سَرَتshe journeyed by night فيin دُجىthe darkness of لَيلٍa night فَأَصبَحَso by morning there lay دونَهاbetween us and her
سَرَت في دُجى لَيلٍ فَأَصبَحَ دونَها
مَفاوِزُwastelands حمرانِHumran الشَريفِal-Sharif وَغُرَّبِand Ghurrab
مَفاوِزُ حمرانِ الشَريفِ وَغُرَّبِ
She journeyed through the darkness of night; by morning, between us and her lay
the wastelands of Humran al-Sharif and Ghurrab.
تطالعُshe comes into view مِنfrom واديthe valley of الكِلابِal-Kilab كَأَنَّهاas though she were
تطالعُ مِن وادي الكِلابِ كَأَنَّها
وَقَدand already أَنجَدَتshe reached the uplands مِنهُfrom it خَريدَةُa shy maiden رَبرَبِa herd of oryx or gazelles
وَقَد أَنجَدَت مِنهُ خَريدَةُ رَبرَبِ
She comes into view from Wadi al-Kilab, as though she were—
having climbed from it to the uplands—a shy gazelle of the herd.
عَلَيَّincumbent upon me دِماءُthe blood of البُدنِthe sacrificial camels إِنif لَمnot تُفارِقيyou part from
عَلَيَّ دِماءُ البُدنِ إِن لَم تُفارِقي
أَباAbu (father of) حَردَبٍHardab يَوماًsomeday وَأَصحابَand the companions of حَردَبِHardab
أَبا حَردَبٍ يَوماً وَأَصحابَ حَردَبِ
I am bound to shed the blood of sacrificial camels if you do not leave
Abu Hardab someday, and Hardab’s companions.
Sol 6.1