هَلdo? تَعرِفُyou recognize الدارَthe dwelling مُذsince عامَينِtwo years أَوor عاماone year
هَل تَعرِفُ الدارَ مُذ عامَينِ أَو عاما
داراًa dwelling لِهِندٍbelonging to Hind بِجَزعِat the valley bend of الخَرجِal-Kharj فَالدامِand then al-Dam
داراً لِهِندٍ بِجَزعِ الخَرجِ فَالدامِ
Do you recognize the dwelling, after two years or one?
Do you know the house from two or one year ago
Hind's dwelling, at the valley bend of al-Kharj and then al-Dam.
A house for Hind with tearful farewells and blood
تَحنوbend tenderly لِأَطلائِهاover their calves عينٌwide-eyed wild cows مُلَمَّعَةٌdappled
تَحنو لِأَطلائِها عينٌ مُلَمَّعَةٌ
سُفعُdark الخُدودِthe cheeks بَعيداتٌfar removed مِنَfrom الذامِblemish
سُفعُ الخُدودِ بَعيداتٌ مِنَ الذامِ
Dappled, wide-eyed wild cows bend tenderly over their calves,
A watching eye sheds tears for its remnants
Dark-cheeked, far removed from any blemish.
Far, high cheeks from confrontations
وَقَدand indeed أُغاديI visit at dawn بِهاin it صَفراءَa golden-skinned woman آنِسَةٍcompanionable
وَقَد أُغادي بِها صَفراءَ آنِسَةٍ
لاnot تَأتَليshe swears دونَto withhold مَعروفٍa kindness بِأَقسامِwith oaths
لا تَأتَلي دونَ مَعروفٍ بِأَقسامِ
And there I would visit at dawn a golden-skinned, companionable maiden,
And I bid it farewell, a charming yellow [maiden]
Who swears no oaths to withhold a kindness.
Who would not refrain from favors in every way
خَوداًa tender young woman لَعوباًplayful لَهاshe has رَيّاsweet scent وَرائِحَةٌand fragrance
خَوداً لَعوباً لَها رَيّا وَرائِحَةٌ
تَشفيheals فُؤادَthe heart of رَذِيِّwasted الجِسمِthe body مِسقامِoften ill
تَشفي فُؤادَ رَذِيِّ الجِسمِ مِسقامِ
A tender, playful maiden, whose sweet scent and fragrance
A flirting, playful cheek, and a scent
Heal the heart of one wasted in body and ever ailing.
That heals the heart of the sick and weary
ياO لَهفَregret نَفسيmy soul عَلىover بَيعٍa bargain هَمَمتُI intended بِهِto undertake it
يا لَهفَ نَفسي عَلى بَيعٍ هَمَمتُ بِهِ
لَوif نِلتُهُI secured it كانَwould have been بَيعاًa bargain رابِحاًprofitable ناميgrowing
لَو نِلتُهُ كانَ بَيعاً رابِحاً نامي
Oh, my soul's regret for a bargain I had meant to strike!
Oh how my soul yearns for the sale I was determined upon
Had I secured it, it would have been a profitable, flourishing bargain.
If I attained it, it would be a growing, profitable sale
أُريدُهُI desire it ماas long as نَأىit is distant عَنّيfrom me وَأَترُكُهُand I abandon it
أُريدُهُ ما نَأى عَنّي وَأَترُكُهُ
مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماthat كانَit was مِنّيfrom me قيسَthe measure of إِبهامِa thumb
مِن بَعدِ ما كانَ مِنّي قيسَ إِبهامِ
I desire it while it is far from me, yet abandon it
I want what kept away from me and leave
After it has come within a thumb's breadth of me.
What was mine from Qais, a total loss
نَفسيmy soul فِداكَyour ransom لِنُعمىfor bounty تُستَرادُyou are sought out لَهاfor it
نَفسي فِداكَ لِنُعمى تُستَرادُ لَها
وَلِلزُحوفِand for marching hosts إِذاwhen هَمَّتthey resolve بِإِقدامِto advance
وَلِلزُحوفِ إِذا هَمَّت بِإِقدامِ
My soul be your ransom, for the bounty for which you are sought,
My soul is ransom for the favors it is bought for
And for the marching hosts when they resolve to advance,
And for the marauders when they are bent on attacking
وَجَحفَلٍand a mighty army كَبَهيمِlike the pitch-darkness of اللَيلِthe night مُنتَجِعٍseeking pasture
وَجَحفَلٍ كَبَهيمِ اللَيلِ مُنتَجِعٍ
أَرضَthe land of العَدُوِّthe enemy بِبُؤسىwith hardship بَعدَafter إِنعامِbestowing bounty
أَرضَ العَدُوِّ بِبُؤسى بَعدَ إِنعامِ
And a mighty army, like pitch-dark night, seeking pasture
And a restless night monster
In the enemy's land, bringing hardship after bounty.
Ravaging the land of the enemy in my misery after favor
جَمَعتَyou gathered مِنfrom عامِرٍʿAmir فيهِin it وَمِنand from أَسَدٍAsad
جَمَعتَ مِن عامِرٍ فيهِ وَمِن أَسَدٍ
وَمِنand from تَميمٍTamim وَمِنand from حاءٍHaʾ وَمِنand from حامِHam
وَمِن تَميمٍ وَمِن حاءٍ وَمِن حامِ
You gathered into it men of ʿAmir and Asad,
You gathered from ʿĀmir in it and from Asad
And of Tamim, and of Haʾ, and of Ham.
And from Tameem and from Hāʾ and from Hām
وَماand not رَضيتَyou were satisfied لَهُمfor them حَتّىuntil رَفَدتَهُمُyou reinforced them
وَما رَضيتَ لَهُم حَتّى رَفَدتَهُمُ
مِنfrom وائِلٍWaʾil رَهطِthe clan of بِسطامٍBistam بِأَصرامِwith detachments
مِن وائِلٍ رَهطِ بِسطامٍ بِأَصرامِ
Nor were you content with their strength until you reinforced them
And you were not pleased for them until you reinforced them
With detachments from Waʾil, Bistam's clan.
With Waʾil, the clan of Bastaam with stallions
فيهِin it الرِماحُthe spears وَفيهِand in it كُلُّevery سابِغَةٍfull-length coat of mail
فيهِ الرِماحُ وَفيهِ كُلُّ سابِغَةٍ
جَدلاءَtightly linked مُبهَمَةٍimpenetrable مِنfrom نَسجِthe weaving of سَلّامِSallam
جَدلاءَ مُبهَمَةٍ مِن نَسجِ سَلّامِ
In it are spears, and in it every full-length coat of mail,
In it are the lances and in it each seasoned
Tightly linked, impenetrable, woven by Sallam.
Strong, entwined sword from the manufacture of Sallam
وَكُلُّand every أَجرَدَsleek horse كَالسِرحانِlike the wolf أَترَزَهُmade it sinewy
وَكُلُّ أَجرَدَ كَالسِرحانِ أَترَزَهُ
مَسحُrubbing الأَكُفِّthe palms وَسَقيٌand watering بَعدَafter إِطعامِfeeding
مَسحُ الأَكُفِّ وَسَقيٌ بَعدَ إِطعامِ
And every sleek steed, like a wolf, made sinewy by
And each bare steed girded as if a locust
Rubbing with the palms, and watering after feeding.
Stroked by palms and watered after feeding
وَكُلُّand every شَوهاءَbroad-mouthed mare طَوعٍobedient غَيرِnot آبِيَةٍrefusing
وَكُلُّ شَوهاءَ طَوعٍ غَيرِ آبِيَةٍ
عِندَat الصَباحِdawn إِذاwhen هَمّواthey intend بِإِلجامِto bridle
عِندَ الصَباحِ إِذا هَمّوا بِإِلجامِ
And every broad-mouthed mare, obedient and unresisting,
And each compliant, unresistant gray
At dawn, when they set about bridling her.
When they are determined to mount at dawn
مُستَحقِباتٍcarrying behind them رَواياهاtheir bridle-irons جَحافِلُهاtheir lips
مُستَحقِباتٍ رَواياها جَحافِلُها
يَسموadvances بِهاwith them أَشعَرِيٌّan Ashʿari طَرفُهُhis gaze ساميuplifted
يَسمو بِها أَشعَرِيٌّ طَرفُهُ سامي
Their lips bearing their bridle-irons behind them,
Sought out mares, their troops
An Ashʿari advances with them, his gaze uplifted.
Led by an Ashʿari, his glance sublime
لاnot يَزجُرُtakes omens from الطَيرَthe birds إِنif مَرَّتthey pass بِهِby him سُنُحاًfrom left to right
لا يَزجُرُ الطَيرَ إِن مَرَّت بِهِ سُنُحاً
وَلاand not يُفيضُcasts lots عَلىfor قَسمٍan apportionment بِأَزلامِwith divining arrows
وَلا يُفيضُ عَلى قَسمٍ بِأَزلامِ
He takes no omens from birds, should they pass him from left to right,
He does not scare away the birds if crane flocks pass by
Nor does he cast lots with divining arrows to divide shares.
Nor does he charge a group without reins
Sol 6.1