وفيand in السنةthe year الجمادbarren يكونhe would be غيثاًlife-giving rain
وفي السنة الجماد يكون غيثاً
إذاwhen لمdid not تعطyield دِرتهاher flow of milk الغضوبُthe ill-tempered she-camel
إذا لم تعط دِرتها الغضوبُ
And in the barren year he would be life-giving rain,
When the ill-tempered she-camel yielded none of her milk,
وروحتand were brought home at dusk اللقاحthe milch camels مُبهلتwith udders untied
وروحت اللقاح مُبهلت
ولمand did not تعطفshow tenderness علىtoward الرُبعthe spring-born calf السَّلوبُthe bereaved she-camel
ولم تعطف على الرُبع السَّلوبُ
And the milch camels were brought home at dusk with udders untied,
And the bereaved she-camel showed no tenderness toward the spring-born calf;
وكانand was السوفthe scent of food للفتيانfor the young men قوتاًsustenance
وكان السوف للفتيان قوتاً
تعيشthey lived بهon it وهُيِّبَتand was held in awe الرقوبthe childless woman
تعيش به وهُيِّبَت الرقوب
And the scent of food was sustenance for the young men,
On which they lived, and the childless woman was held in awe;
وصارand became وقودهمtheir fuel للحيfor the clan أماa mother
وصار وقودهم للحي أما
وهانand mattered little علىto المخبأةthe secluded woman الشحوبُpallor
وهان على المخبأة الشحوبُ
And their fire became a mother to the clan,
And the secluded woman cared little for her pallor.
Sol 6.1