ثَوَّرَهاhe roused her ناشِطَةًslipping free of عِقالَهاher hobble
ثَوَّرَها ناشِطَةً عِقالَها
قَدalready مَلأَتshe filled مِنwith بُدنِهاher bulk جِلالَهاher saddlecloths
قَد مَلأَت مِن بُدنِها جِلالَها
He roused her as she slipped free of her hobble.
Her passion stirred her, sharpening her intellect
She had filled her saddlecloths with her bulk.
Her glory had filled her sturdy body
فَلَمand did not تَزَلcease أَشواقُهُhis longings تَسوقُهاdrive her
فَلَم تَزَل أَشواقُهُ تَسوقُها
حَتّىuntil رَمَتshe cast off مِنَfrom الوَجىsore feet رِحالَهاher saddles
حَتّى رَمَت مِنَ الوَجى رِحالَها
His longings kept driving her on,
His longing kept driving her
until sore feet made her cast off her saddles.
Until she cast off from the beloved their supplies
ماذاwhat عَلىupon النّاقَةِthe she-camel مِنof غَرامِهِhis passion
ماذا عَلى النّاقَةِ مِن غَرامِهِ
لَوif only أَنَّهُthat he أَنصَفَacted fairly أَوor رَثىfelt pity لَهاfor her
لَو أَنَّهُ أَنصَفَ أَو رَثى لَها
What has the she-camel to do with his passion?
What is with this she-camel and her passion?
If only he were fair, or took pity on her!
Had he been fair or elegized her
أَرادَhe wanted أَنthat تَشرَبَshe drink ماءwater حاجِرٍHajir
أَرادَ أَن تَشرَبَ ماء حاجِرٍ
أَرِيَّهاis it her thirst's quenching? يَطلُبُhe seeks أَمor كَلالَهاher exhaustion
أَرِيَّها يَطلُبُ أَم كَلالَها
He wanted her to drink the water of Hajir—
He wanted her to drink the water of Hajir
does he seek to slake her thirst, or exhaust her?
Does he show her seeking her perfection?
إِنَّindeed لَهاfor her عَلىupon القُلوبِthe hearts ذِمَّةًa claim to protection
إِنَّ لَها عَلى القُلوبِ ذِمَّةً
لأَنَّهاbecause she قَدalready عَرَفَتhas known بِلبالَهاtheir anguish
لأَنَّها قَد عَرَفَت بِلبالَها
Surely the hearts owe her protection,
She has a pact with hearts
for she has known their anguish.
For she knew her mind
كانَتthere was لَهاfor her مَعَwith الصَّباthe east wind تَحِيَّةًa greeting
كانَت لَها مَعَ الصَّبا تَحِيَّةً
أَعجَلَهاhurried her السّائِقُthe driver أَنto تَنالَهاshe receives it
أَعجَلَها السّائِقُ أَن تَنالَها
A greeting came to her with the east wind;
She used to greet the morning breeze
the driver hurried her before she could receive it.
The driver rushed her to attain it
كَمhow often تَسأَلُshe asks البارِقَthe lightning عَنabout سُوَيقَةٍSuwayqa
كَم تَسأَلُ البارِقَ عَن سُوَيقَةٍ
وَلاand not يُجيبُit answers عامِداًdeliberately سُؤالَهاher question
وَلا يُجيبُ عامِداً سُؤالَها
How often she asks the lightning about Suwayqa,
How she asks lightning about Suiqa
and it deliberately leaves her question unanswered,
Yet it does not answer her question
خَوفاًfor fear عَلىfor قُلوبِهاher hearts إِنif عَلِمَتshe learns
خَوفاً عَلى قُلوبِها إِن عَلِمَت
إِنَّthat الغَواديthe morning rains دَرَسَتhave effaced أَطلالُهاits ruins
إِنَّ الغَوادي دَرَسَت أَطلالُها
fearing for her hearts, should she learn
Fearing for her hearts if she knew
that the morning rains have effaced its ruins:
That the valleys had trodden her ruins
مَسارِحٌpastures رَعَتshe grazed بِهاin them مَنيعَةٌsecure from capture
مَسارِحٌ رَعَت بِها مَنيعَةٌ
فَماso did not رَأَىsee طارِدُهاher pursuer انشِلالَهاher being put to flight
فَما رَأَى طارِدُها انشِلالَها
pastures where she grazed, secure from capture,
Pastures she grazed protected
so her pursuer never saw her put to flight;
So her pursuer did not see her falter
وَحَيثُand where مَدَّتshe stretched فيthrough الجَميمِlush young grass بَوعَهاher stride
وَحَيثُ مَدَّت في الجَميمِ بَوعَها
وَقامَصَتand she matched leaps with مِنfrom مَرَحexuberance إِفالَهاher young calves
وَقامَصَت مِن مَرَح إِفالَها
and where she stretched her stride through the lush young grass,
Wherever she stretched her foreleg in the sand
and in high spirits matched her calves' leaps,
And rose from the place of her kneeling
وَسَرَّحَتand she let loose لاعِبَةًplayfully كَأَنَّماas though
وَسَرَّحَت لاعِبَةً كَأَنَّما
تَحسَبُهاyou would take her مِنfrom سَفَهٍfoolishness فِصالَهاher weaned calves
تَحسَبُها مِن سَفَهٍ فِصالَها
and let loose in play, as though
And set out playing as if
you would take her, in her folly, for one of her weaned calves.
She reckoned him too foolish for her company
قَدalready ناكَرَتshe no longer recognizes مِنَfrom الوَجىsore feet أَخفافَهاher footpads
قَد ناكَرَت مِنَ الوَجى أَخفافَها
وَناحَلَتand she rivaled in thinness مِنfrom ضُمُرٍleanness ظِلالَهاher shadows
وَناحَلَت مِن ضُمُرٍ ظِلالَها
Sore-footed, she has ceased to recognize her own pads,
She denied her soft steps from the beloved
and in leanness has rivaled her shadows.
And obtained from determination her shadows
وَامتَدَّتِand stretched out الفَلاةُthe desert دونَbefore خَطوِهاher steps
وَامتَدَّتِ الفَلاةُ دونَ خَطوِها
كَأَنَّهاas though it قَدalready كَرِهَتdisliked زَوالَهاher departure
كَأَنَّها قَد كَرِهَت زَوالَها
And the desert stretched out before her steps,
The desert stretched before her steps
as though it begrudged her departure.
As if she disliked her fading
فَعَلِّلوهاso soothe her بِحَديثِwith talk of حاجِرٍHajir
فَعَلِّلوها بِحَديثِ حاجِرٍ
وَلتَصنَعِand let it do الفَلاةُthe desert ماwhatever بَداseems good لَهاto it
وَلتَصنَعِ الفَلاةُ ما بَدا لَها
So soothe her with talk of Hajir,
So justify her with the talk of Hajir
and let the desert do whatever it pleases.
And let the desert do as it pleases
Sol 6.1