ياO جارneighbor of طلحةTalhah هلwill...? تردyou return لبونهُhis milch-camels
يا جار طلحة هل ترد لبونهُ
فتكونand so you become أدنىnearer للوفاءto keeping faith وأكرماand nobler
فتكون أدنى للوفاء وأكرما
O neighbor of Talhah, will you return his milch-camels,
and so be nearer to keeping faith, and nobler?
تاللهby God لوif only جاورتموهyou gave him neighborly protection بذمةunder a pledge
تالله لو جاورتموه بذمة
حتىuntil يفارقكمhe leaves you إذاwhen ماindeed أحرماhe became destitute
حتى يفارقكم إذا ما أحرما
By God, if only you had given him pledged protection
until he left you, when he had fallen into want—
جَذلانjoyful يسرhe apportions جُلّةًa basket of dates مكنوزةtightly packed
جَذلان يسر جُلّةً مكنوزة
وسماءand a waterskin بحونةًcapacious ووطباًand a milk-skin مجزماfilled
وسماء بحونةً ووطباً مجزما
joyful, sharing out a tightly packed basket of dates,
and a capacious waterskin, and a filled milk-skin.
وتذكرتand they remembered حمضsalt-loving forage الجريبal-Jarib وماءهُand its water
وتذكرت حمض الجريب وماءهُ
والجزعand the valley bend جزعthe bend of مرامرMaramir والعيلماand al-Aylam, the deep well
والجزع جزع مرامر والعيلما
And they remembered al-Jarib's salt-loving pasture and its water,
and the valley bend—the bend of Maramir—and al-Aylam, the deep well,
وجَباand the pool of نُفيعNufayʿ يومthe day أوردhe brought to water أهلهhis people
وجَبا نُفيع يوم أورد أهله
فكأنهاso as though they ظلتspent the day نصارىChristians صُيِّماfasting
فكأنها ظلت نصارى صُيِّما
and Nufayʿ's pool, the day he brought his people to water;
so they seemed to spend the day like fasting Christians.
لبنُmilk of المريرةal-Marirah لاnot يزالhe ceases يشحهُhe dilutes it
لبنُ المريرة لا يزال يشحهُ
بالماءwith water يمنعُhe prevents طعمهits flavor أنfrom يشخماgrowing rich
بالماء يمنعُ طعمه أن يشخما
Al-Marirah's milk—he keeps diluting it
with water, preventing its flavor from growing rich.
Sol 6.1