جَلَبتُI brought الخَيلَthe horses منfrom أَكنافِthe environs of سَرجٍSarj
جَلَبتُ الخَيلَ من أَكنافِ سَرجٍ
إِلىto أَهلthe people of الحواجزal-Hawajiz والكثيبِand al-Kathib
إِلى أَهل الحواجز والكثيبِ
I brought the horses from the environs of Sarj
to the people of al-Hawajiz and al-Kathib,
بكلwith every طُوالَةٍtall شَطباءَslender and shapely طرفٍhighbred steed
بكل طُوالَةٍ شَطباءَ طرفٍ
أَقَبِّslim-waisted مُقَلَّصٍlong-legged عندbeside الجَنيبِthe led horse
أَقَبِّ مُقَلَّصٍ عند الجَنيبِ
with every tall, shapely, highbred steed,
slim-waisted and long-legged beside the led horse.
عليهاupon them كُلُّevery أَروَحَwide-legged شَمّريٍّbold and energetic
عليها كُلُّ أَروَحَ شَمّريٍّ
وَفورِfull of الجأشِcourage فيon اليومthe day العصيبِdire
وَفورِ الجأشِ في اليوم العصيبِ
Upon them rode every wide-legged, vigorous man,
stout of heart on the day of hardship.
صَبَحتُI raided at dawn بهاwith them حَنيفَةَHanifa وهيwhile they were خُوصٌnarrow-eyed
صَبَحتُ بها حَنيفَةَ وهي خُوصٌ
كأَنَّas though زهاءهاtheir mass جَفلُwind-driven clouds الجَنوبِthe south wind
كأَنَّ زهاءها جَفلُ الجَنوبِ
I raided Hanifa with them at dawn, their eyes narrow,
as though their mass were clouds swept by the south wind.
فَكانَso it was كَلاًas brief as saying 'no' ولاand 'no' ماthe act of أَبصروهاthey saw them
فَكانَ كَلاً ولا ما أَبصروها
وَضَلّواand they were lost منsome قتيلٍa slain man أَوor سَليبِa stripped man
وَضَلّوا من قتيلٍ أَو سَليبِ
So their glimpse of them lasted scarcely a 'no, no,'
and they were lost, either slain or stripped.
فأَصبحتِso by morning they were السِباعُthe beasts of prey تَجرُّdragging لَحماًflesh
فأَصبحتِ السِباعُ تَجرُّ لَحماً
غَبيطاًfresh منfrom نفيرٍa fighting man أَوor نجيبِa nobleman
غَبيطاً من نفيرٍ أَو نجيبِ
So by morning the beasts of prey were dragging flesh,
fresh, from warrior or nobleman.
وأَنكلُتُand I made an example of الفَتىthe young man منfrom آلthe house of قرطQurt
وأَنكلُتُ الفَتى من آل قرط
وَكانَand he was فَتىa man of المعاركِbattles والشروبِand drinking parties
وَكانَ فَتى المعاركِ والشروبِ
And I made an example of the young man of the house of Qurt,
and he was a man of battles and drinking bouts.
Sol 6.1