كَثُرَbecame numerous الحَميرُthe donkeys وَقَدand indeed أَرىI see فيin صُحبَتيmy company
كَثُرَ الحَميرُ وَقَد أَرى في صُحبَتي
مِنهُنَّamong them أَقمَرَa moon-white one مُنعِجاًspeeding along بِالراكِبِwith the rider
مِنهُنَّ أَقمَرَ مُنعِجاً بِالراكِبِ
Donkeys have multiplied, and among my company I see
Donkeys have grown numerous, and in my company I see
one of them, moon-gray, making a ewe of his rider.
Among them a moon-white one, speeding along with his rider.
يَعدوhe runs فَيَضرُطُand so he farts مِنfrom نَشاطٍvigor عارِمٍunbridled
يَعدو فَيَضرُطُ مِن نَشاطٍ عارِمٍ
سَبعينَseventy أَوor مِئَةًa hundred حِسابَby the count of الحاسِبِthe reckoner
سَبعينَ أَو مِئَةً حِسابَ الحاسِبِ
He runs and farts from rampant high spirits—
He runs and farts from unbridled vigor,
seventy times, or a hundred, by the reckoner’s count.
Seventy times or a hundred, by the reckoner's count.
وَإِذاand when تَمَرَّغَhe wallowed عَدَّcounted أَلفاًa thousand كامِلاًcomplete
وَإِذا تَمَرَّغَ عَدَّ أَلفاً كامِلاً
يَدَعُhe leaves المَراغَةَthe wallowing-place مِثلَlike أَمسِyesterday الذاهِبِgone by
يَدَعُ المَراغَةَ مِثلَ أَمسِ الذاهِبِ
And when he wallows, he brings the count to a full thousand,
And when he wallows, the tally reaches a full thousand;
leaving the wallowing-ground behind like yesterday gone.
He leaves the wallowing-place like vanished yesterday.
أَشِرٌwanton بِبِطنَتِهِfrom his overfull belly يُرامِحُhe kicks at مَنwhoever دَناcame near
أَشِرٌ بِبِطنَتِهِ يُرامِحُ مَن دَنا
ضَخمُhuge المَقَدِّthe build شَديدُfierce شَغبِunruliness الشاغِبِthe troublemaker
ضَخمُ المَقَدِّ شَديدُ شَغبِ الشاغِبِ
Wanton with his full belly, he spars with anyone who draws near,
Wanton with his overfull belly, he kicks at whoever comes near;
huge of frame, fierce with a troublemaker’s mischief.
Huge in build, with a troublemaker's fierce unruliness.
يَلقاكَhe meets you إِنif لَقِيَhe encountered اللِجامَthe bridle بِسُحرَةٍat the pre-dawn hour
يَلقاكَ إِن لَقِيَ اللِجامَ بِسُحرَةٍ
يَكفيكَhe spares you مِنfrom حُزَمِbundles الأَجيرِthe hired worker الحاطِبِthe firewood-gatherer
يَكفيكَ مِن حُزَمِ الأَجيرِ الحاطِبِ
He will meet you—if he meets the bridle at daybreak—
He greets you, if he meets the bridle before dawn,
enough to spare you the hired woodcutter’s bundles.
Sparing you the hired firewood-gatherer's bundles.
إِنif قامَhe rose يُسرِجُهُhe saddles him الغُلامُthe lad زَجَرتُهُI rebuked him
إِن قامَ يُسرِجُهُ الغُلامُ زَجَرتُهُ
لِزِيادَةٍfor superior worth مِنهُon his part وَحَقٍّand a right واجِبِdue
لِزِيادَةٍ مِنهُ وَحَقٍّ واجِبِ
If the boy gets up to saddle him, I rebuke him,
If the lad rises to saddle him, I rebuke him,
for all the beast does besides, and for a right that must be honored.
For his superior worth and a right that is due.
خَلَّيتُI gave up مَركَبَهُriding him وَرُحتُand I went لِحاجَتيon my errand
خَلَّيتُ مَركَبَهُ وَرُحتُ لِحاجَتي
مَشياًon foot يُكَلِّفُنيit burdens me with لُغوبَthe fatigue of اللاغِبِthe weary one
مَشياً يُكَلِّفُني لُغوبَ اللاغِبِ
I leave his back unmounted and go about my business
I gave up riding him and went on my errand,
on foot, bearing the weariness of one worn out.
Walking, which burdens me with the fatigue of the weary.
وَأَرىand I see الصَحابَةَthe companions شيعَتَينِtwo groups فَمِنهُماso among the two
وَأَرى الصَحابَةَ شيعَتَينِ فَمِنهُما
أُنسٌcongenial company وَبَعضُهُمُand some of them غُبورَةُmilk dregs حالِبِa milker
أُنسٌ وَبَعضُهُمُ غُبورَةُ حالِبِ
I see companions divided into two camps; among them
And I see companions in two groups: some are
some are congenial company, while some are what a milker leaves behind.
Congenial company, while some are a milker's dregs.
وَلَقَدand indeed مَشَيتُI walked عَنِaway from الحِمارِthe donkey تَكَرُّماًout of generosity
وَلَقَد مَشَيتُ عَنِ الحِمارِ تَكَرُّماً
وَالمَشيُand walking أَكرَمُnobler مِنthan رُكوبِriding الصاحِبِthe companion
وَالمَشيُ أَكرَمُ مِن رُكوبِ الصاحِبِ
Indeed, out of pride, I have gone on foot rather than ride the donkey:
And indeed I forwent the donkey and walked, out of generosity;
walking is nobler than riding one’s companion.
And walking is nobler than riding a companion.
Sol 6.1