أَعلَنتُI proclaimed openly فيin حُبِّlove for جُملٍJuml أَيَّwhat a إِعلانِproclamation
أَعلَنتُ في حُبِّ جُملٍ أَيَّ إِعلانِ
وَقَدand indeed بَداbecame apparent شَأنُهاher affair مِنfrom بَعدِafter كِتمانِconcealment
وَقَد بَدا شَأنُها مِن بَعدِ كِتمانِ
I proclaimed my love for Juml—what a proclamation!
I declared my love for Jumal openly
And her affair came to light after being concealed.
And her status became known after being hidden
وَقَدand indeed سَعىworked to sow discord بَينَناbetween us الواشونَthe tale-bearers وَاِختَلَفواand came and went
وَقَد سَعى بَينَنا الواشونَ وَاِختَلَفوا
حَتّىuntil تَجَنَّبتُهاI avoided her مِنfrom غَيرِwithout هِجرانِabandonment
حَتّى تَجَنَّبتُها مِن غَيرِ هِجرانِ
And the tale-bearers worked between us, coming and going,
The slanderers schemed between us
until I kept away from her, without forsaking her.
Until I avoided her without actually abandoning her
هَلshall? أَبلُغَنهاI indeed reach her بِمِثلِon one like الفَحلِthe breeding male ناجِيَةٍa swift she-camel
هَل أَبلُغَنها بِمِثلِ الفَحلِ ناجِيَةٍ
عَنسٍa sturdy she-camel عُذافِرَةٍpowerfully built بِالرَحلِunder the saddle مِذعانِobedient
عَنسٍ عُذافِرَةٍ بِالرَحلِ مِذعانِ
Shall I reach her on a swift she-camel like a breeding male,
Shall I send her a messenger like a vigorous stallion
a sturdy, powerful beast, obedient beneath the saddle?
A fleet-footed smooth rock hyrax sent on an errand
كَأَنَّهاas though she were واضِحُwhite الأَقرابِthe flanks حَلَّأَهٌdrove him away
كَأَنَّها واضِحُ الأَقرابِ حَلَّأَهٌ
عَنfrom ماءthe water of ماوانَMawan رامٍan archer بَعدَafter إِمكانِan opportunity
عَن ماء ماوانَ رامٍ بَعدَ إِمكانِ
As though she were a white-flanked wild ass, driven off
As if it were a reddish fox refreshed
from Mawan's water by an archer, once he had a clear shot.
By the water of Maawan after being possible
فَجالَthen he wheeled هافٍlean-bellied كَسَفّودِlike a skewer of الحَديدِiron لَهُhe had
فَجالَ هافٍ كَسَفّودِ الحَديدِ لَهُ
وَسطَamid الأَماعِزِstony tracts مِنof نَقعٍdust جَنابانِtwo flanks
وَسطَ الأَماعِزِ مِن نَقعٍ جَنابانِ
Then the lean beast wheeled, like an iron skewer, with
So it set out brisk as polished iron
two flanking clouds of dust amid the stony ground.
Amidst the goats coming from a lofty settlement
تَهويplunge سَنابِكُthe hooves of رِجلَيهِhis two hind legs مُحَنَّبَةًcurving outward
تَهوي سَنابِكُ رِجلَيهِ مُحَنَّبَةً
فيinto مُكرَهٍrough ground مِنof صَفيحِflat stones القُفِّthe stony ridge كَذّانِsoft, crumbly rock
في مُكرَهٍ مِن صَفيحِ القُفِّ كَذّانِ
The hooves of his bowed hind legs plunge
Its forelegs swaying bent
into rough ground of flat, crumbly stones on the ridge.
In an undesired makeshift mule saddle
يَنتابُhe frequents ماءَthe water of قُطَيّاتٍQutayyat فَأَخلَفَهُthen it failed him
يَنتابُ ماءَ قُطَيّاتٍ فَأَخلَفَهُ
وَكانَand was مَورِدُهُhis watering place ماءًwater بِحَورانِat Hawran
وَكانَ مَورِدُهُ ماءً بِحَورانِ
He returned to Qutayyat's water, but it failed him,
It swims across the water of fox cubs so it left them behind
and his watering place was a pool at Hawran.
And its watering place was the water of Hauran
تَظَلُّremain all day فيهِin it بَناتُdaughters of الماءِthe water أَنجِيَةًin whispering groups
تَظَلُّ فيهِ بَناتُ الماءِ أَنجِيَةً
كَأَنَّas though أَعيُنَهاtheir eyes أَشباهُlikenesses of خيلانِbeauty marks
كَأَنَّ أَعيُنَها أَشباهُ خيلانِ
The water's daughters linger there all day in whispering groups,
The daughters of water rest in it shaded
as though their eyes resembled beauty marks.
As if their eyes were little horses
فَلَمso did not يَهُلهُfrighten him وَلَكِنand yet خاضَhe waded into غَمرَتَهُits depths
فَلَم يَهُلهُ وَلَكِن خاضَ غَمرَتَهُ
يَشفيhe quenches الغَليلَburning thirst بِعَذبٍwith fresh water غَيرِnot مِدّانِbrackish
يَشفي الغَليلَ بِعَذبٍ غَيرِ مِدّانِ
It did not frighten him; instead he waded into its depths,
So it did not neglect but waded into its depths
quenching his burning thirst with fresh, unbrackish water.
Quenching thirst with sweet undiluted water
وَيلُwoe! (here, admiration) أُمِّthe mother of قَومٍa people رَأَيناwe saw أَمسِyesterday سادَتَهُمtheir chiefs
وَيلُ أُمِّ قَومٍ رَأَينا أَمسِ سادَتَهُم
فيamid حادِثاتٍcalamities أَلَمَّتthat befell خَيرَthe best of جيرانِneighbors
في حادِثاتٍ أَلَمَّت خَيرَ جيرانِ
What men their mother bore! We saw their chiefs yesterday,
Woe to the mother of a people whose chiefs we saw yesterday
the best of neighbors amid calamities that struck.
Afflicted with misfortunes that pained the best of neighbors
يَرعَينَthey graze غِبّاًevery other day وَإِنand even if يَقصُرنَthey desist ظاهِرَةًdaily
يَرعَينَ غِبّاً وَإِن يَقصُرنَ ظاهِرَةً
يَعطِفturn to help كِرامٌnoble men عَلىto ماwhat أَحدَثَbrought about الجانيthe wrongdoer
يَعطِف كِرامٌ عَلى ما أَحدَثَ الجاني
Those calamities graze every other day, even if they cease their daily visits;
They pasture absently, and if they fall short clearly
noble men turn to redress what the wrongdoer has wrought.
Generous men show sympathy for what the offender did
وَالحارِثانِand the two Hariths إِلىtoward غاياتِهِمtheir goals سَبَقاًboth raced ahead
وَالحارِثانِ إِلى غاياتِهِم سَبَقاً
عَفواًeffortlessly كَماjust as أَحرَزَwon السَبقَthe race الجَوادانِthe two swift steeds
عَفواً كَما أَحرَزَ السَبقَ الجَوادانِ
And the two Hariths raced ahead to their goals,
And the two plowers raced ahead
effortlessly, as two noble steeds win the race.
To their goals, pardoned just as the two racers did
وَالمُعطِيانِand the two givers اِبتِغاءَseeking الحَمدِpraise مالَهُماtheir wealth
وَالمُعطِيانِ اِبتِغاءَ الحَمدِ مالَهُما
وَالحَمدُand praise لاnot يُشتَرىis bought إِلّاexcept بِأَثمانِfor prices
وَالحَمدُ لا يُشتَرى إِلّا بِأَثمانِ
And the two give their wealth in pursuit of praise,
And the two givers seeking praise, their money
and praise is bought only at a price.
Is not worth praise, which can only be bought at a sinful price
Sol 6.1