إِذاwhen دَعاهُنَّhe calls them اِرعَوَينَthey heed لِصَوتِهِto his voice
إِذا دَعاهُنَّ اِرعَوَينَ لِصَوتِهِ
كَماas يَرعَويheeds غيدٌgraceful maidens إِلىto صَوتِthe voice of مُسمِعِa singer
كَما يَرعَوي غيدٌ إِلى صَوتِ مُسمِعِ
When he calls them, they heed his voice,
When their caller summons them with his voice
As graceful maidens heed a singer's voice.
As a lover responds to the voice of his beloved
تَبيتُspend the night أَوابيهاtheir restive ones عَواكِفَremaining gathered حَولَهُaround him
تَبيتُ أَوابيها عَواكِفَ حَولَهُ
عُكوفَthe gathering of العَذارىthe maidens حَولَaround مَيتٍa dead man مُفَجِّعِwhose loss brings grief
عُكوفَ العَذارى حَولَ مَيتٍ مُفَجِّعِ
Their restive ones spend the night gathered around him,
Their young ones spend the night devoted around him
As maidens gather around a dead man whose loss brings grief.
In vigil like virgins around a bereaved corpse
وَقَدand indeed سَمِنَتthey have grown fat حَتّىso much that كَأَنَّas though مَخاضَهاtheir pregnant she-camels
وَقَد سَمِنَت حَتّى كَأَنَّ مَخاضَها
تَفَشَّغَهاhas spread through them ظَلعٌlameness وَلَيسَتand they are not بِظُلَّعِlame
تَفَشَّغَها ظَلعٌ وَلَيسَت بِظُلَّعِ
And they have grown so fat that their pregnant she-camels seem
They have grown so fat that their pregnancy
Overcome by lameness, though they are not lame.
Seems to have split their ribs though they're not pregnant
مُجاوِرَةًdwelling as a neighbor عَبدَʿAbd المَدانِal-Madān وَمَنand whoever يَكُنis
مُجاوِرَةً عَبدَ المَدانِ وَمَن يَكُن
مُجاوِرَهُمtheir neighbor بِالقَهرِat al-Qahr لاnot يُتَطَلَّعِis eyed as prey
مُجاوِرَهُم بِالقَهرِ لا يُتَطَلَّعِ
Dwelling beside ʿAbd al-Madān—and whoever is
Neighbors of the subdued, and whoever is
Their neighbor at al-Qahr is not eyed as prey.
Forced to be their neighbor cannot look up
أُناسٌa people إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle أَنكَرَfails to recognize الكَلبُthe dog أَهلَهُits own household
أُناسٌ إِذا ما أَنكَرَ الكَلبُ أَهلَهُ
حَمَواthey protect جارَهُمtheir neighbor مِنfrom كُلِّevery شَنعاءَdreadful calamity مُضلِعِcrushing
حَمَوا جارَهُم مِن كُلِّ شَنعاءَ مُضلِعِ
A people who, when the dog fails to recognize its own household,
A people who if a dog disowns its owners
Protect their neighbor from every dreadful, crushing calamity.
They protect their neighbor from every vicious transgressor
وَإِنand if شُلَّتِare driven away الأَحَياءُthe clans باتَspends the night ثَوِيُّهُمtheir guest
وَإِن شُلَّتِ الأَحَياءُ باتَ ثَوِيُّهُم
عَلىin خَيرِthe best حالٍcondition آمِناًsafe لَمhas not يُفَزَّعِbeen frightened
عَلى خَيرِ حالٍ آمِناً لَم يُفَزَّعِ
And if the clans are driven off, their guest spends the night
And if the living become paralyzed their elderly
In the best of circumstances, safe and not frightened.
Remain in good state, secure, undisturbed
فَإِنthen if فَزِعواthey are alarmed طارواthey fly إِلىto كُلِّevery سابِحٍgliding steed
فَإِن فَزِعوا طاروا إِلى كُلِّ سابِحٍ
شَديدِstrong القُصَيرىthe short lower rib سابِغِample الضِلعِthe ribs جُرشُعِbroad-chested
شَديدِ القُصَيرى سابِغِ الضِلعِ جُرشُعِ
Then, if alarmed, they fly to every gliding steed,
But if alarmed they flee to every swift-footed
Strong in the short lower ribs, deep-ribbed and broad-chested,
Stout-ribbed, wide-chested, hump-backed horse
وَكُلِّand every طَموحِhigh-reaching الطَرفِthe gaze شَقّاءَlong-bodied شَطبَةٍgracefully built
وَكُلِّ طَموحِ الطَرفِ شَقّاءَ شَطبَةٍ
مُقَرَّبَةٍkept close and cherished كَبداءَbroad-bodied سَفواءَscant of forelock مِمزَعِswift-running
مُقَرَّبَةٍ كَبداءَ سَفواءَ مِمزَعِ
And every high-gazing mare, long-bodied and gracefully built,
And every squint-eyed, snub-nosed, vulgar
Kept close, broad-bodied, scant of forelock, swift-running.
Approaching she-camel, hired or burdened
تَجيءُthey come بِفُرسانِbearing the horsemen of الصَباحِdawn عَوابِساًgrim-faced
تَجيءُ بِفُرسانِ الصَباحِ عَوابِساً
مُسَوَّمَةٍmarked تَرديgalloping بِكُلِّwith every مُقَنَّعِhelmeted warrior
مُسَوَّمَةٍ تَردي بِكُلِّ مُقَنَّعِ
They come bearing the horsemen of dawn, grim-faced,
They come at dawn with horsemen gloomy-faced
Marked, galloping with every helmeted warrior.
Masked, attacking every head covered
Sol 6.1