ثمthen ارعويتI came to my senses وقدand already طالhad grown long الوقوفthe standing بناfor us
ثم ارعويت وقد طال الوقوف بنا
فيهاin it فصرتُso I turned إلىto وجناءa stout-cheeked she-camel شملالfleet
فيها فصرتُ إلى وجناء شملال
Then I came to my senses, after our lingering had grown long,
Then I came to my senses, after we had lingered long
and there I turned to a broad-cheeked, fleet-footed she-camel.
there, and turned to a stout-cheeked, fleet she-camel.
تعطيكshe gives you مشياًa walk وإرقالاًand a swift trot ودأدأةand a pounding run
تعطيك مشياً وإرقالاً ودأدأة
إذاwhen تسربلتrobe themselves الآكامthe hills بالآلin the mirage
إذا تسربلت الآكام بالآل
She gives you a walk, a brisk trot, and a rolling run
She gives you a walk, a swift trot, and a pounding run
when the hillocks robe themselves in shimmering mirage.
when the hills robe themselves in mirage.
تردىshe pounds الأكامthe hills إذاwhen صرتchirp shrilly جنادبهاtheir grasshoppers
تردى الأكام إذا صرت جنادبها
منهاof hers بصُلبٍwith a hard foot وقاحtough البطنِthe sole عَمالever-active
منها بصُلبٍ وقاح البطنِ عَمال
She plunges over the hillocks when their grasshoppers chirr,
She pounds the hills when their grasshoppers chirp,
on hard limbs of hers, tough-bellied and tireless.
with a hard foot of hers, tough-soled and ever-active.
لمdid not يمنعprevent الشربdrinking منهاfrom it غيرexcept أنthat نطقتcalled out
لم يمنع الشرب منها غير أن نطقت
حمامةa dove فيin غصونboughs ذاتِbearing أوقالdoum-palm fruits
حمامة في غصون ذاتِ أوقال
Nothing kept her from drinking there, save that there spoke
Nothing prevented drinking from it but the call
a dove among heavily laden boughs.
of a dove amid boughs bearing doum-palm fruit.
Sol 6.1