حَذَّاءُshort-tailed مُدْبِرةًas she turns away سَكَّاءُearless مقبلةًas she approaches
حَذَّاءُ مُدْبِرةً سَكَّاءُ مقبلةً
للماءfor water فيin النحرthe upper breast منهاof hers نَوْطةٌa hanging pouch عَجَبُwondrous
للماء في النحر منها نَوْطةٌ عَجَبُ
Short-tailed as she turns away, earless as she approaches;
With turned-back toes and forward-facing heels
At her breast she has a wondrous pouch for water.
To the water she lowers her wonderful bucket.
تسقيshe gives drink أُزَيْغِبَa little downy chick تُرويهquenches his thirst مُجاجتهاher spit-out water
تسقي أُزَيْغِبَ تُرويه مُجاجتها
وذاكand that منafter ظَمْأةٍa spell of thirst منfrom ظِمْئهاher watering interval شَرَبُa draught
وذاك من ظَمْأةٍ من ظِمْئها شَرَبُ
She gives a downy chick drink; the water she spits out quenches him.
She waters the meadow and saturates its soil
And that is a draught after thirst, from her own watering turn.
As that one drinks to quench a burning thirst.
مُنْهَرِتwide-gaping الشِّدقِthe mouth-corner لَمْnot تَنْبُتْhave grown قَوادِمُهhis primary flight feathers
مُنْهَرِت الشِّدقِ لَمْ تَنْبُتْ قَوادِمُه
فيon حاجبthe brow of العينthe eye منfrom تسبيدهhis first feathering زَبَبُbristly down
في حاجب العين من تسبيده زَبَبُ
Wide-gaped, his primary feathers have not yet grown;
Her cheeks are furrowed but smooth, no stubble grows
On his brow is bristly down from his first feathering.
In her delicate eyebrows, from kohl blackened.
تدعوshe calls القَطاqaṭā (sandgrouse) بقصيرto one short in الخطوstride ليسthere is not لهfor him
تدعو القَطا بقصير الخطو ليس له
قُدَّامin front of مَنْحَرِهاher upper breast ريشٌfeathers ولاand no زَغَبُdown
قُدَّام مَنْحَرِها ريشٌ ولا زَغَبُ
She calls 'qaṭā' to a short-stepping chick, who has
She calls the tomcat of short steps, he has not
Neither feathers nor down, there before her breast.
Before his throat feathers nor fluff.
تدعوshe calls القَطاqaṭā (sandgrouse) وبهand by it تُدْعىshe is called إذاwhen انتسبتْshe declares her lineage
تدعو القَطا وبه تُدْعى إذا انتسبتْ
ياoh صِدْقَهاher truthfulness حينwhen تدعوهshe calls it وتنتسبُand she declares her lineage
يا صِدْقَها حين تدعوه وتنتسبُ
She calls 'qaṭā,' and by that name she is called when she declares her lineage.
She calls the tomcat, by him she's called, as she claims descent -
How truthful she is when she calls it and declares her lineage!
Oh, her sincerity when calling him, as kin she claims!
Sol 6.1