تَنَكَّرَhas turned hostile صالِحٌṢāliḥ فَضَبابُso the Ḍibāb قَيسٍof Qays
تَنَكَّرَ صالِحٌ فَضَبابُ قَيسٍ
ضَبابٌlizards يَتَّقينَthey guard themselves مِنagainst اِحتِراشِlizard-hunting
ضَبابٌ يَتَّقينَ مِن اِحتِراشِ
Ṣāliḥ has turned hostile; so the Ḍibāb of Qays
are lizards wary of being hunted.
فَقَدfor indeed ظَعَنواthey departed وَماand not زَجَرواthey were driven off بِصَوتٍby a cry
فَقَد ظَعَنوا وَما زَجَروا بِصَوتٍ
فَيَذعَرَهُمso it might frighten them وَلاnor طُعِنواthey were pierced بِراشِby a shaft
فَيَذعَرَهُم وَلا طُعِنوا بِراشِ
For they have departed, not driven by any cry
to frighten them, nor pierced by a shaft.
لِضَربَةُsurely a blow فارِسٍa horseman's فيon يَومِa day حَربٍof battle
لِضَربَةُ فارِسٍ في يَومِ حَربٍ
تُطيرُsends flying الرَوحَthe soul مِنكَfrom you مَعَtogether with الفِراشِskull fragments
تُطيرُ الرَوحَ مِنكَ مَعَ الفِراشِ
Surely a horseman's blow on a day of battle,
sending your soul flying with fragments of your skull,
أَخَفُّeasier عَلَيكَon you مِنthan سُقمٍa sickness طَويلٍlong
أَخَفُّ عَلَيكَ مِن سُقمٍ طَويلٍ
وَمَوتٍand death بَعدَafter ذاكَthat عَلىupon الفِراشِthe bed
وَمَوتٍ بَعدَ ذاكَ عَلى الفِراشِ
is easier on you than a long sickness
and death thereafter upon the bed;
وَحَتفٌand a death مِثلُlike حَتفِthe death أَبيof Abū ذُؤَيبٍDhuʾayb
وَحَتفٌ مِثلُ حَتفِ أَبي ذُؤَيبٍ
وَنكزٌand a snakebite مِثلُlike نَكزِthe snakebite أَبيof Abū خِراشِKhirāsh
وَنكزٌ مِثلُ نَكزِ أَبي خِراشِ
and so is a death like Abū Dhuʾayb's,
and a snakebite like Abū Khirāsh's.
أَراناI see us فيin مُضَلِّلَةٍa bewildering wilderness وَيَأبىand refuses
أَرانا في مُضَلِّلَةٍ وَيَأبى
رَدىdeath الإِنسانِof humankind رَشوَةَthe bribe كُلَّof every راشِbriber
رَدى الإِنسانِ رَشوَةَ كُلَّ راشِ
I see us in a bewildering wilderness; and
human death refuses every briber's bribe.
أُسُودُthe lions الدَهرِof time تَفرِسُprey upon كُلَّevery حَيٍّliving being
أُسُودُ الدَهرِ تَفرِسُ كُلَّ حَيٍّ
وَنَحنُand we الآنَnow أَجرٍwhelps فيin اِحتِراشِlizard-hunting
وَنَحنُ الآنَ أَجرٍ في اِحتِراشِ
Time's lions prey upon every living thing,
and we are now whelps being hunted.
غَداset about الخَصمانِthe two opponents يَجتَذِبانِtugging against each other over أَمراًa matter
غَدا الخَصمانِ يَجتَذِبانِ أَمراً
فَقُلso say ماwhat شِئتَyou wish فيabout كَلبَيtwo dogs هِراشِa dogfight
فَقُل ما شِئتَ في كَلبَي هِراشِ
The two opponents set about tugging over a matter;
so say what you will of two dogs in a fight.
كَأَثمارٍlike fruits وَماthough not اِقتَرَشَتthey have incurred ذُنوباًsins
كَأَثمارٍ وَما اِقتَرَشَت ذُنوباً
وَأَرماحُand the spears التَنازُعِof strife فيin اِقتِراشِclashing
وَأَرماحُ التَنازُعِ في اِقتِراشِ
Like fruits, though they have incurred no sins,
while the spears of strife are clashing:
فَطَوراًso at times يُنسَبونَtheir lineage is traced إِلىto مَعَدٍّMaʿadd
فَطَوراً يُنسَبونَ إِلى مَعَدٍّ
وَطَوراًand at times يُنسَبونَtheir lineage is traced إِلىto إِراشِIrāsh
وَطَوراً يُنسَبونَ إِلى إِراشِ
so at times their descent is traced to Maʿadd,
and at times their descent is traced to Irāsh.
Sol 6.1