أَغذوI nurture تِلاداًlong-held stock مِنof الأَشعارِpoems أُصلِحُهاI tend them
أَغذو تِلاداً مِن الأَشعارِ أُصلِحُها
صَلاحَthe tending of ذيone possessed of الحَزمِprudence لِلحاجاتِfor needs وَالرِتَلِand caravans (uncertain)
صَلاحَ ذي الحَزمِ لِلحاجاتِ وَالرِتَلِ
I nurture a long-held stock of poems, tending them
as a prudent man tends his stock for needs and caravans.
أَحذوI offer قَصائِدَodes للراوينَfor the reciters باقيَةًenduring
أَحذو قَصائِدَ للراوينَ باقيَةً
كَأَنَّهاas though they were بَينهُمamong them موشِيَةُembroidered الحُلَلِrobes
كَأَنَّها بَينهُم موشِيَةُ الحُلَلِ
I offer enduring odes to the reciters,
like embroidered robes among them:
إِمّاeither نَسيباًlove poetry وَإِمّاor مَدحَpraise of ذيone possessed of فَخَرٍglory
إِمّا نَسيباً وَإِمّا مَدحَ ذي فَخَرٍ
يَبقىendures وَإِمّاor ادّخاراًprovision in reserve مِنagainst ذَويthose possessed of خَطَلِfoolish speech
يَبقى وَإِمّا ادّخاراً مِن ذَوي خَطَلِ
either love verse, or praise of a man whose glory
endures, or provision against men of foolish speech.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen اِمتَلأتbecame filled أَسماعُهُمtheir ears عَجَباًwonder
حَتّى إِذا اِمتَلأت أَسماعُهُم عَجَباً
وَاِستوقِفَتand were held fast فيin قُلوبِthe hearts of القَومِthe people كالعَسَلِlike honey
وَاِستوقِفَت في قُلوبِ القَومِ كالعَسَلِ
Until, when their ears were filled with wonder
and the poems were held like honey in the people's hearts,
أَهوَواthey swooped اليهاtoward them لغَوصٍto dive فيinto مَسارحِهاtheir pastures
أَهوَوا اليها لغَوصٍ في مَسارحِها
لَمdid not يَقرَعواmate أُمَّهاتِthe dams of الشَولِthe dry she-camels لِلحَبَلِfor conception
لَم يَقرَعوا أُمَّهاتِ الشَولِ لِلحَبَلِ
they swooped toward them, diving into their pastures,
though they had not bred the dams of those dry she-camels.
فاِستَطلَعواso they sought out عُقُلاًhobbles لاnot يَعقِلونَthey tether بِهاwith them
فاِستَطلَعوا عُقُلاً لا يَعقِلونَ بِها
وَأَوضَعواand drove swiftly قَعدَthe riding camels of المَجموعِthe gathered herd فيamong الهَمَلِthe untended camels
وَأَوضَعوا قَعدَ المَجموعِ في الهَمَلِ
So they sought hobbles they did not use to tether,
and drove the gathered herd's riding camels among the strays.
وَماand not أُشارِكُهُمI share with them فيin طَرقِthe mating of فَحلِهُمُtheir stallion
وَما أُشارِكُهُم في طَرقِ فَحلِهُمُ
وَلاnor بسَهلٍon a plain أُراعيهِمI pasture alongside them وَلاnor جَبَلِa mountain
وَلا بسَهلٍ أُراعيهِم وَلا جَبَلِ
I take no part in the mating of their stallion,
nor pasture alongside them on plain or mountain.
ماnot إِنindeed (emphatic) أَزالُI cease أَرىI see وَسميmy brand فأعرِفُهُand I recognize it
ما إِن أَزالُ أَرى وَسمي فأعرِفُهُ
فيin ذَودِa small camel herd of آخرَanother مَوسوماًbranded عَلىon قُبُلِthe foreparts
في ذَودِ آخرَ مَوسوماً عَلى قُبُلِ
I never cease to see my brand and recognize it
in another's small herd, stamped upon the foreparts.
وَماand not وَسَمتُI branded قِلاصاًyoung she-camels وَهيَwhile they were راتِعَةٌgrazing
وَما وَسَمتُ قِلاصاً وَهيَ راتِعَةٌ
حَتّىuntil أَتَتthey came رَغمَdespite الأَقيادِthe bonds وَالعُقُلِand the hobbles
حَتّى أَتَت رَغمَ الأَقيادِ وَالعُقُلِ
And I did not brand young she-camels while they grazed
until they came, despite the bonds and hobbles.
Sol 6.1