شَطَّتgrew distant بَجَمرَةَof Jamra دارٌa home بَعدَafter إلمامِbrief closeness
شَطَّت بَجَمرَةَ دارٌ بَعدَ إلمامِ
نَأَيseparation وَطولand length of بِعادٍdistance بَينَbetween أَقوامِpeoples
نَأَي وَطول بِعادٍ بَينَ أَقوامِ
Jamra’s home has grown distant after a brief closeness.
Distance and long separation now lie between our peoples.
حَلَّتshe settled بِتَيماءَat Tayma فيamong قَومٍa people إِذاwhen اِجتَمعواthey gathered
حَلَّت بِتَيماءَ في قَومٍ إِذا اِجتَمعوا
فيat الصُبحِdawn نادىcalled out مُندايهِمtheir caller بِأَشآمِtoward Ash’am
في الصُبحِ نادى مُندايهِم بِأَشآمِ
She settled at Tayma among a people who, when they gather,
have their caller cry out at dawn toward Ash’am.
وَقَدand indeed لَهَوتُI delighted بِهاin her وَالدارُwhile the homes جامِعَةٌwere together
وَقَد لَهَوتُ بِها وَالدارُ جامِعَةٌ
بِالخَرجِat al-Kharj فَالنَهيthen al-Nahy فَالعَوراءِthen al-Awra فَالدَامِthen al-Dam
بِالخَرجِ فَالنَهي فَالعَوراءِ فَالدَامِ
I once delighted in her while our homes were together
at al-Kharj, then al-Nahy, al-Awra, and al-Dam.
حَتّىuntil اشتَفىhe had his fill وَشفىand satisfied مِنهاfrom her لُبانَتهُhis longing
حَتّى اشتَفى وَشفى مِنها لُبانَتهُ
وَماand nothing يَزيدُincreases شِفاءًrelief غَيرَexcept اِسقامِpain
وَما يَزيدُ شِفاءً غَيرَ اِسقامِ
Until I had my fill of her and satisfied my longing;
yet such relief only deepens the ache.
كَأَنَّas though جَمرَةَJamra أَوor عَزَّتwas hard to find لَهاfor her شَبهاًa likeness
كَأَنَّ جَمرَةَ أَو عَزَّت لَها شَبهاً
فيin العَينِthe eye يَومَon the day تَلاقيناwe met بَأَرمامِat Arāmim
في العَينِ يَومَ تَلاقينا بَأَرمامِ
Jamra seemed—or, if any likeness could do her justice—
to my eyes, on the day we met at Arāmim,
مَيثاءُa gentle rise جادَpoured generously عَلَيهاupon it مُسبَلpouring هَطلٌrain
مَيثاءُ جادَ عَلَيها مُسبَل هَطلٌ
فَامرَعَتso it grew lush لِاِحتِيالِthrough the passing فَرطَof many أَعوامِyears
فَامرَعَت لِاِحتِيالِ فَرطَ أَعوامِ
like a gentle rise drenched by pouring rain,
grown lush through the passing of many years.
إِذاwhen يَجِفُّdries ثَراهاits soil بَلَّهاmoisten it ديمٌsteady rains
إِذا يَجِفُّ ثَراها بَلَّها ديمٌ
مِنfrom كَوكَبٍa cloud نَزلthat descended بِالماءِwith water سَجّامِpouring
مِن كَوكَبٍ نَزل بِالماءِ سَجّامِ
Whenever its soil dries, steady rains moisten it,
from a cloud pouring down its water.
لَمno يَرعَهاhas grazed it أَحَدٌanyone وأربَتّاand it flourished زَمَناًfor a time
لَم يَرعَها أَحَدٌ وأربَتّا زَمَناً
فَأوٌa hollow مِنَof الأَرضِthe land مَحفوفٌsurrounded بِأَعلامِby landmarks
فَأوٌ مِنَ الأَرضِ مَحفوفٌ بِأَعلامِ
No one has grazed it, and it has flourished for a time:
a hollow of land ringed by landmarks.
تَسمَعُyou hear لِلطَيرِthe birds فيon حافاتِهاits edges زَجِلاًsinging
تَسمَعُ لِلطَيرِ في حافاتِها زَجِلاً
كَأَنَّas though أَصواتَهاtheir voices أَصواتُwere voices جُرّامِof singers
كَأَنَّ أَصواتَها أَصواتُ جُرّامِ
You hear birds singing along its edges,
their voices like the voices of singers.
كَأَنَّas though ريحَthe scent خُزاماهاof its lavender وَحَنوَتِهاand its fragrant herbs
كَأَنَّ ريحَ خُزاماها وَحَنوَتِها
بِاللَيلِat night ريحُwere the scent يَلَنجوجٍof aloeswood وَأَهضامِand aromatic woods
بِاللَيلِ ريحُ يَلَنجوجٍ وَأَهضامِ
The scent of its lavender and fragrant herbs
at night is like the scent of aloeswood and aromatic woods.
أَلَيسَis it not جَهلاًfolly بِذيfor one with شَيبٍgray hair تَذكُرُهُto recall it
أَلَيسَ جَهلاً بِذي شَيبٍ تَذكُرُهُ
مَلهىthe pleasures لَيالٍof nights خَلَتthat passed مِنهُfrom him وَأَيامِand days
مَلهى لَيالٍ خَلَت مِنهُ وَأَيامِ
Is it not folly for a gray-haired man to recall
the pleasures of nights and days long past?
وَمَنهَلٍand a watering place لاnot يَنامُsleep القَومُthe people حَضَرتَهُnear it
وَمَنهَلٍ لا يَنامُ القَومُ حَضَرتَهُ
مِنَfrom المَخافَةِfear أُجنٌsecluded ماؤُهُits water ظاميscant
مِنَ المَخافَةِ أُجنٌ ماؤُهُ ظامي
And a watering place where the people near it cannot sleep
for fear, secluded, its water scant:
قَدindeed بِتُّI spent the night أَحرُسُهُguarding it وَحديalone وَيَمنَعُنيand holds me back
قَد بِتُّ أَحرُسُهُ وَحدي وَيَمنَعُني
صَوتُthe sound السِباعِof wild beasts بِهِthere يَضبَحنَthey cry out وَالهامِand owls
صَوتُ السِباعِ بِهِ يَضبَحنَ وَالهامِ
I spent the night guarding it alone, while I was held back
by the cries of beasts and owls there.
ماnothing كانَwas إِلّاexcept إِطِّلاعيmy looking out فيin مُدالَجَةٍnight travel
ما كانَ إِلّا إِطِّلاعي في مُدالَجَةٍ
ثُمَّthen اِنصِرافيmy turning back إِلىto وَجناءَa sturdy she-camel مِجذامِswift
ثُمَّ اِنصِرافي إِلى وَجناءَ مِجذامِ
All I managed was to look toward it in the night,
then turn back to my swift, sturdy she-camel.
أَفرَغتُI poured فيinto حَوضِهاher trough صُفناًa vessel of water لِتَشرَبَهُfor her to drink it
أَفرَغتُ في حَوضِها صُفناً لِتَشرَبَهُ
فيin داثِرa worn thing خَلقِold الأَعضادِof its supports أَهدامِbroken
في داثِر خَلقِ الأَعضادِ أَهدامِ
I poured water into her trough for her to drink,
an old, worn thing with broken supports.
فَعافَتso she shunned الماءُthe water وَاِستافَتand sniffed بِمَشفَرِهاwith her lip
فَعافَت الماءُ وَاِستافَت بِمَشفَرِها
ثُمَّthen اِستَمَرَّتshe went on سَواءُstraight طَرفِهاher gaze سامِraised
ثُمَّ اِستَمَرَّت سَواءُ طَرفِها سامِ
But she shunned the water and sniffed it with her lip,
then went on, her gaze fixed straight ahead.
صَدَّتshe turned away كَماas صَدَّturned away عَمّاfrom what لاnot يَحِلُّis permitted لَهُto him
صَدَّت كَما صَدَّ عَمّا لا يَحِلُّ لَهُ
ساقيa server نَصارىof Christians قَبيلِbefore الفَصحِEaster قَوامِstanding firm
ساقي نَصارى قَبيلِ الفَصحِ قَوامِ
She turned away as one turns from what is forbidden him:
a Christian wine-server before Easter, standing firm.
أَرميI cross بِهاon her بَلَداًa stretch of country تَرميهِshe crosses it عَنfrom بَلَدٍanother stretch
أَرمي بِها بَلَداً تَرميهِ عَن بَلَدٍ
حَتّىuntil أُنيخَتshe was made to kneel عَلىbeside أَحواضِthe troughs ضِرسامِof Dirsam
حَتّى أُنيخَت عَلى أَحواضِ ضِرسامِ
On her I cross one stretch of country after another,
until she is made to kneel beside the troughs of Dirsam.
Translation model: Sol 6