عَجِبتُI marveled مِنَat الفعلاءal-Faʿlāʾ (unclear epithet) إذْwhen حُدِيَتْwere driven onward with chanting بهاcarrying her
عَجِبتُ مِنَ الفعلاء إذْ حُدِيَتْ بها
إلىtoward حَرْبwar against خيرِthe best of الأَوصياءthe legatees الطلائحexhausted camels
إلى حَرْب خيرِ الأَوصياء الطلائح
I marveled at al-Faʿlāʾ, borne onward to the camel-drivers’ chant,
I'm amazed at the jurists when war against
to war against the best of the legatees on exhausted camels.
The best of guardians was declared against them
أَتَتْshe came نحوهtoward him ركضاًat a gallop يحفّthrongs بِرَحْلِهَاaround her saddle
أَتَتْ نحوه ركضاً يحفّ بِرَحْلِهَا
منfrom among القومِthe people غادٍone going forth فيin الفعالdeeds ورائحُand one returning
من القومِ غادٍ في الفعال ورائحُ
She came galloping toward him, her saddle thronged
They hastened towards him, their mounts surrounding him,
by men going forth and returning, engaged in their deeds.
While some people had departed, acting and going away
وَقَدْand indeed أُمِرَتْshe was commanded أنthat لاnot تُفارقshe leave بيتَهاher house
وَقَدْ أُمِرَتْ أن لا تُفارق بيتَها
فَسَارتْso she set out لأبطالagainst the champions of الحروبwars تكافِحُshe fights head-on
فَسَارتْ لأبطال الحروب تكافِحُ
Though she had been commanded not to leave her house,
They were ordered not to leave their homes
she set out to fight the champions of war.
Yet they went to the heroes of wars, fighting
تُوبّخُهاrebuke her حتىeven الكَلابُthe dogs لِفِعْلِهاfor her deed
تُوبّخُها حتى الكَلابُ لِفِعْلِها
وتُنصحُand she is counseled لوif أجدتْdid any good هناكthere النّصائحُcounsels
وتُنصحُ لو أجدتْ هناك النّصائحُ
Even the dogs rebuke her for her deed,
Even dogs rebuke them for their deed
and she is counseled—if counsel could do any good there.
And advise, if only they found advice there
فياso, oh عَجَبَاwhat wonder مِمَّنْat those who يُحسِّنُportrays as good فِعْلَهَاher deed
فيا عَجَبَا مِمَّنْ يُحسِّنُ فِعْلَهَا
وقدand indeed لامَهاreproached her حتّىeven الكلابُthe dogs النَّوابحُthe barking ones
وقد لامَها حتّى الكلابُ النَّوابحُ
How astonishing, then, are those who commend her deed,
So what a wonder from one who praises their deed
when even the barking dogs have reproached her.
When even barking dogs blamed them
Sol 6.1