مَنْwhoever كَانَwas يَحْوِيcontains صَيْدَهُhis quarry الفَضَاءُthe open expanse
مَنْ كَانَ يَحْوِي صَيْدَهُ الفَضَاءُ
وَلِلْبُزَاةِand for the hawks عِنْدَهُwith him ثَوَاءُlodging
وَلِلْبُزَاةِ عِنْدَهُ ثَوَاءُ
If one's quarry is held by the open expanse,
and hawks have their lodging with him,
فَإِنَّthen indeed صَيْدِيmy quarry مَاwhat حَوَاهُcontained it المَاءُthe water
فَإِنَّ صَيْدِي مَا حَوَاهُ المَاءُ
بِأَكْلُبٍwith hounds سَاعِدُهَاtheir forearm رِشَاءُa cord
بِأَكْلُبٍ سَاعِدُهَا رِشَاءُ
then my quarry is what the water holds,
caught with hounds whose forearm is a cord.
يَظَلُّit remains وَالمَاءُand the water لَهُfor it غَطَاءُa covering
يَظَلُّ وَالمَاءُ لَهُ غَطَاءُ
كَمَاjust as طَوَتْenfolded هِلاَلَهَاits crescent السَّمَاءُthe sky
كَمَا طَوَتْ هِلاَلَهَا السَّمَاءُ
It remains, with water as its covering,
as the sky has enfolded its crescent.
كَأَنَّهُas though it مِنَamong الحُرُوفِthe letters رَاءُrāʾ
كَأَنَّهُ مِنَ الحُرُوفِ رَاءُ
أَوْor هُوَit نِصْفُhalf خَاتَمٍa ring سَوَاءُexactly
أَوْ هُوَ نِصْفُ خَاتَمٍ سَوَاءُ
It resembles the letter rāʾ,
or is exactly half a ring.
يَحْمِلُit carries سُمَّاًpoison آسْمُهُits name غِذَاءُfood
يَحْمِلُ سُمَّاً آسْمُهُ غِذَاءُ
تُرْمَىare struck بِهِwith it القُلُوبُthe hearts وَالأَحْشَاءُand the entrails
تُرْمَى بِهِ القُلُوبُ وَالأَحْشَاءُ
It carries poison whose name is food;
hearts and entrails are struck with it.
وَعَطَبٌand death فِيْهِin it لَنَاfor us إِحْيَاءُlife-giving
وَعَطَبٌ فِيْهِ لَنَا إِحْيَاءُ
أَمْتَعَنَاdelighted us القَرِيْسُthe jellied fish وَالشِّوَاءٌand the roasted fish
أَمْتَعَنَا القَرِيْسُ وَالشِّوَاءٌ
And in it lies death that brings us life.
Jellied fish and roasted fish have delighted us,
وَطَالَand grew long لِلْكَلْبِfor the hound بِهِover it العَنَاءُthe toil
وَطَالَ لِلْكَلْبِ بِهِ العَنَاءُ
and long has been the hound's toil over it.
Sol 6.1