وليتَand would that الرياحَthe winds الهوجthe raging فيin ذاتthe relationship بَينناbetween us
وليتَ الرياحَ الهوج في ذات بَيننا
بِماwith what لاnot تَبُتُّpossibly ‘you divulge’ (unclear reading) الكاشِحينَthe spiteful بريدُcouriers
بِما لا تَبُتُّ الكاشِحينَ بريدُ
And would that the raging winds, in matters between us,
Roaming winds blow between us
Were couriers of what you do not divulge to the spiteful [reading uncertain].
Bearing what no messenger can carry
فَيأتيكُمso it comes to you مِنّاfrom us جَنُوبٌa south wind مُطلةٌdew-bearing
فَيأتيكُم مِنّا جَنُوبٌ مُطلةٌ
وَتأتيناand comes to us هَيفُa hot wind العَشِيّof evening برودُcool
وَتأتينا هَيفُ العَشِيّ برودُ
So a dew-bearing south wind might come to you from us,
A soft southerly breeze may reach you
And the evening’s hot wind might come to us cool:
And we get the cool eve zephyrs
يَمانِيةٌYemeni تزجيgently drives أغنَّa rumbling cloud مهلهلاًtattered
يَمانِيةٌ تزجي أغنَّ مهلهلاً
كأنّas though النعامthe ostriches الرُّمدَthe ash-gray فيهwithin it يرودُroam for pasture
كأنّ النعام الرُّمدَ فيه يرودُ
A Yemeni wind, gently driving a rumbling, tattered cloud,
Yamaniyya blowing the richest song
As though ash-gray ostriches roamed within it.
As if ostriches were cooing in it
تزجّيهdrives it along لاnot نكباءُa crosswind وَانٍfeeble هَبُوبُهاits blowing
تزجّيه لا نكباءُ وَانٍ هَبُوبُها
وَلاnor سفوانٌa dust-raising wind للسحابof the clouds طرودُa relentless disperser
وَلا سفوانٌ للسحاب طرودُ
No crosswind, feeble in its blowing, drives it,
Blowing with no adverse winds in its path
Nor a dust-raising gale that scatters the clouds.
No clouds driving it away
Sol 6.1