بنتdaughter الكحيلهal-Kuhaylah, the kohl-eyed mare مهرتيmy filly
بنت الكحيله مهرتي
وخيالتيand my horsemen منfrom كلevery اصيلnoble-born one
وخيالتي من كل اصيل
My filly is the daughter of al-Kuhaylah.
My betrothed has kohl-rimmed eyes,
And my horsemen are all of noble stock.
And my fantasies are all noble.
ألقىI find عليهاupon her طربتيmy delight
ألقى عليها طربتي
بينbetween المعنقthe trot والشليلand the gallop
بين المعنق والشليل
I find my delight upon her,
I cast my melody upon her,
Between the trot and the gallop.
Between al-Ma'naq and al-Shalil.
صدرchest وقطاةand croup فلوتيmy filly
صدر وقطاة فلوتي
العنقthe neck والساقand the leg الطويلlong
العنق والساق الطويل
My filly's chest and croup,
Breasts and slender waists are my flute,
Her neck and long leg.
The long neck and leg my tune.
وقعbeat الحوافرthe hooves نغمتيmy melody
وقع الحوافر نغمتي
وحداتناand our chant رجعecho الصهيلthe neighing
وحداتنا رجع الصهيل
The beat of hooves is my melody,
The beat of hooves is my melody,
And our chant is the echo of neighing.
Our solitude echoes back.
أبويmy father وجديand my grandfather قدوتيmy example
أبوي وجدي قدوتي
لوeven though ماnot لهمfor them عنديin my eyes مثيلan equal
لو ما لهم عندي مثيل
My father and grandfather are my examples,
My father and grandfather are my role models.
Though they have no equal in my eyes.
No one can compare to them for me.
بالدينin faith تفخرtakes pride عزوتيmy clan
بالدين تفخر عزوتي
والرمحand the spear والسيفand the sword الصقيلpolished
والرمح والسيف الصقيل
My clan takes pride in faith,
My clan takes pride in its faith,
And in the spear and the polished sword.
And the polished spear and sword.
ماكرeyrie حرارnoble falcons ديرتيmy homeland
ماكر حرار ديرتي
ماnot فيamong هلthe people العوجاal-Awja ذليلabased
ما في هل العوجا ذليل
My homeland is an eyrie of noble falcons;
The volcanic land of my country
None among the people of al-Awja is abased.
Has no crooked or submissive people.
Sol 6.1