وَسامِيَةِand a lofty one الأَلحاظِin gaze لِلصَّيدِfor hunting قُرِّبَتْwas brought near
وَسامِيَةِ الأَلحاظِ لِلصَّيدِ قُرِّبَتْ
وقدand already نامَslept عنّاheedless of us الليلُthe night وانتَبَهَand awoke الفَجرُthe dawn
وقد نامَ عنّا الليلُ وانتَبَهَ الفَجرُ
And a lofty-gazing mount was brought near for the hunt,
while night slept, heedless of us, and dawn awoke.
بَكَرناwe set out early علىupon أَكتَادِهاher withers نَدَّريwe stalk بِهاwith her
بَكَرنا على أَكتَادِها نَدَّري بِها
طَرائِدَquarry مَعموراًpeopled بِهاwith them البَلَدُthe land القَفرُdesolate
طَرائِدَ مَعموراً بِها البَلَدُ القَفرُ
We rode out early upon her withers, stalking with her
quarry that peopled the desolate land.
تُسائِلُquestions عَنهاabout them السُّحبَthe clouds والتُّربَand the soil جُرأةًboldly
تُسائِلُ عَنها السُّحبَ والتُّربَ جُرأةً
جَوارحُbirds of prey فَوقَabove الراحِthe palms أَعيُنهاtheir eyes خُزْرُnarrowed
جَوارحُ فَوقَ الراحِ أَعيُنها خُزْرُ
Boldly questioning clouds and earth about the quarry
were raptors upon our palms, their eyes narrowed.
فَوارسُknights أُفْدٌswift أَقبَلَتْadvanced فيin جَواشِنٍcoats of mail
فَوارسُ أُفْدٌ أَقبَلَتْ في جَواشِنٍ
مِنَof الرقمِpatterned markings لَمnot تخلقwere created لهاfor them البيضُthe white swords وَالسُّمرُand the brown spears
مِنَ الرقمِ لَم تخلق لها البيضُ وَالسُّمرُ
Swift knights, they advanced in coats of mail
of patterned feathers; no white swords or brown spears were made for them.
وَغُضْفٌand droop-eared hounds تَرىyou see آذانَهُنَّtheir ears لواحِظاًas watchful eyes
وَغُضْفٌ تَرى آذانَهُنَّ لواحِظاً
بِهنَّin them صُرورٌpricking up of ears وهيَwhile they are منfrom هبوةٍa dust-cloud غُبْرُdust-grey
بِهنَّ صُرورٌ وهيَ من هبوةٍ غُبْرُ
And droop-eared hounds, whose ears you see as watchful eyes,
their ears pricked, while dust has turned them grey.
ومَروٍand a flint عَلاmounted عِندَat النَتاجِbreeding time حَديدَةًa piece of iron
ومَروٍ عَلا عِندَ النَتاجِ حَديدَةً
نَتَائِجُهاher offspring مِنهُby him إِذاwhen وُضِعتthey are born شُقرُred-haired
نَتَائِجُها مِنهُ إِذا وُضِعت شُقرُ
And a flint mounted a piece of iron at breeding time;
her offspring by him are red-haired when born.
هَفاfluttered بَينَناamong us مِنهاfrom it جَناحُa wing بُوَيْزَةٍof a little hawk
هَفا بَينَنا مِنها جَناحُ بُوَيْزَةٍ
كَقادِمَةِlike a primary flight-feather العصفورِof a sparrow طارَflew بِهاwith it الذُّعرُfright
كَقادِمَةِ العصفورِ طارَ بِها الذُّعرُ
From it a little hawk's wing fluttered among us,
like a sparrow's flight-feather sent flying by fright.
أَقامَset up عَلَيهاover it موقِدٌa fire-kindler كِيرَthe bellows سَحْرهِof his lungs
أَقامَ عَلَيها موقِدٌ كِيرَ سَحْرهِ
لِيَصلىso he might endure لَهاfor it حَرّاًheat وَقَدthough already ثَلجَhad cooled الصَّدرُthe breast
لِيَصلى لَها حَرّاً وَقَد ثَلجَ الصَّدرُ
A fire-kindler set over it the bellows of his lungs,
to endure its heat, though his breast had cooled.
رَدَدناwe restored بِهاwith it روحاًlife عَلىto شَلوِa carcass أوْرَقٍash-grey
رَدَدنا بِها روحاً عَلى شَلوِ أوْرَقٍ
يُبَلبِلُهbuffets it ريحٌa wind وَيَضرِبُهand strikes it قَطرُrain
يُبَلبِلُه ريحٌ وَيَضرِبُه قَطرُ
With it we restored life to an ash-grey carcass,
tossed by wind and beaten by rain.
أَقامَتremained أَثافيهِits pot-support stones مِنَof الدَّهرِtime بُرهَةًa stretch
أَقامَت أَثافيهِ مِنَ الدَّهرِ بُرهَةً
عواريَbare لمnot تركبْhad ridden رواحِلَهاtheir mounts قِدرُa cooking pot
عواريَ لم تركبْ رواحِلَها قِدرُ
Its hearthstones had stood for a stretch of time,
bare as mounts no cooking pot had ridden.
وَلَمَّاand when تَلَظَّىblazed جَمرُهاits embers وتَجَدَّلَتْand became braided
وَلَمَّا تَلَظَّى جَمرُها وتَجَدَّلَتْ
وَقُصَّتْand were shorn بِأَيدِيناby our hands ذَوائِبُهاits tresses الحمرُred
وَقُصَّتْ بِأَيدِينا ذَوائِبُها الحمرُ
And when its embers blazed and its tresses were braided,
and its red locks were shorn by our hands—
Sol 6.1