ومنزلand a resting place مختلفfrequented by السروبthe flocks
ومنزل مختلف السروب
مؤتلفa gathering place for الطراقthe night visitors والشروبand the drinkers
مؤتلف الطراق والشروب
And a resting place frequented by flocks,
And a home with various terraces
a meeting place for night visitors and drinkers.
Organized with carpets and drinks
باكرهvisited it at dawn محتفلcopious الشؤبوبthe downpour
باكره محتفل الشؤبوب
بغدقwith abundant water منfrom وبلهits heavy rain صبيبpouring
بغدق من وبله صبيب
A copious downpour visited it at dawn,
In the morning a celebrant of youth
with a copious outpouring of its heavy rain.
With abundance from clouds of rain
تكافأتmatched one another فيهin it هداياgifts الطيبfragrance
تكافأت فيه هدايا الطيب
منfrom شمألthe north wind الرياحthe winds والجنوبand the south wind
من شمأل الرياح والجنوب
There the gifts of fragrance matched one another,
In it gifts of perfume were exchanged
from the north and south winds.
From the north wind and the south
فانشقthen it split open عنaway from أبيضwhite كالقضيبlike a slender sword
فانشق عن أبيض كالقضيب
جعدrippled كبطنlike the belly of الحيةthe snake المقلوبupturned
جعد كبطن الحية المقلوب
Then it split open, revealing a stream white as a slender sword,
So it opened from a whiteness like a rod
rippled like a snake's upturned belly.
Curly like the belly of an overturned snake
ترىyou see علىon ساحلهits shore الخصيبfertile
ترى على ساحله الخصيب
كلevery فتىyoung man لرزقهfor his livelihood طلوبeagerly seeking
كل فتى لرزقه طلوب
You see upon its fertile shore
You can see on its fertile coast
every young man eagerly seeking his livelihood,
Every lad seeking his sustenance
يلقىhe faces الشمالthe north wind قرةchilly الهبوبthe blowing
يلقى الشمال قرة الهبوب
وجمرةand the burning ember of الشمسthe sun إلىuntil الغروبsunset
وجمرة الشمس إلى الغروب
braving the north wind's chilly blasts
Finds comfort from the blowing north wind
and the sun's burning ember until sunset.
And embers of the sun until sunset
عادassailing بحينwith the doom of السمكthe fish المخلوبlured
عاد بحين السمك المخلوب
كلevery رداءcloak بالردىwith death مشوبmingled
كل رداء بالردى مشوب
Assailing the lured fish with doom
Returning at the time of boiled fish
is every cloak mingled with death:
Every garment stained with mud
مثقلweighted يسرعit hastens فيinto الرسوبsinking
مثقل يسرع في الرسوب
صفراempty ويطفوand it floats وافرabundant in النصيبthe share
صفرا ويطفو وافر النصيب
weighted, it hastens to sink
Burdened, quick to sink
empty, and floats up with a plentiful catch.
Yellow, floating with ample share
وابنةand a daughter of قينa smith ماهرskilled نجيبgifted
وابنة قين ماهر نجيب
عقفاءcurved ذاتpossessing مخبرan inner nature مريبsinister
عقفاء ذات مخبر مريب
And a daughter of a skilled, gifted smith,
And Qayn's daughter, an adept girl
curved, with a sinister inner nature,
Wary, of ill-omened gossip
كحمةlike the sting of العقربthe scorpion فيin التذريبsharpness
كحمة العقرب في التذريب
فيin مثلthe likeness of رأسthe head of الصعدةthe spear الصليبhard
في مثل رأس الصعدة الصليب
as sharp as a scorpion's sting,
Like the scorpion's sting in weaving
set in something like the hard head of a spear.
Like the head of es-Sa'dah, the cross
راكبmounting أنبوباa hollow joint علىupon أنبوبa hollow joint
راكب أنبوبا على أنبوب
يبرزهhe draws it out مجنحwinged الجنوبthe sides
يبرزه مجنح الجنوب
Mounting one hollow joint upon another,
Riding pipes upon pipes
he draws it out, winged along its sides,
Brought out by the south wind
مختلفvaried in الأنواعthe kinds والضروبand the sorts
مختلف الأنواع والضروب
كلeach one معراةstripped منof العيوبdefects
كل معراة من العيوب
of varied kinds and sorts,
Various kinds and sorts
each one stripped of defects,
Each free of flaws
فيin نثرةa coat of mail مزروءةtightly closed الجيوبthe openings
في نثرة مزروءة الجيوب
مذهبةgilded حفيةlavish in التذهيبgilding
مذهبة حفية التذهيب
in a coat of mail with tightly closed openings,
In a purse heavily adorned
gilded, lavishly gilded:
Gilded, precisely wrought
رزقsustenance إلىto صاحبهits possessor حبيبbeloved
رزق إلى صاحبه حبيب
sustenance dear to its possessor.
Sustenance, beloved to its owner