ماwhat بالُcondition شِربِwatering turn بَنيthe sons of الدَلَنطىal-Dalanta ثابِتاًremaining fixed
ما بالُ شِربِ بَني الدَلَنطى ثابِتاً
وَكَأَنَّand as though وارِدَناour water-seeker يُرىis seen فيin تُرخَمِTurkham
وَكَأَنَّ وارِدَنا يُرى في تُرخَمِ
Why does Banu al-Dalanta's turn at the water linger?
What is with the drinking of the people of Dalanta, steadfast,
And it is as though our water-seeker were seen in Turkham.
As if our watering place appears in the ruins,
عَطَفَتturned back تُيوسُhe-goats بَنيthe sons of طُهَيَّةَTuhayya بَعدَماafter
عَطَفَت تُيوسُ بَني طُهَيَّةَ بَعدَما
رُوِيَتwere fully watered وَماand not نَهِلَتtook a first drink لِقاحُthe milch camels of الأَعلَمِal-A'lam
رُوِيَت وَما نَهِلَت لِقاحُ الأَعلَمِ
The he-goats of Banu Tuhayya turned back after
Tuyus inclined the people of Tuhayya after
they had been fully watered, while al-A'lam's milch camels had not taken their first drink.
It was watered, and the meadows of Al-A'lam did not get rain,
صَدَرَتdeparted from the water مُحَلَّأَةَdriven away الجَوازِwatering access فَأَصبَحَتand so by morning were
صَدَرَت مُحَلَّأَةَ الجَوازِ فَأَصبَحَت
بِالثَأيَتَينِat al-Tha'yatayn حَنينُهاtheir moaning كَالمَأتَمِlike a mourning gathering
بِالثَأيَتَينِ حَنينُها كَالمَأتَمِ
They departed, driven away from watering, and so by morning
It crossed the passes, so its yearning with the two plains became like bereavement,
at al-Tha'yatayn their moaning was like a gathering of mourners.
If one like you of winds had settled among us
لَوif حَلَّsettled مِثلَكَsomeone like you مِنfrom رِياحٍRiyah وَسطَناamong us
لَو حَلَّ مِثلَكَ مِن رِياحٍ وَسطَنا
جاراًas a neighbor لَكانَwould be جِوارُهُhis protection فيin مَحرَمِa sanctuary
جاراً لَكانَ جِوارُهُ في مَحرَمِ
If someone like you from Riyah settled among us
As a neighbor, his neighborhood would have been sacred,
as a neighbor, his protection would lie within a sanctuary.
Prophecy was not found in winds
ماnot كانَwas يوجَدُto be found فيamong رِياحٍRiyah نَبوَةٌa rebuff
ما كانَ يوجَدُ في رِياحٍ نَبوَةٌ
عِندَin matters of الجِوارِneighborly protection وَلاand not بِضيقِwith narrowness of المَقدَمِthe place of arrival
عِندَ الجِوارِ وَلا بِضيقِ المَقدَمِ
No rebuff was ever found among Riyah
When being a neighbor or in the narrowness of the welcome,
in granting protection, nor any narrowness of welcome.
Who robbed the tyrants, their courage magnified them,
السالِبينَthose stripping عَنِfrom الجَبابِرِthe mighty بَزَّهُمtheir battle gear
السالِبينَ عَنِ الجَبابِرِ بَزَّهُم
وَالخَيلُand the horses تَحجُلُprance فيin الغُبارِthe dust وَفيand in الدَمِthe blood
وَالخَيلُ تَحجُلُ في الغُبارِ وَفي الدَمِ
Those who strip the mighty of their battle gear,
And the horses paw the ground in dust and in blood,
while the horses prance in dust and in blood.
And the horses tell of winds that they
وَالخَيلُand the horses تُخبِرُtell عَنof رِياحٍRiyah أَنَّهُمthat they
وَالخَيلُ تُخبِرُ عَن رِياحٍ أَنَّهُم
نِعمَexcellent are الفَوارِسُthe horsemen فيin الغُبارِthe dust الأَقتَمِthe dark
نِعمَ الفَوارِسُ في الغُبارِ الأَقتَمِ
And the horses tell of Riyah that they
Are excellent knights in the darkest dust.
are splendid horsemen amid the dark dust.
Partial English translation: 13 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1