أَتاناhe came to us وَلَمand did not يَعدلهُequal him سحبانُSahban وائلٍof Wa'il
أَتانا وَلَم يَعدلهُ سحبانُ وائلٍ
بَياناًin eloquence وَعِلماًand in knowledge بِالَّذيof what هوَhe قائِلُis saying
بَياناً وَعِلماً بِالَّذي هوَ قائِلُ
He came to us, and Sahban of Wa'il was no match for him
He came to us, unmatched in eloquence and wisdom
in eloquence and knowledge of what he was saying.
By any other speaker of the tribe of Wā'il.
فَماso not زالَdeparted عَنهُfrom him اللقمُthe mouthfuls حَتّىuntil كأَنَّهُas though he were
فَما زالَ عَنهُ اللقمُ حَتّى كأَنَّهُ
مِنbecause of العيِّinarticulacy لَماwhen أَنthat تَكَلَّمَhe spoke باقِلُBaqil
مِن العيِّ لَما أَن تَكَلَّمَ باقِلُ
So the mouthfuls never left him, until he was like
Food stayed far from his mouth, so intent was he
Baqil in his tongue-tiedness when he spoke.
On this talk, though famished when he began to speak.
فَقُلتُso I said امكُثيstay (addressing a woman) حَتىuntil يَسارِfinancial ease لَوif only انَّناthat we
فَقُلتُ امكُثي حَتى يَسارِ لَو انَّنا
نَحجُّwe make the pilgrimage فَقالَتso she said ليto me أَعامٌthis year? وَقابِلُor next year
نَحجُّ فَقالَت لي أَعامٌ وَقابِلُ
So I said, "Stay until we have the means—if only we could
I said "Stay until the camels are gathered." But she
make the pilgrimage!" She said to me, "This year or next?"
Said "It is a full moon tonight, time now to leave."
Sol 6.1