فتمارىthen he hesitated بنبأةat a faint sound منfrom خفيan unseen source
فتمارى بنبأة من خفي
بينbetween حقفينtwo curved sand dunes كلفتهit compelled him البكوراsetting out early
بين حقفين كلفته البكورا
Then he hesitated at a faint sound from an unseen source
He whispered a tale from the unseen
between two curved dunes; he was driven to set out early by
Between truth and lies, dawn tasked him
عطسةa sneeze العائفthe bird-augur الذيwho بمناهaccording to his wishes
عطسة العائف الذي بمناه
حسبconsidered الفألa favorable omen فألهاits omen المزجوراdivined by augury
حسب الفأل فألها المزجورا
the augur’s sneeze—the augur who, following his wishes,
The sneeze of the wanderer with wishes
took its divined portent for a favorable omen.
According to omens, omens cursed him
Sol 6.1