ياO راكبrider of الوجناءَthe thick-cheeked she-camel فاقَsurpassed ذميلُهاher trotting pace
يا راكب الوجناءَ فاقَ ذميلُها
طلقَfleet الذَّميلِin trotting ومُسْتمرَّand unflagging العاسلِthe loping runner
طلقَ الذَّميلِ ومُسْتمرَّ العاسلِ
O rider of the thick-cheeked she-camel, whose trot surpasses
O rider of the camel litter, her litter outpaced her camel
The fleet trotter and the unflagging loper.
Set the camel free and keep the constantly moving she-camel
ألِفَgrew accustomed to اللُّغوبَexhaustion فلاso no مُعرَّسnight-resting place غيرُother than ماwhat
ألِفَ اللُّغوبَ فلا مُعرَّس غيرُ ما
عَذَمbit into; gnawed at (unclear here) السَّنامَthe hump ورحلِand a saddle of ميْسٍhackberry wood مائلleaning
عَذَم السَّنامَ ورحلِ ميْسٍ مائل
He is accustomed to exhaustion, with no resting place except what
He has gotten used to being led, so none shall be led except what
Gnaws at the hump [wording unclear], and a leaning saddle of hackberry wood.
Branded the hump and packed the baggage of Mays water skin
هجرhe forsook الخِداعdeceit فماso not أطَّبيenticed عَزماتهِhis resolves
هجر الخِداع فما أطَّبي عَزماتهِ
شَطُّthe bank of الفراتِthe Euphrates ولاnor جزيرةُthe island of بابلِBabylon
شَطُّ الفراتِ ولا جزيرةُ بابلِ
He has shunned deceit; his resolve was lured neither by
Abandon deceit, for I do not find his resolutions good
The Euphrates’ bank nor the island of Babylon.
The Euphrates river nor the island of Babylon
أحْططset down بكرخat Karkh الزَّابal-Zab رحلكyour saddle انهاfor it
أحْطط بكرخ الزَّاب رحلك انها
بأبيwith Abu المُهنَّدal-Muhannad خيرُthe finest منْزلِlodging for نازلِa traveler
بأبي المُهنَّد خيرُ منْزلِ نازلِ
Set down your saddle at Karkh al-Zab, for it is,
Surround Kerakh Castle with your camel litter, it is
With Abu al-Muhannad, the finest lodging for a traveler.
By my father Al-Muhannad, a better lodging place for lodgers
تجدyou will find النَّوالَbounty أعَمَّmore widespread منthan صوبthe downpour of الحياlife-giving rain
تجد النَّوالَ أعَمَّ من صوب الحيا
والبأسَand martial might أمضىmore piercing منthan ظُبىًsword-edges وعواسلِand quivering spears
والبأسَ أمضى من ظُبىً وعواسلِ
You will find bounty more widespread than pouring rain,
You will find hospitality more widespread than the direction of life
And martial might keener than sword-edges and quivering spears.
And courage more intense than a hyena and lions
Sol 6.1