اِصبِرbe patient وَسَلِّand cast off شُكُكَdoubts الأُمُورِof affairs
اِصبِر وَسَلِّ شُكُكَ الأُمُورِ
ماnot هُوَit غَيرُother than القَدَرِfate المَقدُورِdecreed
ما هُوَ غَيرُ القَدَرِ المَقدُورِ
Be patient, and cast off doubts about affairs;
It is nothing but fate decreed.
ورُبَّand many a عَجلَىswift الرِّجلِof foot عَيسَجُورِsturdy, swift she-camel
ورُبَّ عَجلَى الرِّجلِ عَيسَجُورِ
قُلتُI said لَهاto her وَالكَفُّand the hand فيin الجَرِيرِthe halter-rope
قُلتُ لَها وَالكَفُّ في الجَرِيرِ
And many a swift-footed, sturdy she-camel—
I said to her, my hand on the halter-rope:
أَينَwhere الَّذِيthat which اَعدَدتِyou prepared لِلمَسِيرِfor the journey
أَينَ الَّذِي اَعدَدتِ لِلمَسِيرِ
وَماand what لَناfor us عِندَكِwith you مِنof مَذخُورِa stored reserve
وَما لَنا عِندَكِ مِن مَذخُورِ
“Where is what you prepared for the journey?
And what have you kept in store for us?”
فَوَثَبَتthen she sprang up شاقِئَةِwide-gaping (sense uncertain) الفُطُورِclefts
فَوَثَبَت شاقِئَةِ الفُطُورِ
عَيرانَةًwild-ass-like she-camel تَختالُshe struts بِالخَطِيرِwith the swinging tail
عَيرانَةً تَختالُ بِالخَطِيرِ
Then she sprang up, her clefts gaping wide,
A wild-ass-like she-camel, strutting with her swinging tail,
تَحدُرُshe pours down جَعدَthick and clotted زَبَدٍfoam مَحدُورِstreaming down
تَحدُرُ جَعدَ زَبَدٍ مَحدُورِ
اَعدَاalong the sides of خِشاشِthe nose-peg اَنفِهاher nose المَفقُورِpierced
اَعدَا خِشاشِ اَنفِها المَفقُورِ
Letting thick, clotted foam stream down
Along the sides of the peg in her pierced nose.
Sol 6.1