أَجَدَّhas it become earnest? بِعَمرَةَwith ‘Amrah غُنيانُهاher indifference
أَجَدَّ بِعَمرَةَ غُنيانُها
فَتَهجُرَso you forsake her أَمor شَأنُناour state شانُهاher state
فَتَهجُرَ أَم شَأنُنا شانُها
Has ‘Amrah truly grown indifferent,
Amrah's youth has made her wealth grow
so you should forsake her—or is her plight like ours?
So did she shun us or was it just our affair?
وَإِنand though تُمسِshe comes to evening شَطَّتhas gone far بِهاwith her دارُهاher dwelling
وَإِن تُمسِ شَطَّت بِها دارُها
وَباحَand became plain لَكَto you اليَومَtoday هِجرانُهاher estrangement
وَباحَ لَكَ اليَومَ هِجرانُها
And though by evening her home has borne her far away,
And if she grazed in her abode
and today her estrangement is plain to you,
Today her estrangement has reached you
فَماso no رَوضَةٌmeadow مِنamong رِياضِthe meadows of القَطاsandgrouse
فَما رَوضَةٌ مِن رِياضِ القَطا
كَأَنَّas though المَصابيحَthe lamps حَوذانُهاits buttercups
كَأَنَّ المَصابيحَ حَوذانُها
no meadow among the sandgrouse meadows—
No garden of gardens is like Qata’s
as though lamps were its buttercups—
As if its lanterns are its firebrands
بِأَحسَنَany fairer مِنهاthan her وَلاnor مُزنَةٌa rain cloud
بِأَحسَنَ مِنها وَلا مُزنَةٌ
دَلوحٌheavy with rain تَكَشَّفُclears أَدجانُهاits darkness
دَلوحٌ تَكَشَّفُ أَدجانُها
is fairer than she, nor a rain cloud
None fairer than she nor slender as a branch
heavy with rain, whose darkness clears.
A bucket whose darkness has cleared
وَعَمرَةُand ‘Amrah مِنamong سَرَواتِthe noblest النِساwomen (continued)
وَعَمرَةُ مِن سَرَواتِ النِسا
ءِ(completes 'women') تَنفَحُwaft بِالمِسكِwith musk أَردانُهاher sleeves
ءِ تَنفَحُ بِالمِسكِ أَردانُها
And ‘Amrah is among the noblest of women;
Amrah is of the lofty women
her sleeves waft musk.
Who scent with musk their veils
وَنَحنُand we الفَوارِسُthe horsemen يَومَthe day of الرَبيal-Rabi‘ (continued)
وَنَحنُ الفَوارِسُ يَومَ الرَبي
عِ(completes 'al-Rabi‘') قَدindeed عَلِمواthey have learned كَيفَhow فُرسانُهاits horsemen
عِ قَد عَلِموا كَيفَ فُرسانُها
And we were the horsemen on the day of al-Rabi‘;
And we are the horsemen on the day of mounted foray
they know well what its horsemen are like.
Who know well how to charge as horsemen
جَنَبناwe led الحِرابَthe spears وَراءَbehind الصَريthe caller for aid (continued)
جَنَبنا الحِرابَ وَراءَ الصَري
خِ(completes 'caller for aid') حَتّىuntil تَقَصَّفَsplintered مُرّانُهاtheir ashwood shafts
خِ حَتّى تَقَصَّفَ مُرّانُها
We led the spears behind the caller for aid,
We kept the swords behind the bow cases
until their ashwood shafts splintered.
Until their sharp edges were blunted
فَلَمّاthen when اِستَقَلَّhe rose كَلَيثِlike a lion الغَريthe thicket (continued)
فَلَمّا اِستَقَلَّ كَلَيثِ الغَري
فِ(completes 'thicket') زانَadorned الكَتيبَةَthe battalion أَعوانُهاits supporters
فِ زانَ الكَتيبَةَ أَعوانُها
Then, when he rose like a lion of the thicket,
When the lion of war grew independent
its supporters lent the battalion splendor.
His helpers strengthened the battalion
تَراهُنَّyou see them يُخلَجنَthey are jerked خَلجَthe jerking of الدِلاthe buckets (continued)
تَراهُنَّ يُخلَجنَ خَلجَ الدِلا
ءِ(completes 'buckets') تَختَلِجُtug النَزعَthe drawing out أَشطانُهاtheir ropes
ءِ تَختَلِجُ النَزعَ أَشطانُها
You see them jerked as buckets are jerked,
You see them quiver with the quiver of shields
their ropes tugging as they are drawn up.
As the death-throes make the spears quiver
وَلاقىand encountered الشَقاءَmisery لَدىduring حَربِناour war
وَلاقى الشَقاءَ لَدى حَربِنا
دُحَيٌّDuhayy وَعَوفٌand ‘Awf وَإِخوانُهاand their kindred
دُحَيٌّ وَعَوفٌ وَإِخوانُها
And in war with us, suffering befell
And at our battle Duhy and Awaf met doom
Duhayy, ‘Awf, and their kindred.
And their brothers and comrades
رَدَدناwe drove back الكَتيبَةَthe battalion مَفلولَةًrouted
رَدَدنا الكَتيبَةَ مَفلولَةً
بِهاin it أَفنُهاits weakness وَبِهاand in it ذانُهاits blemish
بِها أَفنُها وَبِها ذانُها
We drove the battalion back, routed,
We turned back the battalion routed
with its weakness and its blemish.
Destroying it with the same that made it
وَقَدand indeed عَلِمواthey have learned أَنthat مَتىwhenever نَنبَعِثwe set out
وَقَد عَلِموا أَن مَتى نَنبَعِث
عَلىagainst مِثلِهاone like it تَذكُblaze نيرانُهاits fires
عَلى مِثلِها تَذكُ نيرانُها
And they know that whenever we set out
And they knew that whenever we rise against its like
against one like it, its fires blaze.
Its fires will remember us
وَلَولاand but for كَراهَةُaversion to سَفكِshedding الدِماءِblood
وَلَولا كَراهَةُ سَفكِ الدِماءِ
لَعادَwould have returned لِيَثرِبَto Yathrib أَديانُهاits customary order
لَعادَ لِيَثرِبَ أَديانُها
And but for aversion to shedding blood,
And but for abhorrence of bloodshed
Yathrib would have regained its old order.
Its rivers would have watered its valleys
وَيَثرِبُand Yathrib تَعلَمُknows أَنَّthat النَبيal-Nabit (continued)
وَيَثرِبُ تَعلَمُ أَنَّ النَبي
تَ(completes 'al-Nabit') راسٍfirmly established بِيَثرِبَin Yathrib ميزانُهاits balance
تَ راسٍ بِيَثرِبَ ميزانُها
And Yathrib knows that al-Nabit's
Yathrib knows well that the Prophet
balance stands firm in Yathrib.
Makes Yathrib's scales even
حِسانُhandsome الوُجوهِfaces حِدادُsharp السُيوswords (continued)
حِسانُ الوُجوهِ حِدادُ السُيو
فِ(completes 'swords') يَبتَدِرُrace toward المَجدَglory شُبّانُهاits young men
فِ يَبتَدِرُ المَجدَ شُبّانُها
Fair of face, keen of sword,
Beauty of face, mourning of swords
its young men race for glory.
Youths hastening to glory
وَبِالشَوطِand at al-Shawt مِنof يَثرِبٍYathrib أَعبُدٌslaves
وَبِالشَوطِ مِن يَثرِبٍ أَعبُدٌ
سَتَهلِكُwill be squandered فيon الخَمرِwine أَثمانُهاtheir prices
سَتَهلِكُ في الخَمرِ أَثمانُها
And at al-Shawt in Yathrib are slaves;
And by trot from Yathrib Abbed
their prices will be squandered on wine.
Will waste its riches in wine
يَهونُmatter little عَلىto الأَوسِal-Aws أَثمانُهُمtheir prices
يَهونُ عَلى الأَوسِ أَثمانُهُم
إِذاwhen راحَgoes forth يَخطِرُstruts نَشوانُهاits drunken man
إِذا راحَ يَخطِرُ نَشوانُها
Their prices mean little to al-Aws
Cheap to the Aws seem their riches
when its drunkard goes swaggering forth.
When their drinking-bouts grow riotous
أَتَتهُمcame upon them عَرانينُchieftains مِنfrom مالِكٍMalik
أَتَتهُم عَرانينُ مِن مالِكٍ
سِراعٌswift إِلىtoward الرَوعِterror فِتيانُهاits young men
سِراعٌ إِلى الرَوعِ فِتيانُها
Chieftains from Malik came upon them,
There came to them maidens of Malik
its young men swift toward battle's terror.
Youths rushing to fright them
وَقَدand indeed عَلِمواthey have learned أَنَّthat ماwhat فَلَّهُمbroke them
وَقَد عَلِموا أَنَّ ما فَلَّهُم
حَديدُiron النَبيتِal-Nabit وَأَعيانُهاand its foremost men
حَديدُ النَبيتِ وَأَعيانُها
And they know that what broke them
And they knew that what undid them
was al-Nabit's iron and its foremost men.
Were the Prophet's swords and helpers
Sol 6.1