غَشِيتُI visited لِلَيلىbelonging to Layla بِالبَرودِat al-Barud مَساكِنًاdwellings
غَشِيتُ لِلَيلى بِالبَرودِ مَساكِنًا
تَقادَمنَgrew old فَاِستَنَّتthen swept عَليهاover them الأَعاصِرُthe tempests
تَقادَمنَ فَاِستَنَّت عَليها الأَعاصِرُ
I visited Layla's dwellings at al-Barud.
They had grown old, and tempests swept over them.
وَأَوحَشنَand became desolate بَعدَafter الحَيَّthe tribe إِلاexcept مَساكِنًاdwellings
وَأَوحَشنَ بَعدَ الحَيَّ إِلا مَساكِنًا
يُرَينَseem حَديثاتٍnewly made وَهُنَّthough they are دَوَاثِرُworn-away ruins
يُرَينَ حَديثاتٍ وَهُنَّ دَوَاثِرُ
They lay desolate after the tribe, save dwellings
that seem newly made, though they are worn-away ruins.
وَكانَتand they used to be إِذاwhenever أَخلَتbecame empty وَأَمرَعَand grew lush رُبعهاtheir campsite
وَكانَت إِذا أَخلَت وَأَمرَعَ رُبعها
يَكونُthere would be عليهاupon them مِنfrom among صَديقِكَyour friends حاضِرُa settled camp
يَكونُ عليها مِن صَديقِكَ حاضِرُ
And whenever they stood empty and their campsite grew lush,
a camp of your friends would be there.
فَقدfor indeed خَفَّdeparted مِناfrom us الحيُّthe tribe بَعدَafter إِقامَةa stay
فَقد خَفَّ مِنا الحيُّ بَعدَ إِقامَة
فَماso there is nothing إنindeed بِهاthere إِلاexcept الرِياحُthe winds العوائِرُroaming
فَما إن بِها إِلا الرِياحُ العوائِرُ
For the tribe has left us after a stay,
and nothing is there but the roaming winds.
كَأَنas though لَمnever يُدَمِّنهاlong inhabited them أَنيسٌa familiar soul وَلَمand never يَكُنthere was
كَأَن لَم يُدَمِّنها أَنيسٌ وَلَم يَكُن
لَهاfor them بَعدَafter أَيّامِthe days of الهِدَملَةِal-Hidamla عامِرُan inhabitant
لَها بَعدَ أَيّامِ الهِدَملَةِ عامِرُ
As though no soul had long inhabited them, nor had there been
anyone to dwell there since the days of al-Hidamla;
وَلَمand never يَعتَلِجthronged فيin حاضِرٍa settled camp مُتَجاورٍof close-set neighbors
وَلَم يَعتَلِج في حاضِرٍ مُتَجاورٍ
قَفاbehind الغَضيِal-Ghadi مِنin واديthe valley of العُشيرَةِal-'Ushayra سامِرُa gathering by night
قَفا الغَضيِ مِن وادي العُشيرَةِ سامِرُ
nor had there thronged, in a camp of close-set neighbors,
behind al-Ghadi in the valley of al-'Ushayra, a gathering by night.
سَقىmay water أُمَّUmm (mother of) كُلثومٍKulthum عَلىdespite نَأىthe remoteness of دارِهاher home
سَقى أُمَّ كُلثومٍ عَلى نَأى دارِها
وَنِسوَتَهاand her women جونُa dark cloud الحَياrain ثُمَّthen باكِرُa dawn-coming cloud
وَنِسوَتَها جونُ الحَيا ثُمَّ باكِرُ
May Umm Kulthum be watered, though her home lies far away,
and her women, by a dark raincloud, then one coming at dawn—
أَحَمُّvery dark رَجوفٌthunder-shaken مُستَهِلٌّpouring rain رَبابُهُits low cloudbanks
أَحَمُّ رَجوفٌ مُستَهِلٌّ رَبابُهُ
لَهُit has فِرَقٌdivisions مُسحَنفَراتٌrushing headlong صَوادِرُdeparting
لَهُ فِرَقٌ مُسحَنفَراتٌ صَوادِرُ
black and thunder-shaken, its low cloudbanks pouring,
with divisions rushing headlong away.
تَصَعَّدَclimbed فيthrough الأَحناءِthe bends ذوpossessing عَجرَفيَةٍheadstrong force
تَصَعَّدَ في الأَحناءِ ذو عَجرَفيَةٍ
أَحَمُّvery dark حَبَركيmassive مُرجِفٌthundering مُتَماطِرُsteadily raining
أَحَمُّ حَبَركي مُرجِفٌ مُتَماطِرُ
It climbed through the bends with fierce, headstrong force—
dark, massive, thundering, steadily raining.
وَأَعرَضَand spread broadly مِنfrom ذَهبانDhahban مُعرورِفَheaped high الذُرىthe crests
وَأَعرَضَ مِن ذَهبان مُعرورِفَ الذُرى
تَرَيَّعُbrim مِنهُfrom it بِالنِطافِwith water الحَواجِرُthe rain-catching hollows
تَرَيَّعُ مِنهُ بِالنِطافِ الحَواجِرُ
And it spread from Dhahban, its crests heaped high;
the rain-catching hollows brimmed with its water.
أَقامَstayed عَلىover جُمدانَJumdan يَومًاa day وَليَلَةًand a night
أَقامَ عَلى جُمدانَ يَومًا وَليَلَةً
فَجُمدانُso Jumdan مِنهُbeneath it مائِلٌleaning مُتَقاصِرُdwindling
فَجُمدانُ مِنهُ مائِلٌ مُتَقاصِرُ
It stayed over Jumdan a day and a night,
so Jumdan leaned and dwindled beneath it.
وَعَرَّسَand camped بِالسَكرانِat al-Sakran يَومَينِtwo days وَارتَكىand lingered
وَعَرَّسَ بِالسَكرانِ يَومَينِ وَارتَكى
يَجُرُّtrails along كَماjust as جَرَّtrailed along المَكيثُthe slow-moving المُسافِرُtraveler
يَجُرُّ كَما جَرَّ المَكيثُ المُسافِرُ
And it camped at al-Sakran two days, and lingered,
trailing along as a slow traveler trails,
بِذيwith one bearing هَيدَبٍa rain-fringe جونٍdark تُنَجِزُهُhurries it onward الصِباthe east wind
بِذي هَيدَبٍ جونٍ تُنَجِزُهُ الصِبا
وَتَدفَعُهُand pushes it دَفعَthe pushing of الطِلاthe fawn وَهوَwhile it is حاسِرُexhausted
وَتَدفَعُهُ دَفعَ الطِلا وَهوَ حاسِرُ
with a dark rain-fringe: the east wind hurried it onward
and pushed it as one pushes a spent fawn.
وَسُيِّلَand were flooded أَكنافُthe outskirts of المَرابِدِal-Marabid غُدوَةًat dawn
وَسُيِّلَ أَكنافُ المَرابِدِ غُدوَةً
وَسُيِّلَand was flooded مِنهُby it ضاحِكٌDahik وَالعَواقِرُand al-'Awaqir
وَسُيِّلَ مِنهُ ضاحِكٌ وَالعَواقِرُ
And at dawn the outskirts of al-Marabid were flooded,
and Dahik and al-'Awaqir were flooded by it.
وَمِنهُand from it بِصَخرِat the rock of المَحوِal-Mahw وَدقُrain غَمامَةٍa cloud
وَمِنهُ بِصَخرِ المَحوِ وَدقُ غَمامَةٍ
لَهُit has سَبَلٌcurtains of rain واِقوَرَّand sank low مِنهُbeneath it الغَفائِرُal-Ghafa'ir
لَهُ سَبَلٌ واِقوَرَّ مِنهُ الغَفائِرُ
And at the rock of al-Mahw fell rain from its cloud,
with curtains of rain; al-Ghafa'ir sank beneath it.
وَطَبَّقَand blanketed مِنfrom نَحوِthe direction of النَجيلِal-Najil كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وَطَبَّقَ مِن نَحوِ النَجيلِ كَأَنَّهُ
بِأَليَلَat Alyal لَمّاwhen خَلَّفَleft behind النَخلَthe palm trees ذامِرُshouting threats
بِأَليَلَ لَمّا خَلَّفَ النَخلَ ذامِرُ
And it spread across from the direction of al-Najil, as though it were
at Alyal, after leaving the palms behind, shouting threats.
وَمَرَّand passed فَأَروىthen thoroughly watered يَنبُعًاYanbu' فَجُنوبَهُthen its southern reaches
وَمَرَّ فَأَروى يَنبُعًا فَجُنوبَهُ
وَقَدand already جيدَwas richly watered مِنهُby it جَيدَةٌJayda فَعَبَاثِرُthen 'Abathir
وَقَد جيدَ مِنهُ جَيدَةٌ فَعَبَاثِرُ
And it passed, watering Yanbu' and then its southern reaches;
and Jayda had been drenched by it, then 'Abathir.
لَهُit had شُعَبٌbranches مِنهاamong them يَمانٍone toward Yemen وَرَيِّقٌِand a foremost one
لَهُ شُعَبٌ مِنها يَمانٍ وَرَيِّقٌِ
شآمٍtoward al-Sham وَنَجدِيٌand one toward Najd وَآخَرُand another غائِرُdescending to the lowlands
شآمٍ وَنَجدِيٌ وَآخَرُ غائِرُ
It had branches: one toward Yemen, and a foremost one
toward al-Sham, one toward Najd, and another to the lowlands.
فَلَماthen when دناdrew near لِلاّبَتَينِto the two lava fields تَقودُهُleading it
فَلَما دنا لِلاّبَتَينِ تَقودُهُ
جَوافِلُracing clouds دُهمٌblack بِالرَّبابِwith low cloudbanks عَواجِرُswollen
جَوافِلُ دُهمٌ بِالرَّبابِ عَواجِرُ
Then, as it neared the two lava fields, it was led
by racing black masses, swollen with low cloudbanks.
رَساsettled firmly بَينَbetween سَلعٍSal' وَالعَقيقِand al-'Aqiq وَفارِعٍand Fari'
رَسا بَينَ سَلعٍ وَالعَقيقِ وَفارِعٍ
إِلىas far as أُحُدٍUhud لِلمُزنِof the rainclouds فيهِwithin it غَشامِرُfierce masses
إِلى أُحُدٍ لِلمُزنِ فيهِ غَشامِرُ
It settled between Sal', al-'Aqiq, and Fari',
as far as Uhud, with fierce raincloud masses in its midst,
بِأَسحَمَwith a pitch-black cloud زَحّافٍslowly creeping كَأَنَّas though اِرتِجازُهُits thunder
بِأَسحَمَ زَحّافٍ كَأَنَّ اِرتِجازُهُ
تَوَعُّدُthe threats of أَجمالٍcamels لَهُنَّthey have قَراقِرُdeep gurgling roars
تَوَعُّدُ أَجمالٍ لَهُنَّ قَراقِرُ
with a black, creeping cloud, as though its thunder were
the threats of camels with deep, gurgling roars.
فَأَمسىthen by evening يَسُحُّpoured الماءَwater فَوقَabove وُعَيرَةٍWu'ayra
فَأَمسى يَسُحُّ الماءَ فَوقَ وُعَيرَةٍ
لَهُit had بِاللوىat al-Liwa وَالواديَينِand the two valleys حَوائِرُlingering clouds
لَهُ بِاللوى وَالواديَينِ حَوائِرُ
Then by evening it poured water over Wu'ayra,
with clouds lingering over al-Liwa and the two valleys.
فَأَقلَعَthen cleared away عَنfrom عُش'Ush وَأَصبحَand by morning became مُزنُهُits rainclouds
فَأَقلَعَ عَن عُش وَأَصبحَ مُزنُهُ
أَفاءًrainless wisps وَآفاقُand the horizons of السَماءِthe sky حَواسِرُuncovered
أَفاءً وَآفاقُ السَماءِ حَواسِرُ
Then it cleared away from 'Ush, and by morning its rainclouds
were rainless wisps, while the sky's horizons lay bare.
بَكُلُّin every مَسيلٍwatercourse مِنof تِهامَةَTihama تطَيَّبٍfreshened
بَكُلُّ مَسيلٍ مِن تِهامَةَ تطَيَّبٍ
تَسيلُflow بِهِthrough it مُسلَنطَحاتٌwide-spreading torrents دَعاثِرُhuge and violent
تَسيلُ بِهِ مُسلَنطَحاتٌ دَعاثِرُ
In every freshened watercourse of Tihama,
huge, wide-spreading torrents flowed.
تُقَلِّعُuproot عَمريَّage-old growth of العِضاةِthorn trees كَأَنَّهاas though they were
تُقَلِّعُ عَمريَّ العِضاةِ كَأَنَّها
بِأَجوازِهِin its middle reaches أُسدٌlions لَهُنَّthey have تَزاؤُرُroaring at one another
بِأَجوازِهِ أُسدٌ لَهُنَّ تَزاؤُرُ
They uprooted age-old thorn trees, as though they were
lions in its middle reaches, roaring to one another.
يُغادِرُleaves صَرعىfallen مِنof أَراكٍarak trees وَتَنضُبٍand tandub trees
يُغادِرُ صَرعى مِن أَراكٍ وَتَنضُبٍ
وَزُرقاًand blue waters بِأَثباجِin the broad reaches of البِحارِthe seas يُغادِرُleaves
وَزُرقاً بِأَثباجِ البِحارِ يُغادِرُ
It left fallen arak and tandub trees,
and left blue waters in the wide reaches of the seas.
وَكُلُّand every مَسيلٍwatercourse غارَتِset الشَمسُthe sun فوقَهُabove it
وَكُلُّ مَسيلٍ غارَتِ الشَمسُ فوقَهُ
سَقِيُّwatered by الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades بَينَهُwithin it مُتَجاوِرُlying side by side
سَقِيُّ الثُرَيّا بَينَهُ مُتَجاوِرُ
And every watercourse over which the sun had set
held adjoining pools watered by the Pleiades.
وَماnor is أُمُّthe mother of خِشفٍa fawn بِالعَلايَةِat al-'Alaya شادِنٍgrown strong
وَما أُمُّ خِشفٍ بِالعَلايَةِ شادِنٍ
أَطاعَyielded readily لهاto her بَانٌban-tree growth مِنَamong المَردِgreen arak fruit ناضِرُfresh and lush
أَطاعَ لها بَانٌ مِنَ المَردِ ناضِرُ
Nor is a doe with a grown fawn at al-'Alaya—
to whom lush ban growth amid fruiting arak yielded,
تَرَعّىgrazes بِهِthere البَردَينِmorning and evening cool ثُمَّthen مَقِلُهاher midday resting-place
تَرَعّى بِهِ البَردَينِ ثُمَّ مَقِلُها
ذُرىheights تَأَويtake shelter إِليهاat them الجآذِرُwild-ox calves
ذُرى تَأَوي إِليها الجآذِرُ
who grazes there in morning and evening cool, then rests
on heights where wild-ox calves take shelter—
بِأَحسَنَmore beautiful مِنthan أَمّUmm (mother of) الحُوَيرثِal-Huwayrith سُنَّةًin countenance
بِأَحسَنَ مِن أَمّ الحُوَيرثِ سُنَّةً
عَشِيَّةَon the evening دَمعيmy tears مُسبِلٌstreaming down مُتَبادِرُrushing forth
عَشِيَّةَ دَمعي مُسبِلٌ مُتَبادِرُ
more lovely in countenance than Umm al-Huwayrith,
on the evening my tears streamed, rushing down.
Sol 6.1