سُلَيمىSulayma تِلكَthat one فيin العيرِthe caravan
سُلَيمى تِلكَ في العيرِ
قِفيhalt إِنif شِئتِyou wish أَوor سيريjourney on
قِفي إِن شِئتِ أَو سيري
That is Sulayma in the caravan.
O Suleima, in that caravan
Halt if you wish, or journey on.
Stop if you wish, or keep going
فَلَمّاand when أَنthat (linking particle) دَناdrew near الصُبحُthe dawn
فَلَمّا أَن دَنا الصُبحُ
بِأَصواتِwith the voices of العَصافيرِthe sparrows
بِأَصواتِ العَصافيرِ
And when dawn drew near
When morning drew near
With the voices of sparrows,
With the birds' voices
خَرَجناwe set out نَتَّقيwe shield ourselves from الشَمسَthe sun
خَرَجنا نَتَّقي الشَمسَ
مَطاياmounts القَومِthe company كَالعورِlike the one-eyed
مَطايا القَومِ كَالعورِ
We set out, shielding ourselves from the sun;
We went out to avoid the sun
The company’s mounts were like one-eyed beasts.
The people's camels limping like the one-eyed
إِذاwhenever ماemphatic particle أَعرُضٌwayward she-camels حالَتswerved
إِذا ما أَعرُضٌ حالَت
سَدَدناهاwe set them straight بِتَصديرِwith breast-straps
سَدَدناها بِتَصديرِ
Whenever wayward she-camels swerved,
Whenever one turned away
We set them straight with breast-straps.
We guided it with encouragement
Sol 6.1