ماis nothing نزهةrecreation المرءِof a man إنif سادتgained distinction بهthrough him الرتبthe ranks
ما نزهة المرءِ إن سادت به الرتب
إلاexcept البزاةthe hawks التيthat فيin صيدهاtheir hunting العجبُwonder
إلا البزاة التي في صيدها العجبُ
A man's diversion, if ranks are ennobled through him, is nothing
What pleasure for a man if ranks elevate him,
but the hawks whose hunting is a marvel.
Except for hunting, wherein lies wondrous delight.
يقولspeaks خلخالهاtheir anklet الفضيsilver إذas تشبُthey spring up
يقول خلخالها الفضي إذ تشبُ
أيلولSeptember وافىhas arrived وحانand the time has come الصيدhunting فاصطحبواso take along
أيلول وافى وحان الصيد فاصطحبوا
Their silver anklets speak as they spring up:
Its silver anklets chime as it takes flight,
September has come; hunting time is here, so take along
September is nigh, the hunt is on, let us grab
كواسراًbirds of prey تنشبsink الأظفارthe talons فيinto العنقِthe neck
كواسراً تنشب الأظفار في العنقِ
فإنهاfor they are للمواليfor the lords خيرthe best ماwhat قصدواthey sought
فإنها للموالي خير ما قصدوا
birds of prey that sink their talons into the neck.
Fierce hawks that claw at the necks of prey.
For they are the best the lords have sought,
For the loyal, they are the best they have sought,
وإنand indeed فيin الصيدhunting معنىa meaning ذاقهhas tasted it الأسدُthe lion
وإن في الصيد معنى ذاقه الأسدُ
فلازموهso keep to it فأوقاتfor the times الهناof joy جدُدُrenewed
فلازموه فأوقات الهنا جدُدُ
And hunting holds a meaning the lion has tasted.
Hunting holds meaning that lions have grasped.
So keep to it, for the hours of joy are renewed.
So stick to it, our times of bliss are renewed,
وآلand the clan of حجلانpartridges قدalready خضّبنhave been dyed فاعتمدواso rely on
وآل حجلان قد خضّبن فاعتمدوا
أسابراًsparrowhawks تهتكrend المرجانcoral بالحدقِwith their eyes
أسابراً تهتك المرجان بالحدقِ
And the partridge brood is dyed; so rely on
The Hijlan clan has bloodied them, so rely
sparrowhawks that rend coral with their eyes.
On hawks that shred veils with their piercing sight.
بيضwhite الصدورthe breasts قوياتstrong الظهورthe backs فرتtore apart
بيض الصدور قويات الظهور فرت
أظفارهاtheir talons كلevery ذيpossessor of جنحa wing بهover it ظفرتgained mastery
أظفارها كل ذي جنح به ظفرت
White-breasted, strong-backed, they have torn apart
Doves with white breasts and sturdy backs have fled,
with their talons every winged creature they caught.
Their talons victorious over every winged breed.
فياso, oh لهنَّfor them بزاةhawks كالسهامlike arrows سرتsped
فيا لهنَّ بزاة كالسهام سرت
منof كلevery شهباash-gray one منfrom القرناسthe molt قدalready ظهرتemerged
من كل شهبا من القرناس قد ظهرت
Oh, what hawks they are, speeding like arrows!
What splendid hawks they are, arrows sped
Each an ash-gray one that has emerged from the molt,
From every polished horn that has appeared,
منقوشةpatterned الصدرthe breast تسبيcaptivates كلevery معتلقِadmirer
منقوشة الصدر تسبي كل معتلقِ
مدوراًrounded راسهاher head غراءَwhite-blazed صافيةpure
مدوراً راسها غراءَ صافية
Patterned of breast, captivating every admirer.
Adorned of chest, captivating all enchained.
Her head rounded, white-blazed and pure,
Smooth of head, pure of hue,
مدنراًcoin-spotted ذيلهاher tail وقطاءَspeckled باهيةsplendid
مدنراً ذيلها وقطاءَ باهية
جدلاءَfirmly built مصقولةpolished الجنحينboth wings ساميةًlofty
جدلاءَ مصقولة الجنحين ساميةً
Her tail coin-spotted, speckled and splendid,
Flared of tail, exquisite to view,
Firmly built, sleek of both wings, lofty,
Streamlined wings lifted high,
تقومstands فوقupon يدthe hand البزدارof the falconer زاهيةresplendent
تقوم فوق يد البزدار زاهية
كأنهاas though she were الصبحdawn فيin ثوبٍa robe منof الغسقِdusk
كأنها الصبح في ثوبٍ من الغسقِ
She stands resplendent on the falconer's hand,
Perched atop the trainer’s hand, radiant to eye,
As though she were dawn in a robe of dusk.
Like the dawn robed in a gown of gloom’s device.
قصيرةshort الساقthe leg والمنسارand the beak ناضيةًunsheathing
قصيرة الساق والمنسار ناضيةً
مخالباًtalons كسيوفlike swords الهندof India ماضيةkeen
مخالباً كسيوف الهند ماضية
Short of leg and beak, unsheathing
Short of leg, sharp of beak, vigorous,
talons keen as the swords of India,
Claws like Indian swords, voracious,
جيداءَlong-necked واسعةbroad العرنينthe nasal bridge راضيةًcontent
جيداءَ واسعة العرنين راضيةً
تلوحappears للعينto the eye إذas تنقضُّshe swoops بازبةpowerful (uncertain reading)
تلوح للعين إذ تنقضُّ بازبة
Long-necked, broad of nasal bridge, content,
Long of eyelash, pleased, spacious,
She flashes before the eye as she swoops, powerful,
Glimpsed as she swoops with force prodigious,
ضياradiance سوابقهاher foreparts كالبرقlike lightning فيin الشفقthe twilight
ضيا سوابقها كالبرق في الشفق
كمhow many اغتنمناwe seized بهاwith her ياO صاحmy friend منof فرصٍopportunities
كم اغتنمنا بها يا صاح من فرصٍ
The gleam of her foreparts is like lightning in the twilight.
Outstripping her peers like lightning in the dusk.
How many chances we have seized with her, my friend,
Through them, companion, what chances we have seized,
تنزهfree القلبthe heart عنfrom همٍّworry وعنand from غصصٍchoking sorrow
تنزه القلب عن همٍّ وعن غصصٍ
وكمand how many لهاshe has عندamong أهلthe people المجدof glory منof قصصٍtales
وكم لها عند أهل المجد من قصصٍ
that free the heart from care and choking sorrow!
To free the heart of anxiety and grief.
And how many tales she has among the people of glory!
What tales of glory they have for the valiant piece,
تكرّانTakarran (name) أرسلتwas released يوماًone day علىagainst قنصquarry
تكرّان أرسلت يوماً على قنص
كأنهاas though she were البدرthe full moon منقضّاًplunging down منfrom الأفقthe horizon
كأنها البدر منقضّاً من الأفق
Takarran was released one day against quarry,
Two cranes once, you sent upon the hunt,
As though she were the full moon plunging from the horizon.
Like the moon launched from the horizon’s hem.
Sol 6.1