هُوَit مَاwhat قُلْتُI said فاحْذَرَنْهَاso beware of it صَبَاحَاin the morning
هُوَ مَا قُلْتُ فاحْذَرَنْهَا صَبَاحَا
غَارَةًa raid تَمْلأُfills الْفَضَاءَthe air رِمَاحَاwith lances
غَارَةً تَمْلأُ الْفَضَاءَ رِمَاحَا
It is as I said—beware of it in the morning:
It's what I said, so beware of it in the morning
a raid that fills the air with lances.
A raid that fills the space with spears
تَتْرُكُleaves الْمَاءَthe water لاnot يَسُوغُgoes down easily لِظَامٍfor the thirsty
تَتْرُكُ الْمَاءَ لا يَسُوغُ لِظَامٍ
وتَرُدُّand renders الدَّمَthe blood الْحَرَامَinviolable مُباحَاlawful
وتَرُدُّ الدَّمَ الْحَرَامَ مُباحَا
It leaves water that the thirsty cannot swallow,
Leaving the water unlawful for anyone to drink
and makes inviolable blood lawful to shed.
And making lawful blood flow again
لاnot تَرَىyou see بَيْنَهاwithin it سِوَىexcept عَبْقَرِيٍّa peerless warrior
لا تَرَى بَيْنَها سِوَى عَبْقَرِيٍّ
يَأْلَفُis accustomed to الطَّعْنَspear-thrusting نَجْدَةًvalor وَارْتِيَاحَاand delight
يَأْلَفُ الطَّعْنَ نَجْدَةً وَارْتِيَاحَا
Within it, you see none but a peerless warrior,
You see nothing but skillfulness among them
who relishes spear-thrusts with valor and delight.
Accustomed to stabbing as an act of delight
لَهِجٌdevoted بِالْحُروبِto wars لاnot يَأْلَفُis accustomed to الْخَفْease (first part)
لَهِجٌ بِالْحُروبِ لا يَأْلَفُ الْخَفْ
ضَease (completion) ولاnor يَصْحَبُkeeps company with الْفَتَاةَthe young woman الرَّدَاحَاfull-hipped
ضَ ولا يَصْحَبُ الْفَتَاةَ الرَّدَاحَا
Devoted to war, he has no taste for
Eager for wars, not accustomed to cowardice
ease, nor does he keep company with a full-hipped maiden.
Nor accompanying an unarmed damsel
مِسْعَرٌa kindler لِلْوَغَىof battle أَخُوa man of غَدَوَاتٍmorning forays
مِسْعَرٌ لِلْوَغَى أَخُو غَدَوَاتٍ
تَجْعَلُmake الأَرْضَthe earth مَأْتَماًa scene of mourning وصِيَاحَاand cries
تَجْعَلُ الأَرْضَ مَأْتَماً وصِيَاحَا
A kindler of battle, a man of morning forays
Inciting turmoil, brothers of mornings
that turn the earth into a scene of mourning and cries.
That turn the land into a funeral with screams
لاnot يُرَىis seen عَاتِباًcomplaining عَلَىabout شِيَمِthe ways of الدَّهْTime (first part)
لا يُرَى عَاتِباً عَلَى شِيَمِ الدَّهْ
رِTime (completion) وَلاnor عَابِثاًtrifling وَلاnor مَزَّاحَاjesting
رِ وَلا عَابِثاً وَلا مَزَّاحَا
He is never seen complaining of the ways of
Not seen blaming the traits of vileness
Time, nor trifling, nor jesting.
Nor playing or joking
يَفْعَلُhe does الْفَعْلَةَthe deed الَّتيthat تَبْهَرُdazzles النَّاpeople (first part)
يَفْعَلُ الْفَعْلَةَ الَّتي تَبْهَرُ النَّا
سَpeople (completion) وتَرْنُوand gaze لَهَاtoward it الْعُيُونُthe eyes طِمَاحاeagerly uplifted
سَ وتَرْنُو لَهَا الْعُيُونُ طِمَاحا
He does the deed that dazzles
Doing deeds that dazzle people
people, and eyes gaze toward it, eagerly uplifted.
And for which eyes long eagerly
لاnot كَمَنْlike one who يَسْأَلُasks الْوُفُودَthe delegations عَنِabout الأَنْnews (first part)
لا كَمَنْ يَسْأَلُ الْوُفُودَ عَنِ الأَنْ
باءِnews (completion) عَجْزَاًout of helplessness وَيَرْقُبُand watches الأَشْبَاحَاthe shadowy figures
باءِ عَجْزَاً وَيَرْقُبُ الأَشْبَاحَا
Not like one who asks delegations about
Not like one who asks the delegations about news
the news out of helplessness, and watches shadowy figures.
Out of inadequacy, watching ghosts
فَاعْتَبِرْso take heed أَيُّهَاO you الْمُجَاهِرُthe outspoken one بِالْقَوْin speech (first part)
فَاعْتَبِرْ أَيُّهَا الْمُجَاهِرُ بِالْقَوْ
لِspeech (completion) وَلاand not تَبْعَثَنْstir up عَلَيْكَupon you نُواحَاlamentation
لِ وَلا تَبْعَثَنْ عَلَيْكَ نُواحَا
So take heed, you who are outspoken in
So take heed, O you who declare might openly
speech, and do not call forth lamentation over yourself.
Lest dirges be sung for you
إِنَّindeed فيin بُرْدَتَيَّmy two cloaks هَاتَيْنِthese two لَيْثاًa lion
إِنَّ في بُرْدَتَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ لَيْثاً
يَقصُbreaks the neck of الْقِرْنَthe adversary أَوْor يَفُلُّblunts السِّلاحَاthe weapons
يَقصُ الْقِرْنَ أَوْ يَفُلُّ السِّلاحَا
Indeed, within these two cloaks of mine is a lion
In these two icy limbs of mine is a lion
that breaks an adversary's neck or blunts weapons.
That severs the horn or makes weapons recoil
سَدِكَاتٍclinging fast بِالرُّمْحِto the spear مِنْهُof his بَنانٌfingers
سَدِكَاتٍ بِالرُّمْحِ مِنْهُ بَنانٌ
تَمْلأُfill الأَرْضَthe earth والسَّماءَand the sky جِرَاحَاwith wounds
تَمْلأُ الأَرْضَ والسَّماءَ جِرَاحَا
His fingers, clinging fast to the spear,
Warriors with spears, among them are youths
fill the earth and sky with wounds.
Filling the earth and sky with wounds
أَنَاI مِنْfrom مَعْشَرٍa people كِرامٍnoble عَلَىin the eyes of الدَّهْTime (first part)
أَنَا مِنْ مَعْشَرٍ كِرامٍ عَلَى الدَّهْ
رِTime (completion) أَفَادُوهُthey gave it عِزَّةًglory وصَلاحَاand goodness
رِ أَفَادُوهُ عِزَّةً وصَلاحَا
I come from a people noble in the eyes of
I am from a generous tribe, honorable
Time; they endowed it with glory and goodness.
They benefited it with glory and righteousness
فَرَعُواthey scaled بِالْقَنَاwith lances قِنَانَthe summits of الْمَعَالِيglory
فَرَعُوا بِالْقَنَا قِنَانَ الْمَعَالِي
وَأَعَدُّواand they prepared لِبَابِهَاfor its gate مِفْتَاحَاa key
وَأَعَدُّوا لِبَابِهَا مِفْتَاحَا
With lances they scaled the summits of glory,
They guarded the heights of glories with resolve
and made ready a key for its gate.
And made for its doors a key
عَمَرُواthey inhabited الأَرْضَthe earth مُدَّةًfor a time ثُمَّthen زَالُواthey passed away
عَمَرُوا الأَرْضَ مُدَّةً ثُمَّ زَالُوا
مِثْلَمَاjust as زَالَتِvanished الْقُرُونُthe generations اجْتِياحَاswept away
مِثْلَمَا زَالَتِ الْقُرُونُ اجْتِياحَا
They dwelt on earth for a time, then passed away,
They settled the land for a time, then passed away
just as generations vanished, swept away.
Just as generations passed away, overrunning
وَأَتَتْand came بَعْدَهُمْafter them عَليَّupon me لَيَالٍnights
وَأَتَتْ بَعْدَهُمْ عَليَّ لَيَالٍ
لاnot أَرَىI see فيin سَمائِهَاtheir sky مِصَباحَاa lamp
لا أَرَى في سَمائِهَا مِصَباحَا
And after them, nights came upon me
And after them came upon me nights
in whose sky I see no lamp.
Wherein I see no lamp in their sky
فَسَقَاهُمْso may He water them مُنَزِّلُthe sender of الْغَيْثِrain سحْلاًa downpour
فَسَقَاهُمْ مُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثِ سحْلاً
يَجْعَلُmakes النَّبْتَvegetation لِلْعَراءِfor the bare ground وِشَاحَاa sash
يَجْعَلُ النَّبْتَ لِلْعَراءِ وِشَاحَا
So may the Sender of rain water them with a downpour
The sender of rain quenched them with torrents
that makes vegetation a sash for the bare earth.
Making vegetation grow on barren land
Sol 6.1