نَواضِرَverdant غُلباًthick-trunked قَدalready تَدانَتhave drawn close together رُءوسُهاtheir crowns
نَواضِرَ غُلباً قَد تَدانَت رُءوسُها
مِنَfrom النَبتِthe growth حَتّىuntil ماnot يَطيرُflies غُرابُهاtheir crow
مِنَ النَبتِ حَتّى ما يَطيرُ غُرابُها
Verdant, thick-trunked palms whose crowns have drawn close together,
The pastures have been overwhelmed by the abundant growth
With growth so dense that their crow cannot fly.
Of vegetation, so that even its ravens cannot fly.
تَرىyou see الباسِقاتِthe tall palms العُمَّthe full-grown ones فيهاamong them كَأَنَّهاas though they were
تَرى الباسِقاتِ العُمَّ فيها كَأَنَّها
ظَعائِنُwomen in howdahs مَضروبٌerected عَلَيهاover them قِبابُهاtheir canopies
ظَعائِنُ مَضروبٌ عَلَيها قِبابُها
You see the towering, full-grown palms there as though they were
You see the lofty palm trees laden as though
Women in howdahs, their canopies raised above them.
They were tents with domes spread over them.
تَرىyou see بابَهاtheir gate سَهلاًeasy to enter لِكُلِّfor every مُدَفَّعperson turned away
تَرى بابَها سَهلاً لِكُلِّ مُدَفَّع
إِذاwhen أَينَعَتripened نَخلٌdate palms فَأُغلِقَand so was shut بابُهاtheir gate
إِذا أَينَعَت نَخلٌ فَأُغلِقَ بابُها
You find their gate open to everyone turned away,
Its gate is easy for every cannon
When date palms ripen and their gates are shut.
If a palm tree bears fruit and its gate is closed.
يَكونُbecomes لَناfor us ماwhat نَجتَنيwe gather مِنof ثِمارِهاtheir fruits
يَكونُ لَنا ما نَجتَني مِن ثِمارِها
رَبيعاًa springtime إِذاwhen الآفاقُthe horizons قَلَّgrew scarce سَحابُهاtheir clouds
رَبيعاً إِذا الآفاقُ قَلَّ سَحابُها
What we gather of their fruits becomes for us
We will have whatever we harvest from its fruits
A springtime when clouds grow scarce on the horizons.
As a springtime when its horizons have little cloud.
حَظائِرُenclosed groves لَمnot يُخلَطwas mixed بِأَثمانِهاwith their purchase prices الرِباusury
حَظائِرُ لَم يُخلَط بِأَثمانِها الرِبا
وَلَمand not يَكُwas مِنfrom أَخذِtaking الدِياتِblood-money payments اِكتِسابُهاtheir acquisition
وَلَم يَكُ مِن أَخذِ الدِياتِ اِكتِسابُها
Enclosed groves whose purchase prices were not mixed with usury,
Enclosures whose prices have not been mixed with usury
Nor were they acquired by taking blood-money;
Nor have they been obtained by taking blood money.
وَلكِنbut عَطاءُbounty اللَهِGod مِنfrom كُلِّevery مِدحَةٍpoem of praise
وَلكِن عَطاءُ اللَهِ مِن كُلِّ مِدحَةٍ
جَزيلٌlavish مِنَfrom المُستخلَفينَthe caliphs ثَوابُهاits reward
جَزيلٌ مِنَ المُستخلَفينَ ثَوابُها
But rather God's bounty, from every poem of praise
But God’s gift for every word of praise
Whose reward from the caliphs is lavish,
Is plentiful from those who will inherit its reward.
وَمِنand from رَكضِناour galloping والخَيلَalong with the horses فيin كُلِّevery غارَةٍraid
وَمِن رَكضِنا والخَيلَ في كُلِّ غارَةٍ
حَلالٌlawful بِأَرضٍin the land of المُشرِكينَthe polytheists نَهابُهاits plunder
حَلالٌ بِأَرضٍ المُشرِكينَ نَهابُها
And from our galloping with the horses in every raid
And from our riding and the horses in every raid
Whose plunder is lawful in the polytheists' land.
Is lawful booty in a land whose people fear them.
حَوَتgathered غُنمَهاits spoils آباؤُناour fathers وَجُدودُناand our grandfathers
حَوَت غُنمَها آباؤُنا وَجُدودُنا
بِصُمِّwith stout العَواليspears وَالدِماءُand blood خِضابُهاtheir dye
بِصُمِّ العَوالي وَالدِماءُ خِضابُها
Our fathers and grandfathers won its spoils
Our forefathers and ancestors housed their sheep
With stout spears, and blood was their dye.
With the summits of mountains while their blood dyed them.
Sol 6.1