مِنْfrom مَنْزِلاتdwelling places أَصْبَحَتْhave become رَمِيماdecayed remains
مِنْ مَنْزِلات أَصْبَحَتْ رَمِيما
فَحَيْثُand where ناصَىadjoined المَدْفَعُal-Madfa النَظِيماal-Nazim
فَحَيْثُ ناصَى المَدْفَعُ النَظِيما
From dwellings that have crumbled to dust,
where al-Madfa adjoined al-Nazim.
وَقَدْand once أَرَىI would see ذاكَthat فَلَنْyet never will يَدُوماit endure
وَقَدْ أَرَى ذاكَ فَلَنْ يَدُوما
يُكْسَيْنَthey are clothed مِنْin لِينِsoftness of الثِيابِgarments نِيماsupple furs
يُكْسَيْنَ مِنْ لِينِ الثِيابِ نِيما
I once saw that—but it will not endure—
clothed in soft garments, in supple furs.
تَسْمَعُyou hear لِلْجِنِّfrom the jinn بِهاthere زِيزيماmurmuring
تَسْمَعُ لِلْجِنِّ بِها زِيزيما
وَلِلأَداوِيِّand from the desert winds (uncertain) بِهاthere تَحذِيماrapid rattling
وَلِلأَداوِيِّ بِها تَحذِيما
You hear there the murmuring of jinn,
and the desert winds there rattling rapidly,
هَزَّshaking الرِياحِof the winds القَصَبَthe reeds الهُمْهُوماthe low-murmuring
هَزَّ الرِياحِ القَصَبَ الهُمْهُوما
وَالهُوجُand the raging winds يَذْرِينَscatter الحَصَىthe pebbles المَهْجُوماthe battered
وَالهُوجُ يَذْرِينَ الحَصَى المَهْجُوما
like winds shaking the low-murmuring reeds.
The raging winds scatter the battered pebbles,
يَنْهَمْنَthey urge with cries فيthrough الذارِthe whirling dust الحَصَىthe pebbles المَنْهُوماthe driven
يَنْهَمْنَ في الذارِ الحَصَى المَنْهُوما
حَتَّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle خاضَتِthey swept through البَرِيماthe two-colored one
حَتَّى إِذا ما خاضَتِ البَرِيما
urging the driven pebbles through the whirling dust,
until, when they swept over the two-colored beast,
أَحْقَبَa white-flanked wild ass يَحْذُوfollowing رَهَقَىswift jennies قَيْدُوماas leader
أَحْقَبَ يَحْذُو رَهَقَى قَيْدُوما
عَبْلاًmassive تَرَىyou see فيin خَلْقِهِhis build تَفْئِيماgreat bulk
عَبْلاً تَرَى في خَلْقِهِ تَفْئِيما
a white-flanked ass following swift jennies, their leader,
massive, with great bulk apparent in his build,
وَاتَّخَذَand he made الشَدَّswift running لَهُنَّfor them قُوماsupport
وَاتَّخَذَ الشَدَّ لَهُنَّ قُوما
يَعْرِضُhe runs crosswise حَتَّىuntil يَنْصِبَhe raises الخَيْشُوماthe muzzle
يَعْرِضُ حَتَّى يَنْصِبَ الخَيْشُوما
he made running their means of support.
He runs crosswise until he raises his muzzle,
مُغايِراًjealously protective أَوْor يَرْهَبُhe fears التَأْيِيماbeing left mateless
مُغايِراً أَوْ يَرْهَبُ التَأْيِيما
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen ماemphatic particle أَنِفَhe scorned التَنُّوماthe tannum plants
حَتَّى إِذَا ما أَنِفَ التَنُّوما
jealously protective, or fearing to be left mateless,
until, when he scorned the tannum plants
وَسَخِطَand he disdained العِنْهَةَthe inhah plants وَالقَيْصُوماand the qaysum plants
وَسَخِطَ العِنْهَةَ وَالقَيْصُوما
تَرَبَّعَتْthey grazed in spring مِنْfrom قُنَّةَQunnah الخُرْطُوماal-Khurtum
تَرَبَّعَتْ مِنْ قُنَّةَ الخُرْطُوما
and disdained the inhah and qaysum,
they sought spring pasture at al-Khurtum, away from Qunnah.
وَهيَand she تَرَىsees لَوْلاwere it not that تَرَىshe sees التَحْرِيماthe prohibition
وَهيَ تَرَى لَوْلا تَرَى التَحْرِيما
رَوْضاًa meadow بِجَشّابِwith heavy النَدَىdew مَأْدُوماseasoned
رَوْضاً بِجَشّابِ النَدَى مَأْدُوما
But for the prohibition they see, they would behold
a meadow seasoned with heavy dew,
مُنْفَجِرَbursting forth الكَوْكَبِthe flowering heart أَوْor مَدْسُوماrichly anointed
مُنْفَجِرَ الكَوْكَبِ أَوْ مَدْسُوما
فَخِمْنَso they recoiled إِذْwhen هَمَّhe intended بِأَنْto يَخِيماrecoil
فَخِمْنَ إِذْ هَمَّ بِأَنْ يَخِيما
its flowering heart bursting forth, or richly anointed.
They recoiled when he intended to recoil.
غَبَّىhe concealed عَلَىover فُتْرَتِهِhis small opening التَعْشِيماthe dry-brush covering
غَبَّى عَلَى فُتْرَتِهِ التَعْشِيما
مِنْof زَغَفِsoft shoots of الغُذَّامِghudhdham shrubs وَالحَطِيماand broken brush
مِنْ زَغَفِ الغُذَّامِ وَالحَطِيما
He concealed his opening beneath a dry-brush cover,
of soft ghudhdham shoots and broken brush,
رَصْعاًpacked tightly كَسَاهاhe clothed it شِيَةًa marking نَمِيماtelltale
رَصْعاً كَسَاها شِيَةً نَمِيما
تَئِنُّit moans حِينَwhen تَجْذِبُyou draw المَخْطُوماthe haltered shaft
تَئِنُّ حِينَ تَجْذِبُ المَخْطُوما
packed tightly, clothing it in telltale mottling.
It moans when you draw the haltered shaft,
أَنِينَthe moaning of عَبْرَىa tearful woman أَسْلَمَتْshe surrendered حَمِيماa loved one
أَنِينَ عَبْرَى أَسْلَمَتْ حَمِيما
بُكاءَthe weeping of ثَكْلَىa bereaved mother فَقَدَتْshe lost حَمِيماa loved one
بُكاءَ ثَكْلَى فَقَدَتْ حَمِيما
the moan of a tearful woman who has surrendered a loved one,
the weeping of a bereaved mother who has lost a loved one;
فَهْيَso she تُرَثّيlaments بِأَبٍfor a father وَابْنِيماand a son
فَهْيَ تُرَثّي بِأَبٍ وَابْنِيما
إِنَّindeed تَمِيماًTamim خُلِقَتْwas fashioned مَلْمُوماclosely united
إِنَّ تَمِيماً خُلِقَتْ مَلْمُوما
so it laments a father and a son.
Indeed, Tamim was fashioned closely united.
سالِمُهُits peaceable one فَوَّقَكَhas supplied you السَلِيماthe sound shaft
سالِمُهُ فَوَّقَكَ السَلِيما
يَمُطُوcarries onward بِناus along مَنْwhoever يَطْلُبُseeks الوُغُوماvengeance
يَمُطُو بِنا مَنْ يَطْلُبُ الوُغُوما
Its peaceable one has supplied you with the sound shaft.
Whoever seeks vengeance carries us onward,
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen الدَهْرُTime اسْتَجَدَّrenewed سِيماa mark
حَتَّى إِذَا الدَهْرُ اسْتَجَدَّ سِيما
مِنَof البِلَىdecay يَسْتَوْهِبَasks as a gift الوَسيماthe handsome man
مِنَ البِلَى يَسْتَوْهِبَ الوَسيما
until, when Time renews a mark
of decay, it begs the handsome man
رِداءَهُhis cloak وَالبِشْرَand gladness وَالنَعِيماand ease
رِداءَهُ وَالبِشْرَ وَالنَعِيما
بِشَيْظَمِيٍّwith a tall, powerful one يَفْهمُunderstands التَفْهِيماexplanation
بِشَيْظَمِيٍّ يَفْهمُ التَفْهِيما
for his cloak, his gladness, and his ease—
with a tall, powerful one who understands explanation,
يَعْتَقِمsilences الأَجْدالَthe master disputants وَالخُصُوماand the opponents
يَعْتَقِم الأَجْدالَ وَالخُصُوما
وَيَعْتَقِيand works (sense uncertain) بِالعُقَمِthrough intricate means التَعْقِيماintricacy
وَيَعْتَقِي بِالعُقَمِ التَعْقِيما
who silences master disputants and opponents,
and works intricacy through intricate means;
دَيَّثْتُI softened مِنْof قَسْوَتِهِits hardness التَحْرِيماthe forbidding resistance
دَيَّثْتُ مِنْ قَسْوَتِهِ التَحْرِيما
كَأَنَّas though بِلْساماًbalsam بِهِin it أَوْor مُوماwax
كَأَنَّ بِلْساماً بِهِ أَوْ مُوما
I softened its forbidding hardness,
as though balsam or wax were in it.
Sol 6.1