عَرَفتُI recognized مَنازِلاًdwellings مِنof آلِthe family of هِندٍHind
عَرَفتُ مَنازِلاً مِن آلِ هِندٍ
عَفَتwere effaced بَينَbetween المُؤَبَّلِal-Mu'abbal وَالشَوِيِّand al-Shawiyy
عَفَت بَينَ المُؤَبَّلِ وَالشَوِيِّ
I recognized dwellings of Hind's family,
I knew the abodes of the family of Hind
effaced between al-Mu'abbal and al-Shawiyy.
Nestled between al-Mu'abbil and al-Shawi
تَقادَمَhas grown distant عَهدُهاtheir time وَجَرىand swept عَلَيهاover them
تَقادَمَ عَهدُها وَجَرى عَلَيها
سَفِيٌّwind-blown dust لِلرِياحِby the winds عَلىupon سَفِيِّwind-blown dust
سَفِيٌّ لِلرِياحِ عَلى سَفِيِّ
Their days are long past, and over them has swept
Their era has passed as time flowed over them
wind-blown dust upon wind-blown dust.
A smooth ground for winds in the plains
تَراهاyou see them بَعدَafter دَعسِthe trampling of الحَيِّthe tribe فيهاin them
تَراها بَعدَ دَعسِ الحَيِّ فيها
كَحاشِيَةِlike the border of الرِداءِthe cloak الحِميَرِيِّHimyarite
كَحاشِيَةِ الرِداءِ الحِميَرِيِّ
After the tribe's trampling there, you see them
You see them after the torrents coursed them
like the border of a Himyarite cloak.
Like the hem of a reddish cloak
أَكُلُّall? الناسِpeople تَكتُمُyou conceal حُبَّlove for هِندٍHind
أَكُلُّ الناسِ تَكتُمُ حُبَّ هِندٍ
وَماand not تُخفيyou hide بِذَلِكَby that مِنany خَفِيِّsecret
وَما تُخفي بِذَلِكَ مِن خَفِيِّ
Do you hide your love for Hind from everyone?
Though people conceal their love for Hind
Yet by doing so you conceal no secret.
Naught can hide what's kept secret
غَذِيَّةُnurtured بَينِamong أَبوابٍdoorways وَدورٍand houses
غَذِيَّةُ بَينِ أَبوابٍ وَدورٍ
سَقاهاwatered her بَردُcoolness رائِحَةِan evening rain-cloud العَشِيِّthe evening
سَقاها بَردُ رائِحَةِ العَشِيِّ
She was nurtured among doorways and houses,
A feast between chambers and houses
watered by the coolness of an evening rain-cloud.
Watered by the coolness of dusk's scent
مُنَعَّمَةٌpampered تَصونُyou cherish إِلَيكَfor yourself مِنهاof her
مُنَعَّمَةٌ تَصونُ إِلَيكَ مِنها
كَصَونِكَlike your cherishing مِنof رِداءٍa cloak شَرعَبِيِّShar'abi
كَصَونِكَ مِن رِداءٍ شَرعَبِيِّ
Pampered, you cherish what you have of her,
Luxurious, guarding for you from them
as you would cherish a Shar'abi cloak.
As you guard your striped cloak
يَظَلُّremains ضَجيعُهاher bedfellow أَرِجاًfragrant عَلَيهِupon him
يَظَلُّ ضَجيعُها أَرِجاً عَلَيهِ
مُقارَفَةًa clinging trace مِنَof المِسكِmusk الذَكِيِّpungent
مُقارَفَةً مِنَ المِسكِ الذَكِيِّ
Her bedfellow remains fragrant, bearing
Its dweller remains perfumed upon it
a clinging trace of pungent musk.
Intimate with fine musk
يُعاشِرُهاconsorts with her السَعيدُthe fortunate man وَلاand not تَراهاyou see her
يُعاشِرُها السَعيدُ وَلا تَراها
يُعاشِرُconsorts with مِثلَهاone like her جَدُّthe fortune of الشَقِيِّthe unfortunate man
يُعاشِرُ مِثلَها جَدُّ الشَقِيِّ
The fortunate man shares her life; never will you see
The fortunate enjoys it, none can see it
an unfortunate man's fortune consort with one like her.
Nor can the wretched's sires
فَماso nothing لَكَfor you غَيرُother than تَنظارٍgazing إِلَيهاat her
فَما لَكَ غَيرُ تَنظارٍ إِلَيها
كَماjust as نَظَرَgazed الفَقيرُthe poor man إِلىat الغَنِيِّthe rich man
كَما نَظَرَ الفَقيرُ إِلى الغَنِيِّ
So nothing is yours but gazing at her,
So why do you but gaze at it
as the poor man gazes at the rich.
As the destitute looked upon the wealthy?
فَأَبلِغso convey عامِراً'Amir عَنّيfrom me رَسولاًa message
فَأَبلِغ عامِراً عَنّي رَسولاً
رِسالَةَthe message of ناصِحٍa sincere adviser بِكُمُfor you حَفِيِّdeeply concerned
رِسالَةَ ناصِحٍ بِكُمُ حَفِيِّ
So carry to 'Amir a message from me,
Inform 'Amir, carrying my missive
the message of a sincere adviser concerned for you.
A counselor's message, guarded, discreet
فَإِيّاكُمso beware وَحَيَّةَand a snake بَطنِthe depths of وادٍa valley
فَإِيّاكُم وَحَيَّةَ بَطنِ وادٍ
هَموزَpiercing النابِthe fang لَيسَis not لَكُمfor you بِسِيِّan equal
هَموزَ النابِ لَيسَ لَكُم بِسِيِّ
So beware the snake in a valley's depths,
Beware the snake in the belly of the valley
piercing-fanged, whom you cannot match.
Baring fangs, no trivial foe is he
فَحُلّواso settle بَطنَthe valley-bottom of عُقمَةَ'Uqmah وَاِتَّقوناand avoid us
فَحُلّوا بَطنَ عُقمَةَ وَاِتَّقونا
إِلىas far as نَجرانَNajran فيin بَلَدٍa land رَخِيِّspacious
إِلى نَجرانَ في بَلَدٍ رَخِيِّ
So settle in the valley-bottom of 'Uqmah and keep clear of us,
Set forth from 'Uqma's belly, beware
as far as Najran, in a spacious land.
To Najran in a vast land
فَكَمfor many a مِنof دارِan abode صِدقٍfine quality قَدindeed أَباحَتhas laid open
فَكَم مِن دارِ صِدقٍ قَد أَباحَت
لِقَومِهِمُfor their people رِماحُthe spears of بَنيthe sons of عَدِيِّ'Adi
لِقَومِهِمُ رِماحُ بَني عَدِيِّ
For many a fine abode has been thrown open
How many a house of friendship
for their people by the spears of Banu 'Adi!
Their spears made lawful for their tribe
فَماso not إِنat all كانَwas عَنout of وُدٍّaffection وَلَكِنbut rather
فَما إِن كانَ عَن وُدٍّ وَلَكِن
أَباحوهاthey seized them بِصُمِّwith solid shafts السَمهَرِيِّSamhari spears
أَباحوها بِصُمِّ السَمهَرِيِّ
It was certainly not through affection; rather,
Not out of love, but deafly
they seized them with solid Samhari spears,
They made them lawful by Shemr's poison
وَكُلِّand every مُفاضَةٍample coat of mail جَدلاءَtightly woven زَغفٍsupple
وَكُلِّ مُفاضَةٍ جَدلاءَ زَغفٍ
مُضاعَفَةٍdoubled وَأَبيَضَand a bright sword مَشرَفِيِّMashrafi
مُضاعَفَةٍ وَأَبيَضَ مَشرَفِيِّ
and every ample coat of tightly woven, supple mail,
And every deep-rooted, firm-standing Ghazif
double-woven, and a bright Mashrafi sword,
Redoubled, and shining Mashrafi
وَمُطَّرِدِand evenly spaced الكُعوبِjoints كَأَنَّas though فيهِwithin it
وَمُطَّرِدِ الكُعوبِ كَأَنَّ فيهِ
قُدامىa leading flight-feather ذيof one with مَناكِبَshoulders مَضرَحِيِّa mighty eagle
قُدامى ذي مَناكِبَ مَضرَحِيِّ
and an evenly jointed spear, as though within it were
Pushing the heels, as if in them
the leading flight-feather of a mighty, broad-shouldered eagle.
Were Qudama's shoulders, strong and square
إِذاwhen خَرَجَتcame forth أَوائِلُهُنَّtheir foremost ranks يَوماًone day
إِذا خَرَجَت أَوائِلُهُنَّ يَوماً
مُلَجلَجَةًclamoring بِجِنٍّwith jinn عَبقَرِيِّof 'Abqar
مُلَجلَجَةً بِجِنٍّ عَبقَرِيِّ
When their foremost ranks came forth one day,
When their vanguards set out one day
clamoring with the jinn of 'Abqar,
Noisily with skilled Jinn
مَنَعنَthey defended مَنابِتَthe growing grounds of القُلّامِsaltwort حَتّىuntil
مَنَعنَ مَنابِتَ القُلّامِ حَتّى
عَلاrose above القُلّامُthe saltwort أَفواهَthe mouths of الرَكِيِّthe wells
عَلا القُلّامُ أَفواهَ الرَكِيِّ
they defended the saltwort's growing grounds until
They barred the lance-plants until
the saltwort rose above the mouths of the wells.
The lances rose over the slim spear-shafts
كَفَواthey held off سَنِتينَtwo years بِالأَصيافِthrough the summers بُقعاًwily men
كَفَوا سَنِتينَ بِالأَصيافِ بُقعاً
عَلىat تِلكَthose الجِفارِbroad wells مِنَof النَفِيِّal-Nafi
عَلى تِلكَ الجِفارِ مِنَ النَفِيِّ
For two years, through the summers, they held off wily foes
They covered two summers in spots
at those broad wells of al-Nafi.
Upon those rough ground with banishment
أَتَغضَبُare you angry? أَنthat يُساقَis driven القَهدُal-Qahd فيكُمamong you
أَتَغضَبُ أَن يُساقَ القَهدُ فيكُم
فَمَنthen who يَبكيweeps لِأَهلِfor the people of الساجِسِيِّal-Sajisi
فَمَن يَبكي لِأَهلِ الساجِسِيِّ
Are you angry that al-Qahd is driven among you?
Are you aggrieved the compact should be led amongst you
Then who weeps for the people of al-Sajisi?
Then who shall weep for Saqissi's clan?
Sol 6.1