing them
حُلَلٌ مِنَ المَدحِ أَرتَضى لَكَ لِبسَها
شُكريmy gratitude فَأَغرَبَand so wrought marvels مُفرِدٌa peerless one فيconcerning مُفرِدِa peerless one
شُكري فَأَغرَبَ مُفرِدٌ في مُفرِدِ
Robes of praise, chosen for you to wear by
my gratitude: a peerless one wrought wonders for a peerless one.
لَماwhen نَشَرتُI spread عَلَيكَover you فاخِرَthe splendid وَشيَهاtheir brocade
لَما نَشَرتُ عَلَيكَ فاخِرَ وَشيَها
قالَتsaid لَكَto you العَلياءُlofty glory أَملِhope وَجَدّدِand renew
قالَت لَكَ العَلياءُ أَملِ وَجَدّدِ
When I spread their splendid brocade over you,
lofty glory said to you, 'Hope, and renew!'
Sol 6.1