خَليليَّmy two friends ماnothing بَينيbetween me وَبَينَand between مُحَرِّقٍMuharriq
خَليليَّ ما بَيني وَبَينَ مُحَرِّقٍ
سِوىexcept وَقعِthe blows of أَطرافِthe tips of القَناthe spears وَالقَواضِبِand the keen-edged swords
سِوى وَقعِ أَطرافِ القَنا وَالقَواضِبِ
My two friends, nothing lies between Muḥarriq and me
My two friends, between Muharriq and me there is nothing
except the blows of spearpoints and keen-edged swords.
but the blows of spearpoints and keen-edged swords.
أَتانيhe came to me بِهاwith it بَزلاءَa dire calamity تُلقيlays down جِرانَهاits lower neck
أَتاني بِها بَزلاءَ تُلقي جِرانَها
عَلىupon خَيرِthe noblest بَيتٍhouse فيamong لُؤَيَّLu'ayy بنِson of غالِبِGhalib
عَلى خَيرِ بَيتٍ في لُؤَيَّ بنِ غالِبِ
Because of it, a grievous calamity came upon me, laying its breast
He brought me a dire calamity that lays its neck
upon the noblest house in the line of Luʾayy ibn Ghālib.
upon the noblest house in the line of Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib.
وَفازَand he gained بِكومٍwith high-humped camels ذيpossessing رِقابٍnecks مُنيفَةٍtowering
وَفازَ بِكومٍ ذي رِقابٍ مُنيفَةٍ
وَأَسنِمَةٍand humps مَلوِيَةٍcurled بِالغَوارِبِover the withers
وَأَسنِمَةٍ مَلوِيَةٍ بِالغَوارِبِ
And he made off with great-humped camels, their necks towering,
And he gained high-humped camels with towering necks
their humps curving over their withers.
and humps curled over their withers.
أَرىI see إِبِليmy camels مَطروحَةًdriven away عَنfrom مَراحِهاtheir resting place
أَرى إِبِلي مَطروحَةً عَن مَراحِها
يَصيحُshout بِهاat them الأَعداءُthe enemies مِنfrom كُلِّevery جانِبِside
يَصيحُ بِها الأَعداءُ مِن كُلِّ جانِبِ
I see my camels driven from their resting enclosure,
I see my camels driven from their resting place,
the enemies shouting them onward from every side.
the enemies shouting at them from every side.
إِذاwhen هُنَّthey طالَعنَcome in sight of المِياهَthe watering places عَشِيَّةًat evening
إِذا هُنَّ طالَعنَ المِياهَ عَشِيَّةً
نَشَجنَthey sob وَراءَbehind الذودِthe small camel herd نَشجَthe sobbing of الغَرائِبِthe stranger camels
نَشَجنَ وَراءَ الذودِ نَشجَ الغَرائِبِ
Whenever they come in sight of the watering places at evening,
When they come in sight of the watering places at evening,
they sob behind the herd—the sobbing of estranged she-camels.
they sob behind the herd as stranger camels sob.
وَكُنّاand we used to إِذاwhenever ماan emphatic particle أَبعَدَset far away المَجدُglory غايَةًa goal
وَكُنّا إِذا ما أَبعَدَ المَجدُ غايَةً
دَفَعناwe thrust forward إِلَيهاtoward it مِنsome of صُدورِthe breasts of النَجائِبِthe noble-bred camels
دَفَعنا إِلَيها مِن صُدورِ النَجائِبِ
Whenever glory set its goal far away,
And whenever glory set a far-off goal,
we pressed toward it, breast-forward on noble she-camels.
we would thrust toward it the breasts of noble-bred camels.
تَسيرُthey travel أَمامَahead of العاصِفاتِthe storm winds كَأَنَّهاas though they were
تَسيرُ أَمامَ العاصِفاتِ كَأَنَّها
طَلائِعُthe vanguards of أَعناقِthe necks of الصَباthe east wind وَالجَنائِبِand the south winds
طَلائِعُ أَعناقِ الصَبا وَالجَنائِبِ
They race ahead of the tempest winds, as though they were
They travel ahead of the storm winds, as though they were
the vanguards at the fore of the east wind and the crosswinds,
the vanguards leading the necks of the east and south winds,
خَوارِجُemerging مِنfrom لَيلٍa night كَأَنَّas though نُجومَهُits stars
خَوارِجُ مِن لَيلٍ كَأَنَّ نُجومَهُ
بَياضُthe whiteness of الحَصىthe pebbles بِالأَمعَزِon the rocky ground المُتَراكِبِpiled in layers
بَياضُ الحَصى بِالأَمعَزِ المُتَراكِبِ
emerging from a night whose stars seem
emerging from a night whose stars resemble
like white pebbles on rugged, layered ground.
white pebbles on piled, rocky ground.
Sol 6.1