لَيسَis not طَعميmy fare طَعمَthe fare of الأَرانِبِrabbits إِذwhen قَلdwindled (first part)
لَيسَ طَعمي طَعمَ الأَرانِبِ إِذ قَل
لَصَdwindled (completion) دَرُّmilk yield اللِقاحِthe milch camels فيin الصِنَبرِthe bitter cold
لَصَ دَرُّ اللِقاحِ في الصِنَبرِ
My fare is not the fare of rabbits when
the milch camels’ milk dwindles in the bitter cold,
وَرَأَيتَand you saw الإِماءَthe slave women كَالجِعثِنِlike a rootstock الباworn-out (first part)
وَرَأَيتَ الإِماءَ كَالجِعثِنِ البا
ليworn-out (completion) عُكوفاًhuddled عَلىover قُرارَةِthe dregs of قِدرِa cooking pot
لي عُكوفاً عَلى قُرارَةِ قِدرِ
and you see the slave women like a rootstock, worn
out, huddled over the dregs of a pot,
وَرَأَيتَand you saw الدُخانَthe smoke كَالرَدَغِlike mud الأَصdusky (first part)
وَرَأَيتَ الدُخانَ كَالرَدَغِ الأَص
حَمِdusky (completion) يَنباعُbillows out مِنfrom وَراءِbehind السِترِthe curtain
حَمِ يَنباعُ مِن وَراءِ السِترِ
and you see the smoke like mud, dark
brown, billowing from behind the curtain.
حاضِرٌat hand شَرُّكُمyour evil وَخَيرُكُمُand your good دَرُّthe milk of
حاضِرٌ شَرُّكُم وَخَيرُكُمُ دَرُّ
خَروسٍa pregnant female مِنَamong الأَرانِبِthe rabbits بِكرِfirst-bearing
خَروسٍ مِنَ الأَرانِبِ بِكرِ
Your evil is at hand; your good is the milk
of a rabbit doe carrying her first litter.
Sol 6.1