ثَلاثَةِthree أَحجارٍstones وَخَطٍّand a line خَطَطتِهِyou traced it
ثَلاثَةِ أَحجارٍ وَخَطٍّ خَطَطتِهِ
لَناfor us بِطَريقِon the road to الغَورِal-Ghawr, the lowlands بِالمُتَنَجَّدِat al-Mutanajjad
لَنا بِطَريقِ الغَورِ بِالمُتَنَجَّدِ
Three stones, and a line you traced
for us on the road to al-Ghawr, at al-Mutanajjad;
وَمَعمَلِand the journeying of أَصحابيmy companions وَخَوصٍand narrow-eyed camels ضَوامِرٍlean
وَمَعمَلِ أَصحابي وَخَوصٍ ضَوامِرٍ
وَمَمشىand a walk إِلىto البُستانِthe garden يَوماًone day وَمَقعَدِand a sitting place
وَمَمشى إِلى البُستانِ يَوماً وَمَقعَدِ
and my companions’ journeying, and lean, narrow-eyed camels;
and a walk to the garden one day, and a sitting place;
وَرَشِّand the sprinkling of الفَتاةِthe maiden الطَلُّthe dew بِالأَبطَحِat al-Abtah, the gravelly flat الَّذيwhich
وَرَشِّ الفَتاةِ الطَلُّ بِالأَبطَحِ الَّذي
جَلَسناwe sat إِلَيهِbeside it وَالمَطِيُّand the riding camels بِأَقتُدِat Aqtud
جَلَسنا إِلَيهِ وَالمَطِيُّ بِأَقتُدِ
and the dew sprinkling the maiden at al-Abtah—the gravelly flat beside which
we sat, while the riding camels were at Aqtud;
وَإِرسالِهاand her sending word لَمّاwhen أُجِدَّwas hastened رَحيلُهاher departure
وَإِرسالِها لَمّا أُجِدَّ رَحيلُها
عَلىin عَجِلٍhaste بادٍevident مِنَfrom البَينِparting موفِدِhastening
عَلى عَجِلٍ بادٍ مِنَ البَينِ موفِدِ
and her sending word, when her departure was hastened,
in evident, pressing haste brought on by parting,
بِأَنwith the message that بِتstay the night عَسىperhaps أَنthat يَستُرَconceal اللَيلُthe night مَقعَداًa sitting place
بِأَن بِت عَسى أَن يَستُرَ اللَيلُ مَقعَداً
وَيَغفُلَand be heedless عَنّاof us ذوthe bearer of الرَدىruin المُتَهَجِّدِthe night worshipper
وَيَغفُلَ عَنّا ذو الرَدى المُتَهَجِّدِ
saying: ‘Stay the night; perhaps the night will conceal a place to sit,
and the doom-bearing night worshipper will fail to notice us.’
Sol 6.1