وقافيةand a rhyme عقامintractable قلتI uttered بكرvirgin
وقافية عقام قلت بكر
رعانmountain spurs نجدNajd محكماتfirmly wrought
رعان نجد محكمات
And an intractable, virgin rhyme I uttered—
The qafiya of 'uqam, I said the first time
Najd’s mountain spurs, firmly wrought.
The pastures of Najd decisively
يَؤُبْنَthey return معwith الركابthe riding camels بكلin every مصرtown
يَؤُبْنَ مع الركاب بكل مصر
ويأتينand they reach الأقاولthe princes بالسراتِin al-Sarat
ويأتين الأقاول بالسراتِ
They return with the camel caravans in every town,
Travel with the riders throughout Egypt
And reach the princes in al-Sarat:
And come with provisions in caravans
غواثرcopious لاnot سواقطinferior مكفآتthrown awry in rhyme
غواثر لا سواقط مكفآت
بإسنادby faulty rhyming ولاand not متنخلاتcarefully sifted
بإسناد ولا متنخلات
Copious, not feeble or thrown awry
Favors not mere windfalls or rewards
By faulty rhyming, nor carefully sifted.
With support, no wavering or holding back