قالواthey said نَصيبَكَyour share مِنof أَجرٍreward فَقُلتُso I said لَهُمto them
قالوا نَصيبَكَ مِن أَجرٍ فَقُلتُ لَهُم
مَنwho لِلعَرينِfor the lair إِذاwhen فارَقتُI leave أَشباليmy cubs
مَن لِلعَرينِ إِذا فارَقتُ أَشبالي
They said, 'Seek your share of reward,' and I said to them:
They said your share of reward, so I said to them
Who will guard the lair when I leave my cubs?
Who is for the lair when I leave my cubs
لَكِنbut سَوادَةُSawadah يَجلوbares مُقلَتَيthe two eyes of لَحمٍflesh-hungry
لَكِن سَوادَةُ يَجلو مُقلَتَي لَحمٍ
بازٍa hawk يُصَرصِرُscreeches فَوقَabove المَرقَبِthe lookout العاليlofty
بازٍ يُصَرصِرُ فَوقَ المَرقَبِ العالي
But Sawadah bares the two eyes of a flesh-hungry
But Sawadah brightens my teary eyes, flesh
Hawk, screeching above the lofty lookout.
Of a soaring hawk above the high watchtower
قَدindeed كُنتُI was أَعرِفُهُrecognizing him مِنّيof me إِذاwhen غَلِقَتbecame forfeit
قَد كُنتُ أَعرِفُهُ مِنّي إِذا غَلِقَت
رُهنُthe stakes الجِيادِof the steeds وَمَدَّand extended الغايَةَthe range الغاليthe far-shooter
رُهنُ الجِيادِ وَمَدَّ الغايَةَ الغالي
I knew him as my own when they fell forfeit—
I used to know him when the steeds were pledged
The steeds' stakes—and the far-shooter stretched the range.
And the banner of glory was unfurled
إِلّاif not تَكُنthere is لَكَfor you بِالدَيرَينِat al-Dayrayn باكِيَةٌa weeping woman
إِلّا تَكُن لَكَ بِالدَيرَينِ باكِيَةٌ
فَرُبَّthen many a باكِيَةٍweeping woman بِالرَملِat al-Raml مِعوالِloudly lamenting
فَرُبَّ باكِيَةٍ بِالرَملِ مِعوالِ
If you have no woman weeping for you at al-Dayrayn,
Unless you have a weeping woman in both abodes
Then many a woman at al-Raml weeps and wails.
Many a weeping woman is leaning in the sand
كَأُمِّlike the mother of بَوٍّa calf-skin dummy عَجولٍbereft of her calf عِندَat مَعهَدِهِhis familiar place
كَأُمِّ بَوٍّ عَجولٍ عِندَ مَعهَدِهِ
حَنَّتshe yearned إِلىfor جِلَدٍa hide مِنهُof his وَأَوصالِand limbs
حَنَّت إِلى جِلَدٍ مِنهُ وَأَوصالِ
Like a bereaved she-camel with her calf's stuffed hide, at his familiar place,
Like a bereaved mother of infant camels at their place of rest
She yearned for his hide and limbs.
She yearned for a piece of their skin and limbs
تَرتَعُshe grazes ماas long as نَسِيَتshe forgets حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ذَكَرَتshe remembers
تَرتَعُ ما نَسِيَت حَتّى إِذا ذَكَرَت
رَدَّتshe resumes هَماهِمَlow moans حَرّىburning with grief الجَوفِthe belly مِثكالِbereft of her young
رَدَّت هَماهِمَ حَرّى الجَوفِ مِثكالِ
She grazes while she forgets him, until, when she remembers,
She grazes on what she forgot until when she remembered
She resumes her low moans, burning within, bereft of her young.
She returned their concern, hot embers in her gut
زِدناwe surpassed عَلىbeyond وَجدِهاher grief وَجداًgrief وَإِنand even though رَجَعَتrecurred
زِدنا عَلى وَجدِها وَجداً وَإِن رَجَعَت
فيwithin القَلبِthe heart مِنهاof hers خُطوبٌwoes ذاتُfraught with بُلبالِanguish
في القَلبِ مِنها خُطوبٌ ذاتُ بُلبالِ
Our grief surpassed hers, even though there recurred
Increase over her passion, passion, and if she returns
Within the heart, woes of hers fraught with anguish.
In the heart from it, events with clouds
فارَقتَنيyou left me حينَwhen كَفَّdiminished الدَهرُtime مِنsome of بَصَريmy sight
فارَقتَني حينَ كَفَّ الدَهرُ مِن بَصَري
وَحينَand when صِرتُI became كَعَظمِlike the bone of الرَمَّةِa decayed corpse الباليworn away
وَحينَ صِرتُ كَعَظمِ الرَمَّةِ البالي
You left me when time had diminished my sight,
You left me when fate weakened my sight
And when I had become like the worn bone of a decayed corpse.
And when I became like the worn out white bone
إِنَّindeed الثَويَّthe one laid to rest بِذيat Dhu الزَيتونِal-Zaytun فَاِحتَسِبيso seek reward for your loss
إِنَّ الثَويَّ بِذي الزَيتونِ فَاِحتَسِبي
قَدindeed أَسرَعَhastened اليَومَtoday فيin عَقليmy mind وَفيand in حاليmy condition
قَد أَسرَعَ اليَومَ في عَقلي وَفي حالي
Indeed, the one laid to rest at Dhu al-Zaytun—so seek reward for your loss—
Indeed, resignation at Mount Zaytun, so be resigned
Has today hastened the decline of my mind and my condition.
Today hastened in my mind and in my state
Sol 6.1