وَحَيٍّand a tribe أَناخواthey made camp فيin المَنازِلِthe dwellings بِاللِوىat al-Liwa
وَحَيٍّ أَناخوا في المَنازِلِ بِاللِوى
فَصارواso they became بِهِin it بَعدَafter القَطينِthe former residents قَطيناresidents
فَصاروا بِهِ بَعدَ القَطينِ قَطينا
And a tribe made camp in the dwellings at al-Liwa,
so they became residents there after the former residents.
إِذاwhen اِختَلَفواthey go to and fro فيin الدارِthe house ظَلَّتit remains كَأَنَّهاas though it
إِذا اِختَلَفوا في الدارِ ظَلَّت كَأَنَّها
تُبَدِّدُscatters فيهاwithin it الريحُthe wind بَرزَseed (apparently بَزْر) قُطوناpsyllium
تُبَدِّدُ فيها الريحُ بَرزَ قُطونا
When they go to and fro in the house, it seems as though
the wind is scattering psyllium seeds within it.
إِذاwhen طَرَقواthey visit by night قَدريmy cooking pot مَعَwith اللَيلِthe night أَصبَحَتby morning it becomes
إِذا طَرَقوا قَدري مَعَ اللَيلِ أَصبَحَت
بَواطِنُهاits insides مِثلَlike الظَواهِرِthe outsides جوناblack
بَواطِنُها مِثلَ الظَواهِرِ جونا
When they visit my pot at night, by morning
its insides are as black as its outsides.
لَهُمthey have نَظرَةُa glance يُمنىrightward وَيُسرىand leftward إِذاwhen مَشَواthey walk
لَهُم نَظرَةُ يُمنى وَيُسرى إِذا مَشَوا
كَماas مَرَّpassed by مَرعوبٌa frightened person يَخافُfears كَميناan ambush
كَما مَرَّ مَرعوبٌ يَخافُ كَمينا
They glance to right and left when they walk,
like a frightened person passing by, fearing an ambush.
وَيَمشونَand they walk صَفّاًin a file فيin الدِيارِthe dwellings كَأَنَّماas though
وَيَمشونَ صَفّاً في الدِيارِ كَأَنَّما
يَجُرّونَthey drag خَيطاًa thread فيin التُرابِthe dust مَنيناfrail
يَجُرّونَ خَيطاً في التُرابِ مَنينا
And they walk in a file through the dwellings, as though
dragging a frail thread through the dust.
فَفيso in كُلِّeach بَيتٍhouse مِنof بُيوتِيَmy houses قَرِيَةٍa village
فَفي كُلِّ بَيتٍ مِن بُيوتِيَ قَرِيَةٍ
تَضُمُّcontains صُنوفاًkinds مِنهُمُof them وَفُنوناand varieties
تَضُمُّ صُنوفاً مِنهُمُ وَفُنونا
So in each of my houses there is a village,
containing kinds and varieties of them.
فَياso, O مَنone who رَأىhas seen بَيتاًa house يَضيقُis too cramped بِخَمسَةٍfor five
فَيا مَن رَأى بَيتاً يَضيقُ بِخَمسَةٍ
وَفيهِand in it قُرَيّاتٍlittle villages يَسَعنَhold مِئيناhundreds
وَفيهِ قُرَيّاتٍ يَسَعنَ مِئينا
Oh, who has seen a house too cramped for five,
yet with little villages inside that hold hundreds?
Translation model: Sol 6.1