نَفَرَتshied away قُلوصيmy young she-camel مِنfrom حِجارَةِstones حَرَّةٍa lava field
نَفَرَت قُلوصي مِن حِجارَةِ حَرَّةٍ
بُنِيَتwere built عَلىover طَلقِopen اليَدَينِboth hands وَهوبِa lavish giver
بُنِيَت عَلى طَلقِ اليَدَينِ وَهوبِ
My young she-camel shied from the stones of a lava field,
My heart recoiled from burning rocks
Built over an open-handed, lavish giver.
Built by my bare hands and panic
لاdo not تَنفُريshy away ياO ناقَshe-camel مِنهُfrom him فَإِنَّهُfor he indeed is
لا تَنفُري يا ناقَ مِنهُ فَإِنَّهُ
شَرّابُa deep drinker خَمرٍwine مِسعَرٌa kindler لِحُروبِof wars
شَرّابُ خَمرٍ مِسعَرٌ لِحُروبِ
Do not shy from him, O she-camel, for he is
Do not shy, O she-camel, from him
A deep drinker of wine, a kindler of wars.
For he is a wine-pourer, stirred for wars
لاmay not يَبعُدَنَّever be far away رَبيعَةُRabiʿah بنُson of مُكَدَّمٍMukaddam
لا يَبعُدَنَّ رَبيعَةُ بنُ مُكَدَّمٍ
وَسَقىand may water الغَواديthe morning rainclouds قَبرَهُhis grave بِذُنوبِwith a brimming bucket
وَسَقى الغَوادي قَبرَهُ بِذُنوبِ
May Rabiʿah ibn Mukaddam never be far away,
Rabia ibn Mukaddam shall not be far
And may the morning rainclouds water his grave with a brimming bucket.
Who gave the valleys his grave and sins
لَولاwere it not for السِفارُtravel وَبَعدُand the distance خِرقٍa vast expanse مَهمَهٍa trackless waste
لَولا السِفارُ وَبَعدُ خِرقٍ مَهمَهٍ
لَتَرَكتُهاI would have left her تَحبوcrawling عَلىon العُرقوبِthe hock
لَتَرَكتُها تَحبو عَلى العُرقوبِ
Were it not for travel and the distance across a vast, trackless waste,
If not for the embassy and torn garment's breadth
I would have left her crawling on her hock.
I'd have let her yearn on the saddle
فَرَّfled الفَوارِسُthe horsemen مِنfrom رَبيعَةَRabiʿah بَعدَماafter
فَرَّ الفَوارِسُ مِن رَبيعَةَ بَعدَما
نَجاهُمُhe rescued them مِنfrom غَمرَةِthe engulfing ordeal المَكروبِthe distressed one
نَجاهُمُ مِن غَمرَةِ المَكروبِ
The horsemen fled from Rabiʿah after
The horsemen fled from Rabia after
He had rescued them from the depths of distress.
He saved them from the flood of distress
يَدعوhe calls on عَلِيّاًAli حينَwhen أَسلَمَleft unguarded ظَهرَهُhis back
يَدعو عَلِيّاً حينَ أَسلَمَ ظَهرَهُ
فَلَقَدso indeed دَعَوتَyou called هُناكَthere غَيرَone who is not مُجيبِanswering
فَلَقَد دَعَوتَ هُناكَ غَيرَ مُجيبِ
He calls on Ali when his back is left unguarded;
He invokes Ali when he submitted his back
So indeed, there you called on one who would not answer.
So you did invoke there unanswered
نِعمَhow fine الفَتىthe young man أَدىcarried نُبَيشَةُNubayshah رَحلَهُhis saddle
نِعمَ الفَتى أَدى نُبَيشَةُ رَحلَهُ
يَومَon the day of الكُدَيدِal-Kudayd نُبَيشَةُNubayshah بنُson of حَبيبِHabib
يَومَ الكُدَيدِ نُبَيشَةُ بنُ حَبيبِ
A fine young man, whose saddle Nubayshah carried,
What a fine lad performed his journey
On the day of al-Kudayd—Nubayshah ibn Habib.
Nubaysha son of Habib on the Kudayd day
Sol 6.1