قَدsometimes أَغتَديI set out early قَبلَbefore الصَباحِthe dawn الأَبلَجِbright
قَد أَغتَدي قَبلَ الصَباحِ الأَبلَجِ
وَقَبلَand before نَقناقِthe clucking of الدَجاجِthe fowl الدُجُجِblack-plumed
وَقَبلَ نَقناقِ الدَجاجِ الدُجُجِ
I sometimes set out before the bright dawn,
I venture out before the bright morning breaks,
And before the clucking of the black fowl,
And before the clucking of the brooding hens,
بِسَهرِدازِwith a sahridaz-hued bird اللَونِthe color أَوor إِسبَهرَجِisbahraj (a color term)
بِسَهرِدازِ اللَونِ أَو إِسبَهرَجِ
يوفيstands high عَلىupon الكَفِّthe palm اِنتِصابَthe upright stance of الزُمُّجِthe zummuj (a raptor)
يوفي عَلى الكَفِّ اِنتِصابَ الزُمُّجِ
With a hawk of sahridaz hue, or isbahraj,
With a falcon of dust-colored hue or variegated beauty,
Standing high upon the palm, upright as a zummuj,
Standing erect upon the hand like the upright Zummuj,
مُشَمِّرٌtucking up ثِيابَهُhis garments عَنabove مُؤزِجِa boot
مُشَمِّرٌ ثِيابَهُ عَن مُؤزِجِ
كَأَنَّماas though عُلَّwas drenched بِصَبغِin the dye of النيلَجِindigo
كَأَنَّما عُلَّ بِصَبغِ النيلَجِ
His garments tucked up above a boot,
Tucking up his feathered raiment from his talons,
As though soaked in indigo dye.
As though he were dipped in indigo dye.
كَأَنَّas though وَشيَthe embroidery of ريشِهِhis feathers المُدَرَّجِlayered
كَأَنَّ وَشيَ ريشِهِ المُدَرَّجِ
فيin قائِمٍa straight part مِنهُof it وَمِنand of مُعَرَّجِa curved part
في قائِمٍ مِنهُ وَمِن مُعَرَّجِ
As though the embroidery of his layered feathers,
It is as if the embroidery of his layered plumage,
In the straight ones and the curved,
In its straight lines and its curved deviations,
باقيthe remaining حُروفِletters of السَطَرِthe written line المُخَرفَجِscrawled
باقي حُروفِ السَطَرِ المُخَرفَجِ
أَبرَشُspeckled أَوتارِthe cords of الجَناحِthe wing الأَخرَجِpied
أَبرَشُ أَوتارِ الجَناحِ الأَخرَجِ
Were letters remaining in a scrawled line.
Were the fading characters of a scribbled script.
Speckled along the cords of his pied wing,
Speckled are the chords of his black-and-white wing,
بَينَamong خَوافيهِhis hidden wing feathers إِلىas far as الدَهبَرَّجِthe dahbarraj (uncertain plumage term)
بَينَ خَوافيهِ إِلى الدَهبَرَّجِ
Among his hidden wing feathers, as far as the dahbarraj.
Amidst hidden feathers gleaming like gold brocade.
يَنهَسُgnaws سَيرَthe leather strap of المِقوَدِthe leash المُحَملَجِtightly twisted
يَنهَسُ سَيرَ المِقوَدِ المُحَملَجِ
مِنfrom نَهَمِthe ravenousness of الحِرصِeagerness وَإِنand even if لَمhas not يُملِجِsucked
مِن نَهَمِ الحِرصِ وَإِن لَم يُملِجِ
He gnaws the leather strap of the tightly twisted leash,
He bites at the strap of the twisted leather leash,
From ravenous eagerness, even though he has not sucked.
Out of ravenous greed, though he has not yet fed.
يَنحازُveers aside جَولانَthe circling of القَذىa mote المُنَجنَجِswirled about
يَنحازُ جَولانَ القَذى المُنَجنَجِ
عِندَwhen اِمتِدادِthe extension of النَظَرِthe gaze المُحَمَّجِfixed intently
عِندَ اِمتِدادِ النَظَرِ المُحَمَّجِ
He veers like a mote being swirled about,
He shifts about like a roving speck in a watering eye,
When his piercing gaze stretches out,
When he stretches his gaze, narrowing his focus,
مِنfrom مُقلَةٍan eye واسِعَةِwide in المُحَجَّجِthe eye socket
مِن مُقلَةٍ واسِعَةِ المُحَجَّجِ
كَأَنَّماas though تَطرِفُit blinks عَنto reveal فَيروزَجِturquoise
كَأَنَّما تَطرِفُ عَن فَيروزَجِ
From an eye with a wide socket,
From a wide eye-socket, deep and bony,
As though it blinked to reveal turquoise,
As though he blinks revealing a turquoise stone,
فيin هامَةٍa head مِثلَlike الصَلاa smooth stone المُدَمَّجِrounded and compact
في هامَةٍ مِثلَ الصَلا المُدَمَّجِ
In a head like a smoothly rounded stone.
Set in a head smooth as a compact rock.
وَمِنسَرٍand a beak أَقنىhooked رُحابِbroad in المَضرَجِthe gape
وَمِنسَرٍ أَقنى رُحابِ المَضرَجِ
حَتّىuntil قَضَيناwe fulfilled كُلَّevery حاجِneed of مُحتَجِone in need
حَتّى قَضَينا كُلَّ حاجِ مُحتَجِ
And a hooked beak with a broad gape,
And a beak, aquiline, with a wide gape for blood.
Until we had met every need of one in need,
Until we satisfied every need of the hunter,
مِنfrom دَيزَجِdusky اللَونِthe color وَعِزُّand the pride of الدَيزَجِthe dusky-colored
مِن دَيزَجِ اللَونِ وَعِزُّ الدَيزَجِ
مِنfrom كُلِّevery مَحبوكِclosely knit القَراthe back مُدَمَّجِcompactly built
مِن كُلِّ مَحبوكِ القَرا مُدَمَّجِ
From dusky-colored birds, and the pride of the dusky,
Catching the ash-colored birds, the pride of their kind,
From every compact bird with a closely knit back.
From every bird with a compact, tightly-knit back,
ذاكَthat إِلىalong with أَخشَنِrough-feathered سارٍa starling أَثبَجِbroad-backed
ذاكَ إِلى أَخشَنِ سارٍ أَثبَجِ
مُبَرنَسِhooded الهامَةِthe head أَوor مُتَوَّجِcrowned
مُبَرنَسِ الهامَةِ أَو مُتَوَّجِ
That, along with a rough-feathered, broad-backed starling,
To the roughest night-traveler, broad of chest,
Hooded at the head, or crowned,
Hooded upon the head, or wearing a crest,
مُكَحَّلِkohl-lined الآماقِthe inner eye corners أَوor مُزَجَّجِwith finely tapered brows
مُكَحَّلِ الآماقِ أَو مُزَجَّجِ
يَصفُرُwhistles أَحياناًsometimes إِذاwhen لَمdoes not يَهزِجِtrill
يَصفُرُ أَحياناً إِذا لَم يَهزِجِ
Kohl-dark at the inner eye corners, or fine-browed,
With kohl-lined eyelids or arched brows,
Whistling at times when he does not trill,
Whistling at times when not trilling a song,
مِنfrom مِثلِthe likeness of حَرفِthe tip of المِجدَحِthe stirring stick المُعَبَّجِbent
مِن مِثلِ حَرفِ المِجدَحِ المُعَبَّجِ
فَظَلَّso spent the day أَصحابيmy companions بِعَيشٍin a life of سَجسَجِpleasant ease
فَظَلَّ أَصحابي بِعَيشٍ سَجسَجِ
From a beak like the tip of a bent stirring stick.
Like the scraping sound of a carved mixing-stick.
So my companions spent the day in pleasant ease,
So my companions remained in a life of ease,
مِنfrom زَهَمِthe fat of الصَيدِthe game وَشُربِand drinking النَجنَجِwine
مِن زَهَمِ الصَيدِ وَشُربِ النَجنَجِ
تَراهُمُyou see them مِنamong مُعجِلٍone hastening وَمُنضِجِand one cooking thoroughly
تَراهُمُ مِن مُعجِلٍ وَمُنضِجِ
From the fat of game and draughts of wine.
With the savory fat of the hunt and the swigging of wine,
You see them: one cooking in haste, another cooking thoroughly,
You see them: one hastening to cook, one roasting thoroughly,
وَقادِحٍand one striking fire أَورىdrew sparks وَلَمand did not يُؤَجِّجِmake blaze
وَقادِحٍ أَورى وَلَم يُؤَجِّجِ
And one striking fire, who drew sparks but did not raise a blaze.
And one striking flint who sparks a light but has not yet fanned the flame.
Gemini 3.5 Flash is a user-supplied attribution. The original record does not identify its model.