إِذاwhen ماindeed الرُدَينِيّاتُthe Rudayni lances جارَتstrayed سَمَتrose لَهاto meet them
إِذا ما الرُدَينِيّاتُ جارَت سَمَت لَها
مَرادِنُdistaffs فيهاon them كُرسُفٌcotton وَمَغازِلُand spindles
مَرادِنُ فيها كُرسُفٌ وَمَغازِلُ
When the Rudayni lances stray, distaffs rise to meet them,
With cotton and spindles upon them.
دَعَتshe prayed رَبَّهاto her Lord أَنthat يُهلِكَHe destroy البيضَthe swords وَالقَناand the spears
دَعَت رَبَّها أَن يُهلِكَ البيضَ وَالقَنا
وَكُلٌّand each لَهُhas مِنby قُدرَةِthe power of اللَهِGod آزِلُan end
وَكُلٌّ لَهُ مِن قُدرَةِ اللَهِ آزِلُ
She prayed to her Lord to destroy the swords and spears;
Yet each, by God’s power, will pass away.
رِياءُostentation بَنيthe children of حَوّاءَEve فيin الطَبعِnature ثابِتٌis fixed
رِياءُ بَني حَوّاءَ في الطَبعِ ثابِتٌ
فَمِنهُمand among them مُجِدٌّone who is earnest فيin النِفاقِdeceit وَهازِلُand one who jests
فَمِنهُم مُجِدٌّ في النِفاقِ وَهازِلُ
The children of Eve have hypocrisy fixed in their nature:
Some pursue deceit in earnest, and some in jest.
سَخواthey gave freely لِيَقولَso that they would say الناسُpeople جادواthey were generous وَأَقدَمواand they charged forward
سَخوا لِيَقولَ الناسُ جادوا وَأَقدَموا
لِيُذكَرَso that he be remembered فيin الهَيجاءِbattle قِرنٌa warrior مَنازِلُfacing a foe
لِيُذكَرَ في الهَيجاءِ قِرنٌ مَنازِلُ
They gave freely so people would say, “They were generous,” and charged forward
So that a warrior facing a foe in battle would be remembered.
وَغِزلانُand the gazelles of فَرتاجَFartaj اِنتَحَتكَturned against you خِيانَةًtreacherously
وَغِزلانُ فَرتاجَ اِنتَحَتكَ خِيانَةً
وَآسادُand the lions of خِفّانِKhiffan الَّتيwho لاdo not تُغازِلُflirt
وَآسادُ خِفّانِ الَّتي لا تُغازِلُ
The gazelles of Fartaj have betrayed you,
And the lions of Khiffan, who do not flirt.
فَياso, how عَجَباstrange لِلشَّمسِabout the sun لَيسَthere is not لَهاfor it سِناًradiance
فَيا عَجَبا لِلشَّمسِ لَيسَ لَها سِناً
وَلِلبَدرِand for the full moon لَمdid not تَحمِلbear سُراهُits night journey المَنازِلُthe stations
وَلِلبَدرِ لَم تَحمِل سُراهُ المَنازِلُ
How strange that the sun should have no radiance,
And that the stations should not bear the full moon on its night journey!
فَهَلso did فَرِحَتrejoice بِالحَمدِin praise خَيلٌhorses سَوابِقٌswift-running
فَهَل فَرِحَت بِالحَمدِ خَيلٌ سَوابِقٌ
وَبِالمَدحِand in acclaim تِلكَthose المُثَقَلاتُheavily laden البَوازِلُmature camels
وَبِالمَدحِ تِلكَ المُثَقَلاتُ البَوازِلُ
Do swift horses rejoice in praise,
Or those heavily laden, mature camels in words of acclaim?
Sol 6