أَبَعدَafter ...? قَتيلِthe slain man of العَوصِal-ʿAwṣ آسىI mourn عَلىfor فَتاًa young man
أَبَعدَ قَتيلِ العَوصِ آسى عَلى فَتاً
وَصاحِبِهِand his companion أَوor يَأمَلُhopes for الزادَprovisions طارِقُa night visitor
وَصاحِبِهِ أَو يَأمَلُ الزادَ طارِقُ
Shall I mourn any youth after the man slain at al-ʿAwṣ
Has the slain man at al-Awsa caused sorrow for a youth?
and his companion? Or can a night visitor hope for provisions?
Or does the raider hope for provisions?
أَأَطرُدُshall I drive off? نَهباًbooty آخِرَat the end of اللَيلِthe night أَبتَغيI seek
أَأَطرُدُ نَهباً آخِرَ اللَيلِ أَبتَغي
عُلالَةَmeager sustenance for يَومٍa day أَنthat تَعوقَhinder العَوائِقُhindrances
عُلالَةَ يَومٍ أَن تَعوقَ العَوائِقُ
Shall I drive off booty at night's end, seeking
Shall I hunt spoils at the end of night or seek
a day's meager sustenance, for fear that hindrances may stop me?
An excuse for a day when obstacles abound?
لَعَمروُindeed, ʿAmr فَتىًa young man نِلتُمyou struck down كَأَنَّas though رِدائَهُhis cloak
لَعَمروُ فَتىً نِلتُم كَأَنَّ رِدائَهُ
عَلىupon سَرحَةٍa sarḥ tree مِنamong سَرحِsarḥ trees of دَومَةَDūmah شانِقُhanging high
عَلى سَرحَةٍ مِن سَرحِ دَومَةَ شانِقُ
ʿAmr was indeed a youth you struck down; his cloak seemed
By my life, you got a young man as though his cloak
to hang high on a sarḥ tree among Dūmah's sarḥ trees.
Were on a mare of the steeds of Duwmat al-Shanuq!
لَأَطرُدُI shall surely drive off نَهباًbooty أَوor نَزورُwe visit بِفِتيَةٍwith young men
لَأَطرُدُ نَهباً أَو نَزورُ بِفِتيَةٍ
بِأَيمانِهِمin their right hands سُمرُbrown القَناspear-shafts وَالعَقائِقُand gleaming swords
بِأَيمانِهِم سُمرُ القَنا وَالعَقائِقُ
I shall surely drive off booty, or we shall pay a visit with young men,
I will hunt spoils or visit with some youths
with brown spear-shafts and gleaming swords in their right hands.
By their oaths, the pale spears and the anemones!
مَساعِرَةٌkindlers of war شُعثٌdisheveled كَأَنَّas though عُيونَهُمtheir eyes
مَساعِرَةٌ شُعثٌ كَأَنَّ عُيونَهُم
حَريقُa blaze of الغَضاghaḍā wood تُلفىare found عَلَيهاupon it الشَقائِقُsplit logs
حَريقُ الغَضا تُلفى عَلَيها الشَقائِقُ
Kindlers of war, disheveled, whose eyes are like
Disheveled, dusty, as though their eyes
a blaze of ghaḍā wood, with split logs lying upon it.
Were the blaze of departure garlanded with meadow saffron!
فَعُدّواso count شُهورَmonths of الحِرمِsanctity ثُمَّthen تَعَرَّفواfind out
فَعُدّوا شُهورَ الحِرمِ ثُمَّ تَعَرَّفوا
قَتيلَa slain man of أُناسٍa people أَوor فَتاةًa maiden تُعانِقُyou embrace
قَتيلَ أُناسٍ أَو فَتاةً تُعانِقُ
So count the sacred months, then see for yourselves
So count the sacred months, then recognize
a slain tribesman—or a maiden you embrace.
The slain of men or a girl who embraces!
Sol 6.1