لَمّاwhen تَفَرّىsplit open الأُفقُthe horizon بِالضِياءِwith radiance
لَمّا تَفَرّى الأُفقُ بِالضِياءِ
مِثلَlike اِبتِسامِthe smile of الشَفَّةِthe lip اللَمياءِdusky
مِثلَ اِبتِسامِ الشَفَّةِ اللَمياءِ
When the horizon split open with radiance,
When the horizon shone with light
Like the smile of a dusky lip,
Like the smile of a radiant lip,
وَشَمَطَتand turned gray ذَوائِبُthe tresses of الظَلماءِdarkness
وَشَمَطَت ذَوائِبُ الظَلماءِ
وَهَمَّand was about نَجمُthe star of اللَيلِnight بِالإِغفاءِto doze
وَهَمَّ نَجمُ اللَيلِ بِالإِغفاءِ
And the tresses of darkness turned gray,
And the darkness' tresses were combed,
And the star of night was about to doze,
And the star of night inclined to slumber,
قُدناwe led لِعَينِinto the sight of الوَحشِwild beasts وَالظِباءِand gazelles
قُدنا لِعَينِ الوَحشِ وَالظِباءِ
داهِيَةًa scourge مَحذورَةَdreaded in اللِقاءِan encounter
داهِيَةً مَحذورَةَ اللِقاءِ
We led, into the sight of wild beasts and gazelles,
We set out against the eye of the beast and the wolf
A scourge whose encounter was dreaded,
Fearsome, dreading the encounter,
شائِلَةًtail-raised كَالعَقرَبِlike the scorpion السَمراءِbrown
شائِلَةً كَالعَقرَبِ السَمراءِ
مُرهَفَةًslender مُطلَقَةَloose in الأَحشاءِthe belly
مُرهَفَةً مُطلَقَةَ الأَحشاءِ
With tail raised like a brown scorpion,
Wounding like the brown scorpion,
Slender, loose-bellied,
Keen, unleashing our innards,
كَمَدَّةٍlike a drawn stroke مِنfrom قالَمٍa pen سَواءِstraight and even
كَمَدَّةٍ مِن قالَمٍ سَواءِ
أَوor هُدبَةٍa fringe-thread مِنfrom طَرَفِthe edge of الرِداءِthe cloak
أَو هُدبَةٍ مِن طَرَفِ الرِداءِ
Like an even stroke drawn by a pen,
Like a stroke from an evenly balanced reed pen
Or a fringe-thread from the edge of a cloak.
Or a fold in the hem of a cloak,
تَحمِلُهاcarry her أَجنِحَةُthe wings of الهَواءِthe air
تَحمِلُها أَجنِحَةُ الهَواءِ
تَستَلِبُsnatches up الخَطوَthe stride بِلاwithout إِبطاءِdelay
تَستَلِبُ الخَطوَ بِلا إِبطاءِ
The wings of the air carry her;
Borne on the wings of the air,
She snatches up her strides without delay.
Snatching strides without delay,
وَمُخطَفاًand a lean one مُوَثَّقَfirmly knit in الأَعضاءِthe limbs
وَمُخطَفاً مُوَثَّقَ الأَعضاءِ
خالَفَهاhe differed from her بِجَلدَةٍin a hide بَيضاءِwhite
خالَفَها بِجَلدَةٍ بَيضاءِ
And a lean one, firmly knit in his limbs,
And, a prisoner with limbs bound,
Contrasting with her in his white hide,
It followed us with a white hide
كَأَثَرِlike the trail of الشِهابِthe meteor فيin السَماءِthe sky
كَأَثَرِ الشِهابِ في السَماءِ
وَيَعرِفُand distinguishes الزَجرَthe rebuke مِنَfrom الدُعاءِthe call
وَيَعرِفُ الزَجرَ مِنَ الدُعاءِ
Like a meteor's trail in the sky.
Like a shooting star's trail in the sky,
And he distinguishes a rebuke from a call
And it knows reproach from prayer
بِأُذُنٍwith an ear ساقِطَةِdrooping at الأَرجاءِthe edges
بِأُذُنٍ ساقِطَةِ الأَرجاءِ
كَوَردَةِlike the bloom of السَوسَنَةِthe iris الشَهلاءِbluish-gray
كَوَردَةِ السَوسَنَةِ الشَهلاءِ
With an ear drooping at the edges,
With a drooping ear,
Like the bloom of a bluish-gray iris;
Like a white lily blossom,
ذاpossessing بُرثُنٍa claw كَمِثقَبِlike an awl for الحِذاءِfootwear
ذا بُرثُنٍ كَمِثقَبِ الحِذاءِ
وَمُقلَةٍand an eye قَليلَةِhaving few الأَقذاءِspecks of grit
وَمُقلَةٍ قَليلَةِ الأَقذاءِ
With a claw like a shoe-piercing awl,
With a perforated hoof
And an eye with scarcely any grit,
And a pupil meager of lashes,
صافِيَةٍclear كَقَطرَةٍlike a drop مِنof ماءِwater
صافِيَةٍ كَقَطرَةٍ مِن ماءِ
تَنسابُglides بَينَbetween أَكَمِthe hillocks of الصَحراءِthe desert
تَنسابُ بَينَ أَكَمِ الصَحراءِ
Clear as a drop of water.
Pure as a raindrop
It glides between the desert's hillocks,
Flowing between the sand dunes,
مِثلَlike اِنسِيابِthe gliding of حَيَّةٍa snake رَقطاءِspeckled
مِثلَ اِنسِيابِ حَيَّةٍ رَقطاءِ
آنَسَhe spotted بَينَbetween السَفحِthe slope وَالفَضاءِand the open expanse
آنَسَ بَينَ السَفحِ وَالفَضاءِ
Like the gliding of a speckled snake.
Like the glide of a yellow serpent,
He spotted, between the slope and the open expanse,
It sensed between the slopes and the open space
سِربَa herd of ظِباءٍgazelles رُتَّعِgrazing freely الأَطلاءِthe fawns
سِربَ ظِباءٍ رُتَّعِ الأَطلاءِ
فيin عازِبٍa remote tract مُنَوِّرٍflowering خَلاءِempty
في عازِبٍ مُنَوِّرٍ خَلاءِ
A herd of gazelles, their fawns grazing freely,
A herd of white-rumped gazelles
In a remote, flowering, empty tract,
In an empty, illuminated valley
أَحوىdark green كَبَطنِlike the belly of الحَيَّةِthe snake الخَضراءِgreen
أَحوى كَبَطنِ الحَيَّةِ الخَضراءِ
فيهِin it كَنَقشِlike the markings of الحَيَّةِthe snake الرَقشاءِmottled
فيهِ كَنَقشِ الحَيَّةِ الرَقشاءِ
Dark green as the belly of a green snake;
With the belly of a green serpent
In it are patterns like a mottled snake's,
In it like the scales of a patterned serpent,
كَأَنَّهاas though they were ضَفائِرُthe braids of الشَمطاءِthe gray-haired woman
كَأَنَّها ضَفائِرُ الشَمطاءِ
يَصطادُhe catches قَبلَbefore الأَينِweariness وَالعَناءِand toil
يَصطادُ قَبلَ الأَينِ وَالعَناءِ
As though they were a gray-haired woman's braids.
As if it were the tresses of dusk,
He catches, before weariness and toil,
Hunting before strife and toil,
خَمسينَfifty لاnot تَنقُصُdiminishing فيin الإِحصاءِthe count
خَمسينَ لا تَنقُصُ في الإِحصاءِ
وَباعَناand sold us اللُحومَthe flesh بِالدِماءِin exchange for blood
وَباعَنا اللُحومَ بِالدِماءِ
Fifty, no fewer when counted,
Fifty, no less in the counting,
And sold us flesh in exchange for blood.
And we sold the meats in blood,
ياO ناصِرَchampion of اليَأسِdespair عَلىover الرَجاءِhope
يا ناصِرَ اليَأسِ عَلى الرَجاءِ
رَمَيتَyou cast بِالأَرضِwith the earth إِلىtoward السَماءِthe sky
رَمَيتَ بِالأَرضِ إِلى السَماءِ
O champion of despair over hope,
O supporter of despair over hope!
You cast the earth toward the sky,
You shot the ground into the sky
وَلَمand did not تُصِبhit شَيئاًanything إِلىinto الهَواءِthe air
وَلَم تُصِب شَيئاً إِلى الهَواءِ
فَحَسبُناso enough for us مِنof كَثرَةِthe abundance of العَناءِtoil
فَحَسبُنا مِن كَثرَةِ العَناءِ
And hit nothing, casting into the air.
And hit nothing into the air,
So let this suffice us, after so much toil:
So we are satisfied with the great toil.
هَناكَthere هَذاthis الرَميُcasting بِاِبنِwith the son of الماءِwater
هَناكَ هَذا الرَميُ بِاِبنِ الماءِ
There—this cast with the son of water.
There - that shot with the son of water.
Sol 6.1