نطحَbutted النَّثرAl-Nathr (the Scattering) غَفرهits Ghafr (Covering)
نطحَ النَّثر غَفره
فانظرِso consider الأمرthe matter ياO فتىyoung man
فانظرِ الأمر يا فتى
Al-Nathr butted its Ghafr.
So consider the matter, young man.
بطنwent deep الطرفAl-Tarf (the Glance) فيinto الزباAl-Zuba— (name fragment)
بطن الطرف في الزبا
ني—ni (completing Al-Zubani) فقلناso we said إلىuntil متىwhen
ني فقلنا إلى متى
Al-Tarf went deep into Al-Zuba—
—ni; so we said, "Until when?"
والثريّاand the Pleiades بزَبرةٍwith Zubra (the Mane)
والثريّا بزَبرةٍ
كَللتْcrowned وجهthe face of منwhoever أتىcame
كَللتْ وجه من أتى
And the Pleiades, with Zubra,
crowned the face of whoever came.
دبرانAldebaran بصرفةwith Sarfa
دبران بصرفة
قلبهits heart منهbecause of it قدindeed عَتاgrew defiant
قلبه منه قد عَتا
Aldebaran, with Sarfa—
its heart has grown defiant because of it.
هقعةHaq'a قدindeed عوتْhowled لهاto her
هقعة قد عوتْ لها
شَولةٌShawla (the Sting) جسمُهاher body نتاjutted out
شَولةٌ جسمُها نتا
Haq'a—to her there has howled
Shawla, her body jutting out.
هَنعةHan'a فيwithin سماكهاher Simak
هَنعة في سماكها
والنعائمand Al-Na'a'im (the Ostriches) صوَّّتاboth raised their voices
والنعائم صوَّّتا
Han'a within her Simak,
and Al-Na'a'im—both raised their voices.
ذرعَmeasured out الغفرAl-Ghafr (the Covering) بلدةًBalda (a town)
ذرعَ الغفر بلدةً
إذwhen رأىhe saw الصيفَsummer مُصلتاwith sword drawn
إذ رأى الصيفَ مُصلتا
Al-Ghafr measured out Balda,
when he saw summer with sword drawn.
نثرتshe scattered فيinto زبانهhis claw
نثرت في زبانه
ذبحهاher sacrifice فاستوىand so settled in الشتاwinter
ذبحها فاستوى الشتا
She scattered into his claw
her sacrifice; and so winter settled in.
طرفthe tip of إكليلthe crown of بالعBali' (the Swallower)
طرف إكليل بالع
ماnot أراهI see it مُعِنتاcausing hardship
ما أراه مُعِنتا
The tip of the crown of Bali'—
I do not see it causing hardship.
جبهةُthe brow of القلبAl-Qalb (the Heart) فيin السعوAl-Su'u— (name fragment)
جبهةُ القلب في السعو
دِ—d (completing Al-Su'ud) تراهyou see it مُسمِتاheading straight
دِ تراه مُسمِتا
Al-Qalb's brow is in Al-Su'u—
—d; you see it heading straight.
زمرةٌa company عندbeside شَولةٍShawla (the Sting)
زمرةٌ عند شَولةٍ
فيin خِباءٍa tent قدalready أفلتاthe two slipped free
في خِباءٍ قد أفلتا
A company beside Shawla,
in a tent, the two have slipped free.
صرفةSarfa فيamong نعائمNa'a'im (Ostriches)
صرفة في نعائم
مقدمthe forepart of الفرغthe Spout عنتاthe two harried
مقدم الفرغ عنتا
Sarfa among Na'a'im—
the two harried the forepart of the Spout.
وعوتْand howled بلدةٌBalda (a town) علىat
وعوتْ بلدةٌ على
مؤخّرthe rear of الفرغِthe Spout ياO فتىyoung man
مؤخّر الفرغِ يا فتى
And Balda howled at
the rear of the Spout, young man.
وسماكand Simak بذابحٍwith Dhabih (the Slaughterer)
وسماك بذابحٍ
فيin رشاءٍRisha' (the Well-rope) قدindeed أسمتاboth set their course
في رشاءٍ قد أسمتا
And Simak with Dhabih,
in Risha', both have set their course.
Sol 6.1