هَلwill? يُبلِغَنَّconvey الجارَتَينِthe two neighboring women تَحِيَّةًa greeting
هَل يُبلِغَنَّ الجارَتَينِ تَحِيَّةً
ذَواtwo men undertaking سَفَرٍa journey قَدalready أَجمَعاهُthey both resolved upon it كِلاهُماboth of them
ذَوا سَفَرٍ قَد أَجمَعاهُ كِلاهُما
Will a greeting be conveyed to the two neighboring women
Shall I convey to the two neighbors a greeting,
by two travelers, both resolved upon their journey,
Both going on a journey they have agreed upon,
عَلىon حُرَّتَينِtwo noble she-camels اِستَعلَياthey both traversed كُلَّevery قَفرَةٍwilderness
عَلى حُرَّتَينِ اِستَعلَيا كُلَّ قَفرَةٍ
سَديسَينِtwo six-toothed camels قَدmay تَنفيcast off الرِجالَthe men ذُراهُماtheir lofty backs
سَديسَينِ قَد تَنفي الرِجالَ ذُراهُما
on two noble she-camels, traversing every wilderness—
On two she-camels they mounted, climbing every highland,
two six-toothed beasts whose lofty backs may cast men off?
Two gray she-camels that make men disappear into the far horizon,
كأنّas though القطوعَthe saddle rugs والأَشِلَّةَand the saddlecloths عُلَّقَتwere hung
كأنّ القطوعَ والأَشِلَّةَ عُلَّقَت
علىon آبِدَينِtwo wild beasts لاحقٍlean and drawn-in إِطِلاهُماtheir two flanks
على آبِدَينِ لاحقٍ إِطِلاهُما
As though the saddle rugs and saddlecloths were hung
As if amputation and lameness were hanging
on two wild beasts with lean, drawn-in flanks.
On two ever-moving bodies, following them,
يَكادانِthey both nearly بَعدَafter الأَينِweariness وَالشَأوِand the distance run مِنهُماfrom them both
يَكادانِ بَعدَ الأَينِ وَالشَأوِ مِنهُما
تَفُضُّburst قُوىthe strands نِسعَيهِماof their two girths زَفرَتاهُماtheir two heaving breaths
تَفُضُّ قُوى نِسعَيهِما زَفرَتاهُما
After their weariness and the distance run, they almost
They were about to lose strength after the where and when,
burst their girths’ strands with their heaving breaths.
Their breathing almost bursting out of their chests,
يَبوسانِtwo dry beasts لَمnot تَطمِثهُماtouch them both كَفُّthe hand حالِبٍof a milker
يَبوسانِ لَم تَطمِثهُما كَفُّ حالِبٍ
عَلىby means of السَوطِthe whip وَالأَنساعِand the girths كانَwas مِراهُماtheir ‘milking’
عَلى السَوطِ وَالأَنساعِ كانَ مِراهُما
Two dry beasts, untouched by any milker’s hand—
Kissing she-camels whose udders were not milked by a milker
their ‘milking’ was done with the whip and girths.
With a bucket and udder cloth, as was their habit,
كَأَنَّas though عَمودَيthe two posts of قامَتَينtwo well-pulley frames تَدانَتاthey both drew close
كَأَنَّ عَمودَي قامَتَين تَدانَتا
بِمَنزِلَةٍat a stopping-place أُهوِيَّةٍwind-exposed عُنُقاهُماtheir two necks
بِمَنزِلَةٍ أُهوِيَّةٍ عُنُقاهُما
As though the posts of two well-frames, standing close together,
As if two pillars of their bodies leaned
at a windswept stopping-place, were their two necks.
To the stature of two deep valleys, their necks,
كَأَنَّas though مُبيتاًa night’s roost مِنof ثَمانٍeight مِنَof القَطاthe sandgrouse
كَأَنَّ مُبيتاً مِن ثَمانٍ مِنَ القَطا
مُناخُهُماtheir kneeling-place يَنفيscatter الحَصىthe pebbles كَلكَلاهُماtheir two chests
مُناخُهُما يَنفي الحَصى كَلكَلاهُما
As though a night’s roost of eight sandgrouse
As if an abode of eight houses of Qata
were their kneeling-place; their chests scatter the pebbles.
Was their resting place, rubbing away the pebbles under their hooves,
هُماthey both جارَتايَmy two neighboring women لاnot تَعودانِthey both visit هالِكاًa dying man
هُما جارَتايَ لا تَعودانِ هالِكاً
عَلىon سَفَرٍa journey فَكُلُّfor every حَيٍّliving man يَطاهُماtreads their ground
عَلى سَفَرٍ فَكُلُّ حَيٍّ يَطاهُما
They are my two neighbors; they do not visit a dying man
They are my two neighbors who shall not return perished
on a journey—for every living man treads their ground.
From a journey, thus every living being misses them,
هُماthey both نَعجَتانِtwo wild cows مِنamong نِعاجِwild cows قَصيمَةٍa sandy thicket
هُما نَعجَتانِ مِن نِعاجِ قَصيمَةٍ
إِذاwhen مارَتاthey both roam يَأتيهِماcome to them both جُؤذَراهُماtheir two calves
إِذا مارَتا يَأتيهِما جُؤذَراهُما
They are two wild cows among the cows of a sandy thicket;
They are two ewes from the sheep of Qasimah
when they roam, their two calves come to them.
When they pass, their little lambs follow them.
هُماthey both ظَبيَتانِtwo gazelles مِنamong ظِباءِgazelles تَبالَةٍTabalah
هُما ظَبيَتانِ مِن ظِباءِ تَبالَةٍ
يُساقِطُshake down مَرداًarak berries يانِعاًripe مِدرَياهُماtheir two horns
يُساقِطُ مَرداً يانِعاً مِدرَياهُما
They are two gazelles among the gazelles of Tabalah;
They are two gazelles from the gazelles of Tabalah
their two horns shake down ripe arak berries.
Whose flowing milk rains down abundantly from their udders,
إِذاwhen هَزَّتاthey both shake قَرنَيهِماtheir two horns مِنbecause of ذُبابَةٍa fly
إِذا هَزَّتا قَرنَيهِما مِن ذُبابَةٍ
يُصيبُtouch الغُصونَthe branches الدَنِيّاتِlow-hanging نَساهُماtheir two thigh sinews
يُصيبُ الغُصونَ الدَنِيّاتِ نَساهُما
When they shake their horns because of a fly,
When they shake their horns free of flies
their thigh sinews brush the low-hanging branches.
Their swinging hits the low hanging branches.
Sol 6.1