ظَلِلناwe stayed بِمُستَنِّin the course of الرِياحِthe winds غُدّيَّةًearly one morning
ظَلِلنا بِمُستَنِّ الرِياحِ غُدّيَّةً
اِلىuntil أَنthat تَعالىrose high اليَومُthe day فيin شَرِّthe worst of مَحضَرِgatherings
اِلى أَن تَعالى اليَومُ في شَرِّ مَحضَرِ
We stayed in the winds' path early one morning,
We lingered in the shadows of the morning breeze
until the day rose high, in the worst of gatherings,
Until this day rose in dire circumstance
لدىat اِبنson of الزُبَيرِal-Zubayr حابِسينَstaying بِمَنزِلٍin a dwelling
لدى اِبن الزُبَيرِ حابِسينَ بِمَنزِلٍ
مِنَof الخَيرِgoodness وَالمَعروفِand kindness وَالرَفدِand bounty مُقفِرِbarren
مِنَ الخَيرِ وَالمَعروفِ وَالرَفدِ مُقفِرِ
at Ibn al-Zubayr's, lingering in a dwelling
At Ibn al-Zubayr's home, imprisoned in a house
barren of goodness, kindness, and bounty.
Devoid of kindness, grace, and gifts to share
رَماناhe flung at us أَبوAbu (father of) بَكرٍBakr وَقَدand already طالَhad grown long يَومَناour day
رَمانا أَبو بَكرٍ وَقَد طالَ يَومَنا
بِتَيسٍwith a buck مِنَfrom الشِتّاءِthe winter (as written) الحِجازِيِّHijazi أَغفَرِshaggy
بِتَيسٍ مِنَ الشِتّاءِ الحِجازِيِّ أَغفَرِ
Abu Bakr, after our day had dragged on, flung us
Abu Bakr pleaded as our day dragged on
a shaggy buck from the Hijazi winter.
In bitter Hijazi winter, bleak and bare
وَقالَand he said اِطعَمواeat, all of you مِنهُof it وَنَحنُand we ثلاثَةٌthree
وَقالَ اِطعَموا مِنهُ وَنَحنُ ثلاثَةٌ
وَسَبعونَand seventy اِنساناًpeople فَيالُؤمَso, what meanness of مَخبَرِinner character
وَسَبعونَ اِنساناً فَيالُؤمَ مَخبَرِ
And he said, 'Eat of it,' though we were three
"Let three of seventy eat," he said.
and seventy people—what meanness of character!
"What woeful tidings to declare!"
فَقُلتُso I said لَهُto him لاdo not تَقرِناfeed us as guests فَأَمامَناfor ahead of us
فَقُلتُ لَهُ لا تَقرِنا فَأَمامَنا
جِفانُlarge serving bowls اِبنِson of عَباسِAbbas العُلاlofty وَاِبنِand son of جَعفَرِJa'far
جِفانُ اِبنِ عَباسِ العُلا وَاِبنِ جَعفَرِ
So I told him, 'Do not feed us; ahead of us lie
To him I said, "Do not deny us, for ahead
the lofty bowls of Ibn Abbas and Ibn Ja'far.
Lie the palms of Ibn Abbas and his heir,
وَكُنand be آمِناًsecure وَاِنعَقand call out بِتَيسكَto your buck إِنَّهُindeed he
وَكُن آمِناً وَاِنعَق بِتَيسكَ إِنَّهُ
لَهُhe has أَعنُزٌshe-goats يَنزُوhe mounts عَلَيهاupon them وَأَبشَرِand rejoice
لَهُ أَعنُزٌ يَنزُو عَلَيها وَأَبشَرِ
And rest easy; call out to your buck, for he
So be at peace, make do with your old goat
has she-goats to mount—and rejoice!'
It has nanny goats on which to feed and care."
Sol 6.1