ياO بُؤسَwoe كَلبيmy dog سَيِّدِlord of الكِلابِthe dogs
يا بُؤسَ كَلبي سَيِّدِ الكِلابِ
قَدindeed كانَhad أَعنانيwearied me عَنِfrom العُقابِthe eagle
قَد كانَ أَعناني عَنِ العُقابِ
Alas for my dog, lord of dogs!
Oh, the misery of my dog, the master of all hounds,
He had spared me the need for an eagle (apparently intended; literally, 'wearied me').
Who had spared me the trouble of keeping hunting eagles,
وَكانَand he had قَدalready أَجزىsufficed عَنِin place of القَصّابِthe butcher
وَكانَ قَد أَجزى عَنِ القَصّابِ
وَعَنand in place of شِراءِbuying الجَلَبِthe market-bound livestock الجَلّابِthe livestock dealer
وَعَن شِراءِ الجَلَبِ الجَلّابِ
And he had served me in place of the butcher,
And served me well in place of the butcher,
And of buying the livestock dealer's stock.
And saved me from buying livestock from the drover.
ياO عَينُeye جوديshed tears freely ليfor me عَلىover حَلّابِHallab
يا عَينُ جودي لي عَلى حَلّابِ
مَنwho لِلظِباءِfor the gazelles العُفرِdun-colored وَالذِئابِand the wolves
مَن لِلظِباءِ العُفرِ وَالذِئابِ
O eye, shed tears freely for me over Hallab!
O eye, weep generously for me over Hallab,
Who will take on the dun gazelles and the wolves,
Who is left now for the dust-colored gazelles and the wolves,
وَكُلُّand every صَقرٍfalcon طالِعٍsoaring وَثّابِpouncing
وَكُلُّ صَقرٍ طالِعٍ وَثّابِ
يَختَطِفُsnatches القُطّانَthe dwellers فيin الرَوابيthe hills
يَختَطِفُ القُطّانَ في الرَوابي
And every soaring, pouncing falcon,
And to chase every soaring, pouncing falcon?
Snatching up the dwellers on the hills,
He would snatch up the dwellers of the hills,
كَالبَرقِlike lightning بَينَbetween النَجمِthe stars وَالسَحابِand the clouds
كَالبَرقِ بَينَ النَجمِ وَالسَحابِ
كَمhow many مِنof غَزالٍa gazelle لاحِقِdrawn-in الأَقرابِthe flanks
كَم مِن غَزالٍ لاحِقِ الأَقرابِ
Like lightning between the stars and the clouds?
Like lightning flashing between the stars and the clouds.
How many a slender-flanked gazelle,
How many a gazelle with sleek, lean flanks,
ذيhaving جيئَةٍa coming صَعبٍhard to catch وَذيand having ذَهابِa going
ذي جيئَةٍ صَعبٍ وَذي ذَهابِ
أَشبَعَنيhe sated me مِنهُfrom it مِنَwith الكَبّابِthe roasted meat
أَشبَعَني مِنهُ مِنَ الكَبّابِ
Hard to catch, coming and going,
Elusive in its coming and its going,
He fed me my fill of its roasted meat!
Did he sate me with, turning it into roast meat.
خَرَجتُI went out وَالدُنياand the world إِلىtoward تَبابِruin
خَرَجتُ وَالدُنيا إِلى تَبابِ
بِهِwith him وَكانَand he was عِدَّتيmy equipment وَنابيand my fang
بِهِ وَكانَ عِدَّتي وَنابي
I went out, while the world was heading toward ruin,
I went forth while the world drifted toward ruin,
With him—and he was my equipment and my fang.
With him—for he was my arsenal and my fang.
أَصفَرُyellow قَدalready خُرِّجَwas streaked بِالمُلابِwith saffron perfume
أَصفَرُ قَد خُرِّجَ بِالمُلابِ
كَأَنَّماas though يُدهَنُhe is anointed بِالزِريابِwith liquid gold
كَأَنَّما يُدهَنُ بِالزِريابِ
Yellow, streaked with saffron perfume,
A tawny beast, patterned as if with saffron,
As though he were anointed with liquid gold.
As though he were anointed with liquid gold.
فَبَينَماthen while نَحنُwe بِهِwith him فيin الغابِthe thickets
فَبَينَما نَحنُ بِهِ في الغابِ
إِذsuddenly بَرَزَتshe emerged كالِحَةُbaring الأَنيابِthe fangs
إِذ بَرَزَت كالِحَةُ الأَنيابِ
Then, while we were with him in the thickets,
Then, while we were with him in the thicket,
Suddenly she emerged, her fangs bared,
There emerged a grim-faced terror with bared fangs,
رَقشاءُspeckled جَرداءُbare مِنَof الثِيابِclothing
رَقشاءُ جَرداءُ مِنَ الثِيابِ
كَأَنَّماas though تُبصِرُshe sees مِنfrom نِقابِa face-veil
كَأَنَّما تُبصِرُ مِن نِقابِ
Speckled, bare of clothing,
A speckled viper, smooth and stripped of raiment,
As though she peered from behind a face-veil.
Watching as if peering from behind a veil.
فَعَلِقَتthen she seized عُرقوبَهُhis hock بِنابِwith a fang
فَعَلِقَت عُرقوبَهُ بِنابِ
لَمdid not تَرعَrespect ليfor me حَقّاًa right وَلَمand did not تُحابِshow favor
لَم تَرعَ لي حَقّاً وَلَم تُحابِ
Then she seized his hock with a fang.
She fastened her fang into his hock,
She respected no right of mine and showed no favor.
Observing no right of mine, showing no favor.
فَخَرَّso he fell وَانصاعَتand she darted away بِلاwithout ارتِيابِhesitation
فَخَرَّ وَانصاعَت بِلا ارتِيابِ
كَأَنَّماas though تَنفُخُshe blows مِنfrom جِرابِa leather bag
كَأَنَّما تَنفُخُ مِن جِرابِ
He fell, and she darted away without hesitation,
He fell, and she slunk away without hesitation,
As though she puffed air from a leather bag.
Hissing as though blowing from a puffed waterskin.
لاmay not أُبتُI return إِنif أُبتُI return بِلاwithout عِقابِretribution
لا أُبتُ إِن أُبتُ بِلا عِقابِ
حَتّىuntil تَذوقيyou taste أَوجَعَthe most painful العَذابِtorment
حَتّى تَذوقي أَوجَعَ العَذابِ
May I never return if I return without retribution,
I shall not return—if I return at all—without retribution,
Until you taste the most painful torment.
Until you taste the most agonizing torment.
Gemini 3.5 Flash is a user-supplied attribution. The original record does not identify its model.