إِذاwhenever ماan emphatic particle جَدَّhe strove hard وَاِستَذكىand pressed harder عَلَيهاupon them
إِذا ما جَدَّ وَاِستَذكى عَلَيها
أَثَرنَthey stirred up عَلَيهِaround him مِنof رَهَجٍdust عِصاراa whirlwind
أَثَرنَ عَلَيهِ مِن رَهَجٍ عِصارا
Whenever he strove hard and pressed them fiercely,
When he exerted himself and recalled her traces
they raised a whirlwind of dust around him.
He watered with pure tears her resting place
نَحاهاhe turned toward them قارِباًseeking water by night وَأَرَنَّand brayed فيهاamong them
نَحاها قارِباً وَأَرَنَّ فيها
لِيورِدَهاto bring them to water شَريَعةَShari‘ah أَوor سَراراSarar
لِيورِدَها شَريَعةَ أَو سَرارا
He turned toward them, seeking water by night, and brayed among them,
He drew her near like a boat and perfumed her
to bring them to water at Shari‘ah or Sarar.
To bring her to pasture or hidden place
فَأَورَدَهاso he brought them to water مَعاًtogether ماءًwater رَواءًplentiful and thirst-quenching
فَأَورَدَها مَعاً ماءً رَواءً
عَلَيهِat it المَوتُdeath يُحتَضَرُis encountered اِحتِضاراan encounter indeed (emphasis)
عَلَيهِ المَوتُ يُحتَضَرُ اِحتِضارا
So he brought them together to plentiful, thirst-quenching water,
He brought her to water, cool and refreshing
where death itself was encountered.
While death hovered over her, drawing near
فَلَمّاthen, when شَرَّعَتthey went down to drink قَصَعَتthey quenched غَليلاًburning thirst
فَلَمّا شَرَّعَت قَصَعَت غَليلاً
فَأَعجَلَهاthen he hurried them وَقَدand already شَرِبَتthey drank غِماراsmall draughts
فَأَعجَلَها وَقَد شَرِبَت غِمارا
When they went down to drink, they quenched their burning thirst;
When she took a drink, she sipped delicately
then he hurried them away, after they had taken small draughts.
But he rushed her, and she drank down darkness clear
Sol 6.1