خَليلَيَّmy two friends إِمّاif مُتُّI die يَوماًone day وَزُحزِحَتand are deferred
خَليلَيَّ إِمّا مُتُّ يَوماً وَزُحزِحَت
مَناياكُماthe deaths of you both فيماamong what يُزَحزِحُهُpostpones it الدَهرُtime
مَناياكُما فيما يُزَحزِحُهُ الدَهرُ
My two friends, if one day I die, while deferred
are your deaths among all that time defers,
فَمُرّاthen pass by, you two عَلىby قَبريmy grave فَقُوماthen stand, you two فَسَلِّماthen offer greetings, you two
فَمُرّا عَلى قَبري فَقُوما فَسَلِّما
وَقُولاand say, you two سَقاكَmay it water you الغَيثُthe rain وَالقَطرُand the showers ياO قَبرُgrave
وَقُولا سَقاكَ الغَيثُ وَالقَطرُ يا قَبرُ
then pass by my grave, stand there, and offer greetings,
and say: May rain and showers water you, O grave!
كَأَنَّas though الَّذيthe one whom غَيَّبتَyou concealed لَمdid not يَلهُrevel ساعَةًan hour
كَأَنَّ الَّذي غَيَّبتَ لَم يَلهُ ساعَةً
مِنَof الدَهرِtime وَالدُنياand the world لَهاit has وَرَقٌleaves نَضرُfresh and green
مِنَ الدَهرِ وَالدُنيا لَها وَرَقٌ نَضرُ
As though the one you concealed had never reveled for an hour
of time, while the world had fresh green leaves;
وَلَمand did not تَسقِهِgive him drink مِنهاfrom it بِعَذبٍwith something sweet مُمَتِّعٍdelightful
وَلَم تَسقِهِ مِنها بِعَذبٍ مُمَتِّعٍ
بَرُودٍcool and refreshing حَمَتهُshe kept it from القَومَthe men رَجراجَةٌa soft, full-bodied woman بِكرُa virgin
بَرُودٍ حَمَتهُ القَومَ رَجراجَةٌ بِكرُ
nor had it given him of itself a sweet, delightful draught,
cool, guarded from men by a soft-bodied virgin;
وَلَمand did not يَصطَبِحdrink in the morning فيon يَومِa day حَرٍّheat وَقِرَّةٍand cold
وَلَم يَصطَبِح في يَومِ حَرٍّ وَقِرَّةٍ
حُمَيّاpotent wine فَدَبَّتand then crept فيthrough مَفاصلِهِhis joints الخَمرُthe wine
حُمَيّا فَدَبَّت في مَفاصلِهِ الخَمرُ
nor had he drunk in the morning on a day of heat or cold
potent wine, so that the wine crept through his joints;
وَلَمand did not يَرُعِstartle العِيسَthe pale antelopes الكَوانِسَsheltering in coverts بالضُحىat midmorning
وَلَم يَرُعِ العِيسَ الكَوانِسَ بالضُحى
بِأَسرارِin the fertile hollows مَولِيٍّland watered by later rain أَلِدَّتُهُits slopes صُفرُyellow
بِأَسرارِ مَولِيٍّ أَلِدَّتُهُ صُفرُ
nor startled the pale antelopes sheltering at midmorning
in the hollows of rain-watered ground whose slopes were yellow.
لَسَسنَthey nibbled بُقولَthe greens of الصَيفِsummer حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّماas though
لَسَسنَ بُقولَ الصَيفِ حَتّى كَأَنَّما
بِأَلسُنِهاon their tongues مِنfrom لَسِّnibbling حُلَّبِهاits hullab plants, milky herbs الصَقرُdate syrup
بِأَلسُنِها مِن لَسِّ حُلَّبِها الصَقرُ
They had nibbled summer greens until it seemed
their tongues, from nibbling its hullab plants, bore date syrup.
وَلَمand did not يَمدَحِpraise القَرمَthe noble chief الهُمامَthe magnanimous one بِكَفِّهِin his palm
وَلَم يَمدَحِ القَرمَ الهُمامَ بِكَفِّهِ
لَطائِمُrain clouds يُسقَىis watered مِنfrom فَواضِلِهاtheir surplus القَفرُthe wilderness
لَطائِمُ يُسقَى مِن فَواضِلِها القَفرُ
Nor praised the noble, magnanimous chief, in whose palm
are rain clouds, from whose overflow the wilderness is watered.
رَمىhe shot نَحوَهُtoward him فيamong الناسِthe people وَالناسُand the people حَولَهُaround him
رَمى نَحوَهُ في الناسِ وَالناسُ حَولَهُ
وَذوand one possessing يَسرَةٍstrength عِلبٌsinewy and tough مَناكِبُهُhis shoulders سُعرُfierce
وَذو يَسرَةٍ عِلبٌ مَناكِبُهُ سُعرُ
He shot toward him amid the people, with the people around him,
and a sinewy, powerful man, fierce of shoulder,
وَمَأطورَةٌand a bent bow شَدَّtightened العَسيفانِthe two hired hands أَطرَهاits curve
وَمَأطورَةٌ شَدَّ العَسيفانِ أَطرَها
إِساراًbinding وَأَطراًand bending فَاِستَوىso became balanced الأَطرُthe bending وَالأَسرُand the binding
إِساراً وَأَطراً فَاِستَوى الأَطرُ وَالأَسرُ
and a bent bow whose curve two hired hands had tightened,
binding and bending, till bending and binding were balanced.
تُرامِقُهُkeeps eyeing him المِقلادُthe fever حَتّىuntil تَمَكَّنَتit gained access
تُرامِقُهُ المِقلادُ حَتّى تَمَكَّنَت
إلَيهِto him طَوالَlofty البابِthe gate مَرَّدَهُmade him lofty الجَدرُthe walls
إلَيهِ طَوالَ البابِ مَرَّدَهُ الجَدرُ
The fever kept eyeing him until it gained access
to him, lofty-gated and raised high by walls.
فَخافَthen he feared وَقَدand already حَلَّتit settled لَهُfor him مِنwithin فُؤادِهِhis heart
فَخافَ وَقَد حَلَّت لَهُ مِن فُؤادِهِ
مَحَلَّthe place of جَليلِone great in الشَأنِstanding قَدَّمَهُhad advanced him الأَمرُcircumstance
مَحَلَّ جَليلِ الشَأنِ قَدَّمَهُ الأَمرُ
Then he feared, with it already lodged within his heart
in the place of a great dignitary whom circumstance had advanced.
Translation model: Sol 6.1