إِنّيindeed I مِنَof القَومِthe people الَّذينَwho إِذاwhen
إِنّي مِنَ القَومِ الَّذينَ إِذا
أَزِمَgrew harsh الشِتاءُwinter وَدوخِلَتand were fitted one inside another حُجَرُهits chambers
أَزِمَ الشِتاءُ وَدوخِلَت حُجَرُه
I am of the people who, when
I am of those people who when
winter grows harsh and its chambers are fitted one inside another,
winter becomes severe and its cold intense,
وَدَناand drew near وَدونِيَتِand were brought close together البُيوتُthe tents لَهُfor it
وَدَنا وَدونِيَتِ البُيوتُ لَهُ
وَثَنىand returned فَثَنّىso doubled رَبيعَهُits spring قَدَرُهits cauldrons
وَثَنى فَثَنّى رَبيعَهُ قَدَرُه
and it draws near and the tents are brought close against it,
and homes draw near to it
and returns, its cauldrons then bringing a second spring,
and spring has folded its flowers as was fated,
وَضَعَlaid down المَنيحَthe blank gambling arrow وَكانَand was حَظَّهُمُtheir share
وَضَعَ المَنيحَ وَكانَ حَظَّهُمُ
فيamong المُنقِياتِthe marrow-rich she-camels يُقيمُهاputs them up يُسُرُهits gamblers
في المُنقِياتِ يُقيمُها يُسُرُه
lay down the blank arrow, and their share lies
puts down the camel-litter and their share
among marrow-rich she-camels put up by its gamblers.
of mounts are slender-bodied mares
Sol 6.1