أَمسىbecame by evening خَليطُكَyour companions قَدalready أَجَدَّbecame earnest about فِراقاparting
أَمسى خَليطُكَ قَد أَجَدَّ فِراقا
هاجَstirred الحَزينَthe sorrowful one وَذَكَّرَand brought to mind الأَشواقاthe longings
هاجَ الحَزينَ وَذَكَّرَ الأَشواقا
By evening your companions had resolved to part,
Stirring the sorrowful one and reawakening longings.
هَلdo تُبصِرانِyou two see ظَعائِناًwomen in howdahs بِعُنَيزَةٍat ʿUnayzah
هَل تُبصِرانِ ظَعائِناً بِعُنَيزَةٍ
أَمor هَلdo تَقولُyou think لَناfor us بِهِنَّwith them لَحاقاcatching up
أَم هَل تَقولُ لَنا بِهِنَّ لَحاقا
Do you two see the women in howdahs at ʿUnayzah?
Or do you think we can catch up with them?
حَثَّurged on الحُداةُthe camel-drivers بِهِمwith them وَراءَbehind حُمولِهِمtheir laden camels
حَثَّ الحُداةُ بِهِم وَراءَ حُمولِهِم
بُزلاًmature camels تَجاسَرُpress boldly onward لَمnot يَكُنَّthey were حِقاقاthree-year-old camels
بُزلاً تَجاسَرُ لَم يَكُنَّ حِقاقا
The camel-drivers urged them on behind their laden beasts,
On mature camels pressing boldly onward, not three-year-olds.
ياoh رُبَّmany a قائِلَةٍwoman speaking تَقولُsays وَقائِلٍand a man speaking
يا رُبَّ قائِلَةٍ تَقولُ وَقائِلٍ
أَسُراقَO Suraqa إِنَّكَyou indeed قَدalready خَزيتَhave been disgraced سُراقاSuraqa
أَسُراقَ إِنَّكَ قَد خَزيتَ سُراقا
Oh, many a woman says, and many a man:
“O Suraqa, you have indeed been disgraced, Suraqa!”
إِنَّindeed الَّذينَthose who عَوَواhowled عُواءَكَyour howling قَدalready لَقواhave encountered
إِنَّ الَّذينَ عَوَوا عُواءَكَ قَد لَقوا
مِنّيfrom me صَواعِقَthunderbolts تُخضِعُmake bow الأَعناقاthe necks
مِنّي صَواعِقَ تُخضِعُ الأَعناقا
Those who howled like you have indeed faced
Thunderbolts from me that force necks to bow.
فَإِذاso when لَقيتَyou meet مُجَيلِساًa little gathering مِنfrom بارِقٍBariq
فَإِذا لَقيتَ مُجَيلِساً مِن بارِقٍ
لاقَيتَyou encounter أَطبَعَthe foulest مَجلِسٍgathering أَخلاقاin character
لاقَيتَ أَطبَعَ مَجلِسٍ أَخلاقا
So when you meet a little gathering from Bariq,
You meet a company of the foulest character:
الناقِصينَthose falling short إِذاwhen يُعَدُّare counted حَصاهُمُtheir pebbles
الناقِصينَ إِذا يُعَدُّ حَصاهُمُ
وَالجامِعينَand those combining مَذَلَّةًabasement وَنِفاقاand hypocrisy
وَالجامِعينَ مَذَلَّةً وَنِفاقا
Who fall short when their pebbles are counted,
And combine abasement with hypocrisy.
وَلَقَدand indeed هَمَمتُI intended بِأَنto أُدَمِّرَI destroy بارِقاًBariq
وَلَقَد هَمَمتُ بِأَن أُدَمِّرَ بارِقاً
فَرَقَبتُbut I had regard for فيهِمin their case عَمَّناour paternal uncle إِسحاقاIshaq
فَرَقَبتُ فيهِم عَمَّنا إِسحاقا
And I had indeed intended to destroy Bariq,
But spared them out of regard for our uncle Ishaq.
Sol 6.1