وخرقاءُand a headstrong one قدindeed تاهَتْshe grew haughty علىover منwhoever يرومُهاseeks her
وخرقاءُ قد تاهَتْ على من يرومُها
بمَرْقَبِهاwith her lookout العاليlofty وجانِبهاand her flank الصَّعْبِhard to scale
بمَرْقَبِها العالي وجانِبها الصَّعْبِ
And a headstrong one, grown haughty over whoever seeks her,
with her lofty lookout and her forbidding flank.
يَزِرُّbuttons up عَليهاaround her الجَوّthe sky جَيْبَthe neckline غَمامِهِits clouds
يَزِرُّ عَليها الجَوّ جَيْبَ غَمامِهِ
ويُلْبِسُهاand clothes her عقداًa necklace بأنْجمهwith its stars الشهبِgleaming
ويُلْبِسُها عقداً بأنْجمه الشهبِ
The sky buttons the neckline of its clouds around her,
and clothes her in a necklace of its gleaming stars.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle سَرىtraveled by night بَرْقٌlightning بَدَتْshe appeared منthrough خلالهits midst
إِذا ما سَرى بَرْقٌ بَدَتْ من خلاله
كَماas لاحَتِappeared العَذْراءُthe maiden منthrough خِلَلِgaps in الحجبِthe veils
كَما لاحَتِ العَذْراءُ من خِلَلِ الحجبِ
When lightning courses by night, she appears through it,
as a maiden appears through gaps in the veils.
فكمfor many a ذيpossessor of جُنودٍarmies قدindeed أَماتَhe slew بِعَضْبِهِwith his keen sword
فكم ذي جُنودٍ قد أَماتَ بِعَضْبِهِ
وذيand a possessor of سَطَواتٍacts of might قدindeed أَبانَhe drove back عَلىon عَقْبِa heel
وذي سَطَواتٍ قد أَبانَ عَلى عَقْبِ
For many a lord of armies he has slain with his keen sword,
and many a man of might he has driven back on his heels.
سَمَوْتَyou rose لَهاtoward her بالرأَيwith judgment يشرقshines فيin الدُّجىthe darkness
سَمَوْتَ لَها بالرأَي يشرق في الدُّجى
ويَقْطَعُand cuts فيthrough الجُلَّىgreat crises ويَصْدَعُand cleaves فيthrough الهضبِthe rocky heights
ويَقْطَعُ في الجُلَّى ويَصْدَعُ في الهضبِ
You rose toward her with judgment that shines in darkness,
and cuts through great crises and cleaves the rocky heights.
فأَبرزَتهاso you brought her forth مَنْهوكةworn through الجَيْبِthe neckline بِالقَناby spears
فأَبرزَتها مَنْهوكة الجَيْبِ بِالقَنا
وغادَرْتَهاand you left her مَلْصُوقَةَpressed الخَدِّthe cheek بالتّربِto the dust
وغادَرْتَها مَلْصُوقَةَ الخَدِّ بالتّربِ
So you brought her forth, her neckline rent by spears,
and left her with her cheek pressed to the dust.