أَلاAh! رُبَّmany a دَوِيَّةٍvast desert خُضتُهاI crossed it
أَلا رُبَّ دَوِيَّةٍ خُضتُها
وَقَدwhile already قَيَّدَhad fettered العَينَthe eye دَيجورُهاits darkness
وَقَد قَيَّدَ العَينَ دَيجورُها
Ah, many a vast desert I have crossed,
While its darkness had fettered the eye,
وَحاجَةُand the desire of رُمحيmy spear ذِيالُهاits long-tailed wild bull
وَحاجَةُ رُمحي ذِيالُها
وَهَمُّand the aim of جَوادِيَmy steed يَعفورُهاits gazelle
وَهَمُّ جَوادِيَ يَعفورُها
And my spear's desire was its long-tailed wild bull,
And my steed's aim was its gazelle.
رَبَأتُI kept watch بِهاin it فيon ذُرىthe heights of قُلَّةٍa peak
رَبَأتُ بِها في ذُرى قُلَّةٍ
قَريبٍclose مِنَto النَجمِthe stars دَيجورُهاits darkness
قَريبٍ مِنَ النَجمِ دَيجورُها
There I kept watch on the heights of a peak,
Whose darkness lay close to the stars,
كَأَنَّas though السَماءَthe sky بِهاin it لامَةٌa suit of armor
كَأَنَّ السَماءَ بِها لامَةٌ
وَزُهرُand the bright ones among النُجومِthe stars مَساميرُهاits rivets
وَزُهرُ النُجومِ مَساميرُها
As though the sky there were a suit of armor,
And the shining stars its rivets.
Sol 6.1