تَبكيweeps المَراغَةُAl-Maragha (the wallower) بِالرَغامِin the dust عَلىfor اِبنِهاher son
تَبكي المَراغَةُ بِالرَغامِ عَلى اِبنِها
وَالناهِقاتُand the braying she-asses يَنُحنَlament بِالإِعوالِwith loud wailing
وَالناهِقاتُ يَنُحنَ بِالإِعوالِ
Al-Maragha, the wallower, weeps in the dust for her son,
and the braying she-asses lament with loud wails.
سوقيherd النَواهِقَthe braying she-asses مَأتَماًas a mourning assembly يَبكينَهُthey weep for him
سوقي النَواهِقَ مَأتَماً يَبكينَهُ
وَتَعَرَّضيand offer yourself لِمُصاعِدِat the ascent of القُفّالِthe homeward travelers
وَتَعَرَّضي لِمُصاعِدِ القُفّالِ
Herd the braying she-asses into a mourning throng to weep for him,
and offer yourself where the homeward travelers ascend.
سَرِباًstreaming مَدامِعُهاher tear ducts تَنوحُshe wails عَلىfor اِبنِهاher son
سَرِباً مَدامِعُها تَنوحُ عَلى اِبنِها
بِالرَملِin the sand قاعِدَةًsitting عَلىupon جَلّالِJallal
بِالرَملِ قاعِدَةً عَلى جَلّالِ
Her tears streaming, she wails for her son,
seated in the sand upon Jallal.
قالواthey said لَهاto her اِحتَسِبيbear the loss seeking God's reward جَريراًJarir إِنَّهُindeed he
قالوا لَها اِحتَسِبي جَريراً إِنَّهُ
أَودىdid away الهِزَبرُthe mighty lion بِهِwith him أَبوfather of الأَشبالِthe lion cubs
أَودى الهِزَبرُ بِهِ أَبو الأَشبالِ
They told her: "Bear Jarir's loss seeking God's reward; indeed,
the mighty lion, father of cubs, has done away with him."
أَلقىlaid عَلَيهِupon him يَدَيهِhis two paws ذوone possessed of قَومِيَّةٍa powerful build
أَلقى عَلَيهِ يَدَيهِ ذو قَومِيَّةٍ
وَردٌtawny فَدَقَّthen he crushed مَجامِعَthe junctions of الأَوصالِthe limbs
وَردٌ فَدَقَّ مَجامِعَ الأَوصالِ
The powerfully built one laid both paws upon him;
the tawny lion then crushed the joints of his limbs.
قَدindeed كُنتُI had لَوif نَفَعَavailed النَذيرُthe warning نَهَيتُهُI warned him
قَد كُنتُ لَو نَفَعَ النَذيرُ نَهَيتُهُ
أَلّاnot to يَكونَbecome فَريسَةَprey of الرِئبالِthe lion
أَلّا يَكونَ فَريسَةَ الرِئبالِ
I had warned him—had warning been of use—
not to become the lion's prey.
إِنّيindeed I رَأَيتُكَsaw you إِذwhen أَبَقتَyou absconded فَلَمand did not تَئلfind refuge
إِنّي رَأَيتُكَ إِذ أَبَقتَ فَلَم تَئل
خَيَّرتَyou gave a choice نَفسَكَyourself مِنamong ثَلاثِthree خِلالِcourses
خَيَّرتَ نَفسَكَ مِن ثَلاثِ خِلالِ
Indeed, I saw you when you absconded and found no refuge:
you gave yourself a choice among three courses:
بَينَbetween الرُجوعَreturning إِلَيَّto me وَهيَand it is فَظيعَةٌdreadful
بَينَ الرُجوعَ إِلَيَّ وَهيَ فَظيعَةٌ
فيin فيكَyour mouth مُدنِيَةٌbringing nearer مِنَto الآجالِlife's appointed ends
في فيكَ مُدنِيَةٌ مِنَ الآجالِ
between returning to me—a dreadful thing
in your mouth, drawing death near—
أَوor بَينَamong حَيِّthe clan of أَبيAbu (father of) نَعامَةَNa'ama هارِباًfleeing
أَو بَينَ حَيِّ أَبي نَعامَةَ هارِباً
أَوor بِاللَحاقِby joining بِطَيِّءِwith Tayy الأَجبالِof the mountains
أَو بِاللَحاقِ بِطَيِّءِ الأَجبالِ
or fleeing among the clan of Abu Na'ama,
or joining Tayy of the mountains.
وَلَقَدand indeed هَمَمتَyou contemplated بِقَتلِkilling نَفسَكَyourself خالِياًalone
وَلَقَد هَمَمتَ بِقَتلِ نَفسَكَ خالِياً
أَوor بِالفَرارِby fleeing إِلىto سَفينِthe ships of أَوالِAwal
أَو بِالفَرارِ إِلى سَفينِ أَوالِ
And indeed you contemplated killing yourself alone,
or fleeing to the ships of Awal.
فَالآنَso now ياO رُكبَriders of الجِداءِkid-goats هَجَوتُكُمI have lampooned you
فَالآنَ يا رُكبَ الجِداءِ هَجَوتُكُم
بِهِجائِكُمin answer to your satire وَمُحاسِبِand by the Reckoner of الأَعمالِdeeds
بِهِجائِكُم وَمُحاسِبِ الأَعمالِ
Now, you riders of kid-goats, I have lampooned you
in answer to your satire—by the Reckoner of deeds!
فَاِسأَلso ask فَإِنَّكَfor indeed you are مِنof كُلَيبٍKulayb وَاِلتَمِسand seek
فَاِسأَل فَإِنَّكَ مِن كُلَيبٍ وَاِلتَمِس
بِالعَسكَرَينِin the two camps بَقِيَّةَwhat remains of الأَظلالِthe shadows
بِالعَسكَرَينِ بَقِيَّةَ الأَظلالِ
So ask—for you are of Kulayb—and seek
in the two camps what remains of shade.
إِنّاindeed we لَتوزَنُis surely weighed بِالجِبالِagainst mountains حُلومُناour forbearance
إِنّا لَتوزَنُ بِالجِبالِ حُلومُنا
وَيَزيدُand surpasses جاهُلُناour hothead عَلىbeyond الجُهّالِthe hotheads
وَيَزيدُ جاهُلُنا عَلى الجُهّالِ
Indeed, our forbearance is weighed against mountains,
and our hothead surpasses all other hotheads.
فَاِجمَعso gather مَساعيكَyour achievements القِصارَthe paltry وَوافِنيand meet me
فَاِجمَع مَساعيكَ القِصارَ وَوافِني
بِعُكاظَat 'Ukaz ياO اِبنَson of مُرَبِّقِa tetherer of الأَحمالِthe lambs
بِعُكاظَ يا اِبنَ مُرَبِّقِ الأَحمالِ
Gather your paltry achievements, then, and meet me
at 'Ukaz, you son of a lamb-tetherer.
وَاِسأَلand ask بِقَومِكَabout your people ياO جَريرُJarir وَدارِمٍand Darim
وَاِسأَل بِقَومِكَ يا جَريرُ وَدارِمٍ
مَنthose whom ضَمَّgathered بَطنَthe valley of مِنىًMina مِنَamong النُزّالِthe sojourners
مَن ضَمَّ بَطنَ مِنىً مِنَ النُزّالِ
And about your people and Darim, Jarir, ask
the sojourners whom Mina's valley has gathered:
تَجِدِyou will find المَكارِمَnoble deeds وَالعَديدَand strength in numbers كِلَيهِماboth of them
تَجِدِ المَكارِمَ وَالعَديدَ كِلَيهِما
فيin دارِمٍDarim وَرَغائِبَand choice portions of الآكالِfood
في دارِمٍ وَرَغائِبَ الآكالِ
you will find noble deeds and strength in numbers, both,
in Darim, along with choice provisions.
Sol 6.1