وَطِئناwe trod رِياضَmeadows الزَعفَرانِsaffron وَأَمسَكَتand caught
وَطِئنا رِياضَ الزَعفَرانِ وَأَمسَكَت
عَلَيناfor us البُزاةُthe goshawks البيضُwhite حُمرَred ones الدَرارِجِthe francolins
عَلَينا البُزاةُ البيضُ حُمرَ الدَرارِجِ
We trod the saffron meadows, and
We trod the saffron meadows, and caught
the white goshawks caught the red partridges for us.
for us by the white goshawks were red francolins.
وَلَمand did not تَحمِهاshield them الأَدغالُthe thickets مِنّاfrom us وَإِنَّماbut rather
وَلَم تَحمِها الأَدغالُ مِنّا وَإِنَّما
أَبَحناwe laid open حِماهاtheir sanctuary بِالكِلابِwith the hounds النَوابِجِbarking
أَبَحنا حِماها بِالكِلابِ النَوابِجِ
The thickets did not shield them from us; instead,
Nor did the thickets shield them from us; rather,
we breached their sanctuary with baying hounds—
we breached their sanctuary with barking hounds:
بِمُستَروِحاتٍwith scenting hounds سابِحاتٍswimming بُطونُهاtheir bellies
بِمُستَروِحاتٍ سابِحاتٍ بُطونُها
عَلىon الأَرضِthe ground أَمثالَlike السِهامِthe arrows الزَوالِجِskimming
عَلى الأَرضِ أَمثالَ السِهامِ الزَوالِجِ
hounds scenting the wind and racing, their bellies
with scenting hounds, their bellies swimming
skimming the ground like darting arrows;
along the ground like skimming arrows;
وَمُستَشرِفاتٍand craning upward بِالهَواديwith their necks كَأَنَّهاas though they were
وَمُستَشرِفاتٍ بِالهَوادي كَأَنَّها
وَماand what عَقَفَتbent مِنهاof them رُؤوسُheads الصَوالِجِof polo sticks
وَما عَقَفَت مِنها رُؤوسُ الصَوالِجِ
and hounds craning aloft with their necks, as though
and others craning their necks, as though they,
those among them that curved were heads of polo mallets;
with their curves, were the heads of polo sticks;
وَمِنand among دالِعاتٍlolling out أَلسُناًtongues فَكَأَنَّهاso they seemed like
وَمِن دالِعاتٍ أَلسُناً فَكَأَنَّها
لِحىًbeards مِنof رِجالٍmen خاضِعينَbowed كَواسِجِscant-bearded
لِحىً مِن رِجالٍ خاضِعينَ كَواسِجِ
and some with tongues lolling out, as though those tongues were
and some lolling out their tongues, as though these were
beards on submissive, scant-bearded men.
the beards of bowed, scant-bearded men.
فَلَيناwe combed بِهاwith them الغيطانَthe lowlands فَلياًa combing كَأَنَّهاas though they were
فَلَينا بِها الغيطانَ فَلياً كَأَنَّها
أَنامِلُfingertips إِحدىone of الغانِياتِthe beautiful women الحَوالِجِcotton-ginners
أَنامِلُ إِحدى الغانِياتِ الحَوالِجِ
With them we combed the lowland fields thoroughly, as though they were
We thoroughly combed the lowlands with them, as though they were
the fingertips of a fair woman carding cotton.
the fingertips of one of the beautiful women ginning cotton.
قَرَنّاwe paired بُزاةًgoshawks بِالصُقورِwith the falcons وَحَوَّمَتand circled
قَرَنّا بُزاةً بِالصُقورِ وَحَوَّمَت
شَواهينُناour peregrines مِنfrom بَعدِafter صَيدِthe hunting of الزَمامِجِthe buzzards
شَواهينُنا مِن بَعدِ صَيدِ الزَمامِجِ
We paired goshawks with falcons, and in circles flew
We paired goshawks with falcons, and circling were
our peregrines, after hunting the zamālij birds.
our peregrines after the buzzards' hunt.
Sol 6.1