شَكَتِcomplained العَنتَريسُthe sturdy she-camel نَصّيmy hard driving وَإِدلاand my night travel (beginning)
شَكَتِ العَنتَريسُ نَصّي وَإِدلا
جيmy night travel (ending) عَلىupon ظَهرِهاher back وَشَدَّand tightening الحِبالِthe ropes
جي عَلى ظَهرِها وَشَدَّ الحِبالِ
The sturdy she-camel complained of my hard driving and traveling
by night upon her back, and of the tightening ropes.
لاdo not تَشَكَّيcomplain إِلَيَّto me وَاِنتَجِعيand seek bounty from الأَعal-A‘war (beginning)
لا تَشَكَّي إِلَيَّ وَاِنتَجِعي الأَع
وَرَal-A‘war (ending) رَحبَspacious الفِناءِthe courtyard جَزلَlavish النَوالِthe gifts
وَرَ رَحبَ الفِناءِ جَزلَ النَوالِ
Do not complain to me; seek out al-A‘war,
broad of courtyard, lavish in gifts,
مُطلَقَunrestrained الكَفِّthe hand وَاللِسانِand the tongue طَويلَlong الthe (beginning of 'reach')
مُطلَقَ الكَفِّ وَاللِسانِ طَويلَ ال
باعِreach مِنfrom سِرِّthe choicest part ضِئضِءِthe lineage الأَقوالِthe chieftains
باعِ مِن سِرِّ ضِئضِءِ الأَقوالِ
Free-handed and free of tongue, long
of reach, from the choicest stock of chieftains.
فَاِستَخَفَّتso she lightly bore مُنايَmy hopes ذِعلِبَةُa swift she-camel الغَدthe morning (beginning)
فَاِستَخَفَّت مُنايَ ذِعلِبَةُ الغَد
وَةِthe morning (ending) غِبَّafter السُرىnight travel مَروحُquick to dispel الكَلالِweariness
وَةِ غِبَّ السُرى مَروحُ الكَلالِ
So the swift morning she-camel lightly bore my hopes,
after the night's journey, quick to shake off weariness.
قاصِدٌsteady سَيرُهاher pace تَزورُshe visits بَنيthe sons of العَبal-‘Abbab (beginning)
قاصِدٌ سَيرُها تَزورُ بَني العَب
بابِal-‘Abbab (ending) أَهلَpeople of النَدىgenerosity وَأَهلَand people of الفِضالِabundant bounty
بابِ أَهلَ النَدى وَأَهلَ الفِضالِ
Steady is her pace; she visits the sons of al-‘Abbab,
men of generosity and abundant bounty.
فَتَرامَتso she made straight for أَباAbu شَريكٍSharik وَلَمand did not تَظmisdirect (beginning)
فَتَرامَت أَبا شَريكٍ وَلَم تَظ
لِمmisdirect (ending) هَواهاher longing لِمالِكٍtoward Malik أَوor أَثالِAthal
لِم هَواها لِمالِكٍ أَو أَثالِ
She made straight for Abu Sharik, nor did she misdirect
her longing toward Malik or Athal.
حَيثُwhere لاnot تُنكِرُfind unfamiliar المُجالِحَةُthe enduring milk-giving she-camel العَبslaughter while healthy (beginning)
حَيثُ لا تُنكِرُ المُجالِحَةُ العَب
طَslaughter while healthy (ending) إِذاwhen ضَنَّwithhold milk أُمَّهاتُthe mothers of الفِصالِyoung camels
طَ إِذا ضَنَّ أُمَّهاتُ الفِصالِ
There the enduring milker is no stranger to slaughter while sound,
when the mothers of young camels withhold their milk.
يَعقِرونَthey slaughter العِشارَten-month-pregnant she-camels لِلطارِقِfor the night visitor التَوthe lone one (beginning)
يَعقِرونَ العِشارَ لِلطارِقِ التَو
وِthe lone one (ending) لَدىduring كُلِّevery جَحرَةٍbitter, barren season مِمحالِseverely drought-stricken
وِ لَدى كُلِّ جَحرَةٍ مِمحالِ
They slaughter ten-month-pregnant camels for the lone night visitor,
in every bitter, drought-stricken season.
مُتَراخيloosely fastened الحُبىthe knee-binding wraps ثَقيلينَweighty فيin الميthe balance (beginning)
مُتَراخي الحُبى ثَقيلينَ في المي
زانِthe balance (ending) يَشفونَthey cure صَورَةَthe fury الجُهّالِof the ignorant
زانِ يَشفونَ صَورَةَ الجُهّالِ
With loosened knee-wraps, weighty in the
balance, they cure the fury of the ignorant.
هَمُّهاher aim الأَعوَرُal-A‘war الهِجانُthe pure-bred مُباvying with (beginning)
هَمُّها الأَعوَرُ الهِجانُ مُبا
ريvying with (ending) الريحِthe wind لِلشَرمَحِيَّةِfor the tall, long-legged she-camels الأَزوالِthe fleet-footed ones
ري الريحِ لِلشَرمَحِيَّةِ الأَزوالِ
Her goal is pure-bred al-A‘war, rival
of the wind in giving tall, fleet-footed she-camels.
رَفَعَتهُraised him الآباءُthe fathers فيupon سَقَبِthe lofty pillar العِزhonor (beginning)
رَفَعَتهُ الآباءُ في سَقَبِ العِز
زِhonor (ending) وَلَمand did not يَتَّكِلrely عَلىupon الأَخوالِthe maternal uncles
زِ وَلَم يَتَّكِل عَلى الأَخوالِ
His fathers raised him upon the pillar of honor,
and he did not rely upon his maternal uncles.
فَاِعتَرَفتَso you sought الرُغبىeager desire هُنَيدَةَa hundred camels مِنfrom فَضthe bounty (beginning)
فَاِعتَرَفتَ الرُغبى هُنَيدَةَ مِن فَض
لِthe bounty (ending) ثَراهُhis wealth فَنِعمَso excellent is مَأوىa refuge for الرِجالِmen
لِ ثَراهُ فَنِعمَ مَأوى الرِجالِ
So you eagerly sought a hundred camels from the bounty
of his wealth—an excellent refuge for men.
وَلَنِعمَand excellent indeed is الفَتىthe young man إِذاwhen اِحتُضِرَis present الباbattle (beginning)
وَلَنِعمَ الفَتى إِذا اِحتُضِرَ البا
سُbattle (ending) وَكانَتand was دَعوىthe battle cry الكُماةِof the warriors نَزالِdismount and fight!
سُ وَكانَت دَعوى الكُماةِ نَزالِ
Excellent indeed is the man when battle draws near,
and the warriors' cry is 'Dismount and fight!'
مُعلِمٌmarked for battle يَضرِبُhe strikes المُدَجَّجَthe fully armored warrior بِالسَيwith the sword (beginning)
مُعلِمٌ يَضرِبُ المُدَجَّجَ بِالسَي
فِthe sword (ending) إِذاwhen صالَhe charges دونَbefore سُمرِbrown-shafted العَواليthe tall spears
فِ إِذا صالَ دونَ سُمرِ العَوالي
Marked for battle, he strikes the armored warrior with his sword,
when he charges before the tall, brown-shafted spears.
سُدتُمُyou surpassed الحارِثَal-Harith بنَson of كَعبٍKa‘b أُpossessors (beginning)
سُدتُمُ الحارِثَ بنَ كَعبٍ أُ
ليpossessors (ending) السُؤدَدِof lordship فيin مَجدِهاits glory بِعَشرِthrough ten خِلالِvirtues
لي السُؤدَدِ في مَجدِها بِعَشرِ خِلالِ
You surpassed al-Harith ibn Ka‘b, possessors
of lordship, in their glory, through ten virtues.
أَنتُمُyou المانِعونَthe defenders ناحِيَةَthe flank of السِرthe community (beginning)
أَنتُمُ المانِعونَ ناحِيَةَ السِر
بِthe community (ending) بِكُمthrough you حَدُّthe limit of سَورَةِthe fury of الأَبطالِthe champions
بِ بِكُم حَدُّ سَورَةِ الأَبطالِ
You guard the community's flank;
through you the champions' fury is checked.
وَالمُجيرونَand those who grant refuge العاطِفونَthose who turn to help عَلىagainst الدَهtime's adversity (beginning)
وَالمُجيرونَ العاطِفونَ عَلى الدَه
رِtime's adversity (ending) صِحابَpossessors of المَيسورِplenty فيin كُلِّevery حالِcircumstance
رِ صِحابَ المَيسورِ في كُلِّ حالِ
You grant refuge and turn to help against the hardships
of time, possessed of plenty in every circumstance.
وَمُناخَand a halting-place for العافينَseekers of gifts فيin زَمَنِa season of المَحdrought (beginning)
وَمُناخَ العافينَ في زَمَنِ المَح
لِdrought (ending) إِذاwhen أَجحَرَتdrives into dens حَنينُthe moaning of الشَمالِthe north wind
لِ إِذا أَجحَرَت حَنينُ الشَمالِ
You are a halting-place for seekers of gifts in seasons of drought,
when the north wind's moaning drives men into their dens.
وَبِفَصلِand through decisive الخِطابِjudgment لِلخُطَّةِfor the affair البَزformidable (beginning)
وَبِفَصلِ الخِطابِ لِلخُطَّةِ البَز
لاءِformidable (ending) تُعيِيwears out مَهامِزَthe spurs of المُقتالِthe crafty man
لاءِ تُعيِي مَهامِزَ المُقتالِ
And by decisive judgment in the formidable affair
that wears out the crafty man's spurs;
وَبِحَملِand through bearing العَظيمِthe great burden عِندَamid عُرىthe knots of الكَيintrigue (beginning)
وَبِحَملِ العَظيمِ عِندَ عُرى الكَي
دِintrigue (ending) إِذاwhen ضَنَّgrows miserly كُلُّevery صائِدِhunter of مالِwealth
دِ إِذا ضَنَّ كُلُّ صائِدِ مالِ
And by bearing great burdens amid the knots
of intrigue, when every hunter of wealth grows miserly;
وَبِرَدِّand through sending back الخُصومِthe adversaries شَتّىscattered ثِقالاًweighed down
وَبِرَدِّ الخُصومِ شَتّى ثِقالاً
مِثلَjust as ماwhen وَجَّبَتsank to the ground هِجانُthe white, pure-bred الجِمالِcamels
مِثلَ ما وَجَّبَت هِجانُ الجِمالِ
And by sending adversaries back scattered and weighed down,
as white, pure-bred camels sink to the ground;
وَبِقَودِand through leading الجِيادِthe noble steeds تَقذِفُthey fling بِالأَشtorn limbs (beginning)
وَبِقَودِ الجِيادِ تَقذِفُ بِالأَش
لاءِtorn limbs (ending) شُعثاًdisheveled كَأَنَّهُنَّas though they were السَعاليthe she-ghouls
لاءِ شُعثاً كَأَنَّهُنَّ السَعالي
And by leading noble steeds that fling torn limbs,
disheveled, as though they were she-ghouls;
وَبِفَكِّand through freeing العُناةِthe captives قَدalready يَئِسواthey despaired فيin الthe (beginning of 'rawhide bonds')
وَبِفَكِّ العُناةِ قَد يَئِسوا في ال
قِدِّrawhide bonds مِنof كَرِّthe return of وَفدَةِthe delegation of الرُحّالِthe travelers
قِدِّ مِن كَرِّ وَفدَةِ الرُحّالِ
And by freeing captives who had despaired, bound in
rawhide, of the travelers' delegation returning;
وَبِكَشفِand through dispelling الغَمّاءِthe dark calamity بِالرَأيِwith judgment ذيpossessing العَزresolve (beginning)
وَبِكَشفِ الغَمّاءِ بِالرَأيِ ذي العَز
مِresolve (ending) إِذاwhen بَلَّدَتbecome bewildered دَواهيthe shrewdest of الرِجالِmen
مِ إِذا بَلَّدَت دَواهي الرِجالِ
And by dispelling dark calamity with resolute judgment,
when the shrewdest of men are left bewildered.
Sol 6.1