ألاah! أَيُّهاO الرَّبعthe dwelling-place المُقيمabiding بُعنببat ʿAnbab
ألا أَيُّها الرَّبع المُقيم بُعنبب
سَقَتكmay they water you الغَواديthe morning rainclouds منfrom مُراحan evening fold وَمَعزَبand a distant pasture
سَقَتك الغَوادي من مُراح وَمَعزَب
Ah, dwelling-place abiding at ʿAnbab,
may the morning clouds water you, from fold and distant pasture,
بِذيwith one possessing هيدبtrailing rain-fringes اماas for الرُبىthe hills تَحتَbeneath وَدقِهits rain
بِذي هيدب اما الرُبى تَحتَ وَدقِه
فَتَروىthen they drink their fill وَاماand as for كلevery وادvalley فَيَزعَبthen it runs brimful
فَتَروى وَاما كل واد فَيَزعَب
with a cloud trailing rain-fringes: as for the hills beneath its rain,
they drink their fill; and as for every valley, it runs brimful.
الاah! هَلhas ...? اِتىreached الصَقرthe falcon اِبنson of مَروانMarwan أَنَّنيthat I
الا هَل اِتى الصَقر اِبن مَروان أَنَّني
أَرَدُّI am turned away لَدىat الاِبوابِthe gates عَنهُfrom him وَاِحجبand I am barred
أَرَدُّ لَدى الاِبوابِ عَنهُ وَاِحجب
Ah, has word reached the falcon, Ibn Marwan, that I
am turned away from him at the gates and barred?
وَاِنّيand I ثَوَيتُI stayed اليَومَtoday وَالاِمسِand yesterday قَبلَهbefore it
وَاِنّي ثَوَيتُ اليَومَ وَالاِمسِ قَبلَه
عَلىat البابِthe gate حَتّىuntil كادَتwas about to الشَمسُthe sun تَغرُبset
عَلى البابِ حَتّى كادَت الشَمسُ تَغرُب
And I waited today, and yesterday before it,
at the gate until the sun was about to set.
وَاِنّيand I اِذاwhenever رُمتI sought الدُخولentry تَرُدُّنيturns me back
وَاِنّي اِذا رُمت الدُخول تَرُدُّني
مَهابَةُdread of قيسQays وَالرتاجand the gate المُضَبَّبiron-braced
مَهابَةُ قيس وَالرتاج المُضَبَّب
And whenever I seek entry, I am turned back by
the dread of Qays and the iron-braced gate.
وَاهليand my family بِأَرضin a land نازِحونfar away وَمالَهمand they have no
وَاهلي بِأَرض نازِحون وَمالَهم
بِهاin it كاسِبa breadwinner غَيريother than me وَلاnor مُتَقَلِّبone seeking a livelihood
بِها كاسِب غَيري وَلا مُتَقَلِّب
And my family are far away in a land; they have no
breadwinner there but me, nor anyone to seek a living.
فَهَلso will ...? تُلحِقَنّيهِمreunite me with them بِعَبلon a stout camel مواشِكswift-paced
فَهَل تُلحِقَنّيهِم بِعَبل مواشِك
عَلىdespite الاِينَweariness منfrom among نَجبthe noble camels ابنson of مَروانMarwan أَصهَبtawny
عَلى الاِينَ من نَجب ابن مَروان أَصهَب
Will you then reunite me with them on a stout, swift-paced camel,
despite weariness—a tawny one of Ibn Marwan's noble camels,
اِبوa sire of بَكراتyoung she-camels انif اردتyou wish افتِحالَهusing him as a stud
اِبو بَكرات ان اردت افتِحالَه
وَذوand one with ثبتاتfirm strides بِالرَديفينunder the two riders مُتعَبwearied
وَذو ثبتات بِالرَديفين مُتعَب
a sire of young she-camels, if you wish to use him as a stud,
and firm of stride, wearied under two riders?
Sol 6.1