أَلَمhave you not تُلمِمstopped briefly عَلىat الدِمَنِthe camp remains الخَواليthe deserted ones
أَلَم تُلمِم عَلى الدِمَنِ الخَوالي
لِسَلمىbelonging to Salma بِالمَذانِبِat al-Madhanib فَالقُفالِand then al-Qufal
لِسَلمى بِالمَذانِبِ فَالقُفالِ
Have you not stopped at the deserted camp remains,
Salma's, at al-Madhanib and al-Qufal,
فَجَنبَيand on either side of صَوأَرٍSaw'ar فَنِعافِand the slopes of قَوٍّQaww
فَجَنبَي صَوأَرٍ فَنِعافِ قَوٍّ
خَوالِدَenduring ماnot تَحَدَّثُspeaking بِالزَوالِof disappearance
خَوالِدَ ما تَحَدَّثُ بِالزَوالِ
On either side of Saw'ar and the slopes of Qaww,
Enduring, giving no hint of disappearance?
تَحَمَّلَdeparted أَهلُهاtheir inhabitants إِلّاexcept عِراراًostrich cries
تَحَمَّلَ أَهلُها إِلّا عِراراً
وَعَزفاًand the jinn's piping بَعدَafter أَحياءٍtribes حِلالِencamped
وَعَزفاً بَعدَ أَحياءٍ حِلالِ
Their people departed, save for ostrich cries
And the jinn's piping, where tribes once camped,
وَخَيطاًand a string مِنof خَواضِبَred-shanked ostriches مُؤلِفاتٍgathered together
وَخَيطاً مِن خَواضِبَ مُؤلِفاتٍ
كَأَنَّas though رِئالَهاtheir chicks أُرقُgray الإِفالِcamel calves
كَأَنَّ رِئالَها أُرقُ الإِفالِ
And a string of red-shanked ostriches gathered together,
Their chicks like gray camel calves.
تَحَمَّلَdeparted أَهلُهاtheir inhabitants وَأَجَدَّand renewed فيهاthere
تَحَمَّلَ أَهلُها وَأَجَدَّ فيها
نِعاجُwild cows الصَيفِof summer أَخبِيَةَtents الظِلالِof shade
نِعاجُ الصَيفِ أَخبِيَةَ الظِلالِ
Their people departed; there were fashioned anew
The summer wild cows' pavilions of shade.
وَقَفتُI stood بِهِنَّbeside them حَتّىuntil قالَsaid صَحبيmy companions
وَقَفتُ بِهِنَّ حَتّى قالَ صَحبي
جَزِعتَyou gave way to grief وَلَيسَand is not ذَلِكَthat بِالنَوالِfitting
جَزِعتَ وَلَيسَ ذَلِكَ بِالنَوالِ
I stood beside them until my companions said,
"You have given way to grief; this is not fitting."
كَأَنَّas though دُموعَهُhis tears غَرباtwo great well-buckets سُناةٍof irrigators
كَأَنَّ دُموعَهُ غَربا سُناةٍ
يُحيلونَthey pour السِجالَbrimming buckets عَلىupon السِجالِbrimming buckets
يُحيلونَ السِجالَ عَلى السِجالِ
As though his tears were two great irrigators' buckets,
Pouring brimming bucket after brimming bucket.
إِذاwhen أَروَواthey thoroughly watered بِهاwith them زَرعاًcrops وَقَضباًand fresh-cut fodder
إِذا أَروَوا بِها زَرعاً وَقَضباً
أَمالوهاthey diverted them عَلىonto خورٍsupple palms طِوالِtall
أَمالوها عَلى خورٍ طِوالِ
When they have watered crops and fresh-cut fodder,
They turn them toward tall, supple palms.
تَمَنّىyou wish أَنto تُلاقِيَmeet آلَthe people of سَلمىSalma
تَمَنّى أَن تُلاقِيَ آلَ سَلمى
بِخَطمَةَat Khatmah وَالمُنىand wishes طُرُقُpaths الضَلالِof error
بِخَطمَةَ وَالمُنى طُرُقُ الضَلالِ
You wish to meet the people of Salma
At Khatmah—but wishes are paths of error.
وَهَلand does يَشتاقُyearn مِثلُكَone like you مِنbecause of دِيارٍdwellings
وَهَل يَشتاقُ مِثلُكَ مِن دِيارٍ
دَوارِسَeffaced بَينَbetween تُختِمَTukhtim وَالخِلالِand al-Khilal
دَوارِسَ بَينَ تُختِمَ وَالخِلالِ
And should one like you pine over dwellings
Effaced between Tukhtim and al-Khilal?
وَكُنتُand I used to إِذاwhen الهُمومُworries تَحَضَّرَتنيbeset me
وَكُنتُ إِذا الهُمومُ تَحَضَّرَتني
وَضَنَّتand withheld her favors خُلَّةٌa beloved بَعدَafter الوِصالِunion
وَضَنَّت خُلَّةٌ بَعدَ الوِصالِ
Whenever worries used to beset me,
And a beloved grew grudging after union,
صَرَمتُI severed حِبالَهاher bonds وَصَدَدتُand turned away عَنهاfrom her
صَرَمتُ حِبالَها وَصَدَدتُ عَنها
بِناجِيَةٍon a swift she-camel تَجِلُّis too strong عَنِfor الكَلالِfatigue
بِناجِيَةٍ تَجِلُّ عَنِ الكَلالِ
I severed her bonds and turned away from her
On a swift she-camel too strong for fatigue:
عُذافِرَةٌmassive and strong تَقَمَّصُshe bounds بِالرُدافىwith a rolling gait
عُذافِرَةٌ تَقَمَّصُ بِالرُدافى
تَخَوَّنَهاhas worn her down نُزوليmy halting وَاِرتِحاليand my traveling
تَخَوَّنَها نُزولي وَاِرتِحالي
Massive, bounding in a rolling gait,
Worn lean by my halts and journeys,
كَعَقرِlike a palace الهاجِرِيِّof a man of Hajar إِذاwhen اِبتَناهُhe builds it
كَعَقرِ الهاجِرِيِّ إِذا اِبتَناهُ
بِأَشباهٍwith matching blocks حُذينَhewn عَلىto مِثالِa pattern
بِأَشباهٍ حُذينَ عَلى مِثالِ
Like the palace of a man of Hajar when he builds it
With matching blocks hewn to a pattern.
كَأَخنَسَlike a snub-nosed wild bull ناشِطٍranging alone جادَتpoured rain عَلَيهِupon him
كَأَخنَسَ ناشِطٍ جادَت عَلَيهِ
بِبُرقَةِon the stony ground of واحِفٍWahif إِحدىone of اللَياليthe nights
بِبُرقَةِ واحِفٍ إِحدى اللَيالي
Like a snub-nosed wild bull, ranging alone, rained upon
One night on the stony ground of Wahif.
أَضَلَّhe lost صِوارَهُhis herd وَتَضَيَّفَتهُand visited him by night
أَضَلَّ صِوارَهُ وَتَضَيَّفَتهُ
نَطوفٌa dripping raincloud أَمرُهاits command بِيَدِin the hand of الشَمالِthe north wind
نَطوفٌ أَمرُها بِيَدِ الشَمالِ
He lost his herd, and there visited him by night
A dripping cloud under the north wind's command.
فَباتَso he spent the night كَأَنَّهُas though he were قاضيa fulfiller of نُذورٍvows
فَباتَ كَأَنَّهُ قاضي نُذورٍ
يَلوذُsheltering بِغَرقَدٍby boxthorn خَضِلٍwet وَضالِand wild lote
يَلوذُ بِغَرقَدٍ خَضِلٍ وَضالِ
He spent the night like a man fulfilling vows,
Sheltering by wet boxthorn and wild lote.
إِذاwhenever وَكَفَdripped الغُصونُthe branches عَلىonto قَراهُhis back
إِذا وَكَفَ الغُصونُ عَلى قَراهُ
أَدارَhe turned الرَوقَhis horn حالاًone time بَعدَafter حالِanother
أَدارَ الرَوقَ حالاً بَعدَ حالِ
Whenever branches dripped upon his back,
He turned his horn time after time,
جُنوحَthe bending of الهالِكيِّthe smith عَلىover يَدَيهِhis hands
جُنوحَ الهالِكيِّ عَلى يَدَيهِ
مُكِبّاًbent low يَجتَليexamining نُقَبَthe sockets of النِصالِarrowheads
مُكِبّاً يَجتَلي نُقَبَ النِصالِ
Like a smith bending over his hands,
Stooping to inspect the sockets of arrowheads.
فَباكَرَهُthen came upon him early مَعَwith الإِشراقِsunrise غُضفٌdroop-eared hounds
فَباكَرَهُ مَعَ الإِشراقِ غُضفٌ
ضَواريهاtheir trained hunting hounds تَخُبُّtrotting مَعَwith الرِجالِthe men
ضَواريها تَخُبُّ مَعَ الرِجالِ
At sunrise droop-eared hounds came early upon him,
Their trained hunters trotting beside the men.
فَجالَso he wheeled وَلَمand did not يَجُلwheel جُبناًfrom cowardice وَلَكِنbut rather
فَجالَ وَلَم يَجُل جُبناً وَلَكِن
تَعَرُّضَthe advance of ذيone possessing الحَفيظَةِhonor-guarding pride لِلقِتالِto battle
تَعَرُّضَ ذي الحَفيظَةِ لِلقِتالِ
He wheeled—not from cowardice, but
As a man of honor advances to do battle.
فَغادَرَso he left مُلحَماًa mangled victim وَعَدَلنَand they swerved عَنهُfrom him
فَغادَرَ مُلحَماً وَعَدَلنَ عَنهُ
وَقَدand already خَضَبَhe stained الفَرائِصَthe flanks مِنfrom طِحالِa spleen
وَقَد خَضَبَ الفَرائِصَ مِن طِحالِ
He left a mangled hound; the others swerved away,
After he had dyed their flanks with blood from a spleen.
يَشُكُّhe pierces صِفاحَهاtheir broad sides بِالرَوقِwith his horn شَزراًsideways
يَشُكُّ صِفاحَها بِالرَوقِ شَزراً
كَماas خَرَجَcame through السِرادُthe stitching awl مِنَthrough النِقالِpatched soles
كَما خَرَجَ السِرادُ مِنَ النِقالِ
He skewers their sides with sideways horn-thrusts,
As a stitching awl passes through patched soles.
وَوَلّىand he turned away تَحسُرُfall away الغَمَراتُperils عَنهُfrom him
وَوَلّى تَحسُرُ الغَمَراتُ عَنهُ
كَماas مَرَّsped past المُراهِنُthe racehorse ذوwith الجِلالِsaddlecloths
كَما مَرَّ المُراهِنُ ذو الجِلالِ
He turned away, the perils falling from him,
Like a caparisoned racehorse speeding past.
وَوَلّىand he turned عامِداًheading لِطِياتِtoward the reaches of فَلجٍFalj
وَوَلّى عامِداً لِطِياتِ فَلجٍ
يُراوِحُhe alternates بَينَbetween صَونٍsparing his strength وَاِبتِذالِand spending it
يُراوِحُ بَينَ صَونٍ وَاِبتِذالِ
He turned, heading toward the reaches of Falj,
Alternately sparing and spending his strength.
تَشُقُّcleave خَمائِلَthe thickets of الدَهناal-Dahna يَداهُhis forelegs
تَشُقُّ خَمائِلَ الدَهنا يَداهُ
كَماas لَعِبَplayed المُقامِرُthe gambler بِالفِيالِat fiyal, a sand game
كَما لَعِبَ المُقامِرُ بِالفِيالِ
His forelegs cleave al-Dahna's thickets,
As a gambler plays at fiyal in the sand.
وَأَصبَحَand at dawn he began يَقتَريranging over الحَومانَthe open plains فَرداًalone
وَأَصبَحَ يَقتَري الحَومانَ فَرداً
كَنَصلِlike the blade of السَيفِa sword حودِثَnewly treated بِالصِقالِwith polishing
كَنَصلِ السَيفِ حودِثَ بِالصِقالِ
At dawn he ranged the open plains alone,
Like a sword-blade newly polished.
أَذَلِكَis it that one أَمor عِراقِيُّan Iraqi wild ass شَتيمٌgrim-faced
أَذَلِكَ أَم عِراقِيُّ شَتيمٌ
أَرَنَّhe brayed عَلىover نَحائِصَlean she-asses كَالمَقاليlike gaming-sticks
أَرَنَّ عَلى نَحائِصَ كَالمَقالي
Is it that one, or a grim-faced Iraqi wild ass,
Braying over lean she-asses thin as gaming-sticks?
نَفىhe drove off جِحشانَهاtheir foals بِجِمادِon the barren ground of قَوٍّQaww
نَفى جِحشانَها بِجِمادِ قَوٍّ
خَليطٌa herdmate ماnot يُلامُblamed عَلىfor الزِيالِseparation
خَليطٌ ما يُلامُ عَلى الزِيالِ
He drove their foals off on Qaww's barren ground,
A herdmate not blamed for breaking company.
وَأَمكَنَهاand he gave them free range مِنَin الصُلبَينِal-Sulbayn حَتّىuntil
وَأَمكَنَها مِنَ الصُلبَينِ حَتّى
تَبَيَّنَتِbecame distinguishable المِخاضُthe pregnant females مِنَfrom الحِيالِthe nonpregnant females
تَبَيَّنَتِ المِخاضُ مِنَ الحِيالِ
He gave them free range in al-Sulbayn until
The pregnant could be told apart from the barren,
شُهورَthrough the months of الصَيفِsummer وَاِعتَذَرَتand became unavailable عَلَيهِto him
شُهورَ الصَيفِ وَاِعتَذَرَت عَلَيهِ
نِطافُthe scant waters of الشَيِّطَينِal-Shayyitayn مِنَfrom السِمالِresidual pools
نِطافُ الشَيِّطَينِ مِنَ السِمالِ
Through summer's months; then failed him
Al-Shayyitayn's scant waters, reduced to dregs.
وَذَكَّرَهاand he reminded them of مَناهِلَwatering places آجِناتٍstagnant
وَذَكَّرَها مَناهِلَ آجِناتٍ
بِحاجَةَat Hajah لاnot تُنَزَّحُexhausted بِالدَواليby drawing-buckets
بِحاجَةَ لا تُنَزَّحُ بِالدَوالي
He reminded them of stagnant watering places
At Hajah, which drawing-buckets cannot drain.
وَأَقبَلَهاand he turned them toward النِجادَthe uplands وَشَيَّعَتهاand urged them onward
وَأَقبَلَها النِجادَ وَشَيَّعَتها
هَواديهاtheir necks كَأَنضِيَةِlike the bare arrow-shafts of المُغاليthe distance-shooter
هَواديها كَأَنضِيَةِ المُغالي
He turned them toward the uplands; they were urged on by
Their necks, like a distance-shooter's bare arrow-shafts.
لِوِردٍtoward a watering تَقلِصُrecede الغيطانُthe lowlands عَنهُbefore it
لِوِردٍ تَقلِصُ الغيطانُ عَنهُ
يَبُذُّit surpasses مَفازَةَa desert crossing الخِمسِof five days between waterings الكَمالِcomplete
يَبُذُّ مَفازَةَ الخِمسِ الكَمالِ
Toward a watering before which the lowlands recede,
Farther than a full five-day desert march.
يُجِدُّhe renews سَحيلَهُhis braying وَيُتيرُand adds variations فيهِwithin it
يُجِدُّ سَحيلَهُ وَيُتيرُ فيهِ
وَيُتبِعُهاand he follows them خِنافاًswaying sideways فيin زِمالِa lively trot
وَيُتبِعُها خِنافاً في زِمالِ
He renews his braying and varies its tones,
Following them, swaying in a lively trot.
كَأَنَّas though سَحيلَهُhis braying شَكوىthe lament of رَئيسٍa chief
كَأَنَّ سَحيلَهُ شَكوى رَئيسٍ
يُحاذِرُfearing مِنfrom سَراياraiding parties وَاِغتِيالِand assassination
يُحاذِرُ مِن سَرايا وَاِغتِيالِ
His braying is like the lament of a chief
Who fears raiding parties and assassination,
تَبَكِّيَthe sobbing of شارِبٍa wine-drinker أَسرَتcame by night عَلَيهِupon him
تَبَكِّيَ شارِبٍ أَسرَت عَلَيهِ
عَتيقُaged البابِلِيَّةِBabylonian wine فيin القِلالِjars
عَتيقُ البابِلِيَّةِ في القِلالِ
Like the sobbing of a drinker visited by night
By aged Babylonian wine kept in jars.
تَذَكَّرَhe recalled شَجوَهُhis grief وَتَقاذَفَتهُand tossed him about
تَذَكَّرَ شَجوَهُ وَتَقاذَفَتهُ
مُشَعشَعَةٌwine diluted بِمَغروضٍwith fresh water زُلالِclear
مُشَعشَعَةٌ بِمَغروضٍ زُلالِ
He recalled his grief, and was tossed about
By wine mingled with fresh, clear water.
إِذاwhen اِجتَمَعَتthey gathered وَأَحوَذَand he enclosed جانِبَيهاboth their flanks
إِذا اِجتَمَعَت وَأَحوَذَ جانِبَيها
وَأَورَدَهاand brought them to water عَلىon عوجٍcurved legs طِوالِlong
وَأَورَدَها عَلى عوجٍ طِوالِ
When they bunched and he hemmed in both their flanks,
And brought them to water on long, curved legs,
رَفَعنَthey raised سُرادِقاًa pavilion فيon يَومِa day of ريحٍwind
رَفَعنَ سُرادِقاً في يَومِ ريحٍ
يُصَفِّقُflapping بَينَbetween مَيلٍtilting وَاِعتِدالِand standing upright
يُصَفِّقُ بَينَ مَيلٍ وَاِعتِدالِ
They raised a dust-pavilion on a windy day,
Flapping now aslant, now upright.
فَأَورَدَهاso he brought them to water العِراكَjostling وَلَمand did not يَذُدهاdrive them off
فَأَورَدَها العِراكَ وَلَم يَذُدها
وَلَمand did not يُشفِقfear عَلىfor نَغَصِthe interruption of الدِخالِcrowded drinking
وَلَم يُشفِق عَلى نَغَصِ الدِخالِ
He brought them jostling to water, not driving them off,
Nor fearing that crowding would spoil their drinking.
يُفَرِّجُhe clears space بِالسَنابِكِwith his hooves عَنaway from شَريبٍa fellow drinker
يُفَرِّجُ بِالسَنابِكِ عَن شَريبٍ
يَروعُhe terrifies قُلوبَthe hearts of أَجوافٍhollow-bellied creatures غِلالِthirsting
يَروعُ قُلوبَ أَجوافٍ غِلالِ
With his hooves he clears space from a rival drinker,
Terrifying the hearts of thirsty, hollow-bellied beasts.
يُرَجِّعُhe echoes his calls فيamong الصُوىthe cairns بِمُهَضَّماتٍwith thin, piercing notes
يُرَجِّعُ في الصُوى بِمُهَضَّماتٍ
يَجُبنَthat pierce الصَدرَthe breast مِنfrom قَصَبِshafts of العَواليlong spears
يَجُبنَ الصَدرَ مِن قَصَبِ العَوالي
He sends echoes among the cairns with thin, piercing notes,
That cleave the breast like shafts of long spears.
أَصاحِO friend تَرىdo you see بَريقاًa flash هَبَّthat flared وَهناًlate at night
أَصاحِ تَرى بَريقاً هَبَّ وَهناً
كَمِصباحِlike a lamp الشَعيلَةِof kindled flame فيamong الذُبالِthe wicks
كَمِصباحِ الشَعيلَةِ في الذُبالِ
O friend, do you see a flash that flared late at night,
Like a kindled lamp shining among its wicks?
أَرِقتُI lay sleepless لَهُfor it وَأَنجَدَand it rose aloft بَعدَafter هَدءٍa spell of quiet
أَرِقتُ لَهُ وَأَنجَدَ بَعدَ هَدءٍ
وَأَصحابيwhile my companions عَلىupon شُعَبِthe forks of الرِحالِthe saddles
وَأَصحابي عَلى شُعَبِ الرِحالِ
I lay awake for it; it rose aloft after a spell of quiet,
While my companions rested upon their saddle-forks.
يُضيءُshines رَبابُهُits low clouds فيamid المُزنِthe rainclouds حُبشاًAbyssinians
يُضيءُ رَبابُهُ في المُزنِ حُبشاً
قِياماًstanding بِالحِرابِwith javelins وَبِالإِلالِand with broad-headed spears
قِياماً بِالحِرابِ وَبِالإِلالِ
Its low clouds gleam amid the rainclouds like Abyssinians,
Standing with javelins and broad-headed spears.
كَأَنَّas though مُصَفَّحاتٍwomen clapping their palms فيon ذُراهُits crests
كَأَنَّ مُصَفَّحاتٍ في ذُراهُ
وَأَنواحاًand bands of mourners عَلَيهِنَّupon them المَآليmourning-cloths
وَأَنواحاً عَلَيهِنَّ المَآلي
As though women clapping their palms stood on its crests,
And mourning bands with mourning-cloths upon them.
فَأَفرَعَthen it rose high فيamong الرُبابِthe low clouds يَقودُdriving بُلقاًpiebald beasts
فَأَفرَعَ في الرُبابِ يَقودُ بُلقاً
مُجَوَّفَةًdeep-bellied تُذُبُّwarding off harm عَنِfrom السِخالِthe young
مُجَوَّفَةً تُذُبُّ عَنِ السِخالِ
It rose high among the low clouds, driving piebald beasts,
Deep-bellied, shielding their young.
وَأَصبَحَand by morning it was راسِياًanchored بِرُضامِat the rock-piles of دَهرٍDahr
وَأَصبَحَ راسِياً بِرُضامِ دَهرٍ
وَسالَand streamed بِهِwith its rain الخَمائِلُthe thickets فيamong الرِمالِthe sands
وَسالَ بِهِ الخَمائِلُ في الرِمالِ
By morning it lay anchored at Dahr's piled rocks,
And the thickets among the sands streamed with its rain.
وَحَطَّand it brought down وُحوشَthe wild beasts of صاحَةَSahah مِنfrom ذُراهاits peaks
وَحَطَّ وُحوشَ صاحَةَ مِن ذُراها
كَأَنَّas though وُعولَهاits ibex رُمكُdusky الجِمالِcamels
كَأَنَّ وُعولَها رُمكُ الجِمالِ
It brought Sahah's wild beasts down from their peaks,
As though its ibex were dusky camels.
عَلىover الأَعراضِal-A'rad أَيمَنُthe right جانِبَيهِof its two sides
عَلى الأَعراضِ أَيمَنُ جانِبَيهِ
وَأَيسَرُهُand its left side عَلىover كورَيthe two hills of أُثالِUthal
وَأَيسَرُهُ عَلى كورَي أُثالِ
Its right flank lay over al-A'rad,
Its left over the twin hills of Uthal.
وَأَردَفَand followed with مُزنَةُthe raincloud of المِلحَينِal-Milhayn وَبلاًa downpour
وَأَردَفَ مُزنَةُ المِلحَينِ وَبلاً
سَريعاًswift صَوبُهُits rainfall سَرِبَfreely flowing العَزاليthe waterskin-spouts
سَريعاً صَوبُهُ سَرِبَ العَزالي
Al-Milhayn's raincloud followed with a downpour,
Swift-falling, its waterskin-spouts running freely.
فَباتَso all night السَيلُthe flood يَركَبُmounted جانِبَيهِits two sides
فَباتَ السَيلُ يَركَبُ جانِبَيهِ
مِنَfrom البَقّارِal-Baqqar كَالعَمِدِlike pillars الثَفالِheavy
مِنَ البَقّارِ كَالعَمِدِ الثَفالِ
All night the flood mounted both its sides,
From al-Baqqar, like massive pillars.
أَقولُI say وَصَوبُهُwhile its downpour مِنّيfrom me بَعيدٌfar
أَقولُ وَصَوبُهُ مِنّي بَعيدٌ
يَحُطُّbringing down الشَثَّshath shrubs مِنfrom قُلَلِthe peaks of الجِبالِthe mountains
يَحُطُّ الشَثَّ مِن قُلَلِ الجِبالِ
I say, though its downpour is far from me,
Bringing shath shrubs down from the mountain peaks:
سَقىmay it water قَوميmy people بَنيthe sons of مَجدٍMajd وَأَسقىand give drink to
سَقى قَومي بَني مَجدٍ وَأَسقى
نُمَيراًNumayr وَالقَبائِلَand the tribes مِنof هِلالِHilal
نُمَيراً وَالقَبائِلَ مِن هِلالِ
"May it water my people, Banu Majd, and give drink
To Numayr and the tribes of Hilal.
رَعَوهُmay they graze it مَربَعاًas spring pasture وَتَصَيَّفوهُand use it as summer pasture
رَعَوهُ مَربَعاً وَتَصَيَّفوهُ
بِلاwithout وَبَإٍpestilence سُمَيَّO Sumayy وَلاand without وَبالِcalamity
بِلا وَبَإٍ سُمَيَّ وَلا وَبالِ
May they graze it in spring and summer there,
Without plague, O Sumayy, or calamity."
هُمُthey قَوميmy people وَقَدand indeed أَنكَرتُI disapprove of مِنهُمamong them
هُمُ قَومي وَقَد أَنكَرتُ مِنهُم
شَمائِلَtraits بُدِّلوهاthey were given in exchange مِنin place of شِماليmy character
شَمائِلَ بُدِّلوها مِن شِمالي
They are my people, yet I condemn in them
Traits they have taken in place of my own.
يُغارُraids are made عَلىagainst البَرِيِّthe innocent بِغَيرِwithout ظُلمٍwrongdoing
يُغارُ عَلى البَرِيِّ بِغَيرِ ظُلمٍ
وَيُفضَحُand is disgraced ذوthe possessor of الأَمانَةِtrustworthiness وَالدَلالِand dignity
وَيُفضَحُ ذو الأَمانَةِ وَالدَلالِ
The innocent is raided though he has done no wrong,
And the man of trust and dignity is disgraced.
وَأَسرَعَand hastened فيinto الفَواحِشِshameful deeds كُلُّevery طِملٍbase wretch
وَأَسرَعَ في الفَواحِشِ كُلُّ طِملٍ
يَجُرُّdragging المُخزِياتِdisgraces وَلاand not يُباليcaring
يَجُرُّ المُخزِياتِ وَلا يُبالي
Every base wretch hastens into shameful deeds,
Dragging disgrace behind him, heedless.
أَطَعتُمyou obeyed أَمرَهُhis command فَتَبِعتُموهُand so followed him
أَطَعتُم أَمرَهُ فَتَبِعتُموهُ
وَيَأتيwhile he pursues الغَيَّerror مُنقَطِعَwith snapped العِقالِtether
وَيَأتي الغَيَّ مُنقَطِعَ العِقالِ
You obeyed his command and followed him,
While he pursues error, his tether snapped.
Sol 6.1