سهمarrow المنيةof death أنّىhow جئتyou came قانصةhunting
سهم المنية أنّى جئت قانصة
منone whose كانwas سهمthe arrow المناياof doom منfrom مخالبهاher talons
من كان سهم المنايا من مخالبها
Arrow of death, how did you come to hunt
One from whose talons came the arrow of doom?
وياand ah! لهاfor her اسبراًa hunting hawk صالassailed الحمامdeath بهاupon her
ويا لها اسبراً صال الحمام بها
وطالماand so often كانit had been منamong قتلىthose slain قواضبهاher keen blades
وطالما كان من قتلى قواضبها
And ah, what a hawk she was! Death assailed her,
Though so often it had been among the victims of her keen blades.
سلask آلthe house of حجلانHajlan عنهاabout her عندat the time ماwhen شهرتshe unfurled
سل آل حجلان عنها عند ما شهرت
بيضthe white feathers الجناحof the wing وكرّتand she charged فيin مطالبهاher pursuits
بيض الجناح وكرّت في مطالبها
Ask the house of Hajlan about her, when she unfurled
Her wing’s white feathers and charged after her quarry.
كمhow often أحرقتscorched كفهاher claw طهراًpurity (probably a typo for 'a back') وكمand how often فجرتtore open
كم أحرقت كفها طهراً وكم فجرت
صدراًa breast وكمand how often أذهلتناshe astonished us منwith غرائبهاher marvels
صدراً وكم أذهلتنا من غرائبها
How often her claw scorched purity [probably intended: a back], and how often it tore open
A breast! And how often her marvels left us astounded.
لمdid not انسهاI forget her حينماwhen شقتshe split open فريستهاher prey
لم انسها حينما شقت فريستها
يومon the day of الشميسةal-Shumaysa منfrom صلبٍa backbone لغاريهاto its two hollows
يوم الشميسة من صلبٍ لغاريها
I have not forgotten her when she split her prey,
On the day of al-Shumaysa, from backbone to its two hollows,
واستخرجتand she drew out كبدهاits liver فيon رأسthe tip of مخلبهاher talon
واستخرجت كبدها في رأس مخلبها
بضربةٍwith a blow هيit بعضa part منof عجائبهاher wonders
بضربةٍ هي بعض من عجائبها
And drew out its liver on the tip of her talon,
With a blow that was but one of her wonders.
كيفhow السبيلthe way لكيso that انسىI may forget مآثرهاher glorious deeds
كيف السبيل لكي انسى مآثرها
واعظمand the greatest الفتكslaughter جزءٌa part منof مناقبهاher merits
واعظم الفتك جزءٌ من مناقبها
What way is there for me to forget her glorious deeds,
When the greatest slaughter is but part of her merits?
ماnever لاعبتshe competed with سابقاًa swift racer إلاexcept وقدand already سبقتshe outstripped
ما لاعبت سابقاً إلا وقد سبقت
ريحthe wind الجنوبof the south وهبتand it blew فيupon مناكبهاher shoulders
ريح الجنوب وهبت في مناكبها
Never did she race a swift runner without outstripping
The south wind as it blew upon her shoulders.
ياah ليتهاwould that she سلمتescaped unharmed منfrom كلevery غائلةcalamity
يا ليتها سلمت من كل غائلة
وكلand every بازٍhawk فداهاher ransom منamong معاطيهاher rivals
وكل بازٍ فداها من معاطيها
Ah, would that she had escaped every calamity,
And every hawk among her rivals had been her ransom!
لكنهاbut she قدindeed غدتbecame لماwhen قضتshe died ومضتand she passed away
لكنها قد غدت لما قضت ومضت
هيshe الفداthe ransom عنon behalf of أميرthe emir المجدof glory صاحبهاher master
هي الفدا عن أمير المجد صاحبها
But when she died and passed away, she became
The ransom for the emir of glory, her master.
Sol 6.1