أَمِنis it because of دِمنَتَينِtwo deserted campsites عَرَّجَturned aside الرَكبُthe mounted travelers فيهِماat them both
أَمِن دِمنَتَينِ عَرَّجَ الرَكبُ فيهِما
بِحَقلِat Ḥaql الرُخامىal-Rukhāmā قَدalready أَنىthe time had come لِبِلاهُماfor their decay
بِحَقلِ الرُخامى قَد أَنى لِبِلاهُما
Was it for two deserted campsites that the riders turned aside,
at Ḥaql al-Rukhāmā, whose time for decay had come?
أَقامَتremained عَلىat رَبعَيهِماtheir two camps جارَتاthe two neighbors of صَفاًa smooth rock
أَقامَت عَلى رَبعَيهِما جارَتا صَفاً
كُمَيتاboth chestnut-brown الأَعاليat the tops جَونَتاboth black مُصطَلاهُماtheir fire-facing surfaces
كُمَيتا الأَعالي جَونَتا مُصطَلاهُما
At their two camps remained two stones beside a smooth rock,
chestnut-brown above, black where the fire had touched them;
وَإِرثِand a remnant of رَمادٍashes كَالحَمامَةِlike a dove ماثِلٍstill visible
وَإِرثِ رَمادٍ كَالحَمامَةِ ماثِلٍ
وَنُؤيَينِand two drainage trenches فيin مَظلومَتَينِtwo previously untouched plots كُداهُماtheir hard ground
وَنُؤيَينِ في مَظلومَتَينِ كُداهُما
and a remnant of ashes, dove-gray, still visible,
and two drainage trenches cut into previously untouched hard ground.
أَقاماthe two remained لِلَيلىfor Laylā وَالرَبابِand al-Rabāb وَزالَتاand the two women departed
أَقاما لِلَيلى وَالرَبابِ وَزالَتا
بِذاتِat Dhāt السَلامِal-Salām قَدalready عَفاhad faded طَلَلاهُماtheir two dwelling-traces
بِذاتِ السَلامِ قَد عَفا طَلَلاهُما
They remained for Laylā and al-Rabāb, though both women had gone;
at Dhāt al-Salām, their two dwelling-traces had faded.
فَفاضَتthen overflowed دُموعيmy tears فيinto الرِداءِthe cloak كَأَنَّماas though
فَفاضَت دُموعي في الرِداءِ كَأَنَّما
عَزالىthe spouts of شَعيبَيtwo waterskins of مُخلِفٍa water-carrier وَكُلاهُماand both of them
عَزالى شَعيبَي مُخلِفٍ وَكُلاهُما
Then my tears flooded onto my cloak, as though
the spouts of a water-carrier's two skins were both pouring.
لَيالِيَthe nights of لَيلىLaylā لَمnot يُشَبbe mixed عَذبُthe sweetness of مائِهاher water
لَيالِيَ لَيلى لَم يُشَب عَذبُ مائِها
بِمِلحٍwith salt وَحَبلاناand our two bonds مَتينٌstrong قُواهُماtheir strands
بِمِلحٍ وَحَبلانا مَتينٌ قُواهُما
In Laylā's nights, the sweetness of her water was not mixed
with salt, and the strands of our two bonds were strong.
وَلودَينِtwo prolific breeders لِلبَيضِof eggs الهِجانِpure-white وَحالِكٌwhile a blackness
وَلودَينِ لِلبَيضِ الهِجانِ وَحالِكٌ
مِنَof اللَونِcolor غِربيبٌraven-black بِهيمٌunmixed عَلاهُماcovered them both
مِنَ اللَونِ غِربيبٌ بِهيمٌ عَلاهُما
Two breeders of pure-white eggs, with a darkness
of hue—raven-black, unbroken—covering them both,
إِذاwhen اِجتَهَداboth exerted themselves التَرويحِin wing-fanning مَدّاthey both trailed عَجاجَةًa dust-cloud
إِذا اِجتَهَدا التَرويحِ مَدّا عَجاجَةً
أَعاصيرَwhirlwinds مِمّاfrom what يَستَثيرُstirs up خُطاهُماtheir footsteps
أَعاصيرَ مِمّا يَستَثيرُ خُطاهُما
who, when they fanned their wings hard, trailed a dust-cloud,
whirlwinds of what their footsteps stirred up,
وَسِربَينِand two flocks كُدرِيَّينِdusky قَدalready رُعتُI startled غُدوَةًone morning
وَسِربَينِ كُدرِيَّينِ قَد رُعتُ غُدوَةً
عَلىat الماءِthe water مَعروفٌfamiliar إِلَيَّto me لُغاهُماtheir calls
عَلى الماءِ مَعروفٌ إِلَيَّ لُغاهُما
and two dusky flocks—I startled them one morning
at the water, their calls familiar to me.
إِذاwhen غادَراthe two left behind مِنهُfrom it قَطاتَينِtwo sandgrouse ظَلَّتاthe two kept on
إِذا غادَرا مِنهُ قَطاتَينِ ظَلَّتا
أَديمَthe whole span of النَهارِthe day تَطلُبانِboth seeking قَطاهُماtheir fellow sandgrouse
أَديمَ النَهارِ تَطلُبانِ قَطاهُما
When they left two sandgrouse behind there, those two spent
the whole stretch of daylight seeking their companions.
وَكُنتُand I used to إِذاwhen حاوَلتُI pursued أَمراًa purpose رَمَيتُهُI cast it
وَكُنتُ إِذا حاوَلتُ أَمراً رَمَيتُهُ
لِعَينَيَّbefore my two eyes حَتّىuntil تَبلُغاthe two reached مُنتَهاهُماtheir utmost limit
لِعَينَيَّ حَتّى تَبلُغا مُنتَهاهُما
Whenever I pursued some purpose, I would cast it
before my eyes, until they reached their utmost limit.
وَإِنّيand indeed I عَدانيkept me away عَنكُمُfrom you غَيرَwithout being ماقِتٍresentful
وَإِنّي عَداني عَنكُمُ غَيرَ ماقِتٍ
نَوارانِtwo elusive ones مَكتوبٌordained عَلَيَّupon me بُغاهُماtheir pursuit
نَوارانِ مَكتوبٌ عَلَيَّ بُغاهُما
And I was kept from you, though I bore no hatred,
by two elusive ones whose pursuit was ordained for me.
وَعَنسٍand a sturdy she-camel كَأَلواحِlike the planks of الإِرانِthe bier نَسَأتُهاI urged her onward
وَعَنسٍ كَأَلواحِ الإِرانِ نَسَأتُها
إِذاwhen قيلَit was said لِلمَشبوبَتَينِof the two blazing stars هُماthose two هُماthose very two
إِذا قيلَ لِلمَشبوبَتَينِ هُما هُما
And a sturdy she-camel, like the planks of a bier, I urged onward,
when they said of the two blazing stars, 'Those are the very ones.'
تَغالىshe strides high بِرِجلَيهاon her two hind legs إِلَيكَtoward you اِبنَson of مَربَعٍMarbaʿ
تَغالى بِرِجلَيها إِلَيكَ اِبنَ مَربَعٍ
فَياso, oh نِعمَexcellent نِعمَexcellent المُغتَلىthe goal مُغتَلاهُماthe goal of both
فَيا نِعمَ نِعمَ المُغتَلى مُغتَلاهُما
She strides high on her hind legs toward you, son of Marbaʿ;
so how fine, how fine a goal is their goal!
إِذاwhen ماindeed حَصيراthe two sides of زَورِهاher chest لَمdid not يُعَلِّقاhang
إِذا ما حَصيرا زَورِها لَم يُعَلِّقا
لَهاfor her الضَفرَthe braided girth إِلّاexcept مِنfrom أَمامِin front of رَحاهُماtheir broad breast-pad
لَها الضَفرَ إِلّا مِن أَمامِ رَحاهُما
When the two sides of her chest held
her braided girth only in front of their broad breast-pad,
كَسَتshe clothed عَضُدَيهاher two upper forelegs زَورَهاwith her chest وَاِنتَحَتand drove onward
كَسَت عَضُدَيها زَورَها وَاِنتَحَت
بِهاwith her ذِراعاtwo forearms لَجوجٍa stubborn ostrich عَوهَجٍlong-necked مُلتَقاهُماtheir meeting point
بِها ذِراعا لَجوجٍ عَوهَجٍ مُلتَقاهُما
she clothed her upper forelegs with her chest, and was borne onward
by two forearms meeting like a tall, stubborn ostrich's.
فَباتَتthen she spent the night بِأُبلىat Ublā لَيلَةًone night ثُمَّthen لَيلَةًone night
فَباتَت بِأُبلى لَيلَةً ثُمَّ لَيلَةً
بِحاذَةَat Ḥādha وَاِجتابَتand traversed نَوىًa distance عَنbeyond نَواهُماtheir remoteness
بِحاذَةَ وَاِجتابَت نَوىً عَن نَواهُما
She spent a night at Ublā, then a night
at Ḥādha, and crossed still farther distances beyond them both.
وَراحَتand she traveled at evening عَلىpast الأَفواهِthe valley mouths أَفواهِthe mouths of غَيقَةٍGhayqa
وَراحَت عَلى الأَفواهِ أَفواهِ غَيقَةٍ
نَجاءًswiftly بِفَتلاوَينِon two sinewy forelegs ماضٍunflagging سُراهُماtheir night-travel
نَجاءً بِفَتلاوَينِ ماضٍ سُراهُما
And at evening she passed the valley mouths, the mouths of Ghayqa,
speeding on two sinewy forelegs, unflagging in their night-travel.
أَجَدَّتshe renewed هِباباًa burst of speed عَنafter هِبابٍa burst of speed وَسامَحَتand slackened
أَجَدَّت هِباباً عَن هِبابٍ وَسامَحَت
قُوىthe strands of نِسعَتَيهاher two girths بَعدَafter طولِthe length of أَذاهُماtheir chafing
قُوى نِسعَتَيها بَعدَ طولِ أَذاهُما
She renewed burst after burst of speed, and slackened
the strands of her two girths after their long chafing.
وَلَولاand but for فَتىthe young man of الأَنصارِthe Anṣār ماwould not سَكَّhave deafened سَمعَهاher hearing
وَلَولا فَتى الأَنصارِ ما سَكَّ سَمعَها
ضَميرٌḌamīr وَلاnor حَورانُهُhis Ḥawrān فَقُراهُماand then their villages
ضَميرٌ وَلا حَورانُهُ فَقُراهُما
But for the young man of the Anṣār, her hearing would not have been battered
by Ḍamīr, nor his Ḥawrān, and then their villages.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَأَرجوsurely hope مِنfrom يَزيدَYazīd بنَson of مَربَعٍMarbaʿ
وَإِنّي لَأَرجو مِن يَزيدَ بنَ مَربَعٍ
حَذِيَّتَهُhis gift مِنof خَيرَتَينِtwo choice blessings اِصطَفاهُماhe chose them both
حَذِيَّتَهُ مِن خَيرَتَينِ اِصطَفاهُما
And from Yazīd son of Marbaʿ I surely hope
for his gift of two choice blessings he has chosen:
حَذِيَّتَهُhis gift مِنof نائِلٍbounty وَكَرامَةٍand honor
حَذِيَّتَهُ مِن نائِلٍ وَكَرامَةٍ
سَعىhe strove فيin بُغاءِthe pursuit of المَجدِglory حَتّىuntil اِحتَواهُماhe gained them both
سَعى في بُغاءِ المَجدِ حَتّى اِحتَواهُما
his gift of bounty and honor;
he strove in pursuit of glory until he gained them both.
Sol 6.1