أَذِئبُwas it a wolf القَفرِof the wilderness أَمor ذِئبٌa wolf أَنيسٌtame
أَذِئبُ القَفرِ أَم ذِئبٌ أَنيسٌ
أَصابَstruck البَكرَthe young camel أَمor حَدَثُa calamity اللَياليof the nights
أَصابَ البَكرَ أَم حَدَثُ اللَيالي
Was it a wolf of the wasteland, or a tame wolf,
Was it a wolf of the wilderness, or a tame wolf,
that struck the young camel—or some calamity of the nights?
that struck the young camel—or a calamity of the nights?
وَنَحنُand we ثَلاثَةٌthree وَثَلاثُand three ذَودٍshe-camels
وَنَحنُ ثَلاثَةٌ وَثَلاثُ ذَودٍ
لَقَدindeed جارَdealt unjustly الزَمانُtime عَلىagainst عِياليmy family
لَقَد جارَ الزَمانُ عَلى عِيالي
We are three, with only three camels;
And we are three, with three she-camels;
time has indeed dealt unjustly with my household.
Time has indeed dealt unjustly with my family.
Sol 6.1