ماnot هاجَstirred حَسّانَHassan رُسومُthe traces of المَقامthe campsite
ما هاجَ حَسّانَ رُسومُ المَقام
وَمَظعَنُand the departure-ground of الحَيِّthe tribe وَمَبنىand the site of الخِيامthe tents
وَمَظعَنُ الحَيِّ وَمَبنى الخِيام
The campsite's traces did not stir Hassan,
nor the tribe's departure-ground, nor the site of the tents,
وَالنُؤيُand the rainwater trench قَدalready هَدَّمَdemolished أَعضادَهُits sides
وَالنُؤيُ قَد هَدَّمَ أَعضادَهُ
تَقادُمُthe long passage of العَهدِtime بِوادٍin a valley تَهامof Tihamah
تَقادُمُ العَهدِ بِوادٍ تَهام
nor the trench, whose sides were broken down
by the long lapse of time in a Tihamah valley.
قَدindeed أَدرَكَattained الواشونَthe tale-bearers ماwhat حاوَلواthey sought
قَد أَدرَكَ الواشونَ ما حاوَلوا
فَالحَبلُso the bond مِنwith شَعثاءَSha‘tha’ رَثُّworn-out الرِمامthe rope-strands
فَالحَبلُ مِن شَعثاءَ رَثُّ الرِمام
The tale-bearers have attained what they sought;
so the bond with Sha‘tha’ is worn, its strands decayed.
جِنِّيَّةٌa female jinn أَرَّقَنيkept me sleepless طَيفُهاher phantom
جِنِّيَّةٌ أَرَّقَني طَيفُها
تَذهَبُshe departs صُبحاًat dawn وَتُرىand is seen فيin المَنامdreams
تَذهَبُ صُبحاً وَتُرى في المَنام
A jinn-woman—her phantom has kept me awake;
she departs at dawn and is seen in dreams.
هَلquestion particle هِيَshe إِلّاbut ظَبيَةٌa doe مُطفِلٌwith a fawn
هَل هِيَ إِلّا ظَبيَةٌ مُطفِلٌ
مَألَفُهاher haunt السِدرُthe lote trees بِنَعفيon the two slopes of بَرامBaram
مَألَفُها السِدرُ بِنَعفي بَرام
Is she anything but a doe with a fawn,
whose haunt is the lote trees on Baram's two slopes?
تُزجيshe urges along غَزالاًa fawn فاتِراًlanguid طَرفُهُits gaze
تُزجي غَزالاً فاتِراً طَرفُهُ
مُقارِبَshort الخَطوِin step ضَعيفَfaint البُغامin bleating
مُقارِبَ الخَطوِ ضَعيفَ البُغام
She urges along a fawn with a languid gaze,
short-stepping, with a feeble bleat.
كَأَنَّas though فاهاher mouth ثَغَبٌa rock-pool بارِدٌcool
كَأَنَّ فاها ثَغَبٌ بارِدٌ
فيamong رَصَفٍclose-set stones تَحتَbeneath ظِلالِthe shade of الغَمامthe clouds
في رَصَفٍ تَحتَ ظِلالِ الغَمام
As though her mouth were a cool rock-pool
among close-set stones beneath the shade of clouds,
شُجَّتwas blended بِصَهباءَwith tawny wine لَهاit has سَورَةٌa fierce potency
شُجَّت بِصَهباءَ لَها سَورَةٌ
مِنfrom بَيتِBayt رَأسٍRa’s عُتِّقَتwas aged فيunder الخِتامseal
مِن بَيتِ رَأسٍ عُتِّقَت في الخِتام
blended with tawny wine of fierce potency,
from Bayt Ra’s, aged under seal.
عَتَّقَهاaged it الحانوتُthe wine-seller دَهراًfor a long time فَقَدfor indeed
عَتَّقَها الحانوتُ دَهراً فَقَد
مَرَّpassed عَلَيهاover it فَرطُthe passing of عامٍa year فَعامthen another year
مَرَّ عَلَيها فَرطُ عامٍ فَعام
The wine-seller aged it long, for indeed
year upon year has passed over it.
نَشرَبُهاwe drink it صِرفاًunmixed وَمَمزوجَةًand mixed
نَشرَبُها صِرفاً وَمَمزوجَةً
ثُمَّthen نُغَنّىwe are sung to فيin بُيوتِhouses of الرُخامmarble
ثُمَّ نُغَنّى في بُيوتِ الرُخام
We drink it neat and mixed,
then are sung to in marble houses.
تَدِبُّit creeps فيthrough الجِسمِthe body دَبيباًa creeping motion كَماas
تَدِبُّ في الجِسمِ دَبيباً كَما
دَبَّcrawled دَبىًyoung locusts وَسطَamid رِقاقٍfine sands هَيامloose sand
دَبَّ دَبىً وَسطَ رِقاقٍ هَيام
It creeps through the body, creeping as
young locusts crawl through fine, loose sands.
كَأساًa cup of wine إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الشَيخُthe old man والىtook in succession بِهاof it
كَأساً إِذا ما الشَيخُ والى بِها
خَمساًfive cups تَرَدّىhe donned بِرِداءِthe cloak of الغُلامthe young man
خَمساً تَرَدّى بِرِداءِ الغُلام
A cup: when an old man drinks it in succession,
five times, he dons a young man's cloak.
مِنfrom خَمرِthe wine of بَيسانَBaysan تَخَيَّرتُهاI selected it
مِن خَمرِ بَيسانَ تَخَيَّرتُها
دِرياقَةًan antidote توشِكُis quick to cause فَترَslackening of العِظامthe bones
دِرياقَةً توشِكُ فَترَ العِظام
I chose it from the wine of Baysan,
an antidote, quick to slacken the bones.
يَسعىhe hastens بِهاwith it أَحمَرُa ruddy man ذوwearing بُرنُسٍa hooded cloak
يَسعى بِها أَحمَرُ ذو بُرنُسٍ
مُحتَلَقُclose-shaven الذِفرىat the nape شَديدُtight الحِزامin the belt
مُحتَلَقُ الذِفرى شَديدُ الحِزام
A ruddy man in a hooded cloak hastens with it,
shaven at the nape, his belt drawn tight,
أَروَعُquick-witted لِلدَعوَةِat the summons مُستَعجِلٌhastening
أَروَعُ لِلدَعوَةِ مُستَعجِلٌ
لَمnot يَثنِهِdeterred him الشَأنُbusiness خَفيفُquick القِيامin rising
لَم يَثنِهِ الشَأنُ خَفيفُ القِيام
quick-witted, swift to answer the summons;
no business has held him back; he is quick to rise.
دَعleave ذِكرَهاmention of her وَاِنمِand turn إِلىto جَسرَةٍa sturdy she-camel
دَع ذِكرَها وَاِنمِ إِلى جَسرَةٍ
جُلذِيَّةٍtough-built ذاتِpossessing مَراحٍvigor عَقامfierce
جُلذِيَّةٍ ذاتِ مَراحٍ عَقام
Leave off mentioning her, and turn to a sturdy she-camel,
tough-built, possessed of fierce vigor,
دِفَقَّةِswift المِشيَةِin gait زَيّافَةٍbriskly striding
دِفَقَّةِ المِشيَةِ زَيّافَةٍ
تَهويshe rushes خَنوفاًswaying sideways فيin فُضولِthe slack of الزِمامthe rein
تَهوي خَنوفاً في فُضولِ الزِمام
swift in gait, striding briskly;
she rushes, swaying sideways, on a slack rein.
تَحسِبُهاyou think her مَجنونَةٌmad تَغتَليshe seethes
تَحسِبُها مَجنونَةٌ تَغتَلي
إِذwhen لَفَّعَwrapped الآلُthe mirage رُؤوسَthe tops of الأَكامthe hills
إِذ لَفَّعَ الآلُ رُؤوسَ الأَكام
You would think her mad, seething,
when the mirage wraps the hilltops.
قَوميmy people بَنوthe sons of النَجّارِal-Najjar إِذwhen أَقبَلَتadvanced
قَومي بَنو النَجّارِ إِذ أَقبَلَت
شَهباءُa gray host تَرميpelts أَهلَهاits people بِالقَتامwith dust
شَهباءُ تَرمي أَهلَها بِالقَتام
My people are Banu al-Najjar, when there advances
a gray host, flinging dust upon its men.
لاnot نَخذُلُwe forsake الجارَthe neighbor وَلاand not نُسلِمُwe abandon الthe
لا نَخذُلُ الجارَ وَلا نُسلِمُ ال
مَولىprotected ally وَلاand not نُخصَمُwe are bested يَومَon the day of الخِصامdispute
مَولى وَلا نُخصَمُ يَومَ الخِصام
We do not forsake the neighbor, nor abandon the
ally, nor are we bested on the day of dispute.
لاnot تَعدَميyou lack فيناamong us فَتىًa young man ماجِداًnoble
لا تَعدَمي فينا فَتىً ماجِداً
يَضرِبُhe strikes بِالسَيفِwith the sword ثَبيتَsteadfast المَقامin position
يَضرِبُ بِالسَيفِ ثَبيتَ المَقام
Among us you will not lack a noble youth,
who strikes with the sword, steadfast at his post.
مِنّاamong us الَّذيthe one who يُحمَدُis praised مَعروفُهُhis kindness
مِنّا الَّذي يُحمَدُ مَعروفُهُ
وَيَفرُجُand he relieves اللَزبَةَdistress يَومَon the day of الزِحامthe crush
وَيَفرُجُ اللَزبَةَ يَومَ الزِحام
Among us is he whose kindness is praised,
and who relieves distress on the day of the crush,
وَالواهِبُand the giver of البازِلُthe full-grown camel يَوماًon a day إِذاwhen
وَالواهِبُ البازِلُ يَوماً إِذا
ماemphatic particle ضاقَgrew tight بِالعُرفِat generosity صُدورُthe breasts of اللِئامthe mean-spirited
ما ضاقَ بِالعُرفِ صُدورُ اللِئام
and he who gives a full-grown camel on a day when
the breasts of the mean tighten at generosity.
Sol 6.1