أَصبَحَتhave become مِنwithout حُلولِthe dwelling of قَوميmy people وَحشاًdesolate
أَصبَحَت مِن حُلولِ قَومي وَحشاً
رَحَبُthe broad spaces of الجَدرِal-Jadr جَلسُهاtheir uplands فَالبِطاحُand the valley flats
رَحَبُ الجَدرِ جَلسُها فَالبِطاحُ
Desolate now, with my people no longer dwelling there,
Lie al-Jadr’s broad spaces, their uplands and valley flats.
أَعَلىis ... faithful to? العَهدِthe pledge أَصبَحَتis now أُمُّUmm (mother of) عَمروٍʿAmr
أَعَلى العَهدِ أَصبَحَت أُمُّ عَمروٍ
لَيتَwould that شِعريI knew أَمor غالَهاhas carried her off الزُمّاحُdestructive fate
لَيتَ شِعري أَم غالَها الزُمّاحُ
Is Umm ʿAmr still true to the pledge?
Would that I knew—or has fate carried her off?
إِنif تَرَيناyou see us قُلَيِّلينَvery few كَماjust as ذيwas driven away (first part of the split verb)
إِن تَرَينا قُلَيِّلينَ كَما ذي
دَwas driven away (completion of the split verb) عَنِaway from المُجرِبينَowners of mangy camels ذَودٌa small herd of camels صِحاحُhealthy
دَ عَنِ المُجرِبينَ ذَودٌ صِحاحُ
If you see us very few, like those driven
Away from owners of mangy camels—a small, healthy herd—
فَبِهِمso in them لِلمُلايِنينَtoward those who deal gently أَناةٌforbearance
فَبِهِم لِلمُلايِنينَ أَناةٌ
وَطِماحٌand defiance إِذاwhen يُرادُis sought الطِماحُdefiance
وَطِماحٌ إِذا يُرادُ الطِماحُ
In them is forbearance toward those who deal gently,
And defiance when defiance is sought.
Sol 6.1