أَلَمّاalight, you two فَزَرواthen visit اليَومَtoday خَيرَthe finest مَزارِplace to visit
أَلَمّا فَزَروا اليَومَ خَيرَ مَزارِ
نَظَرناwe looked فَهاجَتناand roused us عَلىto الشَوقِyearning وَالهَوىand love
نَظَرنا فَهاجَتنا عَلى الشَوقِ وَالهَوى
Alight, you two, then visit the finest place today.
We looked, and were roused to yearning and love
لِزَينَبَZaynab's نارٌa fire أُوwas (verb fragment) قِدَتkindled (verb fragment) بِجُبارِat Jubar
لِزَينَبَ نارٌ أُو قِدَت بِجُبارِ
كَأَنَّas though سَناهاits glow لاحَflashed ليto me مِنthrough خَصَاصَةٍa chink
كَأَنَّ سَناها لاحَ لي مِن خَصَاصَةٍ
By Zaynab's fire, kindled at Jubar.
As though its glow flashed upon me through a chink,
عَلىwith غَيرِno قَصدٍintention وَالمَطِيُّwhile the riding camels سَواريtraveling by night
عَلى غَيرِ قَصدٍ وَالمَطِيُّ سَواري
حُمَيسِيَّةٌa Humaysi woman بِالرَملَتَينِat al-Ramlatayn مَحَلُّهاher dwelling
حُمَيسِيَّةٌ بِالرَملَتَينِ مَحَلُّها
By chance, while the riding camels traveled by night.
She is a Humaysi woman, dwelling at al-Ramlatayn;
تَمُدُّshe reaches out بِحِلفٍthrough an alliance بَينَناbetween us وَجِوارِand neighborly ties
تَمُدُّ بِحِلفٍ بَينَنا وَجِوارِ
تُجاوِزُshe surpasses مِنof سَهمِSahm إِبنِson of مُرّةِMurra نِسوَةًwomen
تُجاوِزُ مِن سَهمِ إِبنِ مُرّةِ نِسوَةً
She reaches out through the alliance and neighborly ties between us.
She surpasses women of Sahm ibn Murra,
بِمُجتَمَعِat the junction of النَقبَينِthe two passes غَيرَnot عَواريunclothed
بِمُجتَمَعِ النَقبَينِ غَيرَ عَواري
نَواعِمَdelicate women أَبكاراًvirgins كَأَنَّas though عُيونَهاher eyes
نَواعِمَ أَبكاراً كَأَنَّ عُيونَها
Where the two passes meet, none of them bare—
Delicate virgins—as though her eyes were
عُيونُthe eyes of ظِباءٍgazelles أَوor عُيونُthe eyes of صِوارِa herd of wild cattle
عُيونُ ظِباءٍ أَو عُيونُ صِوارِ
كَأَنّاas though we نَراهاsee her وَهِيَwhile she is مِنّاto us قَريبَةٌnear
كَأَنّا نَراها وَهِيَ مِنّا قَريبَةٌ
Gazelles' eyes, or the eyes of a herd of wild cattle.
We seem to see her, though she is close to us,
عَلىon مَتنِthe back of عَصماءِa white-marked mountain goat اليَدَينِon both forelegs نَوارِshy
عَلى مَتنِ عَصماءِ اليَدَينِ نَوارِ
تَتَبَّعُshe follows مِنin حِجرٍHijr ذُراthe peaks of مُتَمَنِّعٍan inaccessible mountain
تَتَبَّعُ مِن حِجرٍ ذُرا مُتَمَنِّعٍ
On the back of a shy mountain goat with white forelegs.
She follows the peaks of an inaccessible mountain in Hijr;
لَهاshe has مَعقِلٌa refuge فيat رَأَسِthe summit of كُلَّevery طَمارِtowering height
لَها مَعقِلٌ في رَأَسِ كُلَّ طَمارِ
يَدورُcircles بِهاaround her ذُوa man with أَسهُمٍarrows لاnot يَنالُهاreaches her
يَدورُ بِها ذُو أَسهُمٍ لا يَنالُها
Atop every towering height she has a refuge.
An archer circles her, but cannot reach her,
وَذُوand a man with كَلَباتٍfemale hounds كَالقِسيlike bows ضَواريravening
وَذُو كَلَباتٍ كَالقِسي ضَواري
كَأَنَّas though عَلىupon المَتنَينِboth sides of the back مِنهاof her وَدِيَّةًa young date palm
كَأَنَّ عَلى المَتنَينِ مِنها وَدِيَّةً
And one with ravening hounds, like bows.
As though upon her back lay a young date palm,
سَقَتهاwatered it السَّواقيthe irrigation channels مِنamong وَدِيِّthe young palms of دَوارِDawar
سَقَتها السَّواقي مِن وَدِيِّ دَوارِ
يَظَلُّkeeps سَحيقُfine powder of المِسكِmusk يَقطُرُdripping حَولَهاaround her
يَظَلُّ سَحيقُ المِسكِ يَقطُرُ حَولَها
Watered by channels, one of Dawar's young palms.
Powdered musk keeps dripping around her,
إِذاwhen المَاشِطاتُthe hairdressers إِحتَفنَهُgather it up بِمَداريwith combing pins
إِذا المَاشِطاتُ إِحتَفنَهُ بِمَداري
ومَاnor is رَوضَةٌa meadow خَضراءُgreen يَضرِبُهاmoistens it النَّدىthe dew
ومَا رَوضَةٌ خَضراءُ يَضرِبُها النَّدى
When the hairdressers gather her hair with combing pins.
Nor is a green meadow, touched by dew,
بِهاin it قُنَّةٌa clump مِنof حَنوَةٍchamomile وَعَرارِand arar flowers
بِها قُنَّةٌ مِن حَنوَةٍ وَعَرارِ
بِأَطيَبَmore fragrant مِنthan ريحِthe scent of القُرَنفُلِcloves ساطِعاًwafting
بِأَطيَبَ مِن ريحِ القُرَنفُلِ ساطِعاً
With a clump of chamomile and arar flowers,
More fragrant than the scent of cloves wafting
بِماin what إِلتَفَّis wrapped مِنof دِرعٍa gown لَهاof hers وَخِمارِand a veil
بِما إِلتَفَّ مِن دِرعٍ لَها وَخِمارِ
وَماnor is ظَبيَةٌa gazelle doe ساقَتbrought لَهاto her الرّيحُthe wind نَغمَةًa sound
وَما ظَبيَةٌ ساقَت لَها الرّيحُ نَغمَةً
From the folds of her gown and veil.
Nor is a doe, to whom the wind brought a sound,
عَلىin غَفلَةٍunawareness فَإِستَمتَعَتand took delight لِخُوارِin a lowing
عَلى غَفلَةٍ فَإِستَمتَعَت لِخُوارِ
بِأَحسَنِmore beautiful مِنهاthan her يَومَthe day قامَتshe stood فَأَتلَعَتand craned her neck
بِأَحسَنِ مِنها يَومَ قامَت فَأَتلَعَت
Unawares, so she delighted in the lowing,
More beautiful than she, the day she stood and craned her neck,
عَلىupon شَرَكٍa snare مِنof رَوعَةٍalarm وَنِفارِand flight
عَلى شَرَكٍ مِن رَوعَةٍ وَنِفارِ
فَلَيتَكِthen, if only you ياحَسناءُO fair one إِبنَةَdaughter of مالِكٍMalik
فَلَيتَكِ ياحَسناءُ إِبنَةَ مالِكٍ
Caught in a snare of alarm and flight.
If only, O fair daughter of Malik,
يَبيعُsells لَناto us مِنكِfrom you المَوَدَّةَaffection شاريa buyer
يَبيعُ لَنا مِنكِ المَوَدَّةَ شاري
سَفينَthey swept away تُرابَthe dust of الأَرضِthe earth حَتىuntil أَبَدنَهُthey obliterated it
سَفينَ تُرابَ الأَرضِ حَتى أَبَدنَهُ
A buyer would sell us your affection.
They swept away the earth's dust until none remained,
وَواجَهنَand faced تُرساًa shield مِنof مُتونِthe uplands of صَحاريdeserts
وَواجَهنَ تُرساً مِن مُتونِ صَحاري
And faced a shield formed by the deserts' uplands.
Sol 6.1