إنىindeed I أبىhas refused اللهGod أنthat أموتI die وفيand in
إنى أبى الله أن أموت وفي
صدريmy breast همٌa sorrow كأنهas though it were جبلa mountain
صدري همٌ كأنه جبل
Truly, God will not have me die while within
Indeed, God has refused to let me die while in
my breast there lies a care as vast as a mountain.
my breast lies a sorrow like a mountain,
يمنعنيit denies me لذةthe pleasure of الشرابdrink وإنand even if
يمنعني لذة الشراب وإن
كانit were قطاباa blended drink كأنهas though it were العسلhoney
كان قطابا كأنه العسل
It keeps me from the pleasure of drink, even if
denying me the pleasure of drink, even if
it is a blended draught, as though it were honey.
it were a blend like honey,
حتىuntil أرىI see فارسthe rider of الصموتal-Samut علىat
حتى أرى فارس الصموت على
أكساءthe rears of خيلٍhorses كأنهاas though they were الإبلcamels
أكساء خيلٍ كأنها الإبل
Until I behold the rider of al-Ṣumayt upon
until I see the rider of al-Samut at
the saddlecloths of steeds that seem like camels.
the rear of horses like camels.
لاdo not تحسبنيthink me محجلاًan anklet-wearer سبطslender الـthe
لا تحسبني محجلاً سبط الـ
ـساقينtwo legs أبكيI weep أنbecause يظلعlimps الجملthe camel
ـساقين أبكي أن يظلع الجمل
Do not take me for some ankleted man, smooth of—
Do not think me an anklet-wearer with slender
—both shanks, weeping lest the camel go lame.
legs, weeping because the camel limps.
إنيindeed I امرؤٌa man منfrom تنوخTanukh ناصرهits defender
إني امرؤٌ من تنوخ ناصره
محتملٌbearing فيin الحروبwars ماwhatever احتملواthey have borne
محتملٌ في الحروب ما احتملوا
Indeed, I am a man of Tanukh, his champion,
Indeed, I am a man of Tanukh, its defender,
bearing in war whatever they have borne.
bearing in wars whatever they have borne.
Sol 6.1