للِشَّرَفِsurely al-Sharaf العَودُal-ʿAwd فأَكنافُهُand its flanks
للِشَّرَفِ العَودُ فأَكنافُهُ
ماwhat lies بَينَbetween جُمرانَJumran ويَنصُوبِand Yansub
ما بَينَ جُمرانَ ويَنصُوبِ
Surely al-Sharaf al-ʿAwd and its flanks—
All that lies between Jumran and Yansub—
خَيرٌbetter لَهَاfor her إنif خَشيَتshe fears حَجرةًdearth
خَيرٌ لَهَا إن خَشيَت حَجرةً
مِنthan رَبِّهَاher master زَيدِZayd بنِson of أَيُّوبِAyyub
مِن رَبِّهَا زَيدِ بنِ أَيُّوبِ
Are better for her, if she fears dearth,
Than her master, Zayd son of Ayyub,
مُتَّكِئاًreclining تُقرَعُare knocked upon أَبوابُهُhis doors
مُتَّكِئاً تُقرَعُ أَبوابُهُ
يَسعَىhastens عَلَيهِto attend him العَبدُthe slave بِالكُوبwith the cup
يَسعَى عَلَيهِ العَبدُ بِالكُوب
Reclining while his doors are knocked upon,
The slave hastening to serve him with the cup.
لاَnot يستَفِيقُhe sobers up الدَّهرever مِنfrom شُربِهاdrinking it
لاَ يستَفِيقُ الدَّهر مِن شُربِها
ماas long as حَنَّتِyearn النِّيبُthe aged she-camels إلىfor النِّيبِthe aged she-camels
ما حَنَّتِ النِّيبُ إلى النِّيبِ
He never sobers from drinking it,
As long as aged she-camels yearn for aged she-camels.
Translation model: Sol 6.1