لهيبٌa blaze مِنfrom الرَّمضاءِthe scorching ground يبدوappears كأنماas though
لهيبٌ مِن الرَّمضاءِ يبدو كأنما
جهنَّمُHell تُلقِيcasts forth حرَّهاits heat ثُمَّthen تلفحُscorches
جهنَّمُ تُلقِي حرَّها ثُمَّ تلفحُ
A blaze appears from the scorching ground, as though
A blaze from the desert appears as though
Hell were pouring out its heat, then searing.
Hell is casting its heat and then blowing
إذاwhen الشَّمسُthe sun حلَّتْsettles فيin السَّماءِthe sky محلَّهاits place
إذا الشَّمسُ حلَّتْ في السَّماءِ محلَّها
تدلَّتْhangs down بسهمِwith the arrow الموتِof death مِنfrom حيثwhere يُفصِحُmakes itself known
تدلَّتْ بسهمِ الموتِ مِن حيث يُفصِحُ
When the sun takes its place in the sky,
When the sun settles in its place in the sky
It hangs down with death’s arrow, from where it makes itself known.
It hangs with the arrow of death wherever it points
سمومٌvenoms أفاعٍvipers أوor قتادٌthornbushes مسوَّمٌmarked
سمومٌ أفاعٍ أو قتادٌ مسوَّمٌ
تَمُوجُbillows بهwith it رِيحُthe wind السَّمُومِthe scorching wind وتَسرحُand roams
تَمُوجُ به رِيحُ السَّمُومِ وتَسرحُ
Venoms, vipers, or marked thornbushes,
Poisons of snakes or a poisoned arrow
The scorching wind billows with it and roams.
Stirred by the wind of poisons wandering
ترىyou see بَرَدَhail الأشطانthe well-ropes صهدًاscorching heat بقَيظِهin its summer heat
ترى بَرَدَ الأشطان صهدًا بقَيظِه
إذاwhen أقبلتْcomes forward بينamong الجداولِthe streams تمرحُfrolics
إذا أقبلتْ بين الجداولِ تمرحُ
You see the well-ropes’ hail as scorching heat in its summer blaze,
You see the chill of shade welcome in its heat
When it comes frolicking among the streams.
When it comes between the streams playing
ترىyou see الهقلةَthe female ostrich الصَّمَّاءَdeaf تحدوurges onward بربِّهاwith her master
ترى الهقلةَ الصَّمَّاءَ تحدو بربِّها
خمائلَthickets أقواهاlaid them waste الهجيرُthe noonday heat المقدَّحُkindled
خمائلَ أقواها الهجيرُ المقدَّحُ
You see the deaf female ostrich urging her master on
You see the deaf rock singing the praises of its Lord
Toward thickets laid waste by the kindled noonday heat.
The smooth stones polished by the crashing torrent
إذاwhen برزتْemerges للشمسِinto the sun ألقتْcasts down بِرَحلِهاwith her saddle
إذا برزتْ للشمسِ ألقتْ بِرَحلِها
ولاذَتْand sought refuge بأقتابِby the pack-saddles القطاof the sandgrouse وهْيwhile she تصدَحُsings aloud
ولاذَتْ بأقتابِ القطا وهْي تصدَحُ
When she emerges into the sun, she casts down her saddle,
When it emerges to the sun it casts off its burdens
And shelters by the sandgrouse’s pack-saddles, singing aloud.
And takes refuge in hillsides while splitting loudly
وقدand indeed أيقنتْbecame certain أنَّthat السِّباعَthe beasts of prey يردُّهاrepels them
وقد أيقنتْ أنَّ السِّباعَ يردُّها
مِنfrom الشمسِthe sun سهمٌan arrow نافذٌpiercing مترنِّحُswaying
مِن الشمسِ سهمٌ نافذٌ مترنِّحُ
And she knows for certain that the beasts of prey are driven back
And it knows for certain that the beasts drive it back
By a piercing, swaying arrow from the sun.
From the sun an arrow piercing and moaning
تؤمُّheads for نميرَpure and sweet الماءِwater منfrom كلِّevery موردٍwatering place
تؤمُّ نميرَ الماءِ من كلِّ موردٍ
لعلَّin the hope that نميرَpure and sweet الماءِwater عنهاfrom her يروِّحُbrings relief
لعلَّ نميرَ الماءِ عنها يروِّحُ
She seeks pure, sweet water from every watering place,
It yearns for the soft flowing of water from every spring
Hoping that pure, sweet water will bring her relief.
Hoping the soft flowing of water will give it comfort
تراقبُwatches دَفْعَthe rush الطيرِof the birds قدalready ندَّhas strayed سربُهits flock
تراقبُ دَفْعَ الطيرِ قد ندَّ سربُه
وشدَّand raced إلىto حيثُwhere العضاthe thorn trees والتَّسَدُّحُand lying outstretched
وشدَّ إلى حيثُ العضا والتَّسَدُّحُ
She watches the birds’ rush; their flock has broken away
It watches the birds together take off in flocks
And raced to where the thorn trees stand and it can lie outstretched.
And head to where there is food and crowding
ومالتand turned لِنجمِtoward the star اللَّيلِof the night تخطبُcourts ودَّهits affection
ومالت لِنجمِ اللَّيلِ تخطبُ ودَّه
وقَدْand already حجَبتْهhas hidden it الشَّمسُthe sun مِنfrom حيثُwhere تصبحُenters the morning
وقَدْ حجَبتْه الشَّمسُ مِن حيثُ تصبحُ
And she turns toward the night’s star, courting its affection,
And it inclined to the star of night courting its affection
Yet the sun has hidden it from where it rises at dawn.
But the sun concealed it from where it rises
كأنَّas though صغارَthe little ones الطَّيرِof the birds تحتَbeneath سمائهاher sky
كأنَّ صغارَ الطَّيرِ تحتَ سمائها
لِسانُa tongue لهيبٍof flame أوor هشيمٌdry brushwood مقرَّحُblistered
لِسانُ لهيبٍ أو هشيمٌ مقرَّحُ
It is as though the little birds beneath her sky
As if the little birds beneath its sky
Were a tongue of flame or blistered dry brushwood.
Are tongues of flame or shredded tatters
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle استجارَتْseeks refuge بالظِّلالِin the shade تكشَّفَتْare revealed
إذا ما استجارَتْ بالظِّلالِ تكشَّفَتْ
ظلالُshadows لَظًىof blazing fire تَنفيbanish الثَّواءَstaying وتَجرحُand wound
ظلالُ لَظًى تَنفي الثَّواءَ وتَجرحُ
Whenever she seeks refuge in the shade, there appear
When it takes refuge in the shadows, the shadows
Shadows of blazing fire that banish repose and wound.
Of agony deny comfort and wound
فلاso neither اللَّيلُthe night يرقِيهاheals her with charms ببَردِwith the coolness نسيمِهof its breeze
فلا اللَّيلُ يرقِيها ببَردِ نسيمِه
ولاnor الماءُwater يَرويquenches غُلَّةًa burning thirst تتندَّحُswells
ولا الماءُ يَروي غُلَّةً تتندَّحُ
So neither does night heal her with its breeze’s coolness,
So neither does the night soothe it with the breeze’s coolness
Nor does water quench an ever-swelling thirst.
Nor does water quench the blazing embers
أليسَis it not يخافُfear المارقونَthe renegades بماbecause of what رأواthey saw
أليسَ يخافُ المارقونَ بما رأوا
إذاwhen نالهمbefalls them فيهاin it عذابٌa torment مصبِّحُarriving at dawn
إذا نالهم فيها عذابٌ مصبِّحُ
Do the renegades not fear because of what they have seen,
Do not the rebels fear what they have seen
When a torment befalls them there at dawn,
If an avenging torment should strike them there
غداةَon the morning يرَونَthey see النَّارَthe Fire تدعوcalls بحزبِهاfor its host
غداةَ يرَونَ النَّارَ تدعو بحزبِها
لهمfor them بِصَنيعfor the doing of السُّوءِevil فيحٌscorching heat وأقرُحُand sores
لهم بِصَنيع السُّوءِ فيحٌ وأقرُحُ
On the morning they see the Fire call for its host?
Tomorrow they will see the fire calling them with its partisans
For their evil deeds, scorching heat and sores are theirs.
To them for their misdeeds, raging and festering
Sol 6.1