أَقامَhe held back عَنِfrom المَسيرِthe journey وَقَدthough already أُثيرَتhad been roused
أَقامَ عَنِ المَسيرِ وَقَد أُثيرَت
رَكائِبُهُhis riding camels وَغَرَّدَand sang حادِياهاtheir two camel-drivers
رَكائِبُهُ وَغَرَّدَ حادِياها
He held back from setting out, though already roused
Were his riding camels, and their two drivers sang.
وَقالَand he said أَخافُI fear عادِيَةَthe onslaught اللَياليof the nights
وَقالَ أَخافُ عادِيَةَ اللَيالي
عَلىupon نَفسيmy life وَأَنand that تَلقىit may meet رَداهاits doom
عَلى نَفسي وَأَن تَلقى رَداها
And he said, “I fear the onslaught of the nights
Upon my life, and that it may meet its doom.”
فَقُلتُso I said لَهُto him عَزَمتُI adjure عَلَيكَupon you إِلّاto (in this adjuration)
فَقُلتُ لَهُ عَزَمتُ عَلَيكَ إِلّا
بَلَغتَyou reach مِنَof العَزيمَةِresolve مُنتَهاهاits utmost limit
بَلَغتَ مِنَ العَزيمَةِ مُنتَهاها
So I said to him, “I adjure you to
Reach the utmost bounds of resolve;
فَمَنfor whoever كانَتwas to be مَنِيَّتُهُhis death بِأَرضٍin a land
فَمَن كانَت مَنِيَّتُهُ بِأَرضٍ
فَلَيسَthen he does not يَموتُdie فيin أَرضٍa land سِواهاother than it
فَلَيسَ يَموتُ في أَرضٍ سِواها
For he whose death is destined in a land
Will die in no land other than that.”
Sol 6.1