أَراكَI see you زَنيماًbaseborn إِذاif تَعَرَّضتَyou approach لَيلَةًone night
أَراكَ زَنيماً إِذا تَعَرَّضتَ لَيلَةً
لِأُدمِto the white antelopes of رِماحٍRimah أَوor لِغُزلانِto the gazelles of أَزنَماAznam
لِأُدمِ رِماحٍ أَو لِغُزلانِ أَزنَما
I deem you baseborn if one night you approach
the white antelopes of Rimah or the gazelles of Aznam.
غَنائِمُspoils قَومٍa people سَوفَwill يَنهَبُهاplunder them الرَدىdeath
غَنائِمُ قَومٍ سَوفَ يَنهَبُها الرَدى
فَلاso do not تَدنُapproach مِنهاnear them وَاِجعَلand make النُسكَdevotion مُغنَماa prize
فَلا تَدنُ مِنها وَاِجعَل النُسكَ مُغنَما
They are a people's spoils, which death will plunder;
so do not approach them; make devotion your prize.
يُرَنِّمنَthey make sing بِالدُرِّwith pearls الثَمينِthe precious مَسامِعاًears
يُرَنِّمنَ بِالدُرِّ الثَمينِ مَسامِعاً
وَيَزجرنَand they drive on لِلبَينِfor departure السَوامَthe grazing herds المُزَنَّماthe ear-marked
وَيَزجرنَ لِلبَينِ السَوامَ المُزَنَّما
They set ears singing with precious pearls,
and drive the ear-marked herds on for departure.
وَلَمّاand when تَناءَتdrew far away بَلدَةٌa settlement عَنَمِيَّةٌred as ʿanam blossoms
وَلَمّا تَناءَت بَلدَةٌ عَنَمِيَّةٌ
مِنfrom الغَورِthe lowland أَبدَينَthey displayed البَنانَthe fingertips المُعَنَّماred-stained like ʿanam
مِن الغَورِ أَبدَينَ البَنانَ المُعَنَّما
And when an ʿanam-red settlement drew far away
from the lowland, they displayed their red-stained fingertips.
يُرينَthey show عَلىover ماwhat لَيسَis not يُمكِنُpossible قُدرَةًpower
يُرينَ عَلى ما لَيسَ يُمكِنُ قُدرَةً
وَيَعمَلنَand they work فيin كَيدِensnaring الفَوارِسِthe horsemen هِنَّماspells
وَيَعمَلنَ في كَيدِ الفَوارِسِ هِنَّما
They show power over what cannot be done,
and work spells to ensnare the horsemen.
لَدىbeside سَمُراتِthe acacias of الحَيِّthe tribe غادَرنَthey left سامِراًa night-time talker
لَدى سَمُراتِ الحَيِّ غادَرنَ سامِراً
وَخَيَّمنَand they pitched لِلنَومِfor sleep الرَفيعَthe lofty tent المُنَمنَماthe richly patterned
وَخَيَّمنَ لِلنَومِ الرَفيعَ المُنَمنَما
Beside the tribe's acacias, they left a man talking through the night,
and pitched a lofty, richly patterned tent for sleep.
جِنانٌgardens وَرُضوانُand Ridwan الَّذيwho هُوَhe مالِكٌmaster
جِنانٌ وَرُضوانُ الَّذي هُوَ مالِكٌ
لَهاof them عَنكَfrom you يَنفيbanishes مالِكاًMalik وَجَهَنَّماand Hell
لَها عَنكَ يَنفي مالِكاً وَجَهَنَّما
They are gardens; and Ridwan, who is master
of them, banishes Malik and Hell from you.
حَلُمنَthey were composed وَجُنَّand went mad الحَليُthe jewelry مِنfrom فَرطِexcess لَهجَةٍinfatuation
حَلُمنَ وَجُنَّ الحَليُ مِن فَرطِ لَهجَةٍ
فَوَسوَسَso it whispered مِنfrom تَحتِbeneath الثِيابِthe clothes وَهَينَماand it murmured
فَوَسوَسَ مِن تَحتِ الثِيابِ وَهَينَما
They were composed, and their jewelry went mad from excessive infatuation,
so it whispered and murmured beneath their clothes.
وَقَدand already صَمَتَتfell silent أَحجالُهاher anklets عَنfrom تَرَنُّمٍsinging
وَقَد صَمَتَت أَحجالُها عَن تَرَنُّمٍ
وَأَعياand it proved too difficult for غَريقاًone drowned كُظَّwas stifled أَنto يَتَرَنَّماsing
وَأَعيا غَريقاً كُظَّ أَن يَتَرَنَّما
And her anklets had fallen silent, no longer singing;
and one drowned and stifled was unable to sing.
فَلاso do not تَبكِweep for جَمَلاًJamal إِنif رَأَيتَyou see جِمالَهاher camels
فَلا تَبكِ جَمَلاً إِن رَأَيتَ جِمالَها
تَسَنَّمنَthey climbed مِنof رَملِthe sands of الغَضاghada trees ماwhat تُسُنَّماwas climbed
تَسَنَّمنَ مِن رَملِ الغَضا ما تُسُنَّما
So do not weep for Jamal if you see her camels
climbing whatever heights of the ghada sands have been climbed.