وَدَّwished نُفَيرٌNufayr لِلمَكاوِرِfor the Makawir أَنَّهُمthat they
وَدَّ نُفَيرٌ لِلمَكاوِرِ أَنَّهُم
بِنَجرانَin Najran فيamong شاءِsheep الحِجازِthe Hijaz المُوَقَّرِear-marked
بِنَجرانَ في شاءِ الحِجازِ المُوَقَّرِ
Nufayr wished that the Makawir were
A group yearned for adventures, that they
in Najran, among the ear-marked sheep of the Hijaz.
Were in Najran during the esteemed months of Hijaz
أَسَعياًa hurried journey? إِلىto نَجرانَNajran فيin شَهرِthe month of ناجِرٍNajir
أَسَعياً إِلى نَجرانَ في شَهرِ ناجِرٍ
حُفاةًbarefoot وَأَعياand grew weary كُلُّevery أَعيَسَpale camel مِسفَرِtravel-hardy
حُفاةً وَأَعيا كُلُّ أَعيَسَ مِسفَرِ
Are you hastening to Najran in the month of Najir,
Heading to Najran in the blazing month
barefoot, when every pale, travel-hardy camel has grown weary?
Barefoot, with worn-out clothes, every travel-weary one
وَقَرَّتand was gladdened لَهُمby them عَينيmy eye بِيَومِon the day of حُذُنَّةٍHudhunnah
وَقَرَّت لَهُم عَيني بِيَومِ حُذُنَّةٍ
كَأَنَّهُمُas though they were تَذبيحُslaughter شاءٍsheep مُعتَّرِslaughtered in sacrifice
كَأَنَّهُمُ تَذبيحُ شاءٍ مُعتَّرِ
And my eye was gladdened by them on the day of Hudhunnah,
And my eyes were comforted on the day of Huthaynah
as though they were sheep slaughtered for sacrifice.
As if they were slaughtered sheep adorned
عَمَدتُمyou made for إِلىtoward شِلوٍa carcass تُنوذِرَwas mutually warned against قَبلَكمbefore you
عَمَدتُم إِلى شِلوٍ تُنوذِرَ قَبلَكم
كَثيرِabundant عِظامَbones الرَأسِthe head ضَخمُmassive المُذَمَّرِthe nape
كَثيرِ عِظامَ الرَأسِ ضَخمُ المُذَمَّرِ
You made for a carcass that others before you had warned one another against,
You have turned to Shilw that warns you
with a heavily boned head and a massive nape.
Of the many skull bones, huge and armored
Sol 6.1