إذاwhen ماemphatic particle أَتيتَyou come to الخاضباتِthe women dyeing أكفَّهاtheir palms
إذا ما أَتيتَ الخاضباتِ أكفَّها
عَلَيهِنَّabove them مَقصورُbleached cloth of الحِجالِthe bridal canopies المُرَوَّقُdraped as an awning
عَلَيهِنَّ مَقصورُ الحِجالِ المُرَوَّقُ
When you come to the women who dye their palms,
With bleached canopy cloth draped above them,
فلاso do not تَدعُوَنَّever summon القيلَthe chief إلّاexcept لِمَشرَبٍfor a draught
فلا تَدعُوَنَّ القيلَ إلّا لِمَشرَبٍ
رواءٍthirst-quenching ولكنَّbut الفَرَزدَقُal-Farazdaq
رواءٍ ولكنَّ الفَرَزدَقُ
Do not summon the chief except for a draught
That quenches thirst; but al-Farazdaq—
هوhe ابنٌa son لبيضاءَof a fair woman الجَبينِthe brow نجيبةٍnobly born
هو ابنٌ لبيضاءَ الجَبينِ نجيبةٍ
تلقَّتshe conceived بِطهرٍin purity لمdid not يَجيءhe come forth وَهوَwhile he was أَحمَقُa fool
تلقَّت بِطهرٍ لم يَجيء وَهوَ أَحمَقُ
He is the son of a noble woman, fair of brow,
Who conceived in purity; he did not come forth a fool.
تداعىcalled one another إليهِto him أكرمُthe noblest of الحيِّthe clan نِسوَةًwomen
تداعى إليهِ أكرمُ الحيِّ نِسوَةً
أَطَفنَthey circled بِكِسرَيaround both sides of بيتِهاher tent حينَwhen تَطلَقُshe labors
أَطَفنَ بِكِسرَي بيتِها حينَ تَطلَقُ
The clan’s noblest women called one another to him;
They circled both sides of her tent as she labored.
فجاءَتthen she came بِعُريانِwith one bare of اليَدَينِboth hands كأنَّهُas though he were
فجاءَت بِعُريانِ اليَدَينِ كأنَّهُ
مِنَamong الطيرِthe birds بازٍa hawk يَنقُضُshakes off الطلَّthe dew أزرقُblue-eyed
مِنَ الطيرِ بازٍ يَنقُضُ الطلَّ أزرقُ
Then she bore a bare-handed child, as though he were
A blue-eyed hawk among the birds, shaking off the dew.
Translation model: Sol 6.1