صَرَمَتshe severed أُمامَةُUmamah حَبلَهاher bond وَرَعومُand Ra'um
صَرَمَت أُمامَةُ حَبلَها وَرَعومُ
وَبَداand became apparent المُجَمجَمُthe unspoken مِنهُماfrom the two of them المَكتومُthe concealed
وَبَدا المُجَمجَمُ مِنهُما المَكتومُ
Umamah severed her bond, and Ra'um too.
And what the two had kept unspoken and concealed came to light:
لِلبَينِfor separation مِنّاfrom us وَاِختِيارِand choosing سَوائِناothers than us
لِلبَينِ مِنّا وَاِختِيارِ سَوائِنا
وَلَقَدand indeed عَلِمتِyou knew لَغَيرَsurely other than ذاكِthat أَرومُI seek
وَلَقَد عَلِمتِ لَغَيرَ ذاكِ أَرومُ
their parting from us and choosing others in our stead.
You knew well that I sought something other than that.
وَإِذاand when هَمَمنَthey contemplate بِغِدرَةٍan act of treachery أَزمَعنَهاthey resolve upon it
وَإِذا هَمَمنَ بِغِدرَةٍ أَزمَعنَها
خُلُفاًbreaking promises فَلَيسَso is not وِصالُهُنَّtheir union يَدومُlasting
خُلُفاً فَلَيسَ وِصالُهُنَّ يَدومُ
Whenever they contemplate treachery, they resolve upon it,
breaking faith; their union does not endure.
وَدَعاand beckoned الغَوانِيَthe beauties إِذwhen رَأَينَthey saw تَهَشُّميmy decrepitude
وَدَعا الغَوانِيَ إِذ رَأَينَ تَهَشُّمي
رَوقُthe bloom الشَبابِof youth فَماso no لَهُنَّthey have حُلومُsound judgments
رَوقُ الشَبابِ فَما لَهُنَّ حُلومُ
And when they saw my decline, the beauties were beckoned
by the bloom of youth; they have no sound judgment.
وَرَأَينَand they saw أَنّيthat I قَدalready عَلَتنيwas overtaken by كَبرَةٌold age
وَرَأَينَ أَنّي قَد عَلَتني كَبرَةٌ
فَالوَجهُso the face فيهِin it تَضَمُّرٌgauntness وَسُهومُand drawnness
فَالوَجهُ فيهِ تَضَمُّرٌ وَسُهومُ
They saw that old age had overtaken me,
so my face is gaunt and drawn.
وَطَوَينَand they folded ثَوبَa garment بَشاشَةٍof cheerfulness أَبلَيتَهُyou wore it out
وَطَوَينَ ثَوبَ بَشاشَةٍ أَبلَيتَهُ
فَلَهُنَّso they have مِنكَbecause of you هَساهِسٌwhispered misgivings وَهُمومُand worries
فَلَهُنَّ مِنكَ هَساهِسٌ وَهُمومُ
They folded away the garment of cheerfulness that you had worn out;
because of you they have whispered misgivings and worries.
وَإِذاand when مَشَيتُI walk هَدَجتُI totter غَيرَnot مُبادِرٍhastening
وَإِذا مَشَيتُ هَدَجتُ غَيرَ مُبادِرٍ
رَسفَthe shuffle المُقَيَّدِof the fettered man ماnot أَكادُI nearly أَريمُmove
رَسفَ المُقَيَّدِ ما أَكادُ أَريمُ
When I walk, I totter, making no haste,
shuffling like a fettered man, scarcely able to move.
وَلَقَدand indeed يَكُنَّthey would be إِلَيَّtoward me صوراًinclining مُرَّةًonce
وَلَقَد يَكُنَّ إِلَيَّ صوراً مُرَّةً
أَيّامَin the days when لَونُthe color غَدائِريof my plaits يَحمومُcoal-black
أَيّامَ لَونُ غَدائِري يَحمومُ
Yet once they used to incline toward me,
in the days when my plaits were coal-black.
وَلَقَدand indeed أَكونُI would be مِنَwith الفَتاةِthe maiden بِمَنزِلٍin a position
وَلَقَد أَكونُ مِنَ الفَتاةِ بِمَنزِلٍ
فَأَبيتُso I spend the night لاnot حَرِجٌconstrained وَلاnor مَحرومُdeprived
فَأَبيتُ لا حَرِجٌ وَلا مَحرومُ
And I used to hold a favored place with a maiden,
passing the night neither constrained nor denied.
وَلَقَدand indeed أُغِصُّI make choke أَخاthe man of الشِقاقِstrife بِريقِهِon his own saliva
وَلَقَد أُغِصُّ أَخا الشِقاقِ بِريقِهِ
فَيَصُدُّso he turns away وَهوَwhile he is عَنِof الحِفاظِdefending honor سَؤومُweary
فَيَصُدُّ وَهوَ عَنِ الحِفاظِ سَؤومُ
I would make the contentious man choke on his own saliva,
so he turned away, weary of defending his honor.
وَلَقَدand indeed تُباكِرُنيshe comes to me early عَلىwith لَذّاتِهاher pleasures
وَلَقَد تُباكِرُني عَلى لَذّاتِها
صَهباءُtawny wine عارِيَةُfree of القَذىdregs خُرطومُchoice first-pressed wine
صَهباءُ عارِيَةُ القَذى خُرطومُ
And early she would come to me with her delights—
a tawny wine, free of dregs, the choicest first pressing,
مِنfrom عاتِقٍaged wine حَدِبَتcurved protectively عَلَيهِover it دِنانُهُits jars
مِن عاتِقٍ حَدِبَت عَلَيهِ دِنانُهُ
فَكَأَنَّهاso they seem جَربىmangy بِهِنَّupon them عَصيمُpitch encrustation
فَكَأَنَّها جَربى بِهِنَّ عَصيمُ
from aged wine over which its jars hunched,
as though they were mangy, with pitch crusted upon them:
مِمّاof what تَغالاهُthey bid high for it التِجارُthe merchants غَريبَةٍforeign
مِمّا تَغالاهُ التِجارُ غَريبَةٍ
وَلَهاand it has بِعانَةَat Anah وَالفُراتِand the Euphrates كُرومُvineyards
وَلَها بِعانَةَ وَالفُراتِ كُرومُ
a foreign wine of those the merchants bid high for,
with vineyards at Anah and along the Euphrates.
وَتَظَلُّand she keeps تَنصُفُناserving us بِهاwith it قَرَوِيَّةٌa village woman
وَتَظَلُّ تَنصُفُنا بِها قَرَوِيَّةٌ
إِبريقُهاher ewer بِرِقاعِهاwith her cloth scraps مَلثومُmouth-veiled
إِبريقُها بِرِقاعِها مَلثومُ
And a village woman keeps serving us with it,
her ewer veiled at the mouth with her cloth scraps.
وَإِذاand when تَعاوَرَتِtake turns with الأَكُفُّthe hands زُجاجَهاits glass cups
وَإِذا تَعاوَرَتِ الأَكُفُّ زُجاجَها
نَفَحَتit wafts fragrance فَنالَso catches رِياحَهاits aromas المَزكومُthe cold-sufferer
نَفَحَت فَنالَ رِياحَها المَزكومُ
When hands pass its glass cups around,
it breathes fragrance, and even a man with a cold catches its scent.
وَكَأَنَّand as though شارِبَهاits drinker أَصابَstruck لِسانَهُhis tongue
وَكَأَنَّ شارِبَها أَصابَ لِسانَهُ
مِنfrom داءِthe sickness of خَيبَرَKhaybar أَوor تِهامَةَTihamah مومُa fever
مِن داءِ خَيبَرَ أَو تِهامَةَ مومُ
It is as though its drinker's tongue were struck
by a fever from the sickness of Khaybar or Tihamah.
وَلَقَدand indeed تَشُقُّshe cleaves بِيَcarrying me الفَلاةَthe wilderness إِذاwhen طَفَتloomed
وَلَقَد تَشُقُّ بِيَ الفَلاةَ إِذا طَفَت
أَعلامُهاits landmarks وَتَغَوَّلَتand it became ghoul-like عُلكومُa massive she-camel
أَعلامُها وَتَغَوَّلَت عُلكومُ
And she cleaves the desert carrying me, when there loom
its landmarks and it turns ghoul-like—a mighty she-camel,
غولُa demon النَجاءِof swift travel كَأَنَّهاas though she were مُتَوَجِّسٌa wary beast
غولُ النَجاءِ كَأَنَّها مُتَوَجِّسٌ
بِاللُبنَتَينِat al-Lubnatayn مُوَلَّعٌmottled مَوشومُtattoo-marked
بِاللُبنَتَينِ مُوَلَّعٌ مَوشومُ
a demon of swift travel, as though she were a wary wild bull,
at al-Lubnatayn, mottled as though tattooed.
باتَتit spent the night تُكَفِّئُهُbuffeting him إِلىtoward مَحناتِهِhis sheltering hollows
باتَت تُكَفِّئُهُ إِلى مَحناتِهِ
نَكباءُa crosswind تَلفَحُlashing وَجهَهُhis face وَغُيومُand clouds
نَكباءُ تَلفَحُ وَجهَهُ وَغُيومُ
All night he was buffeted toward his sheltering hollows
by a crosswind lashing his face, and by clouds.
صَرِدُchilled الأَديمِin the hide كَأَنَّهُas though he were ذوone with شَجَّةٍa head wound
صَرِدُ الأَديمِ كَأَنَّهُ ذو شَجَّةٍ
بَرَدَتchilled عَلَيهِupon him مِنَfrom المَضيضِsmarting pain كُلومُwounds
بَرَدَت عَلَيهِ مِنَ المَضيضِ كُلومُ
Chilled in hide, he seemed a man with a head wound,
whose wounds had chilled him with their smarting pain.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though يَجريflows عَلىalong مِدراتِهِhis pointed horn
وَكَأَنَّما يَجري عَلى مِدراتِهِ
مِمّاfrom what طَحَلَّبَgathered like moss لُؤلُؤٌpearls مَنظومُstrung together
مِمّا طَحَلَّبَ لُؤلُؤٌ مَنظومُ
And it seemed that down his pointed horn there flowed,
from moisture gathered like moss, pearls strung together.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماindeed اِنجابَlifted عَنهُfrom him لَيلُهُhis night
حَتّى إِذا ما اِنجابَ عَنهُ لَيلُهُ
وَبَدَتand appeared مِتانٌhard uplands حَولَهُaround him وَحُزومُand rugged ridges
وَبَدَت مِتانٌ حَولَهُ وَحُزومُ
Until, when his night had lifted from him
and hard uplands and rugged ridges appeared around him,
هاجَتrushed upon بِهِhim غُضفُdroop-eared الضِراءِhunting hounds مُغيرَةٌcharging
هاجَت بِهِ غُضفُ الضِراءِ مُغيرَةٌ
كَالقِدِّlike leather thongs لَيسَthere is no لِهامِهِنَّon their heads لُحومُflesh
كَالقِدِّ لَيسَ لِهامِهِنَّ لُحومُ
the droop-eared hunting hounds rushed upon him, charging,
like leather thongs, with no flesh upon their heads.
فَاِنصاعَso he sped off كَالمِصباحِlike a lamp يَطفوrises into view مَرَّةًat one moment
فَاِنصاعَ كَالمِصباحِ يَطفو مَرَّةً
وَيَلوحُand flashes وَهوَwhile he is مُثابِرٌpersevering مَدهومُbeset
وَيَلوحُ وَهوَ مُثابِرٌ مَدهومُ
He sped away like a lamp, now rising into view,
now flashing, pressing on though beset.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماindeed اِنجابَlifted عَنهُfrom him رَوعُهُhis fright
حَتّى إِذا ما اِنجابَ عَنهُ رَوعُهُ
وَأَفاقَand recovered بَعدَafter فِرارِهِhis flight المَهزومُthe routed one
وَأَفاقَ بَعدَ فِرارِهِ المَهزومُ
Until, when his fright had lifted from him
and the routed beast recovered after his flight,
هَزَّbrandished السِلاحَthe weapons لَهُنَّat them مُصعَبُan untamed beast قُفرَةٍof the wilderness
هَزَّ السِلاحَ لَهُنَّ مُصعَبُ قُفرَةٍ
مُتَخَمِّطٌraging بِلُغامِهِwith his foam مَرثومُmuzzle-smeared
مُتَخَمِّطٌ بِلُغامِهِ مَرثومُ
the untamed bull of the wilderness brandished his weapons at them,
raging, his muzzle smeared with foam.
يَهويhe lunges فَيُقعِصُand kills outright ماwhatever أَصابَhe struck بَرَوقِهِwith his horn
يَهوي فَيُقعِصُ ما أَصابَ بَرَوقِهِ
فَجَبينُهُso his brow جَسِدٌblood-caked بِهِon it تَدميمُblood-smearing
فَجَبينُهُ جَسِدٌ بِهِ تَدميمُ
He lunged, killing outright whatever his horn struck,
his brow blood-caked and smeared with gore.
فَتَنَهنَهَتso they drew back عَنهُfrom him وَوَلّىand he turned away يَقتَريtraversing
فَتَنَهنَهَت عَنهُ وَوَلّى يَقتَري
رَملاًsand بِخُبَّةَat Khubbah تارَةًat times وَيَصومُand stands still
رَملاً بِخُبَّةَ تارَةً وَيَصومُ
Then they drew back from him, and he turned away, traversing
the sands at Khubbah, now moving, now standing still.
يَرعىhe grazes صَحارِيَthe deserts of حامِزٍHamiz أَصيافَهاtheir summer pastures
يَرعى صَحارِيَ حامِزٍ أَصيافَها
وَلَهُand he has بِخَينَفَat Khaynaf مُنتَأىًa distant refuge وَتَخومُand boundaries
وَلَهُ بِخَينَفَ مُنتَأىً وَتَخومُ
He grazes the summer pastures of the deserts of Hamiz,
and at Khaynaf he has a distant refuge and ranges.
وَفَلاةِand a wilderness يَعفورٍof an antelope calf يَحارُlose their way بِهاin it القَطاthe sandgrouse
وَفَلاةِ يَعفورٍ يَحارُ بِها القَطا
وَكَأَنَّماand as though الهاديthe guide بِهاin it مَأمومُbrain-wounded
وَكَأَنَّما الهادي بِها مَأمومُ
And many a young antelope's wilderness, where sandgrouse lose their way—
and where the guide seems wounded in the brain—
قَدindeed جُبتُهاI traversed it لَمّاwhen تَوَقَّدَblazed حَرُّهاits heat
قَد جُبتُها لَمّا تَوَقَّدَ حَرُّها
إِنّيindeed I كَذاكَam like that عَلىin confronting الأُمورِaffairs هَجومُheadlong
إِنّي كَذاكَ عَلى الأُمورِ هَجومُ
I traversed when its heat blazed;
such am I: headlong in confronting affairs.
أَسرَيتُهاI crossed it by night بِطِوالَةٍon a tall she-camel أَقرانُهاher companions
أَسرَيتُها بِطِوالَةٍ أَقرانُها
يَبغَمنَthey low وَهيَwhile she عَنِfrom البُغامِlowing كَظومُrestraining herself
يَبغَمنَ وَهيَ عَنِ البُغامِ كَظومُ
I crossed it by night on a tall she-camel whose companions
lowed, while she stifled her lowing.
وَلَقَدand indeed تَأَوَّبُvisits by night أُمُّthe mother of جَهمٍJahm أَركُباًa band of riders
وَلَقَد تَأَوَّبُ أُمُّ جَهمٍ أَركُباً
طَبَخَتcooked هَواجِرُmidday heats لَحمَهُمtheir flesh وَسُمومُand a scorching wind
طَبَخَت هَواجِرُ لَحمَهُم وَسُمومُ
And Umm Jahm would visit by night a band of riders
whose flesh noon's heat and the scorching wind had cooked.
وَقَعواthey sank down وَقَدand already طالَتhad lengthened سُراهُمtheir night journey وَقعَةًa heavy fall
وَقَعوا وَقَد طالَت سُراهُم وَقعَةً
فَهُمُso they إِلىbeside رُكَبِthe knees of المَطِيِّthe riding camels جُثومُcrouching
فَهُمُ إِلى رُكَبِ المَطِيِّ جُثومُ
After their long night journey, they sank down heavily,
and lay huddled beside their camels' knees.
فَحَلَمتُهاso I dreamed of her وَبَنوwhile the sons of رُفَيدَةَRufaydah دونَهاwere between me and her
فَحَلَمتُها وَبَنو رُفَيدَةَ دونَها
لاmay not يَبعَدَنَّever be far away خَيالُهاher phantom المَحلومُseen in dreams
لا يَبعَدَنَّ خَيالُها المَحلومُ
So I dreamed of her, with the sons of Rufaydah between me and her;
may her dreamed-of phantom never be far away!
وَتَجاوَزَتand she crossed خُشبَthe rugged hills of الأُرَيطِal-Urayt وَدونَهُand before it
وَتَجاوَزَت خُشبَ الأُرَيطِ وَدونَهُ
عَرَبٌArabs يَرُدُّturning back ذَويthose burdened with الهُمومِcares وَرومُand Romans
عَرَبٌ يَرُدُّ ذَوي الهُمومِ وَرومُ
She crossed the rugged hills of al-Urayt, before which stood
Arabs who turn back those burdened with cares, and Romans.
حَبَسواthey halted المَطِيَّthe riding camels عَلىbeside قَديمٍancient عَهدُهُits age
حَبَسوا المَطِيَّ عَلى قَديمٍ عَهدُهُ
طامٍbrimming يَعينُflowing وَمُظلِمٌand dark مَسدومُsilt-choked
طامٍ يَعينُ وَمُظلِمٌ مَسدومُ
They halted the mounts at a well of ancient standing,
brimming and flowing, yet dark and silt-choked.
وَكَأَنَّand as though صَوتَthe sound of حَمامِهِits pigeons فيin قَعرِهِits depths
وَكَأَنَّ صَوتَ حَمامِهِ في قَعرِهِ
عِندَat الأَصيلِlate afternoon إِذاwhen اِرتَجَسنَthey clamored خُصومُquarreling opponents
عِندَ الأَصيلِ إِذا اِرتَجَسنَ خُصومُ
And its pigeons' voices in its depths seemed,
at evening, when they clamored, like quarreling opponents.
وَيَقَعنَand they alight فيon خَلَقِthe worn part of الإِزاءِthe trough-rim كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وَيَقَعنَ في خَلَقِ الإِزاءِ كَأَنَّهُ
نُؤيٌa tent-trench تَقادَمَhad grown ancient عَهدُهُits age مَهدومُdemolished
نُؤيٌ تَقادَمَ عَهدُهُ مَهدومُ
They alight on the worn trough-rim, as though it were
an ancient, demolished trench around a tent.
وَإِذاand when الذَنوبُthe large bucket أُحيلَwas tipped فيinto مُتَثَلِّمٍa chipped trough
وَإِذا الذَنوبُ أُحيلَ في مُتَثَلِّمٍ
شَرِبَتdrank غَوائِلُhidden holes ماءَهُits water وَهُزومُand fissures
شَرِبَت غَوائِلُ ماءَهُ وَهُزومُ
When the great bucket is tipped into a chipped trough,
hidden holes and fissures drink its water.
أَجُمَيعُO Jumay' قَدindeed فُسكِلتَyou were left trailing عَبداًas a slave تابِعاًfollowing
أَجُمَيعُ قَد فُسكِلتَ عَبداً تابِعاً
فَبَقَيتَso you remained أَنتَyou المُفحَمُthe silenced one المَعكومُthe gagged one
فَبَقَيتَ أَنتَ المُفحَمُ المَعكومُ
Jumay', you were left trailing, a slave and follower,
and you remain silenced and gagged.
فَاِهتَمso attend لِنَفسِكَto yourself ياO جُمَيعُJumay' وَلاand do not تَكُنbe
فَاِهتَم لِنَفسِكَ يا جُمَيعُ وَلا تَكُن
لِبَنيfor the sons of قَريبَةَQaribah وَالبُطونِand the clans تَهيمُwandering devotedly
لِبَني قَريبَةَ وَالبُطونِ تَهيمُ
So attend to yourself, Jumay', and do not
go wandering for the sons of Qaribah and the clans.
وَاِعدِلand turn aside لِسانَكَyour tongue عَنfrom أُسَيِّدَUsayyid إِنَّهُمindeed they
وَاِعدِل لِسانَكَ عَن أُسَيِّدَ إِنَّهُم
كَلَأٌforage لِمَنfor whoever ضَغِنواthey bore rancor عَلَيهِagainst him وَخيمُnoxious
كَلَأٌ لِمَن ضَغِنوا عَلَيهِ وَخيمُ
Turn your tongue away from Usayyid: they are
noxious forage for anyone against whom they bear rancor.
وَاِنزِعand draw back إِلَيكَto yourself فَإِنَّنيfor indeed I لاnot جاهِلٌignorant
وَاِنزِع إِلَيكَ فَإِنَّني لا جاهِلٌ
بِكُمُof you وَلاnor أَناI إِنif نَطَقتُI speak فَحومُeasily silenced
بِكُمُ وَلا أَنا إِن نَطَقتُ فَحومُ
Pull yourself back, for I am not ignorant
of you, nor, if I speak, am I one to be silenced.
وَاِنظُرand look جُمَيعُJumay' إِذاwhen قَناتُكَyour spear-shaft هُزهِزَتis shaken
وَاِنظُر جُمَيعُ إِذا قَناتُكَ هُزهِزَت
هَلwhether فيin قَناتِكَyour spear-shaft قادِحٌa boring worm وَوُصومُand flaws
هَل في قَناتِكَ قادِحٌ وَوُصومُ
And look, Jumay', when your spear-shaft is shaken,
whether your spear-shaft has a boring worm and flaws.
أَبَنيO sons of قَريبَةَQaribah إِنَّهُindeed it يُخزيكُمُdisgraces you
أَبَني قَريبَةَ إِنَّهُ يُخزيكُمُ
نَسَبٌa lineage إِذاwhen عُدَّis reckoned القَديمُancient ancestry لَئيمُbase
نَسَبٌ إِذا عُدَّ القَديمُ لَئيمُ
Sons of Qaribah, what disgraces you is
a lineage base when ancient ancestry is reckoned,
مِنfrom والِدٍa father دَنِسٍtainted وَخالٍand a maternal uncle ناقِصٍunworthy
مِن والِدٍ دَنِسٍ وَخالٍ ناقِصٍ
وَحَديثُand recent سوءٍevil فيكُمُamong you وَقَديمُand old
وَحَديثُ سوءٍ فيكُمُ وَقَديمُ
from a tainted father and an unworthy maternal uncle,
and evil among you, both new and old.
أَبَنيO sons of قَريبَةَQaribah وَيحَكُمwoe to you لاdo not تَركَبواmount
أَبَني قَريبَةَ وَيحَكُم لا تَركَبوا
قَتَبَthe pack-saddle of الغَوايَةِerror إِنَّهُindeed it مَشؤومُill-omened
قَتَبَ الغَوايَةِ إِنَّهُ مَشؤومُ
Sons of Qaribah, woe to you! Do not mount
the pack-saddle of error: it is ill-omened.
وَمُلَحَّبٍand many a hacked-up man خَضِلِsoaked الثِيابِin garments كَأَنَّماas though
وَمُلَحَّبٍ خَضِلِ الثِيابِ كَأَنَّما
وَطِئَتtrampled عَلَيهِupon him بِخُفِّهاwith her padded foot العَيثومُthe female elephant
وَطِئَت عَلَيهِ بِخُفِّها العَيثومُ
And many a hacked-up man with drenched garments, as though
a female elephant had trampled him with her padded foot—
قَتَلَتkilled أُسامَةُUsamah ثُمَّthen لَمdid not يَغضَبbecome angry لَهُon his behalf
قَتَلَت أُسامَةُ ثُمَّ لَم يَغضَب لَهُ
أَحَدٌanyone وَلَمnor did تَكسِفdarken عَلَيهِfor him نُجومُstars
أَحَدٌ وَلَم تَكسِف عَلَيهِ نُجومُ
Usamah killed him; afterward no anger rose on his behalf
in anyone, nor did the stars darken for him.
Translation model: Sol 6.1