أَسَأَلتَhave you questioned طَلَلاa ruined campsite
أَسَأَلتَ طَلَلا
بِالبُرَقِat al-Buraq قَدalready خَلاlay deserted
بِالبُرَقِ قَد خَلا
Have you questioned a ruined campsite
at al-Buraq, now deserted,
مُحوِلاًa year deserted جَرَّتdragged بِهِacross it الthe
مُحوِلاً جَرَّت بِهِ ال
رِيّاحُwinds ذَيلاًa trailing hem مُعجَلاhastened
رِيّاحُ ذَيلاً مُعجَلا
year-worn, where the
winds dragged a train in haste?
هَلdid أَصابَreceive بَعدَناafter us
هَل أَصابَ بَعدَنا
مِنfrom سُلَيمىSulayma مَنزِلاa lodging
مِن سُلَيمى مَنزِلا
Did it, after we had gone,
receive a visit from Sulayma?
ساءَكَgrieved you الدَهرُtime بِهاthrough her
ساءَكَ الدَهرُ بِها
وَقَديماًand long ago فَعَلاit did so
وَقَديماً فَعَلا
Time has grieved you through her,
as it did long ago.
غادَةٌa graceful maiden قَدalready جُعِلَتwas made
غادَةٌ قَد جُعِلَت
لِفؤادِيَfor my heart شُغُلاa preoccupation
لِفؤادِيَ شُغُلا
A graceful maiden has been made
my heart's preoccupation.
مُوَقَّراًladen بِمائِهِwith its water
مُوَقَّراً بِمائِهِ
قَدalready أَتَمَّcompleted حِيَلاyears
قَد أَتَمَّ حِيَلا
Laden with its water,
it has lived out years.
عَطِشَgrew thirsty الشَوقُlonging بِهِfor it
عَطِشَ الشَوقُ بِهِ
وَسَقىand gave drink to أَهلَthe people of المَلاthe assembly
وَسَقى أَهلَ المَلا
Longing thirsted for it,
while it gave the assembled people drink.
وَلَقَدand indeed أَغدواI go forth at dawn عَلىupon
وَلَقَد أَغدوا عَلى
غارِبٍwithers قَدalready كَمَلاfully developed
غارِبٍ قَد كَمَلا
Indeed, I go forth at dawn upon
fully grown withers.
مَرِحٌlively مِسحَلُهُits bit
مَرِحٌ مِسحَلُهُ
لاnot يَرومُit seeks مَرحَلاdeparture
لا يَرومُ مَرحَلا
Its bit is lively;
it seeks no departure.
قَدalready رَأَيناwe saw مَشرَباًa watering place
قَد رَأَينا مَشرَباً
غَدِقاًabundant وَمَأكَلاand a feeding place
غَدِقاً وَمَأكَلا
We saw a watering place,
abundant, and a feeding place.
فَهُوَso it فيin حاجَتِهِits need
فَهُوَ في حاجَتِهِ
مُدبِراًturning away وَمُقبِلاand approaching
مُدبِراً وَمُقبِلا
So it went about its needs,
turning away and coming back.
فَلَحِقناthen we overtook نَفسَهُit itself
فَلَحِقنا نَفسَهُ
بِدَمٍin blood مُزَمَّلاswathed
بِدَمٍ مُزَمَّلا
Then we overtook the beast itself,
swathed in blood,
وَدَفَعناand we drove خَلفَهُbehind it
وَدَفَعنا خَلفَهُ
صَلَتاناًa fleet steed هَيكَلاmassively built
صَلَتاناً هَيكَلا
and we drove behind it
a fleet, mighty steed.
قَدَّرَتdecreed أَربَعُهُits four legs
قَدَّرَت أَربَعُهُ
لِلوُحوشِfor the wild beasts أَجلاa time of death
لِلوُحوشِ أَجلا
Its four legs decreed
death for the wild beasts,
عاصِفُstorm-swift السَيرِin movement إِذاwhen
عاصِفُ السَيرِ إِذا
ماever بِهِwithin it السَيرُthe pace غَلاboiled
ما بِهِ السَيرُ غَلا
storm-swift in movement when
the pace boiled within it.
وَلَقَدand indeed بَلَّغَنيbrought me الظاthe depart-
وَلَقَد بَلَّغَني الظا
عِنونَing travelers أَمَلاa hope
عِنونَ أَمَلا
Indeed, the departing travelers brought me
a hope fulfilled.
فَرَأَيتُthen I saw شادِناًa young gazelle
فَرَأَيتُ شادِناً
حَدَقاًeyes تَكَحَّلاadorned with kohl
حَدَقاً تَكَحَّلا
Then I saw a young gazelle,
his eyes darkened with kohl.
طَلَعَbrought into view القُربُnearness بِناwith us
طَلَعَ القُربُ بِنا
فَأَحَسَّso he sensed وَجَلاfear
فَأَحَسَّ وَجَلا
Our nearness brought us into view,
and he sensed fear,
جاعِلاًmaking أَلحاظَهُhis glances
جاعِلاً أَلحاظَهُ
بِالسَلامِwith greetings رُسُلاmessengers
بِالسَلامِ رُسُلا
making his glances
messengers bearing greetings.
حَلَّlodged in قَلبيmy heart ثُمَّthen قَدindeed
حَلَّ قَلبي ثُمَّ قَد
آبَreturned بيwith me وَعَقَلاand fettered
آبَ بي وَعَقَلا
He lodged in my heart; then
he returned with me and fettered me.
وَسِعَmade room for الشَيبَgray hair النُهىwisdom
وَسِعَ الشَيبَ النُهى
فَأَصابَso it found مَنزِلاa dwelling
فَأَصابَ مَنزِلا
Wisdom made room for gray hair,
so it found a dwelling.
وَالصِباand youth مُمتَلِئٌfilled
وَالصِبا مُمتَلِئٌ
حاجَةًwith desire وَأَمَلاand hope
حاجَةً وَأَمَلا
And youth is filled
with desire and hope.
مَزَجَmixed الدَهرُtime لَناfor us
مَزَجَ الدَهرُ لَنا
صَبراًbitter aloe sap وَعَبسَلاand honey
صَبراً وَعَبسَلا
Time has mixed for us
bitter aloes and honey.
إِنَّماonly شَيبُthe gray hair of الفَتىthe young man
إِنَّما شَيبُ الفَتى
ناصِحٌa counselor إِنif فَعَلاit acts
ناصِحٌ إِن فَعَلا
A young man's gray hair is only
a counselor, if it acts as one.
ماnot عَلىincumbent upon الناصِحِthe counselor أَنthat
ما عَلى الناصِحِ أَن
يَنتَهيtakes heed مَنwhoever جَهِلاwas ignorant
يَنتَهي مَن جَهِلا
The counselor is not responsible for
the ignorant man's taking heed,
غَيرَexcept أَنَّthat حَذَّرَهُhe warned him
غَيرَ أَنَّ حَذَّرَهُ
وَأَراهُand showed him السُبُلاthe paths
وَأَراهُ السُبُلا
only for having warned him
and shown him the paths.
وَلَقَدand indeed أَقرىI entertain الأَسىsorrow
وَلَقَد أَقرى الأَسى
ناقَةًa she-camel أَوor جَمَلاa he-camel
ناقَةً أَو جَمَلا
Indeed, I entertain sorrow with
a she-camel or a he-camel.
طارَit flew فَوقَabove أَربَعٍfour legs
طارَ فَوقَ أَربَعٍ
عَجَباًa marvel أَوor مَثَلاa paragon
عَجَباً أَو مَثَلا
It flew upon four legs,
a marvel or a paragon.
لاnot يَطاit treads بِرِجلِهِwith its foot
لا يَطا بِرِجلِهِ
كُلَّevery أَرضٍtract of land لِكَلاfor pasture
كُلَّ أَرضٍ لِكَلا
It does not tread with its foot
every tract of land for pasture.
وَيَظَّلُand it remains all day لِلخَلاin the wilderness
وَيَظَّلُ لِلخَلا
خالِعاًtaking off sandals مُنتَعِلاwearing sandals
خالِعاً مُنتَعِلا
And in the wilderness it remains
unshod, yet shod.
لاnot أَعوذُI seek refuge بِالدُجىin the darkness
لا أَعوذُ بِالدُجى
وَأُحِبُّand I love الرَجُلاthe man
وَأُحِبُّ الرَجُلا
I seek no refuge in darkness,
and I love the man
واحِدٌone man كَأُمَّةٍlike a nation
واحِدٌ كَأُمَّةٍ
لاnot يَخافُhe fears الجَحفَلاthe mighty army
لا يَخافُ الجَحفَلا
who alone is like a nation,
unafraid of a mighty army.
تَرَكواthey forsook عِزَّthe pride of الهَوىpassion
تَرَكوا عِزَّ الهَوى
إِنif بَداit appeared أَوor أَقبَلاit approached
إِن بَدا أَو أَقبَلا
They forsook the pride of passion,
if it appeared or approached.
يَسجُدُprostrates itself الذُلُّabasement لَهُمbefore them
يَسجُدُ الذُلُّ لَهُم
إِنif بَداit appeared أَوor أَقبَلاit approached
إِن بَدا أَو أَقبَلا
Abasement prostrates itself before them,
if it appeared or approached.
صَيَّرواthey turned هامَتَهُمtheir heads
صَيَّروا هامَتَهُم
فيin التُرابِthe dust أَرجُلاfeet
في التُرابِ أَرجُلا
They turned their heads
into feet in the dust.
Sol 6.1