وَرَدتُI came to دارَthe house of سَعيدٍSa'id وَهيَand it was خالِيَةٌempty
وَرَدتُ دارَ سَعيدٍ وَهيَ خالِيَةٌ
وَكانَand he was أَبيَضَfair-faced; noble مِطعاماًgenerous in feeding others ذُرىthe humps of الإِبِلِcamels
وَكانَ أَبيَضَ مِطعاماً ذُرى الإِبِلِ
I came to Sa'id's house, and it was empty.
He was fair-faced and noble, lavish in serving camels' humps.
فَاِرتَحتُso I was moved فيهاin it أَصيلاًlate in the afternoon عِندَupon ذُكرَتِهِremembering him
فَاِرتَحتُ فيها أَصيلاً عِندَ ذُكرَتِهِ
وَصُحبَتيwhile my companions بِمِنىًat Mina لاهونَabsorbed فيin شُغُلِoccupations
وَصُحبَتي بِمِنىً لاهونَ في شُغُلِ
There, late one afternoon, I was moved by his memory,
while my companions at Mina were absorbed in their pursuits.
فَاِبتَعتُso I bought مِنfrom إِبِلِthe camels الجَمالِof the camel-driver دَهشَرَةًa huge she-camel
فَاِبتَعتُ مِن إِبِلِ الجَمالِ دَهشَرَةً
مَوسومَةًbranded لَمnot تَكُنshe was بِالحِقَّةِa she-camel in her fourth year العُطُلِunmarked
مَوسومَةً لَم تَكُن بِالحِقَّةِ العُطُلِ
So I bought a huge she-camel from the camel-driver's herd,
branded—not an unmarked young she-camel.
نَحَرتُهاI slaughtered her عَنon behalf of سَعيدٍSa'id ثُمَّthen قُلتُI said لَهُمto them
نَحَرتُها عَن سَعيدٍ ثُمَّ قُلتُ لَهُم
زورواvisit, all of you الحَطيمَal-Hatim فَإِنّيfor I am غَيرُnot مُرتَحِلِdeparting
زوروا الحَطيمَ فَإِنّي غَيرُ مُرتَحِلِ
I slaughtered her on Sa'id's behalf, then said to them:
Visit al-Hatim, for I am not departing.