قَدindeed جاءَتِshe has come البَغلَةُthe mule السَفواءُthe thin-forelocked one يَجلِبُbrings forth مِنfrom
قَد جاءَتِ البَغلَةُ السَفواءُ يَجلِبُ مِن
هاher البَرقُthe lightning غَيثُa shower نَدىbounty يَنهَلُpours abundantly ماطِرُهُits rain-giver
ها البَرقُ غَيثُ نَدى يَنهَلُ ماطِرُهُ
The thin-forelocked mule has come; drawing forth from
The unruly she-mule has come bringing from her
Her the lightning is a shower of bounty, whose giver pours in torrents.
Flashes of lightning, a pouring rain moistening the meadows.
عَريقَةٌof ancient pedigree ناسَبَتshe resembled أَخوالَهاher maternal uncles فَلهاso hers is
عَريقَةٌ ناسَبَت أَخوالَها فَلها
بِالعُتقِthrough noble breeding مِنof كَرَمِnobility الجِنسَينِthe two breeds فاخِرهُits finest part
بِالعُتقِ مِن كَرَمِ الجِنسَينِ فاخِرهُ
Of ancient pedigree, she takes after her maternal uncles; hers is
A pure-bred, well-matched to her uncles, she has
Through noble breeding, the finest nobility of both breeds.
By her pedigree exalted fame from both parents.
مِلءُfilling الحِزامِthe girth وَمِلءُand filling اللَبَدِthe saddle-felt مُجفَرَّةًbroad-barreled
مِلءُ الحِزامِ وَمِلءُ اللَبَدِ مُجفَرَّةً
يُريكَshows you عائِبَهاher fault-finder فيin الحَسَنِbeauty حاضِرُهُits visible aspect
يُريكَ عائِبَها في الحَسَنِ حاضِرُهُ
Filling the girth and filling the saddle-felt, broad-barreled,
Her saddle and halter are fully packed, while she shows you
Her visible beauty shows you her fault-finder.
Her pace and beauty as she comes and goes.
أهدىgave as a gift لهاto her الروضُthe meadow منfrom أوصافهits qualities شِيَةًa marking
أهدى لها الروضُ من أوصافه شِيَةً
خضراءgreen ناضرةًfresh إذwhen حالfaded ناضرهits fresh verdure
خضراء ناضرةً إذ حال ناضره
The meadow gave her, from its own qualities, a marking,
The meadow offered her from its qualities a green
Green and fresh, when its own verdure faded.
Lush spot, when its greenery was freshest.
لَيسَتshe is not بِأَوَّلِthe first حَملانgift of a mount شَرِيَتyou bought بِهِwith it
لَيسَت بِأَوَّلِ حَملان شَرِيَت بِهِ
حَمدىmy praise وَلآnor هِيَshe ياذاO possessor of المَجدِglory آخِرُهُits last
حَمدى وَلآ هِيَ ياذا المَجدِ آخِرُهُ
She is not the first gift of a mount with which you bought
She's not the first camel-mare Hammad has led,
My praise, nor, O possessor of glory, is she the last.
Nor, O glorious one, will she be the last.
كَمhow many قَدindeed تَقَدَّمَهاpreceded her مِنof سابِحٍa galloping steed بِيَديin my hand
كَم قَد تَقَدَّمَها مِن سابِحٍ بِيَدي
عَنانَهُits rein وَعَلىand upon الجَوزاءal-Jawzāʾ (a constellation) حافِرُهُits hoof
عَنانَهُ وَعَلى الجَوزاء حافِرُهُ
How many a galloping steed has preceded her! In my hand
How many before her raced with loosened rein,
Its rein, and upon al-Jawzāʾ its hoof.
Their hooves striking the gravel as they sped!
Sol 6.1