فيin عارِضٍa cloudlike host ضاقَتbecame too narrow الأَرضُthe earth الفَسيحَةُspacious عَنfor
في عارِضٍ ضاقَت الأَرضُ الفَسيحَةُ عَن
سُراهُits night march إِذwhen سالَflowed فيهاacross it سَيلُهُits torrent العِرَمُraging
سُراهُ إِذ سالَ فيها سَيلُهُ العِرَمُ
In a cloudlike host that the spacious earth could not contain
on its night march, as its raging torrent swept across it.
كَأَنَّهُas though it were اللَيلُthe night لاneither قُربٌnearness وَلاnor بُعدُdistance
كَأَنَّهُ اللَيلُ لا قُربٌ وَلا بُعدُ
يَخفيis hidden عَلَيهِfrom it وَلاnor فَجُّa mountain pass وَلاnor علمُa peak
يَخفي عَلَيهِ وَلا فَجُّ وَلا علمُ
It is like night: nothing near or far
is hidden from it, neither mountain pass nor peak.
يَهديguides الغُبارُthe dust إِلَيهِtoward it الشَمسَthe sun كاسِفَةًeclipsed
يَهدي الغُبارُ إِلَيهِ الشَمسَ كاسِفَةً
كَأَنَّهاas though it were فيهِwithin it سِرٌّa secret لَيسَdoes not يَنكَتِمُremain concealed
كَأَنَّها فيهِ سِرٌّ لَيسَ يَنكَتِمُ
The dust guides the eclipsed sun toward it,
as though the sun within it were a secret that cannot be concealed.
شَقَّcleaved الغَضَنفَرُthe lion آجامَthickets الرِماحِof spears بِهِwith it
شَقَّ الغَضَنفَرُ آجامَ الرِماحِ بِهِ
وَالمَوتُand death يُسفِرُunveils his face أَحياناًat times وَيَلتَثِمُand veils his face
وَالمَوتُ يُسفِرُ أَحياناً وَيَلتَثِمُ
With it the lion cleaved the thickets of spears,
while Death now unveiled his face, now veiled it.
فَراسَلَso corresponded with الدَهرَTime فيconcerning الأَعداءِthe enemies عَزمَتهُhis resolve
فَراسَلَ الدَهرَ في الأَعداءِ عَزمَتهُ
وَكاتَبand wrote to النَصرَvictory عَنهُon his behalf السَيفَthe sword لاnot القَلَمُthe pen
وَكاتَب النَصرَ عَنهُ السَيفَ لا القَلَمُ
So his resolve corresponded with Time concerning his enemies,
and the sword, not the pen, wrote to Victory on his behalf.
وَماand never سَمِعناwe heard بِلَيثٍof a lion قَبلَbefore رُؤيَتِهِseeing him
وَما سَمِعنا بِلَيثٍ قَبلَ رُؤيَتِهِ
إِذاwhen سَرىhe traveled by night صاحبتهaccompanied him فيon السَرىthe night march الأَجَمُthe thickets
إِذا سَرى صاحبته في السَرى الأَجَمُ
And before seeing him, we had never heard of a lion
who, when he traveled by night, had thickets for company on his night march.
الباذِلthe giver of المَعروفkindness وَالأَنواءُwhile the rains باخِلَةٌmiserly
الباذِل المَعروف وَالأَنواءُ باخِلَةٌ
وَالمانِعُand the protector of الجارَthe neighbor وَالأَعمارُwhile lifespans تَختَرِمُare cut short
وَالمانِعُ الجارَ وَالأَعمارُ تَختَرِمُ
The giver of kindness while the rains are miserly,
and the protector of his neighbor while lives are cut short,
حَيثُwhere الدُجىthe darkness النَقعُthe battle-dust وَالفَجرُand the dawn الصَوارِمُthe keen swords وَالand the
حَيثُ الدُجى النَقعُ وَالفَجرُ الصَوارِمُ وَال
أُسدُlions الفَوارِسُthe horsemen وَالخَطِيَّةُand the Khatt spears الأَجمُthe thickets
أُسدُ الفَوارِسُ وَالخَطِيَّةُ الأَجمُ
where darkness is battle-dust, dawn is keen swords, and the
lions are the horsemen, and the Khatt spears are thickets.
Translation model: Sol 6.1