أَلاAh! هَلdid ...? هاجَكَstirred you الأَظعاthe departing caravans (first part)
أَلا هَل هاجَكَ الأَظعا
نُcompletes 'the departing caravans' إِذwhen جاوَزنَthey (women) passed مُطَّلَحاMuṭṭalaḥ
نُ إِذ جاوَزنَ مُطَّلَحا
Ah, did the departing caravans stir you
when they passed Muṭṭalaḥ?
نَعَمyes وَلِوَشكِand with the imminence of بَينَهُمُtheir departure
نَعَم وَلِوَشكِ بَينَهُمُ
جَرىpassed لَكَfor you طائِرٌa bird سَنَحاcrossed auspiciously
جَرى لَكَ طائِرٌ سَنَحا
Yes—and with their departure drawing near,
a bird crossed your path as a good omen.
سَلَكنَthey (women) followed الجَنبَthe flank مِنof رَكَكٍRakak
سَلَكنَ الجَنبَ مِن رَكَكٍ
وَضَوءُand the light الفَجرِof dawn قَدalready وَضَحاshone clearly
وَضَوءُ الفَجرِ قَد وَضَحا
They went along the flank of Rakak,
while the light of dawn had grown clear.
فَمَنso whoever يَفرَحrejoices بِبَينِهُمُat their parting
فَمَن يَفرَح بِبَينِهُمُ
فَغَيريthen someone other than me إِذwhen غَدَواthey set out فَرِحاrejoiced
فَغَيري إِذ غَدَوا فَرِحا
If anyone rejoiced at their parting,
it was another, not I, who was glad when they set out.
فَهَزَّتso she shook رَأسَهاher head عَجَباًin surprise
فَهَزَّت رَأسَها عَجَباً
وَقالَتand she said مازِحٌa joker مَزَحاhe joked
وَقالَت مازِحٌ مَزَحا
So she shook her head in surprise,
and said, 'A joker has jested.'
وَقُلنَand they (women) said مَقيلُناour midday resting place قَرنٌQarn
وَقُلنَ مَقيلُنا قَرنٌ
نُباكِرُwe go early to ماءَهُits water صُبُحاin the morning
نُباكِرُ ماءَهُ صُبُحا
And they said, 'Our midday resting place is Qarn;
we shall reach its water early in the morning.'
فَياso, oh! عَجَباًwhat a wonder! لِمَوقِفِناat our meeting
فَيا عَجَباً لِمَوقِفِنا
وَغُيِّبَand was kept out of sight ثُمَّthen مَنwhoever كَشَحاbore ill will
وَغُيِّبَ ثُمَّ مَن كَشَحا
Ah, how wondrous our meeting was,
with whoever bore ill will then kept out of sight!
تَبِعتُهُمُI followed them بِطَرفِwith the corner of العَيthe eye (first part)
تَبِعتُهُمُ بِطَرفِ العَي
نِcompletes 'the eye' حَتّىuntil قيلَit was said ليto me اِفتَضَحاhe gave himself away
نِ حَتّى قيلَ لي اِفتَضَحا
I followed them with the corner of my eye,
until I was told I had given myself away.
يُوَدِّعُbids farewell to بَعضُناsome of us بَعضاothers
يُوَدِّعُ بَعضُنا بَعضا
وَكُلٌّand each بِالهَوىof love صَرَحاdeclared openly
وَكُلٌّ بِالهَوى صَرَحا
We bid one another farewell,
and each declared their love openly.
Sol 6.1