غداًtomorrow تراهاyou see them جُنَّحاًleaning علىupon الغضاthe ghada trees
غداً تراها جُنَّحاً على الغضا
تطلُبthey seek عهداa bond منfrom زمانa time قدalready مضَىhas passed
تطلُب عهدا من زمان قد مضَى
Tomorrow you will see them leaning upon the ghada trees,
Tomorrow you will see her wings over the meadow
Seeking a bond from a time gone by.
Seeking a covenant from a time now passed
ماwhat بالهاails them خاشعةًdowncast أبصارُهاtheir eyes
ما بالها خاشعةً أبصارُها
إلاexcept إذاwhen برقُthe lightning العقيقal-Aqiq أوbeginning of أومضا: flashed مَضاending of أومضا: flashed
إلا إذا برقُ العقيق أو مَضا
Why are their eyes downcast,
Why are her sights so humble
Except when the lightning of al-Aqiq flashes?
Except when the ruby sparks or glows
مُروعهterrified تحسَبُthey imagine فيover هاماتهاtheir heads
مُروعه تحسَبُ في هاماتها
صوارماsharp swords منهfrom it عليهاagainst them تُنتَضَىare unsheathed
صوارما منه عليها تُنتَضَى
Terrified, they imagine above their heads
She reckons in her thoughts
Sharp swords from it, drawn against them.
Swords against her to be drawn
حنّتْthey yearned إلىfor ركبthe caravan الحجازthe Hijaz تشتكىcomplaining
حنّتْ إلى ركب الحجاز تشتكى
إليهto it منfrom أهلِthe people of العُذَيبِal-Udhayb مَرَضاa malady
إليه من أهلِ العُذَيبِ مَرَضا
They yearned for the Hijaz caravan, complaining
She longed for the caravan of Hijaz complaining
To it of a malady from the people of al-Udhayb.
To it of the people of Udhayb and their sickness
مالكَyou have no فيin الركبِthe caravan غريمٌa debtor ماطلٌdelaying repayment
مالكَ في الركبِ غريمٌ ماطلٌ
بلَىon the contrary علىowed by الحىّthe tribe ديونٌdebts تقُتَضَىto be collected
بلَى على الحىّ ديونٌ تقُتَضَى
You have no debtor in the caravan who delays repayment.
You have in the caravan a hostile procrastinator
On the contrary, the tribe owes debts to be collected.
Yes, alive are debts to be claimed
قالhe said وهلand do ترجوyou hope for الوفاءَrepayment in full عندهمfrom them
قال وهل ترجو الوفاءَ عندهم
كأنهاas though they were علىowed by الأجَلِّthe most illustrious المُرتضَىal-Murtada
كأنها على الأجَلِّ المُرتضَى
He said, "And do you hope for repayment from them,
He said: And do you hope for loyalty from them
As though those debts were owed by the most illustrious al-Murtada?"
As if for the preferred term agreed
Sol 6.1