لَوif أَنَّthat طَيراًbirds كُلِّفَتwere charged with مِثلَthe like of سَيرِهِhis journey
لَو أَنَّ طَيراً كُلِّفَت مِثلَ سَيرِهِ
إِلىto واسِطٍWasit مِنfrom إيلِياءَIliya لَكَلَّتِthey would surely tire
إِلى واسِطٍ مِن إيلِياءَ لَكَلَّتِ
If birds were charged with a journey like his,
to Wasit from Iliya, they would surely grow weary.
سَماhe sped onward بِالمَهاريwith the Mahri camels مِنfrom فِلَسطينَPalestine بَعدَماafter
سَما بِالمَهاري مِن فِلَسطينَ بَعدَما
دَناdrew near الفَيءُthe returning shade مِنto شَمسِthe sun of النَهارِthe day فَوَلَّتِso it withdrew
دَنا الفَيءُ مِن شَمسِ النَهارِ فَوَلَّتِ
He sped with the Mahri camels from Palestine after
the shade drew near the day's sun, which then withdrew.
فَماso not عادَreturned ذاكَthat اليَومُthe day حَتّىuntil أَناخَهاhe made them kneel
فَما عادَ ذاكَ اليَومُ حَتّى أَناخَها
بِمَيسانَin Maysan قَدalready حُلَّتwere loosened عُراهاtheir fastenings وَمَلَّتِand they grew weary
بِمَيسانَ قَد حُلَّت عُراها وَمَلَّتِ
Before that day came round again, he had made them kneel
in Maysan, their fastenings loosened and their strength spent.
كَأَنَّas though قُطامِيّاًa falcon عَلىupon الرَحلِthe camel-saddle طاوِياًhungry
كَأَنَّ قُطامِيّاً عَلى الرَحلِ طاوِياً
إِذاwhen غَمرَةُthe engulfing mass الظَلماءِof darkness عَنهُfrom him تَجَلَّتِcleared away
إِذا غَمرَةُ الظَلماءِ عَنهُ تَجَلَّتِ
He seemed a hungry falcon upon the saddle
when the engulfing darkness cleared away from him.
وَقَدand indeed عَلِمَhave learned الأَقوامُthe peoples أَنَّthat اِبنُson of يوسُفٍYusuf
وَقَد عَلِمَ الأَقوامُ أَنَّ اِبنُ يوسُفٍ
قَطوبٌgrim-faced إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle المَشرَفِيَّةُthe Mashrafi swords سُلَّتِare drawn
قَطوبٌ إِذا ما المَشرَفِيَّةُ سُلَّتِ
And the peoples know full well that Ibn Yusuf
is grim-faced when the Mashrafi swords are drawn.
Sol 6.1