أَناI مَنthe one whom عَلِمتَyou have known إِذاwhen دُعيتُI was summoned لِغارَةٍto a raid
أَنا مَن عَلِمتَ إِذا دُعيتُ لِغارَةٍ
فيin طَعنِpiercing أَكبادٍlivers وَضَربِand striking رِقابِnecks
في طَعنِ أَكبادٍ وَضَربِ رِقابِ
I am the one you know when I am summoned to a raid,
I am he whom you knew, if called upon for a raid
To pierce livers and strike necks.
In stabbing livers and striking necks
وَإِذاand when تَناوَحَتِhowled الشِمالُthe north wind بِشَتوَةٍin winter
وَإِذا تَناوَحَتِ الشِمالُ بِشَتوَةٍ
كَيفَhow اِرتِقابيmy watching for الضَيفَthe guest فيamong أَصحابيmy companions
كَيفَ اِرتِقابي الضَيفَ في أَصحابي
And when the north wind howls in winter,
And when the north wind howls violently
How I watch for a guest among my companions!
How I keep watch for the guest among my companions
وَيَدُلُّand guides ضَيفيmy guest فيin الظَلامِthe darkness عَلىto القِرىhospitality
وَيَدُلُّ ضَيفي في الظَلامِ عَلى القِرى
إِشراقُthe glow ناريof my fire أَوor نُباحُthe barking كِلابيof my dogs
إِشراقُ ناري أَو نُباحُ كِلابي
And my guest is guided in the darkness to hospitality
And guide my guest in the darkness towards the homes
By the glow of my fire or the barking of my dogs.
The radiance of my fire or the barking of my dogs
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen واجَهنَهُthey faced him وَلَقينَهُand they met him
حَتّى إِذا واجَهنَهُ وَلَقينَهُ
حَيَّينَهُthey greeted him بِبَصابِصِwith waggings الأَذنابِof the tails
حَيَّينَهُ بِبَصابِصِ الأَذنابِ
Until, when they face him and meet him,
Until when he faces them and meets them
They greet him with wagging tails.
They greet him with the tips of their tails
فَتَكادُso they almost مِنfrom عِرفانِknowing ماwhat قَدalready عُوِّدَتthey have been accustomed to
فَتَكادُ مِن عِرفانِ ما قَد عُوِّدَت
مِنof ذاكَthat أَنto يُفصِحنَthey speak clearly بِالتَرحابِin welcome
مِن ذاكَ أَن يُفصِحنَ بِالتَرحابِ
So they almost—knowing what they have been accustomed to
So that they almost reveal, from knowing what they are accustomed to
In this—speak aloud in welcome.
From that, with a welcoming
Sol 6.1