وَصاحِبٍand many a companion غَيرِno نِكسٍweakling قَدindeed نَشَأتُI roused بِهِhim
وَصاحِبٍ غَيرِ نِكسٍ قَد نَشَأتُ بِهِ
مِنfrom نَومِهِhis sleep وَهُوَwhile he فيهِin it مُمهَدٌcomfortably bedded أَنِقُcontent
مِن نَومِهِ وَهُوَ فيهِ مُمهَدٌ أَنِقُ
And many a companion, no weakling, I have roused
From his sleep, while he lay comfortably bedded and content.
فَقُمتُso I rose أُخبِرُهُI tell him بِالغَيثِof the rain لَمnot يَرَهُhe had seen it
فَقُمتُ أُخبِرُهُ بِالغَيثِ لَم يَرَهُ
وَالبَرقِand the lightning إِذwhile أَناI مَحزونٌsorrowful لَهُover it أَرِقُsleepless
وَالبَرقِ إِذ أَنا مَحزونٌ لَهُ أَرِقُ
So I rose to tell him of rain he had not seen,
And lightning, while I was sorrowful over it and sleepless:
مُزنٌa raincloud تَسَيَّحَdrifted فيin ريحٍa wind شَآمِيَةٍfrom al-Sham
مُزنٌ تَسَيَّحَ في ريحٍ شَآمِيَةٍ
مُكَلَّلٌcrowned بِعَماءِwith cloudy masses of الماءِwater مُنتَطِقُgirdled
مُكَلَّلٌ بِعَماءِ الماءِ مُنتَطِقُ
A raincloud drifting on a wind from al-Sham,
Crowned with cloudy masses of water, girdled round.
لَمّاwhen إِكفَهَرَّgrew dark شُرَيقِيُّthe eastern part of اللَوىal-Liwa وَأَوىand sought shelter
لَمّا إِكفَهَرَّ شُرَيقِيُّ اللَوى وَأَوى
إِلىto تَواليهِits trailing masses مِنfrom سُفّارِّهِits wandering clouds رُفَقُbands
إِلى تَواليهِ مِن سُفّارِّهِ رُفَقُ
When the eastern part of al-Liwa darkened, and there came for shelter
To its trailing masses bands of its wandering clouds,
تَربَّصَawaited اللَيلَthe night حَتّىuntil قالَsaid شائِمُهُits cloud-watcher
تَربَّصَ اللَيلَ حَتّى قالَ شائِمُهُ
عَلىon الرُويشِدِal-Ruwayshid أَوor خَرجائِهِits Kharja' يَدِقُit beats down
عَلى الرُويشِدِ أَو خَرجائِهِ يَدِقُ
It awaited night, until its watcher said:
“On al-Ruwayshid or its Kharja' it beats down.”
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen المَنظَرُthe vista الغَربيُwestern صارَbecame دَماًblood
حَتّى إِذا المَنظَرُ الغَربيُ صارَ دَماً
مِنfrom حُمرَةِthe redness of الشَمسِthe sun لَمّاwhen إِغتالَهاslew her الأُفُقُthe horizon
مِن حُمرَةِ الشَمسِ لَمّا إِغتالَها الأُفُقُ
Until, when the western vista turned to blood
From the sun’s redness, when the horizon slew her,
أَلقىit cast عَلىupon ذاتِDhat (place of) أَجفارٍAjfar كَلاكِلَهُits heavy breasts
أَلقى عَلى ذاتِ أَجفارٍ كَلاكِلَهُ
وَشَبَّand kindled نيرانَهُits fires وَإِنجابَand parted يَأَتَلِقُflashing
وَشَبَّ نيرانَهُ وَإِنجابَ يَأَتَلِقُ
It cast its heavy breasts upon Dhat Ajfar,
And kindled its fires, and parted, flashing:
نارٌa fire يُعاوِدُregains مِنهاfrom it العودُthe branch جِدَّتَهُits freshness
نارٌ يُعاوِدُ مِنها العودُ جِدَّتَهُ
وَالنارُwhereas fire تَسفَعُscorches عيداناًbranches فَتَحتَرِقُso they burn
وَالنارُ تَسفَعُ عيداناً فَتَحتَرِقُ
A fire through which the branch regains its freshness,
Whereas fire scorches branches, and they burn.
Sol 6.1