وَليand I have فَرَسٌa mare لَيسَتshe is not شَكوراًgrateful وَإِنَّماbut rather
وَلي فَرَسٌ لَيسَت شَكوراً وَإِنَّما
بِهاabout her نُضرَبُwe cite الأَمثالُproverbs فيconcerning العَضِّbiting وَالرَفسِand kicking
بِها نُضرَبُ الأَمثالُ في العَضِّ وَالرَفسِ
I have a mare who is not grateful; rather,
she is our byword for biting and kicking.
إِذاwhen جَفَلَتshe bolts بيwith me فيthrough ضِياعِthe estates of دَبَرَّشٍDabarrash
إِذا جَفَلَت بي في ضِياعِ دَبَرَّشٍ
فَلَيسَthen there is no لَهاfor her قَبضٌreining in سِوىexcept فيat جَوىJawa فَرسِFars
فَلَيسَ لَها قَبضٌ سِوى في جَوى فَرسِ
When she bolts with me through the estates of Dabarrash,
there is no reining her in except at Jawa Fars.
تُعَربِدُshe runs riot فيat وَقتِthe time of الصَباحِmorning مِنَbecause of الضِياthe light
تُعَربِدُ في وَقتِ الصَباحِ مِنَ الضِيا
وَتَجفُلُand she shies فيin الآصالِthe evenings مِنat شَفَقِthe red glow of الشَمسِthe sun
وَتَجفُلُ في الآصالِ مِن شَفَقِ الشَمسِ
She runs riot in the morning at the light,
and shies in the evenings at the sun's red glow.
فَياso, oh لَيتَهاif only she were عِندَat العَليقِthe fodder جَفولَةٌskittish
فَيا لَيتَها عِندَ العَليقِ جَفولَةٌ
كَماjust as هِيَshe is مِنكارٌwary مِنَof الحِسِّsound وَالجِنسِand her own kind
كَما هِيَ مِنكارٌ مِنَ الحِسِّ وَالجِنسِ
Oh, if only she shied away from her fodder,
as she recoils from sounds and her own kind!
فَلَوfor if شَرِبَتshe drank بِالفَلسِfor a fals مِنfrom كَفِّthe palm of حاتَمٍHatim
فَلَو شَرِبَت بِالفَلسِ مِن كَفِّ حاتَمٍ
لَأَصبَحَhe would become نَدماناًregretful عَلىover تَلَفِthe loss of الفَلسِthe fals
لَأَصبَحَ نَدماناً عَلى تَلَفِ الفَلسِ
For if she drank a fals's worth from Hatim's palm,
he would regret the loss of that fals.
وَلَوand if بَرَزَتshe went forth فيin جَحفَلٍa mighty host تَحتَbeneath عَنتَرٍAntar
وَلَو بَرَزَت في جَحفَلٍ تَحتَ عَنتَرٍ
لَجُدِّلَhe would be felled وَاِنفَلَّتand would be routed جُيوشُthe armies of بَنيthe sons of عَبسِAbs
لَجُدِّلَ وَاِنفَلَّت جُيوشُ بَني عَبسِ
And if she went forth in a host with Antar astride her,
he would be felled, and the armies of Banu Abs would be routed.
Sol 6.1