أَحارِO Ahar بنَson of عَبدٍAbd لِلدُموعِfor the tears البَوادِرِthat come rushing
أَحارِ بنَ عَبدٍ لِلدُموعِ البَوادِرِ
وَلِلجَدِّand al-Jadd's أَمسىhas become عَظمُهُhis bone فيin الجَبائِرِsplints
وَلِلجَدِّ أَمسى عَظمُهُ في الجَبائِرِ
O Ahar, son of Abd, the tears come rushing forth.
And al-Jadd's bone now lies in splints.
تَجيءُcome اِبنَto Ibn بَعّاجٍBa'aj نُسورٌvultures كَأَنَّهاas though they
تَجيءُ اِبنَ بَعّاجٍ نُسورٌ كَأَنَّها
مَجالِسُassemblies تَبغيseeking بَيعَةًa pledge عِندَfrom تاجِرِa merchant
مَجالِسُ تَبغي بَيعَةً عِندَ تاجِرِ
Vultures come to Ibn Ba'aj, as though they were
An assembly seeking a pledge from a merchant.
تُطيفُthey circle بِكَلبِيٍّa man of Kalb عَلَيهِupon him جَدِيَّةٌa strip of flesh
تُطيفُ بِكَلبِيٍّ عَلَيهِ جَدِيَّةٌ
طَويلِlong القَراof back يَقذِفنَهُthey toss him فيinto الحَناجِرِthe gullets
طَويلِ القَرا يَقذِفنَهُ في الحَناجِرِ
They circle a man of Kalb with a strip of flesh upon him,
Long of back, and toss him into their gullets.
يَقولُsays لَهُof him مَنwhoever كانَwas يَعلَمُknowing عِلمَهُhis story
يَقولُ لَهُ مَن كانَ يَعلَمُ عِلمَهُ
كَذاكَthus اِنتِقامُthe retribution اللَهِof God مِنagainst كُلِّevery فاجِرِwicked man
كَذاكَ اِنتِقامُ اللَهِ مِن كُلِّ فاجِرِ
One who knows his story says of him:
Such is God's retribution against every wicked man.
كَأَنَّas though بَقاياthe remnants الجَيشِof the army جَيشِthe army of اِبنِIbn باعِجٍBa'aj
كَأَنَّ بَقايا الجَيشِ جَيشِ اِبنِ باعِجٍ
أَطافَgathered around بِرُكنٍa crag مِنof عَمايَةَAmaya فاخِرِproud
أَطافَ بِرُكنٍ مِن عَمايَةَ فاخِرِ
It is as though the remnants of Ibn Ba'aj's army
Had gathered around a proud crag of Amaya.
وَبيضٍand white blades رِقاقٍthin قَدindeed عَلَتهُنَّhas covered them كَبرَةٌage
وَبيضٍ رِقاقٍ قَد عَلَتهُنَّ كَبرَةٌ
يُداوىis cured بِهاwith them الصادُthe thirst الَّذيthat فيis in النَواظِرِthe eyes
يُداوى بِها الصادُ الَّذي في النَواظِرِ
And slender white blades, now overlaid with age,
Cure the thirst that lies within watching eyes.
إِذاwhen اِستُكرِهَتthey are driven hard فيthrough مُعظَمِthe thickest البَيضِof helmets أَدرَكَتthey reach
إِذا اِستُكرِهَت في مُعظَمِ البَيضِ أَدرَكَت
مَراكِزَthe sockets أَرحاءِof the grinding teeth الضُروسِthe molars الأَواخِرِat the back
مَراكِزَ أَرحاءِ الضُروسِ الأَواخِرِ
When driven through the thickest helmets, they reach
The sockets of the rearmost grinding teeth.
إِذاwhen اِنسَلَخَhas passed الشَهرُthe month الحَرامُthe sacred فَوَدِّعيthen bid farewell
إِذا اِنسَلَخَ الشَهرُ الحَرامُ فَوَدِّعي
بِلادَto the lands تَميمٍof Tamim وَاِنصُريand make for أَرضَthe land عامِرِof Amir
بِلادَ تَميمٍ وَاِنصُري أَرضَ عامِرِ
When the sacred month has passed, bid farewell
To Tamim's lands, and make for the land of Amir.
وَأُثنيand praise عَلىthe الحَيَّينِtwo clans عَمرٍAmr وَمالِكٍand Malik
وَأُثني عَلى الحَيَّينِ عَمرٍ وَمالِكٍ
ثَناءًwith praise يُوافيهِمthat reaches them بِنَجدٍin highland وَغائِرِand lowland
ثَناءً يُوافيهِم بِنَجدٍ وَغائِرِ
And praise the two clans, Amr and Malik,
With praise that reaches them in highland and lowland.
كِرامٌgenerous إِذاwhen تَلقاهُمُyou meet them عَنas جَنابَةٍa stranger
كِرامٌ إِذا تَلقاهُمُ عَن جَنابَةٍ
أَعِفّاءُrefraining from harm عَنtoward بَيتِthe house الغَريبِof the stranger المُجاوِرِliving nearby
أَعِفّاءُ عَن بَيتِ الغَريبِ المُجاوِرِ
They are generous when you meet them as a stranger,
And refrain from harming the house of a neighboring stranger.
نُوَضِّحُwe bring into view بِالحَومِat al-Hawm الهِجانِthe pale camels وَنَقتَريand we range through
نُوَضِّحُ بِالحَومِ الهِجانِ وَنَقتَري
مَراعِيَهُits pastures بِالمُخلِصاتِwith the hardy ones الضَوامِرِthe lean ones
مَراعِيَهُ بِالمُخلِصاتِ الضَوامِرِ
We drive the pale camels across al-Hawm and range through
Its pastures on lean, hardy mounts.
بِجُردٍon sleek mounts عَلَيهِنَّupon them الأَجِلَّةُthe coverings سُوِّيَتwere fitted
بِجُردٍ عَلَيهِنَّ الأَجِلَّةُ سُوِّيَت
بِضَيفِwith a guest الشِتاءِof winter وَالبَنينَand the sons الأَصاغِرُthe youngest
بِضَيفِ الشِتاءِ وَالبَنينَ الأَصاغِرُ
On sleek mounts whose coverings have been fitted,
With winter guests and the youngest sons.
وَجَدتَyou found سَوامَthe grazing herds الحَيِّof the tribe عَرَّضَhe placed دونَهُbefore them
وَجَدتَ سَوامَ الحَيِّ عَرَّضَ دونَهُ
فَوارِسَhorsemen أَبطالٌheroes لِطافُslender المَآزِرِof waist
فَوارِسَ أَبطالٌ لِطافُ المَآزِرِ
You found the tribe's grazing herds guarded before them
By heroic riders, slender at the waist.
فَلَمّاand when اِلتَقَتmet فُرسانُناour horsemen وَرِجالُهُمand their men
فَلَمّا اِلتَقَت فُرسانُنا وَرِجالُهُم
دَعَواthey cried ياO لَكَلبٍfor Kalb وَاِعتَزَيناand we proclaimed our kinship لِعامِرِwith Amir
دَعَوا يا لَكَلبٍ وَاِعتَزَينا لِعامِرِ
When our horsemen met their men,
They cried, 'For Kalb!' and we proclaimed our kinship with Amir.
تُلاعِبُshe plays with أَولادَthe young المَهاof the oryx بِكُراتِهاwith her young
تُلاعِبُ أَولادَ المَها بِكُراتِها
بِإِثبيتَat Ithbit فَالجَرعاءِthen at the sandy ground ذاتِof الأَباتِرِal-Abatir
بِإِثبيتَ فَالجَرعاءِ ذاتِ الأَباتِرِ
She plays with the young oryx using her young,
At Ithbit and then the sandy ground of al-Abatir.
نَشَرناهُمُwe scattered them أَيّامَin the days إِثبيتَof Ithbit بَعدَماafter
نَشَرناهُمُ أَيّامَ إِثبيتَ بَعدَما
شَفَيناwe slaked غِلالاًburning thirst بِالرِماحِwith the spears العَواتِرِbloodstained
شَفَينا غِلالاً بِالرِماحِ العَواتِرِ
We scattered them in the days of Ithbit, after
We had slaked our burning thirst with bloodstained spears.
رَعَتshe grazed مِنat خُفافٍKhufaf حينَwhen بَقَّbroke open عِيابَهُits stores
رَعَت مِن خُفافٍ حينَ بَقَّ عِيابَهُ
وَحَلَّand loosed الرَواياthe waterskins كُلُّevery أَسحَمَdark ماطِرِrain-bearing one
وَحَلَّ الرَوايا كُلُّ أَسحَمَ ماطِرِ
She grazed at Khufaf when every dark rain cloud
Broke open its stores and loosed its waters.
جَعَلنَthey placed حُبَيّاًHubayy بِاليَمينِto the right وَنَكَّبَتand veered away
جَعَلنَ حُبَيّاً بِاليَمينِ وَنَكَّبَت
كُبَيساًfrom Kubays لِوِردٍfor a watering مِنfrom Da'ida ضَئيدَةَearly in the morning one, باكِرِba'ker
كُبَيساً لِوِردٍ مِن ضَئيدَةَ باكِرِ
They kept Hubayy to their right and veered away from
Kubays, setting out early to drink at Da'ida.
فَلَبَّثَهاso held them back الراعيthe herdsman قَليلاًa little كَلاKala وَلاand La
فَلَبَّثَها الراعي قَليلاً كَلا وَلا
بِلَوذانَat Lawdhan أَوor ماwherever حَلَّلَتthey settled بِالكَراكِرِat al-Karakir
بِلَوذانَ أَو ما حَلَّلَت بِالكَراكِرِ
The herdsman held them a little while at Kala and La,
At Lawdhan, or wherever they settled at al-Karakir.
وَطَبَّقنَand they covered عُرضَthe breadth القُفِّof the stony rise لَمّاwhen عَلَونَهُthey climbed it
وَطَبَّقنَ عُرضَ القُفِّ لَمّا عَلَونَهُ
كَماas طَبَّقَتcovered بِالعَظمِthe bone مُديَةَa knife جازِرِof a butcher
كَما طَبَّقَت بِالعَظمِ مُديَةَ جازِرِ
When they climbed the stony rise, they covered its breadth
As a butcher's knife covers a bone.
تَرىyou see الطَرِفاتِthe slender ones العيطَthe tall ones مِنamong بَكَراتِهاher young females
تَرى الطَرِفاتِ العيطَ مِن بَكَراتِها
يُرَعنَthey are startled إِلىtoward أَلواحِthe ribs أَعسَرَof a left-handed one جاسِرِbold
يُرَعنَ إِلى أَلواحِ أَعسَرَ جاسِرِ
You see the tall, slender young females among her calves,
Startled toward the ribs of a bold left-handed one.
أَلَمhas it not يَأتِreached حَيّاًa people بِالجَريبِat al-Jarib مَحَلُّناour encampment
أَلَم يَأتِ حَيّاً بِالجَريبِ مَحَلُّنا
وَحَيّاًand a people بِأَعلىabove غَمرَةٍGhamra فَالأَباتِرِthen al-Abatir
وَحَيّاً بِأَعلى غَمرَةٍ فَالأَباتِرِ
Did news of our encampment reach the people at al-Jarib,
And the people above Ghamra and at al-Abatir?
تَرَكنَthey left رِجالَthe men العُنظُوانِof al-Unzuwan تَنوبُهُمvisited by
تَرَكنَ رِجالَ العُنظُوانِ تَنوبُهُم
ضِباعُthe hyenas خُفافٍof Khufaf مِنbeyond وَراءِal-Abatirs الأَباتِرِabatis
ضِباعُ خُفافٍ مِن وَراءِ الأَباتِرِ
They left the men of al-Unzuwan to be visited
By the hyenas of Khufaf beyond al-Abatir.
إِذاwhen الرَملُthe sand لَمdid not يَعرِضstretch across لَهُit بِخُصورِهِat its flanks
إِذا الرَملُ لَم يَعرِض لَهُ بِخُصورِهِ
تَعَسَّفنَthey crossed مِنهُfrom it كُلَّevery كَبداءَhard-bellied tract عاقِرِbarren
تَعَسَّفنَ مِنهُ كُلَّ كَبداءَ عاقِرِ
Where the sand did not stretch across its flanks,
They crossed its every barren, hard-bellied tract.
وَكُلُّand every رُدَينِيٍّRudayni spear إِذاwhen هُزَّit is shaken أَرقَلَتquivered
وَكُلُّ رُدَينِيٍّ إِذا هُزَّ أَرقَلَت
أَنابيبُهُits shaft sections بَينَbetween الكُعوبِthe joints الحَوادِرِthickened
أَنابيبُهُ بَينَ الكُعوبِ الحَوادِرِ
And every Rudayni spear, when shaken, made
Its shafts quiver between the thickened joints.
فَماthen not وَجَدَتthey found بِالمُنتَصىat al-Muntasa غَيرَexcept عانَةٍa herd of wild asses
فَما وَجَدَت بِالمُنتَصى غَيرَ عانَةٍ
عَلىat حَشرَجٍHashraj يَضرِبنَهُthey struck it بِالحَوافِرِwith the hooves
عَلى حَشرَجٍ يَضرِبنَهُ بِالحَوافِرِ
At al-Muntasa, they found only a herd of wild asses
At Hashraj, striking it with their hooves.
يُجاوِبنَthey answer مِلياحاًMilyah كَأَنَّas though حَنينَهاtheir yearning cries
يُجاوِبنَ مِلياحاً كَأَنَّ حَنينَها
قُبَيلَjust before صَلاةِthe prayer الصُبحِof dawn تَرجيعُrepeated notes زامِرِof a flute player
قُبَيلَ صَلاةِ الصُبحِ تَرجيعُ زامِرِ
They answered Milyah; their yearning cries sounded
Just before dawn prayer like a flute player's repeated notes.
فَماthen not رَوِيَتthey drank their fill حَتّىuntil اِستَبانَmade out سُقاتُهاtheir water drawers
فَما رَوِيَت حَتّى اِستَبانَ سُقاتُها
قُطوعاًa short length لِمَحبوكٍof a tightly woven rope مِنَof الليفِpalm fiber حادِرِdescending
قُطوعاً لِمَحبوكٍ مِنَ الليفِ حادِرِ
They had not yet drunk their fill when their water drawers made out
A short, tightly woven rope of descending palm fiber.
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