أَمسىwas at evening فُؤادُكَyour heart عِندَamong الحَيِّthe tribe مَرهوناheld in pledge
أَمسى فُؤادُكَ عِندَ الحَيِّ مَرهونا
وَأَصبَحواand at dawn they were مِنfrom قَريِّQariyy الخَيلِthe horses غاديناsetting out at dawn
وَأَصبَحوا مِن قَريِّ الخَيلِ غادينا
At evening your heart was held in pledge among the tribe,
and at dawn they set out from Qariyy al-Khayl.
قادَتهُمُled them نِيَّةٌa resolve لِلبَينِfor parting شاطِنَةٌfar-distant
قادَتهُمُ نِيَّةٌ لِلبَينِ شاطِنَةٌ
ياah حَبَّhow dear لِلبَينِfor parting إِذwhen حَلَّتshe settled بِهِin it بيناBina
يا حَبَّ لِلبَينِ إِذ حَلَّت بِهِ بينا
A far-reaching resolve to part led them away.
Ah, how dear was parting when she settled there in Bina!
قَدindeed كانَwas قَلبُكَyour heart لِلأُلّافِfor beloved companions ذاpossessed of طَرَبٍyearning
قَد كانَ قَلبُكَ لِلأُلّافِ ذا طَرَبٍ
صَبّاًlove-struck يُكَلَّفُis passionately attached to جيراناًneighbors مَظاعيناever-roaming
صَبّاً يُكَلَّفُ جيراناً مَظاعينا
Your heart was once full of longing for beloved companions,
love-struck, enamored of neighbors always on the move.
إِنif تَلقَهاyou meet her فيin اِعتِلالٍillness تَرضَyou are pleased with عِلَّتَهاher ailment
إِن تَلقَها في اِعتِلالٍ تَرضَ عِلَّتَها
أَوor زُيِّنَتshe is adorned زادَهاit enhanced her فيin العَينِthe eye تَزيِيناbeauty
أَو زُيِّنَت زادَها في العَينِ تَزيِينا
If you meet her ailing, her ailment pleases you;
or, if adorned, she grows still lovelier to the eye.
مالَتshe swayed كَمَيلِlike the swaying of النَقاthe sand dune لَيسَتshe is not إِذاwhen جُلِيَتshe is unveiled
مالَت كَمَيلِ النَقا لَيسَت إِذا جُلِيَت
مِنamong رُصعِflat-rumped women of تَيمٍTaym يُنَطِّقنَthey gird themselves with البَواسيناcoarse sackcloth
مِن رُصعِ تَيمٍ يُنَطِّقنَ البَواسينا
She swayed like a sand dune; when unveiled, she is not
one of Taym's flat-rumped women, who gird themselves with sackcloth.
يَنهىdeters العَواذِلَthe reproaching women يَأسٌdespair مِنfrom مَلامَتِناblaming us
يَنهى العَواذِلَ يَأسٌ مِن مَلامَتِنا
وَالعيسُand the pale camels عُرضَacross الفِجاجِthe passes الغُبرِdust-gray يَخديناstride swiftly
وَالعيسُ عُرضَ الفِجاجِ الغُبرِ يَخدينا
Despair keeps the reproaching women from blaming us,
while the pale camels stride across the dusty passes.
تَخالُهُنَّyou take them for نَعاماًostriches هاجَهُroused it فَزَعٌfright
تَخالُهُنَّ نَعاماً هاجَهُ فَزَعٌ
أَوor زَنبَرِيّاًa zanbari vessel زَهَتهُlifted it الريحُthe wind مَشحوناfully laden
أَو زَنبَرِيّاً زَهَتهُ الريحُ مَشحونا
You would take them for ostriches startled by fright,
or a laden zanbari vessel lifted by the wind.
يُلقىare encountered صَراريُّهُits sailors وَالمَوجُand the waves ذوhaving حَدَبٍhumped crests
يُلقى صَراريُّهُ وَالمَوجُ ذو حَدَبٍ
يُلقونَthey cast off بِزَّتَهُمtheir clothing إِلّاexcept التَبابيناshort drawers
يُلقونَ بِزَّتَهُم إِلّا التَبابينا
Its sailors are seen, while the waves rise in humps,
casting off their clothes, save their short drawers.
كَأَنَّas though حادِيَهاtheir camel-driver لَمّاwhen أَضَرَّpressed hard بِهاupon them
كَأَنَّ حادِيَها لَمّا أَضَرَّ بِها
بازٍa hawk يُصَعصِعُscatters بِالسَهباon the open plain قَطاًsandgrouse جوناdark-colored
بازٍ يُصَعصِعُ بِالسَهبا قَطاً جونا
Their camel-driver, when he pressed them hard, seemed
a hawk scattering dark sandgrouse over the open plain.
لَمّاwhen أَتَينَthey came عَلىto حَطّابَتيthe two Hattabas of يَسَرٍYasar
لَمّا أَتَينَ عَلى حَطّابَتي يَسَرٍ
أَبدىrevealed الحَوىal-Hawa مِنfrom ضَميرِthe depths of القَلبِthe heart مَكنوناwhat lay hidden
أَبدى الحَوى مِن ضَميرِ القَلبِ مَكنونا
When they came to the two Hattabas of Yasar,
al-Hawa revealed what the heart had kept hidden.
وَشَبَّهَand likened القَومُthe men أَطلالاًruins بِأَسنَمَةٍat Asnama
وَشَبَّهَ القَومُ أَطلالاً بِأَسنَمَةٍ
ريشَthe feathers of الحَمامِdoves فَزِدنَso they increased القَلبَthe heart تَحزيناsorrow
ريشَ الحَمامِ فَزِدنَ القَلبَ تَحزينا
And the men likened ruins at Asnama
to doves' feathers, so the ruins deepened the heart's grief.
دارٌa dwelling يُجَدِّدُهاrenews it تَهطالُthe downpour of مُدجِنَةٍa dark rain-cloud
دارٌ يُجَدِّدُها تَهطالُ مُدجِنَةٍ
بِالقَطرِwith rain حيناًat times وَتَمحوهاand erases it الصَباthe east wind حيناat other times
بِالقَطرِ حيناً وَتَمحوها الصَبا حينا
A dwelling that a dark rain-cloud's downpour renews
with rain at times, while the east wind erases it at others.
قَدindeed بُدِّلَتit was given in exchange ساكِنَresident الآرامِgazelles بَعدَهُمُafter them
قَد بُدِّلَت ساكِنَ الآرامِ بَعدَهُمُ
وَالباقِرَand wild cattle الخُنسَsnub-nosed يَبحَثنَdigging out المَآريناresting hollows
وَالباقِرَ الخُنسَ يَبحَثنَ المَآرينا
After them, it was given gazelles for dwellers,
and snub-nosed wild cattle, digging out their resting hollows.
إِنif يَلتَمِسseeks عَبدُthe slave of تَيمٍTaym فيin مُرافَعَتيcontending with me
إِن يَلتَمِس عَبدُ تَيمٍ في مُرافَعَتي
ريحاًadvantage فَقَدthen indeed أَصبَحَhas become التَيمِيُّthe Taymi مَغبوناcheated
ريحاً فَقَد أَصبَحَ التَيمِيُّ مَغبونا
If Taym's slave seeks advantage in contending with me,
then the Taymi has already made a losing bargain.
لاقىhe encountered قَناتِيَmy spear مِضراراًfiercely wounding عَشَوزَنَةًrough and hard
لاقى قَناتِيَ مِضراراً عَشَوزَنَةً
لَمnot يَلقَhe found فيin مَتنِهاits shaft وَصماًa flaw وَلاnor ليناsoftness
لَم يَلقَ في مَتنِها وَصماً وَلا لينا
He met my spear, fiercely wounding, rough and hard,
and found no flaw or yielding in its shaft.
ياO تَيمُTaym إِنَّindeed تَميماًTamim لَنwill not تَزيدَكُمُadd to you
يا تَيمُ إِنَّ تَميماً لَن تَزيدَكُمُ
إِلّاexcept الهَوانَhumiliation فَأَيَّso what الخَيرِgood تَبغوناdo you seek
إِلّا الهَوانَ فَأَيَّ الخَيرِ تَبغونا
O Taym, Tamim will add nothing to you
but humiliation—what good, then, do you seek?
لَمnot تَشكُرواyou thanked نَمِراًNamir إِذwhen فَكَّكُمfreed you نَمِرٌNamir
لَم تَشكُروا نَمِراً إِذ فَكَّكُم نَمِرٌ
وَاِبناand the two sons of قُرَيعٍQurayʿ مِنَfrom الحَيِّthe tribe اليَمانيناthe Yemenites
وَاِبنا قُرَيعٍ مِنَ الحَيِّ اليَمانينا
You did not thank Namir when Namir freed you,
with Qurayʿ's two sons, from the Yemeni tribe.
تَدعوكَclaims you تَيمٌTaym وَتَيمٌand Taym فيin قُرىthe villages of سَبَأٍSaba
تَدعوكَ تَيمٌ وَتَيمٌ في قُرى سَبَأٍ
وَالتَيمُand Taym يَومَئِذٍat that time فيهِمamong them وَلاand not فيناamong us
وَالتَيمُ يَومَئِذٍ فيهِم وَلا فينا
Taym claims you, yet Taym was in the villages of Saba,
and Taym at that time was among them, not among us.
لَولاwere it not for تَميمٌTamim وَكَرُّand the charge of الخَيلِthe horses ضاحِيَةًin broad daylight
لَولا تَميمٌ وَكَرُّ الخَيلِ ضاحِيَةً
ياO تَيمُTaym لَمnot تَعرِفواyou would have known أَنقاءَthe sand dunes of وَهبيناWahbin
يا تَيمُ لَم تَعرِفوا أَنقاءَ وَهبينا
Were it not for Tamim and the horses' charge in broad daylight,
O Taym, you would not have known Wahbin's sand dunes.
لَوif سِرتَyou traveled تَبغيseeking ثَرىthe soil of قَومٍa people ذَويpossessing حَسَبٍnoble lineage
لَو سِرتَ تَبغي ثَرى قَومٍ ذَوي حَسَبٍ
لَمnot تَلقَyou would find لِلتَيمِfor Taym أَحساباًnoble lineages وَلاnor ديناreligious faith
لَم تَلقَ لِلتَيمِ أَحساباً وَلا دينا
Had you traveled seeking the soil of a people of noble lineage,
you would have found no noble ancestry for Taym, nor any faith.
تَلقىyou find أَخاa man of التَيمِTaym مُخضَرّاًgreen جَحافِلُهُhis thick lips
تَلقى أَخا التَيمِ مُخضَرّاً جَحافِلُهُ
مُعَذَّراًbridled بِعِذارِwith the bridle of اللُؤمِbaseness مَرسوناhaltered
مُعَذَّراً بِعِذارِ اللُؤمِ مَرسونا
You find the man of Taym with his thick lips green,
bridled with the bridle of baseness, and haltered.
Sol 6.1