بَيناwhile يَجولُhe roams بِهاthere عَرَتهُovertook him لَيلَةٌa night
بَينا يَجولُ بِها عَرَتهُ لَيلَةٌ
بُعُقٌtorrentially rainy تُكَفِّئُهُtoss him about الرِياحُthe winds وَتُمطِرُand pours rain
بُعُقٌ تُكَفِّئُهُ الرِياحُ وَتُمطِرُ
While he roamed there, a night overtook him,
Storm-laden: winds tossed him about, and rain poured.
فَدَناso he drew near إِلىto أَرطاتِهِhis arta shrubs لِتُجِنَّهُto shelter him
فَدَنا إِلى أَرطاتِهِ لِتُجِنَّهُ
طَوراًat times يُكِبُّhe bends down عَلىon اليَدَينِthe forelegs وَيَحفِرُand digs
طَوراً يُكِبُّ عَلى اليَدَينِ وَيَحفِرُ
So he approached his arta shrubs, that they might shelter him,
At times bending onto his forelegs and digging.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen هُوَhe ظَنَّthought أَنthat قَدِalready اِكتَفىhe had done enough
حَتّى إِذا هُوَ ظَنَّ أَن قَدِ اِكتَفى
وَاِكتَنَّand took shelter مالَshifted بِهِwith him هَيامٌloose sand أَعفَرُpale, dust-colored
وَاِكتَنَّ مالَ بِهِ هَيامٌ أَعفَرُ
Until, when he thought he had done enough
And taken cover, pale, loose sand shifted beneath him.
صَرِداًchilled كَأَنَّas though أَديمَهُhis hide قُبطِيَّةٌCoptic linen
صَرِداً كَأَنَّ أَديمَهُ قُبطِيَّةٌ
يَرتَجُّquivers مِنfrom صَرَدٍcold نَساهُhis thigh-sinew وَيَخصَرُand grows numb with cold
يَرتَجُّ مِن صَرَدٍ نَساهُ وَيَخصَرُ
He was chilled, his hide like Coptic linen;
His thigh-sinew quivered with cold, and he grew numb.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though يَنصَبُّpours down مِنfrom أَغصانِهاtheir branches
وَكَأَنَّما يَنصَبُّ مِن أَغصانِها
دُرٌّpearls عَلىover أَقرابِهِhis flanks يَتَحَدَّرُcascade down
دُرٌّ عَلى أَقرابِهِ يَتَحَدَّرُ
And it was as though from their branches poured
Pearls, cascading over his flanks.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الصُبحُdawn شَقَّbroke through عَمودُهُits shaft
حَتّى إِذا ما الصُبحُ شَقَّ عَمودُهُ
وَاِنجابَand drew back عَنهُfrom him لَيلُهُhis night يَتَحَسَّرُreceding
وَاِنجابَ عَنهُ لَيلُهُ يَتَحَسَّرُ
Until, when dawn's shaft broke through,
And his night drew back from him, falling away,
وَرَأىand he saw مَعَamid الغَلَسِthe predawn gloom السَماءَthe sky وَلَمand did not يَكَدcome close to
وَرَأى مَعَ الغَلَسِ السَماءَ وَلَم يَكَد
يَبدوappear لَهُto him مِنهاof it أَديمٌan expanse مُصحِرُclear of clouds
يَبدو لَهُ مِنها أَديمٌ مُصحِرُ
And he saw the sky in the lingering gloom, though scarcely
A clear patch of its expanse appeared to him,
أَمَّmade for الخُروجَgoing out فَأَفزَعَتهُthen startled him نَبأَةٌa faint sound
أَمَّ الخُروجَ فَأَفزَعَتهُ نَبأَةٌ
زَوَتِdrew tight المَعارِفَthe facial features فَهوَso he مِنهاof it أَوجَرُterrified
زَوَتِ المَعارِفَ فَهوَ مِنها أَوجَرُ
He made to emerge, but a faint sound startled him,
Drawing his features tight; he was terrified of it.
مِنfrom مُخلِقِa wearer of worn-out الأَطمارِgarments يَسعىrun حَولَهُaround him
مِن مُخلِقِ الأَطمارِ يَسعى حَولَهُ
غُضفٌdroop-eared hounds ذَوابِلُgaunt فيin القَلائِدِthe collars ضُمَّرُlean
غُضفٌ ذَوابِلُ في القَلائِدِ ضُمَّرُ
It came from a man in tattered rags, around whom ran
Droop-eared, gaunt hounds, lean in their collars.
فَاِنصاعَso he veered away مُنهَزِماًin flight وَهُنَّwhile they لَواحِقٌpursuing
فَاِنصاعَ مُنهَزِماً وَهُنَّ لَواحِقٌ
وَالشاةُand the wild beast يَبتَذِلُuses unsparingly القَوائِمَthe legs يُحضِرُgallops
وَالشاةُ يَبتَذِلُ القَوائِمَ يُحضِرُ
He veered away in flight, and they pursued him,
And the beast drove his legs hard, galloping.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الثَورُthe wild bull أَفرَخَsubsided رَوعُهُhis terror
حَتّى إِذا ما الثَورُ أَفرَخَ رَوعُهُ
وَأفاقَand recovered أَقبَلَhe turned نَحوَهاtoward them يَتَذَمَّرُrousing himself to fight
وَأفاقَ أَقبَلَ نَحوَها يَتَذَمَّرُ
Until, when the wild bull's terror had subsided
And he recovered, he turned toward them, rousing himself to fight.
فَعَرَفنَthen they knew حينَwhen رَأَينَهُthey saw him مُتَحَمِّساًbattle-ready
فَعَرَفنَ حينَ رَأَينَهُ مُتَحَمِّساً
يَمشيwalks بِنَفسِwith the spirit of مُحارِبٍa warrior ماnot يُذعَرُis frightened
يَمشي بِنَفسِ مُحارِبٍ ما يُذعَرُ
Then they knew, when they saw him battle-ready,
Walking with a warrior's spirit, undaunted,
أَضِماًenraged وَهَزَّلَهُنَّand brandished at them رُمحَيthe two spears of رَأسِهِhis head
أَضِماً وَهَزَّلَهُنَّ رُمحَي رَأسِهِ
أَنthat قَدalready أُتيحَwas destined لَهُنَّfor them مَوتٌa death أَحمَرُred
أَن قَد أُتيحَ لَهُنَّ مَوتٌ أَحمَرُ
Enraged—and he brandished his head's twin spears at them—
That a red death had been destined for them.
يَختَلُّهُنَّhe pierces them بِحَدِّwith the point of أَسمَرَa dusky horn ناهِلٍdrinking deeply
يَختَلُّهُنَّ بِحَدِّ أَسمَرَ ناهِلٍ
مِثلِlike السِنانِthe spearhead جِراحُهُthe wounds it makes تَتَنَسَّرُgape open
مِثلِ السِنانِ جِراحُهُ تَتَنَسَّرُ
He skewered them with the tip of a dusky, blood-drinking horn,
Like a spearhead, the wounds it made gaping open.
وَمَضىand he went on عَلىat مَهَلٍleisure يَهُزُّshaking مُذَلَّقاًa keen-pointed horn
وَمَضى عَلى مَهَلٍ يَهُزُّ مُذَلَّقاً
رَيّانَsated مِنwith عَلَقِclotted blood الفَرائِصِthe flank muscles يَقطُرُdripping
رَيّانَ مِن عَلَقِ الفَرائِصِ يَقطُرُ
And he moved on at leisure, shaking a keen-pointed horn,
Sated with clotted blood from their flanks, dripping.
Translation model: Sol 6.1