دَعَتناit summoned us لمسرىto a night journey لَيلَةٍa night رَجَبيَّةٍin Rajab
دَعَتنا لمسرى لَيلَةٍ رَجَبيَّةٍ
جَلاrevealed بَرقُهاits lightning جَونَthe black mass of الصَناديدِtowering storm clouds مُظلِماdark
جَلا بَرقُها جَونَ الصَناديدِ مُظلِما
It summoned us to a night journey in Rajab,
whose lightning revealed the dark mass of towering storm clouds.
يَزيفُdrifts يَمانِيهِits southern flank لأَجزاعِtoward the valley bends of بيشَةٍBisha
يَزيفُ يَمانِيهِ لأَجزاعِ بيشَةٍ
وَيَعلوand rises over شَآميهِits northern flank شَرورىSharawra وَأَظلَماand Azlam
وَيَعلو شَآميهِ شَرورى وَأَظلَما
Its southern flank drifted toward the valley bends of Bisha,
while its northern flank rose over Sharawra and Azlam.
وَسِرناand we journeyed بِمَطلولٍwith something dew-moistened مِنَof اللَهوِdelight لَيِّنٍgentle
وَسِرنا بِمَطلولٍ مِنَ اللَهوِ لَيِّنٍ
يَحُطُّit brings down إِلىto السَهلthe plain اليَسوميّof Yasum أَعصَماa white-footed ibex
يَحُطُّ إِلى السَهل اليَسوميّ أَعصَما
And we journeyed with gentle, dew-fresh delight,
that draws the white-footed ibex of Yasum down to the plain.
تَنادَواthey called to one another بِأَغباشِin the dim murk of السَوادِthe darkness فَقَرَّبَتand were brought forward
تَنادَوا بِأَغباشِ السَوادِ فَقَرَّبَت
عَلافيفlarge, sturdy she-camels قَدalready ظاهَرنَthey piled up in layers نِيّاًfat مُعَوَّماaccumulated year upon year
عَلافيف قَد ظاهَرنَ نِيّاً مُعَوَّما
They called to one another in the murky darkness, and forward were brought
sturdy she-camels that had piled up fat year upon year.
يَقرمنَthey crop سَعدانَsa'dan herbage الأَباهِرal-Abahir فيin النَدىthe dew
يَقرمنَ سَعدانَ الأَباهِر في النَدى
وَعذقَand the flower-cluster of الخُزامىlavender وَالنصيّand nasi grass المُجَمَّعاthickly clumped
وَعذقَ الخُزامى وَالنصيّ المُجَمَّعا
They crop the sa'dan of al-Abahir in the dew,
and lavender's flower-clusters and thickly clumped nasi grass.
وَإِنand if سَبَّتَتهshe crops it مالَit bends جَثلاًdense and luxuriant كَأَنَّماas though
وَإِن سَبَّتَته مالَ جَثلاً كَأَنَّما
سَدىwarp threads واثِلاتٍweaving women مِنamong نَواسِجِthe weavers of خَثعَماKhath'am
سَدى واثِلاتٍ مِن نَواسِجِ خَثعَما
And if she crops it, it bends in a dense mass, as though
it were warp laid by women among the weavers of Khath'am.