يَقولُsays فيin قومَسٍQumis صَحبيmy companions وَقَدand already أَخَذَتhad taken
يَقولُ في قومَسٍ صَحبي وَقَد أَخَذَت
مِنّاfrom us السُرىnight travel وَخُطاand the strides of المَهرِيَّةِthe Mahri camels القودِthe long-necked ones
مِنّا السُرى وَخُطا المَهرِيَّةِ القودِ
In Qumis my companions say, when we have been worn down
by night travel and the strides of the long-necked Mahri camels:
أَمَطلَعَis it the rising place of الشَمسِthe sun تَنويyou intend أَنto تَؤُمَّhead toward بِناwith us
أَمَطلَعَ الشَمسِ تَنوي أَن تَؤُمَّ بِنا
فَقُلتُso I said كَلّاno وَلَكِنbut rather مَطلِعَthe rising place of الجودِgenerosity
فَقُلتُ كَلّا وَلَكِن مَطلِعَ الجودِ
“Do you intend to lead us to where the sun rises?”
I said, “No, but to where generosity rises.”
Translation model: Sol 6.1