عَوجواturn aside فَحَيّواthen greet لِنُعمٍfor Nu'm دُمنَةَthe campsite traces الدارِof the dwelling
عَوجوا فَحَيّوا لِنُعمٍ دُمنَةَ الدارِ
ماذاwhat تُحَيّونَdo you greet مِنof نُؤيٍa camp trench وَأَحجارِand stones
ماذا تُحَيّونَ مِن نُؤيٍ وَأَحجارِ
Turn aside and greet the traces of Nu'm's dwelling.
They turned aside and greeted the boons of the inhabited abode
What do you greet there—a camp trench and stones?
What are you greeting of intentions and stones?
أَقوىlay empty وَأَقفَرَand became desolate مِنwithout نُعمٍNu'm وَغَيَّرَهُand altered it
أَقوى وَأَقفَرَ مِن نُعمٍ وَغَيَّرَهُ
هوجُthe wild blasts الرِياحِof the winds بِهابيwith airborne التُربِdust مَوّارِswirling
هوجُ الرِياحِ بِهابي التُربِ مَوّارِ
It lay empty, deserted by Nu'm, and was altered
Stronger and more desolate than boons which change it
by wild winds bearing airborne, swirling dust.
Is the tumult of winds with clouds of dust whirling
وَقَفتُI stood فيهاin it سَراةَin the middle of اليَومِthe day أَسأَلُهاquestioning it
وَقَفتُ فيها سَراةَ اليَومِ أَسأَلُها
عَنabout آلِthe household of نُعمٍNu'm أَموناًa trusty she-camel عَبرَstrong for أَسفارِjourneys
عَن آلِ نُعمٍ أَموناً عَبرَ أَسفارِ
I stood there at midday, questioning it
I stood in it one day asking it
about Nu'm's household, on a trusty camel fit for journeys.
About the family of boons who lived safely across travels
فَاِستَعجَمَتso it fell mute دارُthe dwelling of نُعمٍNu'm ماnot تُكَلِّمُناit speaks to us
فَاِستَعجَمَت دارُ نُعمٍ ما تُكَلِّمُنا
وَالدارُand the dwelling لَوif كَلَّمَتناit spoke to us ذاتُpossessing أَخبارِstories
وَالدارُ لَو كَلَّمَتنا ذاتُ أَخبارِ
But Nu'm's dwelling stayed mute, not speaking to us.
So the house of boons was quickened without speaking to us
And the dwelling, if it spoke to us, would be full of stories.
If only the house had spoken to us, it would have had stories
فَماso not وَجَدتُI found بِهاin it شَيئاًanything أَلوذُI seek refuge بِهِin it
فَما وَجَدتُ بِها شَيئاً أَلوذُ بِهِ
إِلّاexcept الثُمامَthumam grass وَإِلّاand except مَوقِدَthe kindling-place النارِof the fire
إِلّا الثُمامَ وَإِلّا مَوقِدَ النارِ
I found nothing there to which I could turn
So I did not find in it anything to take refuge in
except thumam grass, and except the hearth.
Except some grief and except a fireplace
وَقَدand indeed أَرانيI see myself وَنُعماًand Nu'm لاهِيَينِboth carefree بِهاthere
وَقَد أَراني وَنُعماً لاهِيَينِ بِها
وَالدَهرُand time وَالعَيشُand life لَمnot يَهمُمhad contemplated بِإِمرارِturning bitter
وَالدَهرُ وَالعَيشُ لَم يَهمُم بِإِمرارِ
And I still see myself and Nu'm carefree there,
And boons and I used to play in it
while time and life had not thought of turning bitter.
While fate and life did not care for passage
أَيامَthe days when تُخبِرُنيshe confides in me نُعمٌNu'm وَأُخبِرُهاand I confide in her
أَيامَ تُخبِرُني نُعمٌ وَأُخبِرُها
ماwhat أَكتُمُI conceal from الناسَpeople مِنof حاجيmy needs وَأَسراريand my secrets
ما أَكتُمُ الناسَ مِن حاجي وَأَسراري
In the days when Nu'm confided in me, and I in her
Days tell me of boons and I tell them
what I concealed from people of my needs and secrets.
I do not conceal anything from people of my concerns and secrets
لَولاwere it not for حَبائِلُsnares مِنfrom نُعمٍNu'm عَلِقتُI became caught بِهاin them
لَولا حَبائِلُ مِن نُعمٍ عَلِقتُ بِها
لَأَقصَرَwould surely desist القَلبُthe heart عَنهاfrom her أَيَّcomplete إِقصارِdesisting
لَأَقصَرَ القَلبُ عَنها أَيَّ إِقصارِ
Were it not for snares from Nu'm in which I was caught,
If it were not for the ties of boons I clung to
my heart would have turned from her completely.
My heart would have fallen short, no matter how short
فَإِنso if أَفاقَit came to its senses لَقَدindeed طالَتlasted long عَمايَتُهُits blindness
فَإِن أَفاقَ لَقَد طالَت عَمايَتُهُ
وَالمَرءُand a man يُخلِقُgrows worn طَوراًa stage بَعدَafter أَطوارِstages
وَالمَرءُ يُخلِقُ طَوراً بَعدَ أَطوارِ
If it has come to its senses, its blindness lasted long;
If it was conscious, its unconsciousness had certainly lengthened
and a man grows worn, stage after stage.
And a person creates a phase after phases
نُبِّئتُI was told نُعماًNu'm عَلىover الهِجرانِestrangement عاتِبَةًreproachful
نُبِّئتُ نُعماً عَلى الهِجرانِ عاتِبَةً
سَقياًmay rain bless وَرَعياًand may care bless لِذاكَfor that one العاتِبِthe reproacher الزاريthe censurer
سَقياً وَرَعياً لِذاكَ العاتِبِ الزاري
I was told that Nu'm was reproachful over our estrangement;
I was told boons blamed me for estrangement
may rain and care bless that reproachful, censuring one!
Watering and grazing that blaming forlorn one
رَأَيتُI saw نُعماًNu'm وَأَصحابيand my companions عَلىin عَجَلٍhaste
رَأَيتُ نُعماً وَأَصحابي عَلى عَجَلٍ
وَالعيسُand the pale camels لِلبَينِfor departure قَدalready شُدَّتwere strapped بِأَكوارِwith saddles
وَالعيسُ لِلبَينِ قَد شُدَّت بِأَكوارِ
I saw Nu'm while my companions were in haste,
I saw boons and my companions in a hurry
and the pale camels had been saddled for departure.
While the camel litter was tightened with straps
فَريعَso was startled قَلبيmy heart وَكانَتand it was نَظرَةٌa glance عَرَضَتthat occurred
فَريعَ قَلبي وَكانَت نَظرَةٌ عَرَضَت
حَيناًfor a moment وَتَوفيقَand a matching أَقدارٍof destinies لِأَقدارِwith destinies
حَيناً وَتَوفيقَ أَقدارٍ لِأَقدارِ
My heart was startled; it was a glimpse that appeared
So my heart quivered and it was a glance that occurred
for an instant, as destiny met destiny.
For a while and harmonizing of fates with fates
بَيضاءُfair كَالشَمسِlike the sun وافَتappeared يَومَon the day of أَسعَدِهاits greatest happiness
بَيضاءُ كَالشَمسِ وافَت يَومَ أَسعَدِها
لَمnot تُؤذِshe harmed أَهلاًkinsfolk وَلَمand not تُفحِشshe spoke obscenely عَلىagainst جارِa neighbor
لَم تُؤذِ أَهلاً وَلَم تُفحِش عَلى جارِ
Fair as the sun appearing on its happiest day,
White like the sun, she came on her happiest day
she harmed no kinsfolk, nor spoke foully to a neighbor.
She did not harm anyone and did not overstep on a neighbor
تَلوثُshe winds بَعدَafter اِفتِضالِwearing alone البُردِthe mantle مِئزَرَهاher waistcloth
تَلوثُ بَعدَ اِفتِضالِ البُردِ مِئزَرَها
لَوثاًin folds عَلىaround مِثلِthe likeness of دِعصِa mound الرَملَةِof sand الهاريcrumbling
لَوثاً عَلى مِثلِ دِعصِ الرَملَةِ الهاري
After wearing only her mantle, she winds her waistcloth
The skirts of her wrap became sullied after the cold's departure
in folds around hips like a crumbling mound of sand.
With mud like the train of a restless red camel
وَالطيبُand perfume يَزدادُincreases طيباًin fragrance أَنin that يَكونَit is بِهاon her
وَالطيبُ يَزدادُ طيباً أَن يَكونَ بِها
فيon جيدِthe neck of واضِحَةِradiant الخَدَّينِboth cheeks مِعطارِlavishly perfumed
في جيدِ واضِحَةِ الخَدَّينِ مِعطارِ
Perfume grows more fragrant for being upon her,
And perfume becomes more fragrant if it is on her
on the neck of a radiant-cheeked woman, lavishly perfumed.
On the smooth cheek of the aromatic-faced one
تَسقيshe gives drink الضَجيعَher bedmate إِذاwhen اِستَسقىhe asks for drink بِذيwith a mouth having أَشَرٍnotched teeth
تَسقي الضَجيعَ إِذا اِستَسقى بِذي أَشَرٍ
عَذبِsweet المَذاقَةِthe taste بَعدَafter النَومِsleep مِخمارِintoxicating
عَذبِ المَذاقَةِ بَعدَ النَومِ مِخمارِ
She gives her bedmate drink, when he asks, from a mouth with notched teeth,
She waters the sleeper when he asks with the sweetest
sweet to taste after sleep, intoxicating.
Taste after sleep that is somewhat intoxicated
كَأَنَّas though مَشمولَةًnorth-wind-cooled wine صِرفاًunmixed بِريقَتِهاin her saliva
كَأَنَّ مَشمولَةً صِرفاً بِريقَتِها
مِنfrom بَعدِafter رَقدَتِهاher sleep أَوor شَهدَcomb-honey مُشتارِa honey-gatherer
مِن بَعدِ رَقدَتِها أَو شَهدَ مُشتارِ
As though pure wine, cooled by the north wind, were in her saliva
As if she is pure extract with her saliva
after her sleep—or a honey-gatherer's comb-honey.
After her rest, or honey of bees
أَقولُI say وَالنَجمُand the stars قَدalready مالَتhave inclined أَواخِرُهُtheir last ones
أَقولُ وَالنَجمُ قَد مالَت أَواخِرُهُ
إِلىtoward المَغيبِsetting تَثَبَّتpause نَظرَةًfor a look حارِO Harith
إِلى المَغيبِ تَثَبَّت نَظرَةً حارِ
I say, as the last of the stars have leaned
I say and the stars have inclined their ends
toward setting: Pause for a look, Harith!
Toward the disappearing west with a burning look
أَلَمحَةٌwas it a flash مِنof سَناthe radiance of بَرقٍlightning رَأىsaw بَصَريmy sight
أَلَمحَةٌ مِن سَنا بَرقٍ رَأى بَصَري
أَمor وَجهُthe face of نُعمٍNu'm بَداappeared ليto me أَمor سَناthe glow of نارِa fire
أَم وَجهُ نُعمٍ بَدا لي أَم سَنا نارِ
Was it a flash of lightning's radiance my eyes saw,
A glimpse from the radiance of lightning my eyes saw
or Nu'm's face appearing to me, or the glow of a fire?
Or was it the face of boons that appeared to me or lightning fire?
بَلrather وَجهُthe face of نُعمٍNu'm بَداappeared وَاللَيلُwhile the night مُعتَكِرٌthickly dark
بَل وَجهُ نُعمٍ بَدا وَاللَيلُ مُعتَكِرٌ
فَلاحَso it shone مِنfrom بَينِamong أَثوابٍgarments وَأَستارِand curtains
فَلاحَ مِن بَينِ أَثوابٍ وَأَستارِ
No—Nu'm's face appeared while the night was thickly dark,
But the face of boons appeared and the night was covered in darkness
and shone from between garments and curtains.
So it shone from between clothes and veils
إِنَّindeed الحُمولَthe litter-borne women الَّتيwho راحَتdeparted مُهَجِّرَةًtraveling at midday
إِنَّ الحُمولَ الَّتي راحَت مُهَجِّرَةً
يَتبَعنَthey follow كُلَّevery سَفيهِfoolish الرَأيِin judgment مِغيارِfiercely jealous
يَتبَعنَ كُلَّ سَفيهِ الرَأيِ مِغيارِ
Indeed, the women borne in litters who departed at midday
Indeed the caravans that traveled estranged
follow every foolish-minded, fiercely jealous man:
Are followed by every foolish opinionated one
نَواعِمٌtender women مِثلُlike بَيضاتٍeggs بِمَحنِيَةٍat a bend
نَواعِمٌ مِثلُ بَيضاتٍ بِمَحنِيَةٍ
يَحفِزنَthey rouse مِنهُfrom him ظَليماًa male ostrich فيon نَقاًa sand ridge هارِcrumbling
يَحفِزنَ مِنهُ ظَليماً في نَقاً هارِ
tender women, like eggs at a bend in the dunes,
Gazelles like white eggs bend
rousing the male ostrich in him on a crumbling sand ridge.
Inciting thereby an unjust one in soft sand
إِذاwhen تَغَنّىsing الحَمامُthe doves الوُرقُash-gray هَيَّجَنيstirred me
إِذا تَغَنّى الحَمامُ الوُرقُ هَيَّجَني
وَإِنand even if تَغَرَّبتُI wandered far عَنهاfrom her أُمِّUmm (mother of) عَمّارِ'Ammar
وَإِن تَغَرَّبتُ عَنها أُمِّ عَمّارِ
When the ash-gray doves sing, they stir my longing,
When the doves coo, the leaves stir me
even though I have wandered far from her, Umm 'Ammar.
And when I am far from it, mother of building
وَمَهمَهٍand a wilderness نازِحٍfar-off تَعويhowl الذِئابُthe wolves بِهِin it
وَمَهمَهٍ نازِحٍ تَعوي الذِئابُ بِهِ
نائيdistant المِياهِwater-sources عَنِfrom الوُرّادِwater-seekers مِقفارِdesolate
نائي المِياهِ عَنِ الوُرّادِ مِقفارِ
And many a distant wilderness where wolves howl,
And an owl that the wolves howl with
its waters far from water-seekers, desolate,
Far from water at the abandoned station
جاوَزتُهُI traversed it بِعَلَنداةٍon a sturdy she-camel مُناقِلَةٍdeftly stepping
جاوَزتُهُ بِعَلَنداةٍ مُناقِلَةٍ
وَعرَthe roughness of الطَريقِthe road عَلىover الإِحزانِrugged ground مِضمارِlean-bodied
وَعرَ الطَريقِ عَلى الإِحزانِ مِضمارِ
I crossed on a sturdy she-camel, deftly negotiating
I passed it with a travelling caravan
rough roads, lean-bodied over rugged ground.
And the road’s nakedness on the track of sorrow
تَجتابُshe traverses أَرضاًa land إِلىto أَرضٍa land بِذيwith one possessing زَجَلٍa loud voice
تَجتابُ أَرضاً إِلى أَرضٍ بِذي زَجَلٍ
ماضٍpressing on عَلىthrough الهَولِterror هادٍa guide غَيرِnot مِحيارِbewildered
ماضٍ عَلى الهَولِ هادٍ غَيرِ مِحيارِ
She crosses from land to land with a loud-voiced man,
Roaming from land to land with heavy feet
bold amid dangers, a guide who never loses his way.
Walking steadily, neither confused nor hesitant
إِذاwhen الرِكابُthe camel caravan وَنَتgrew weary عَنهاbehind her رَكائِبُهاits mounts
إِذا الرِكابُ وَنَت عَنها رَكائِبُها
تَشَذَّرَتshe raises her tail بِبَعيدِwith a long الفَترِspan between joints خَطّارِswishing
تَشَذَّرَت بِبَعيدِ الفَترِ خَطّارِ
When the caravan's mounts grow weary and fall behind her,
When its riders depart from it, its mounts
she proudly raises her long-jointed, swishing tail.
Scatter in the distance haughtily
كَأَنَّماas though الرَحلُthe saddle مِنهاof hers فَوقَabove ذيone bearing جُدَدٍstreaks
كَأَنَّما الرَحلُ مِنها فَوقَ ذي جُدَدٍ
ذَبَّrestless الرِيادِin pasture-seeking إِلىtoward الأَشباحِdistant shapes نَظّارِconstantly watching
ذَبَّ الرِيادِ إِلى الأَشباحِ نَظّارِ
It is as though her saddle were above a streaked wild bull,
As if the luggage on it above renewal
restless in seeking pasture, always watching distant shapes,
Deceived the watcher toward phantoms watching
مُطَرَّدٌdriven away أُفرِدَتwere separated عَنهُfrom him حَلائِلُهُhis mates
مُطَرَّدٌ أُفرِدَت عَنهُ حَلائِلُهُ
مِنfrom وَحشِthe wild beasts of وَجرَةَWajrah أَوor مِنfrom وَحشِthe wild beasts of ذيDhu قارِQar
مِن وَحشِ وَجرَةَ أَو مِن وَحشِ ذي قارِ
driven away, his mates parted from him,
An outcast whose accessories were removed from it
from the wild beasts of Wajrah, or of Dhu Qar.
From a frightening wasteland or a frightening plateau
مُجَرَّسٌseasoned وَحَدٌsolitary جَأبٌsturdy أَطاعَyielded لَهُto him
مُجَرَّسٌ وَحَدٌ جَأبٌ أَطاعَ لَهُ
نَباتُherbage غَيثٍof rain مِنَfrom الوَسميِّthe autumn rains مِبكارِearly-falling
نَباتُ غَيثٍ مِنَ الوَسميِّ مِبكارِ
Seasoned, solitary, sturdy; readily at hand for him was
Enclosed and alone compelled, for it
herbage nourished by rain, the earliest autumn showers.
Vegetation of rain obeyed from the lush
سَراتُهُhis upper body ماexclusion marker خَلاexcept لَبانَهُhis breast لَهِقٌbrilliant white
سَراتُهُ ما خَلا لَبانَهُ لَهِقٌ
وَفيand on القَوائِمِthe legs مِثلُlike الوَشمِtattooing بِالقارِwith pitch
وَفي القَوائِمِ مِثلُ الوَشمِ بِالقارِ
His upper body, apart from his breast, was brilliant white,
Its sustainers except for its milk are ardent
and on his legs were marks like tattoos in pitch.
And on its legs like a tattoo with tar
باتَتlasted the night لَهُfor him لَيلَةٌa night شَهباءُgray-white تَسفَعُهُlashing him
باتَت لَهُ لَيلَةٌ شَهباءُ تَسفَعُهُ
بِحاصِبٍwith grit-bearing wind ذاتِhaving إِشعانٍscattered clouds وَأَمطارِand rain
بِحاصِبٍ ذاتِ إِشعانٍ وَأَمطارِ
A gray night passed over him, lashing him
A starry night spent with it, striking it
with grit-bearing wind, amid scattered clouds and rain.
With hailstorms of flames and rain
وَباتَand spent the night ضَيفاًa guest لِأَرطاةٍof an arta bush وَأَلجَأَهُand forced him to shelter
وَباتَ ضَيفاً لِأَرطاةٍ وَأَلجَأَهُ
مَعَwith الظَلامِthe darkness إِلَيهاto it وابِلٌa downpour سارِpassing by night
مَعَ الظَلامِ إِلَيها وابِلٌ سارِ
He spent the night as an arta bush's guest, driven
And it spent the night a guest of a pavement and its darkness
to it at dark by a downpour passing through the night.
Took it along with the downpour of rain
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphasis اِنجَلَتcleared ظَلماءُthe darkness of لَيلَتِهِhis night
حَتّى إِذا ما اِنجَلَت ظَلماءُ لَيلَتِهِ
وَأَسفَرَand brightened الصُبحُthe dawn عَنهُaround him أَيَّutter إِسفارِbrightness
وَأَسفَرَ الصُبحُ عَنهُ أَيَّ إِسفارِ
Until, when the darkness of his night cleared,
Until when the darkness of its night uncovered
and dawn brightened around him in fullest light,
And morning shone upon it, what a shining
أَهوىbore down لَهُtoward him قانِصٌa hunter يَسعىrunning بِأَكلُبِهِwith his hounds
أَهوى لَهُ قانِصٌ يَسعى بِأَكلُبِهِ
عاريbare الأَشاجِعِthe hand tendons مِنfrom قُنّاصِthe hunters of أَنمارِAnmar
عاري الأَشاجِعِ مِن قُنّاصِ أَنمارِ
a hunter bore down on him, running with his hounds,
A hunter came down to it, hurrying with his dogs
with bony knuckles, one of Anmar's hunters.
Bare arms, a hunter of leopards
مُحالِفُsworn companion of الصَيدِthe hunt هَبّاشٌa tireless gatherer لَهُfor him لَحمٌmeat
مُحالِفُ الصَيدِ هَبّاشٌ لَهُ لَحمٌ
ماnot إِنemphasis عَلَيهِon him ثِيابٌclothes غَيرُother than أَطمارِrags
ما إِن عَلَيهِ ثِيابٌ غَيرُ أَطمارِ
Hunting's sworn companion, a tireless gatherer of meat for himself,
Sworn to hunting, his flesh is for him a garment
he wore no clothes except tattered rags.
He has no clothes but loincloths
يَسعىhe runs بِغُضفٍwith droop-eared hounds بَراهاwore them down فَهيَso they are طاوِيَةٌlean-bellied
يَسعى بِغُضفٍ بَراها فَهيَ طاوِيَةٌ
طولُlength of اِرتِحالٍtraveling بِهاwith them مِنهُby him وَتَسيارِand roaming
طولُ اِرتِحالٍ بِها مِنهُ وَتَسيارِ
He runs with droop-eared hounds, worn down till lean
He runs with young dogs he trained so they are obedient
by his long journeys with them and ceaseless roaming.
The length of travelling with him and roaming
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen الثَورُthe bull بَعدَafter النَفرِfleeing أَمكَنَهُgave him an opening
حَتّى إِذا الثَورُ بَعدَ النَفرِ أَمكَنَهُ
أَشلىhe urged the hounds on وَأَرسَلَand unleashed غُضفاًdroop-eared hounds كُلَّهاall of them ضارِtrained to hunt
أَشلى وَأَرسَلَ غُضفاً كُلَّها ضارِ
Until, when the bull, after fleeing, gave him an opening,
Until when the bulls scattered after startling
he urged on and loosed droop-eared hounds, all trained to hunt.
He released the young dogs, all harmful
فَكَرَّthen he charged back مَحمِيَّةًout of protective pride مِنagainst أَنthat يَفِرَّhe should flee كَماas
فَكَرَّ مَحمِيَّةً مِن أَن يَفِرَّ كَما
كَرَّcharges المُحاميthe defender حِفاظاًto safeguard honor خَشيَةَfor fear of العارِdisgrace
كَرَّ المُحامي حِفاظاً خَشيَةَ العارِ
He charged back, too proud to flee, as
He turned, guarding against scattering like
a defender charges to guard his honor, fearing disgrace.
An advocate guards fearing disgrace
فَشَكَّthen he pierced بِالرَوقِwith the horn مِنهُof his صَدرَthe chest of أَوَّلِهاthe first of them
فَشَكَّ بِالرَوقِ مِنهُ صَدرَ أَوَّلِها
شَكُّthe piercing of المُشاعِبِthe vessel-mender أَعشاراًbroken pieces بِأَعشارِto broken pieces
شَكُّ المُشاعِبِ أَعشاراً بِأَعشارِ
With his horn he pierced the first one's chest,
So the first of them doubted with stopping
as a vessel-mender pins broken piece to broken piece.
The doubt of one who delays in tenths by tenths
ثُمَّthen اِنثَنىhe turned back بَعدُafterward لِلثانيagainst the second فَأَقصَدَهُand killed it outright
ثُمَّ اِنثَنى بَعدُ لِلثاني فَأَقصَدَهُ
بِذاتِwith a wound having ثَغرٍan opening بَعيدِdeep القَعرِthe bottom نَعّارِspurting blood
بِذاتِ ثَغرٍ بَعيدِ القَعرِ نَعّارِ
Then he turned on the second and killed it outright,
Then he bent to the second and aimed it
with a deep, gaping wound spouting blood.
With a wide, deep-holed wound
وَأَثبَتَand felled الثالِثَthe third الباقيremaining بِنافِذَةٍwith a piercing thrust
وَأَثبَتَ الثالِثَ الباقي بِنافِذَةٍ
مِنfrom باسِلٍa fierce fighter عالِمٍskilled بِالطَعنِin thrusting كَرّارِcharging repeatedly
مِن باسِلٍ عالِمٍ بِالطَعنِ كَرّارِ
And he felled the remaining third hound with a piercing thrust,
And he fixed the remaining third with an opening
from a fierce fighter, skilled in thrusting, charging again and again.
Of a hero, knowledgeable in repetitive stabbing
وَظَلَّand kept on فيamong سَبعَةٍseven مِنهاof them لَحِقنَthat caught up بِهِwith him
وَظَلَّ في سَبعَةٍ مِنها لَحِقنَ بِهِ
يَكُرُّhe charges بِالرَوقِwith his horn فيهاamong them كَرَّthe charge of إِسوارِa horseman
يَكُرُّ بِالرَوقِ فيها كَرَّ إِسوارِ
Amid seven of them that had caught up with him, he kept
And he busied himself with seven of them
charging with his horn, like a horseman's charge.
Circling them like the circling of bracelets
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphasis قَضىhe fulfilled مِنهاagainst them لُبانَتَهُhis purpose
حَتّى إِذا ما قَضى مِنها لُبانَتَهُ
وَعادَand turned back فيهاamong them بِإِقبالٍwith an advance وَإِدبارِand a retreat
وَعادَ فيها بِإِقبالٍ وَإِدبارِ
Until, when he had achieved his purpose against them,
Until when he finished their fresh milk from them
and had turned among them, advancing and retreating,
And returned to them with zeal and retreat
اِنقَضَّhe darted away كَالكَوكَبِlike a star الدُرِّيِّpearl-bright مُنصَلِتاًspeeding forth
اِنقَضَّ كَالكَوكَبِ الدُرِّيِّ مُنصَلِتاً
يَهويhe rushes وَيَخلِطُand blends تَقريباًa canter بِإِحضارِwith a gallop
يَهوي وَيَخلِطُ تَقريباً بِإِحضارِ
he shot away like a pearl-bright star, darting forth,
He pounced like a shooting star
rushing on, mingling a canter with a gallop.
Falling and almost mixing with bringing close
فَذاكَso that شِبهُthe likeness of قَلوصيmy young she-camel إِذwhen أَضَرَّdid harm بِهاto her
فَذاكَ شِبهُ قَلوصي إِذ أَضَرَّ بِها
طولُlength of السُرىnight travel وَالسُرىand night travel مِنfrom بَعدِafter أَسفارِjourneys
طولُ السُرى وَالسُرى مِن بَعدِ أَسفارِ
Such is my young she-camel's likeness, when wearied by
That is the likeness of my separation when it harmed them
long night travel, and night travel after journeys.
The length of travel and travel after journeys
Sol 6.1