تجشَّمundertook with hardship نَحويtoward me وَفْدُthe delegation of قُرحانَQurhan شُقَّةًa long journey
تجشَّم نَحوي وَفْدُ قُرحانَ شُقَّةً
تَظَلُّspends the day بهاalong it الوَجناءُthe sturdy she-camel وهيwhile she is حَسِيرُexhausted
تَظَلُّ بها الوَجناءُ وهي حَسِيرُ
Qurhan’s delegation braved a long journey toward me,
on which the sturdy she-camel spends the day exhausted.
فزوّدتُهمso I provisioned them with كلباًa dog فراحواso they departed كأنماas though
فزوّدتُهم كلباً فراحوا كأنما
حَباهمfavored them بتَاجِwith the crown of الهرمزانal-Hurmuzan أميرُa prince
حَباهم بتَاجِ الهرمزان أميرُ
So I provisioned them with a dog, and they departed as though
a prince had favored them with al-Hurmuzan’s crown.
وقلدتهمand I hung about their necks ماsomething لوif رميتI struck متالعاًMutaliʿ
وقلدتهم ما لو رميت متالعاً
بهwith it وهوwhile it is مغبرdust-covered لكادit would almost يطيرfly
به وهو مغبر لكاد يطير
And I hung something round their necks: had I struck Mutaliʿ
with it, dust-covered as it is, it would almost have flown.
فياso, O راكباًrider إماif ever عرضتyou happen to pass فبلغنthen be sure to tell
فيا راكباً إما عرضت فبلغن
أمامةUmamah منيfrom me والأمورand fortunes تدورturn
أمامة مني والأمور تدور
So, rider, if you happen by, be sure to tell
Umamah this from me, while fortunes turn:
فأمَّكمso, your mother لاdo not تتركوهاabandon her وكلبَكمand your dog
فأمَّكم لا تتركوها وكلبَكم
فإنَّfor indeed عقوقَmistreatment of الوالداتِmothers كبيرُis grave
فإنَّ عقوقَ الوالداتِ كبيرُ
So do not abandon your mother, nor your dog,
for mistreating mothers is a grave offense.
فإنكfor you are indeed كلبa dog قدalready ضريتyou have grown accustomed بماto what ترىyou see
فإنك كلب قد ضريت بما ترى
سميعkeen of hearing بماof what فوقupon الفراشthe bed بصيرkeen of sight
سميع بما فوق الفراش بصير
For you are a dog, grown accustomed to what you see,
hearing keenly, seeing clearly what goes on upon the bed.
إذاwhen عَثّنَتْbillows منin آخرthe latter part of الليلthe night دُخْنةa puff of smoke
إذا عَثّنَتْ من آخر الليل دُخْنة
يبيتlasts the night لهof his فوقَupon السرِيرِthe bed هَرِيرُgrowling
يبيت له فوقَ السرِيرِ هَرِيرُ
When, toward night’s end, a puff of smoke billows,
his growling lasts all night upon the bed.
Sol 6.1