للِشَّرَفِto the high ground العَودُthe return فأَكنافُهُand its environs
للِشَّرَفِ العَودُ فأَكنافُهُ
ماwhat lies بَينَbetween جُمرانَJumran ويَنصُوبِand Yansub
ما بَينَ جُمرانَ ويَنصُوبِ
The return to the high ground and its environs,
between Jumran and Yansub,
خَيرٌbetter لَهَاfor her إنif خَشيَتshe fears حَجرةًconfinement
خَيرٌ لَهَا إن خَشيَت حَجرةً
مِنfrom رَبِّهَاher master زَيدِZayd بنِson of أَيُّوبِAyyub
مِن رَبِّهَا زَيدِ بنِ أَيُّوبِ
is better for her if she fears confinement
from her master, Zayd ibn Ayyub.
مُتَّكِئاًreclining تُقرَعُare knocked أَبوابُهُhis doors
مُتَّكِئاً تُقرَعُ أَبوابُهُ
يَسعَىhurries عَلَيهِto serve him العَبدُthe servant بِالكُوبwith the cup
يَسعَى عَلَيهِ العَبدُ بِالكُوب
Reclining, he hears his doors being knocked;
a servant hurries to him with a cup.
لاَdoes not يستَفِيقُsober up الدَّهرever مِنfrom شُربِهاdrinking it
لاَ يستَفِيقُ الدَّهر مِن شُربِها
ماas long as حَنَّتِyearned النِّيبُthe aged she-camels إلىfor النِّيبِthe aged she-camels
ما حَنَّتِ النِّيبُ إلى النِّيبِ
He never sobers from drinking it, all his days,
as long as aged she-camels yearn for aged she-camels.