وَجَوزِand the heart of تِيهٍa trackless waste فِىin بِلادٍthe lands of اِصمِتِIṣmit
وَجَوزِ تِيهٍ فِى بِلادٍ اِصمِتِ
حُقَّhemmed in بِوَعرٍby rugged ground صُلَّبٍhard وَرَملَةِand a sand tract
حُقَّ بِوَعرٍ صُلَّبٍ وَرَملَةِ
And the heart of a trackless waste in the lands of Iṣmit,
In the wilderness of desolation's land
hemmed in by hard, rugged ground and a tract of sand,
Rightful of rugged plains and sandy dunes
وَخُبَّةٍand a sandy stretch مَوصِيَّةٍjoined بِخُبَّةِto another sandy stretch
وَخُبَّةٍ مَوصِيَّةٍ بِخُبَّةِ
تَنَشَّطَتهُshe traversed it briskly كُلُّevery عَجلَىswift she-camel رَسلَةِeasy-gaited
تَنَشَّطَتهُ كُلُّ عَجلَى رَسلَةِ
and one sandy stretch joined to another,
And ruins bidding ruins in their ruins
each swift, easy-gaited she-camel traversed it:
Every fleet messenger hastened through
مُجفَرَةِbroad الجَنبِof flank نِيافٍtowering جَسرَةِsturdy
مُجفَرَةِ الجَنبِ نِيافٍ جَسرَةِ
بَوّاعَةٍlong-striding بِالصَّحصَحِover the open plain المُمَرَّتِstripped bare
بَوّاعَةٍ بِالصَّحصَحِ المُمَرَّتِ
broad-flanked, towering, sturdy,
Strapping their side-bags, robust and bold
long-striding over the open plain stripped bare.
Peddling their wares with clinking bells
تَقِيسُshe measures عَرضَthe breadth of المَرتِthe barren waste بَعدَafter الاَمرُتِthe bare waste
تَقِيسُ عَرضَ المَرتِ بَعدَ الاَمرُتِ
تَذرَعُهُshe measures it by strides اِلَىtoward جِباًa watering place مُؤَمَّتِmarked out
تَذرَعُهُ اِلَى جِباً مُؤَمَّتِ
She measures the breadth of barren waste after barren waste,
Measuring the breadth of ruin after ruin
striding across it toward a marked-out watering place,
Stretching to the nearest mountain beyond
دَفقاءَswift-flowing تَنسابُshe glides انِسيابَthe gliding of الحَيَّةِthe snake
دَفقاءَ تَنسابُ انِسيابَ الحَيَّةِ
لَولاwere it not for التَّصادِيرُthe breast-straps وَاَزمُand the girth's tight grip الغُرضَةِthe girth
لَولا التَّصادِيرُ وَاَزمُ الغُرضَةِ
swift-flowing, gliding as a snake glides.
Pouring torrents cascading like serpents
Were it not for the breast-straps and the girth's tight grip
If not for the obstructions and twists in their path
بِصَدرِهاagainst her chest وَذُوand that with ثَلاثِthree النِّسعَةِthe braided strap
بِصَدرِها وَذُو ثَلاثِ النِّسعَةِ
بِالكُورِon the camel-saddle مِنfrom تَصدِيرِهاher breast-harness لاَنسَلَّتِshe would surely slip free
بِالكُورِ مِن تَصدِيرِها لاَنسَلَّتِ
against her chest, and the threefold braided strap
With their chests, thrice the width expanded
on the saddle, she would slip free of her breast-harness,
At the bends from their selling wanderings
تَبَعصًصَthe tail-wriggling of الاَفعَىthe viper اِذاwhen ماemphatic particle وَلَّتِit turns away
تَبَعصًصَ الاَفعَى اِذا ما وَلَّتِ
تَنفُضُshe shakes هُدبَthe fringes of القِطعِthe saddlecloth وَالاَشِلَّةِand the coverings
تَنفُضُ هُدبَ القِطعِ وَالاَشِلَّةِ
with a viper's tail-wriggling as it turns away,
Slithering stealthily like snakes in coils
shaking the fringes of the saddlecloth and coverings.
Shedding flakes of fragments and debris
وَكُلُّand every سِرداحِmassive العِظامِin the bones مُصمَتِsolidly built
وَكُلُّ سِرداحِ العِظامِ مُصمَتِ
مُنتَفِجٍbulging تَابُوتُهُhis ribcage مُسَحَّتِlean-fleshed
مُنتَفِجٍ تَابُوتُهُ مُسَحَّتِ
And every massive-boned, solidly built camel,
Every heap of scattered bones, muted
his ribcage bulging, lean of flesh,
Coffin convulsing, wiped and smoothed
شُداقِمٍhuge-mouthed ذِىpossessing شَدَقٍa maw مُهَرَّتِwide-gaping
شُداقِمٍ ذِى شَدَقٍ مُهَرَّتِ
يُصلِقُhe beats back حَدَّthe charge of عارِهٍan unruly one مُصَوِّتِloud-voiced
يُصلِقُ حَدَّ عارِهٍ مُصَوِّتِ
huge-mouthed, with a wide-gaping maw,
Cheeks wide and gaping, oxen-marked
beating back the charge of a loud, unruly one,
Scraping loudly his shame so candid
مُقَتَّلٍseasoned by toil قَدalready لَمَّcompacted (uncertain reading) الصَّخرَةِthe rock
مُقَتَّلٍ قَد لَمَّ الصَّخرَةِ
عَلَىdespite السُّرَىnight travel وَالاَينِand fatigue باقِىretaining الرُّوبَةِreserve strength
عَلَى السُّرَى وَالاَينِ باقِى الرُّوبَةِ
seasoned by toil, already compact as rock [wording uncertain],
Slain with body strewn on stones
retaining his strength despite night travel and fatigue.
Over ruins and whereabouts the remnants stayed
Sol 6.1