إِنّاindeed we وَجَدناwe found العيسَthe pale camels خَيراًbetter بَقِيَّةًin staying power
إِنّا وَجَدنا العيسَ خَيراً بَقِيَّةً
مِنَthan القُفعِthe crooked ones أَذناباًas to tails إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِقشَعَرَّتِthey shivered
مِنَ القُفعِ أَذناباً إِذا ما اِقشَعَرَّتِ
We have found the pale camels better in staying power
Indeed we found the stallion to be the best remnant,
than the curled-tailed ones when they shiver.
Of the highlands, with tails when they bristle,
تَنالُthey reach جِبالاًmountains لَمdid not تُنِلهاenable them to reach جِبالُهاtheir mountains
تَنالُ جِبالاً لَم تُنِلها جِبالُها
وَدَوِّيَّةًand a desert wilderness ظَمأىthirsty إِذاwhen الشَمسُthe sun ذَرَّتِrose
وَدَوِّيَّةً ظَمأى إِذا الشَمسُ ذَرَّتِ
They reach mountains that their mountains have not enabled them to reach,
They attain mountains which their mountains did not attain,
and a thirsty wilderness when the sun rises.
And a loud-neighing one when the sun scatters about,
مَهاريسُmassive, powerful camels فيin لَيلِthe night التِمامِof greatest length نَهَتهُpanting (written form uncertain)
مَهاريسُ في لَيلِ التِمامِ نَهَتهُ
إِذاwhen سَمِعَتheard أَصواتَهاtheir voices الجِنُّthe jinn فَرَّتِfled
إِذا سَمِعَت أَصواتَها الجِنُّ فَرَّتِ
Powerful camels, panting through the longest winter night;
Stallions at nighttime conclusion being held back,
when the jinn hear their voices, they flee.
When they hear the voices of jinn then they bolt,
إِذاwhen اِكتَحَلَتwere darkened like kohl بَعدَafter اللِقاحِmating نُحورُهاtheir upper chests
إِذا اِكتَحَلَت بَعدَ اللِقاحِ نُحورُها
بِنَسأٍwith early pregnancy حَمَتthey guarded أَغبارُهاtheir remaining milk وَاِزمَهَرَّتِand glared fiercely
بِنَسأٍ حَمَت أَغبارُها وَاِزمَهَرَّتِ
When, after mating, their upper chests are darkened like kohl
When after mating their breasts are darkened,
with early pregnancy, they guard their remaining milk and glare fiercely.
With dew their dust carried and their blossoms flourished.
Sol 6.1