أَعَمرُوO Amr بنَson of قَيسٍQays إِنَّindeed نَسرَكُمُyour eagle غَداwent forth at dawn
أَعَمرُو بنَ قَيسٍ إِنَّ نَسرَكُمُ غَدا
وَآبَand returned إِلىto أَهلِthe people of الأَصارِمِthe clans مِنfrom جُشَمJusham
وَآبَ إِلى أَهلِ الأَصارِمِ مِن جُشَم
O Amr son of Qays, indeed your eagle went forth at dawn
The tribe of Qais, their eagle will raid at dawn
and returned to the clansmen of Jusham.
And return to the tribe's armed and valiant men.
أَقَيسَO Qays بنَson of عَمرٍوAmr غارَةًa raid بَعدَafter غارَةٍa raid
أَقَيسَ بنَ عَمرٍو غارَةً بَعدَ غارَةٍ
وَصُبَّةُand a troop of خَيلٍhorses تُحرِبُplunders المالَwealth وَالنَعَمand livestock
وَصُبَّةُ خَيلٍ تُحرِبُ المالَ وَالنَعَم
O Qays son of Amr—raid upon raid,
Qais ibn 'Amr leads raid upon raid
and a troop of horses plundering wealth and livestock.
With a herd of steeds raiding wealth and cattle.
إِذاwhen أَسهَلَتreach level ground خَبَّتtrot وَإِنand if أَحزَنَتreach rugged ground وَجَتgrow hoof-sore
إِذا أَسهَلَت خَبَّت وَإِن أَحزَنَت وَجَت
وَتَحسَبُهاand you deem them جِنّاًjinn إِذاwhen سالَتِstream forth الجِذَمthe squadrons
وَتَحسَبُها جِنّاً إِذا سالَتِ الجِذَم
When they reach level ground they trot; on rugged ground they grow hoof-sore.
When relaxed it is docile, when enraged it charges,
And you would think them jinn when the squadrons stream forth.
You'd think them jinn when the bridles jingle.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle وَهىpours down غَيثٌrain وَأَمرَعَand grows lush جانِبٌa tract of land
إِذا ما وَهى غَيثٌ وَأَمرَعَ جانِبٌ
صَبَبتُI poured عَلَيهِupon it جَحفَلاًa mighty host غانِظاًtormenting لَهُمto them
صَبَبتُ عَلَيهِ جَحفَلاً غانِظاً لَهُم
Whenever rain pours down and a tract grows lush,
When a downpour comes and lightning flashes,
I pour upon it a mighty host that torments them.
I rain upon them a relentless, heavy storm.
فَإِنso if أَناI لَمnot أُصبِحI attack at dawn سَوامَكَyour grazing herds غارَةًa raid
فَإِن أَنا لَم أُصبِح سَوامَكَ غارَةً
كَرَيعِlike the first swarm of الجَرادِlocusts شَلَّهُdrove it away الريحُthe wind وَالرِهَمand the light rains
كَرَيعِ الجَرادِ شَلَّهُ الريحُ وَالرِهَم
So if I do not make a dawn raid upon your grazing herds,
If I do not raid your lands at dawn
like the first locust swarm driven by wind and light rains,
Like locusts scattered by the winds and arrows.
فَلاthen may not وَضَعَتlaid aside أُنثىa woman إِلَيَّfor me قِناعَهاher veil
فَلا وَضَعَت أُنثى إِلَيَّ قِناعَها
وَلاand may not فازَwon سَهميmy arrow حينَwhen تَجتَمِعُcome together السُهُمthe arrows
وَلا فازَ سَهمي حينَ تَجتَمِعُ السُهُم
then may no woman lay aside her veil for me,
No maiden will lower her veil before me
nor may my arrow win when the arrows come together.
Nor will my arrows miss when shot with might.
Sol 6.1