عادَreturned الهُمومُthe worries وَماwhile not يَدريknows الخَلِيُّthe carefree one بِهاof them
عادَ الهُمومُ وَما يَدري الخَلِيُّ بِها
وَاِستَورَدَتنيand drew me to water كَماas يُستَورَدُis drawn to water الشَرَعُthe thirsty creatures
وَاِستَورَدَتني كَما يُستَورَدُ الشَرَعُ
Worries returned, though the carefree know nothing of them.
They drew me in as thirsty creatures are drawn to water.
فَبِتُّso I spent the night أَنجوconfiding بِهاabout them نَفساًto a soul تُكَلِّفُنيthat demands of me
فَبِتُّ أَنجو بِها نَفساً تُكَلِّفُني
ماwhat لاnot يَهُمُّtroubles بِهِwith it الجَثّامَةُthe settled man الوَرَعُthe scrupulous
ما لا يَهُمُّ بِهِ الجَثّامَةُ الوَرَعُ
So I spent the night confiding them to a soul that demands of me
what does not trouble the scrupulous, settled man.
وَلَومِand the reproach of عاذِلَةٍa reproaching woman باتَتshe spent the night تُؤَرِّقُنيkeeping me awake
وَلَومِ عاذِلَةٍ باتَت تُؤَرِّقُني
حَزّىlavish in المَلامَةِblame ماnot تُبقيshe spares وَماand not تَدَعُshe leaves
حَزّى المَلامَةِ ما تُبقي وَما تَدَعُ
And the reproach of a woman who spent the night keeping me awake,
lavish with blame, sparing nothing at all.
لَمّاwhen رَأَتنِيَshe saw me أَقرَرتُI allowed اللِسانَspeech لَهاto her
لَمّا رَأَتنِيَ أَقرَرتُ اللِسانَ لَها
قالَتshe said أَطِعنِيَobey me وَالمَتبوعُand the one followed مُتَّبَعُis followed
قالَت أَطِعنِيَ وَالمَتبوعُ مُتَّبَعُ
When she saw me, I let her speak.
She said, “Obey me; one who is followed should be obeyed.”
أَخشىI fear عَلَيكِfor you حِبالَthe snares of المَوتِdeath راصِدَةًlying in wait
أَخشى عَلَيكِ حِبالَ المَوتِ راصِدَةً
بِكُلِّat every مَورِدَةٍwatering place يُرجىis hoped for بِهاat it الطَمَعُgain
بِكُلِّ مَورِدَةٍ يُرجى بِها الطَمَعُ
“I fear for you the snares of death, lying in wait
at every watering place where gain is hoped for.”
فَقُلتُso I said لَنnever يُعجِلَwill hasten المِقدارُfate عُدَّتَهُits appointed time
فَقُلتُ لَن يُعجِلَ المِقدارُ عُدَّتَهُ
وَلَنand never يُباعِدَهُwill delay it الإِشفاقُcaution وَالهَلَعُand panic
وَلَن يُباعِدَهُ الإِشفاقُ وَالهَلَعُ
I said, “Fate will not hasten its appointed time,
nor will caution and panic put it farther away.
فَهَلthen have عَلِمتِyou known مِنَamong الأَقوامِthe peoples مِنany أَحَدٍperson
فَهَل عَلِمتِ مِنَ الأَقوامِ مِن أَحَدٍ
عَلىof الحَديثِthe matter الَّذيthat بِالغَيبِinto the unseen يَطَّلِعُcan see
عَلى الحَديثِ الَّذي بِالغَيبِ يَطَّلِعُ
Do you know anyone among the people
who can discern what lies unseen ahead?
وَلِلمَنِيَّةِand death has أَسبابٌmeans تُقَرُّبُهاthat bring it near
وَلِلمَنِيَّةِ أَسبابٌ تُقَرُّبُها
كَماas تَقَرَّبَdraw near لِلوَحشِيَّةِto the wild creature الذُرُعُthe lures
كَما تَقَرَّبَ لِلوَحشِيَّةِ الذُرُعُ
Death has ways of drawing near,
as the hunter’s lures draw near a wild creature.
وَقَدand I have أَرىseen صَفحَةَthe flank of الوَحشِيِّthe wild animal يُخطِئُهاmiss it
وَقَد أَرى صَفحَةَ الوَحشِيِّ يُخطِئُها
نَبلُthe arrows of الرُماةِthe archers فَيَنجوso escapes الآبِدُthe wild creature الصَدَعُthe wary one
نَبلُ الرُماةِ فَيَنجو الآبِدُ الصَدَعُ
Yet I have seen the flank of a wild animal missed
by archers’ arrows, while the shy creature escapes.
وَقَدand indeed تَذَكَّرَremembered قَلبيmy heart بَعدَafter هَجعَتِهِits sleep
وَقَد تَذَكَّرَ قَلبي بَعدَ هَجعَتِهِ
أَيَّwhich البِلادِlands وَأَيَّand which الناسِpeople أَنتَجِعُshall I seek
أَيَّ البِلادِ وَأَيَّ الناسِ أَنتَجِعُ
After its sleep, my heart remembered again:
To what country, to what people shall I turn for sustenance?
فَقُلتُso I said بِالشامِin Syria إِخوانٌbrothers ذَوُوpossessing ثِقَةٍtrustworthiness
فَقُلتُ بِالشامِ إِخوانٌ ذَوُو ثِقَةٍ
ماnot إِنindeed لَناfor us دونَهُمapart from them رَيٌّdrink enough وَلاnor شَبَعُfood enough
ما إِن لَنا دونَهُم رَيٌّ وَلا شَبَعُ
I said, “In Syria are trusted brothers;
apart from them, we have neither drink nor food enough.
قَومٌa people هُمُthey are الذِروَةُthe crest العُلياthe highest وَكاهِلُهاand its shoulder
قَومٌ هُمُ الذِروَةُ العُليا وَكاهِلُها
وَمَنand whoever سِواهُمbesides them هُمُthey are الأَظلافُthe hooves وَالزَمَعُand dewclaws
وَمَن سِواهُم هُمُ الأَظلافُ وَالزَمَعُ
They are a people who are the highest crest and shoulder;
beside them, others are but hooves and dewclaws.
فَإِنso if يَجودواthey give freely فَقَدthen indeed حاوَلتُI have sought جودَهُمُtheir generosity
فَإِن يَجودوا فَقَد حاوَلتُ جودَهُمُ
وَإِنand if يَضَنّواthey withhold فَلاthen no لَومٌblame وَلاand no قَذَعُabuse
وَإِن يَضَنّوا فَلا لَومٌ وَلا قَذَعُ
If they give freely, I have sought their generosity;
if they withhold, there will be no blame or abuse.”
وَكَمand how many قَطَعتُI have crossed إِلَيكُمtoward you مِنof مُوَدَّأَةٍa scorching waste
وَكَم قَطَعتُ إِلَيكُم مِن مُوَدَّأَةٍ
كَأَنَّas if أَعلامَهاits landmarks فيin آلِهاits heat haze القَزَعُscattered clouds
كَأَنَّ أَعلامَها في آلِها القَزَعُ
How many a scorching waste I have crossed toward you,
its landmarks like scattered clouds in the heat haze:
غَبراءَdusty يَهماءَtrackless يَخشىfear المُدلِجونَnight travelers بِهاin it
غَبراءَ يَهماءَ يَخشى المُدلِجونَ بِها
زيغَthe straying of الهُداةِthe guides بِأَرضٍin a land أَهلُهاits people شِيَعُare scattered groups
زيغَ الهُداةِ بِأَرضٍ أَهلُها شِيَعُ
a dusty, trackless expanse where night travelers fear
their guides may stray, in a land whose people are scattered.
كَأَنَّas if أَينُقَناour she-camels جونِيَّdark-colored مَورِدَةٍcoming to water
كَأَنَّ أَينُقَنا جونِيَّ مَورِدَةٍ
مُلسُsmooth المَناكِبِof shoulders فيin أَعناقِهاtheir necks هَنَعُa bend
مُلسُ المَناكِبِ في أَعناقِها هَنَعُ
Our she-camels seemed like dark creatures coming to water,
smooth-shouldered, with a bend in their necks,
قَوارِبَapproaching الماءِthe water قَدindeed قَدَّhas worn الرَواحُthe journey بِهاthem
قَوارِبَ الماءِ قَد قَدَّ الرَواحُ بِها
فَهُنَّand they تَفرَقُseparate أَحياناًat times وَتَجتَمِعُand gather
فَهُنَّ تَفرَقُ أَحياناً وَتَجتَمِعُ
approaching the water, worn by their journey;
sometimes they separate, and sometimes gather.
صُفرُyellow الحَناجِرِof throats لَغواهاtheir cries مُبَيَّنَةٌdistinct
صُفرُ الحَناجِرِ لَغواها مُبَيَّنَةٌ
فيin لُجَّةِthe depths of اللَيلِthe night لَمّاwhen راعَهاstartled them الفَزَعُfear
في لُجَّةِ اللَيلِ لَمّا راعَها الفَزَعُ
Their throats are yellow; their calls can be distinguished
in the depths of night when fear startles them.
يَسقينَthey give drink أَولادَto the young of أَبساطٍopen flats مُجَدَّدَةٍrenewed
يَسقينَ أَولادَ أَبساطٍ مُجَدَّدَةٍ
أَردىbrought low بِهاthem القَيظُsummer heat حَتّىuntil كَلَّهاexhausted them ضَرَعُthirst
أَردى بِها القَيظُ حَتّى كَلَّها ضَرَعُ
They give drink to the young of the open flats, renewed,
whom summer heat has brought low until thirst has exhausted them:
صَيفِيَّةٌsummer creatures حَمَكٌdark حُمرٌred حَواصِلُهاtheir throats
صَيفِيَّةٌ حَمَكٌ حُمرٌ حَواصِلُها
فَماso hardly تَكادُthey are able إِلىtoward النَقناقِthe shallow water تَرتَفِعُto rise
فَما تَكادُ إِلى النَقناقِ تَرتَفِعُ
summer creatures, dark, with red throats,
hardly able to rise toward the shallow water.
يَسقينَهُنَّthey give them drink مُجاجاتٍmouthfuls يَجِئنَthey bring بِهاwith them
يَسقينَهُنَّ مُجاجاتٍ يَجِئنَ بِها
مِنfrom آجِنِstale الماءِwater مَحفوفاًsurrounded بِهِby it الشِرَعُthe reeds
مِن آجِنِ الماءِ مَحفوفاً بِهِ الشِرَعُ
They give them mouthfuls brought
from stale water with reeds growing around it.
باكَرنَهُthey came to it early وَفُضولُwhile the trailing gusts of الريحِthe wind تَنسُجُهُruffled it
باكَرنَهُ وَفُضولُ الريحِ تَنسُجُهُ
مُعانِقاًembracing ساقَthe stalk of رَيّاa well-watered reed ساقُهاits stalk خَرِعُis tender
مُعانِقاً ساقَ رَيّا ساقُها خَرِعُ
They came to it early, while the trailing wind ruffled it,
embracing a well-watered reed whose stalk was tender.
كَطُرَّةِlike the border of البُردِa striped cloak يَروىare given drink الصادِياتُthe thirsty بِهِby it
كَطُرَّةِ البُردِ يَروى الصادِياتُ بِهِ
مِنَfrom الأَجارِعِthe sandy flats لاneither مِلحٌsalty وَلاnor نَزَعُdrawn from a deep well
مِنَ الأَجارِعِ لا مِلحٌ وَلا نَزَعُ
Like the border of a striped cloak, it gives the thirsty drink;
from the sandy flats, it is neither salty nor drawn from a deep well.
لَمّاwhen نَزَلنَthey came down بِجَنبَيهِat its two banks دَلَفنَthey advanced لَهُtoward it
لَمّا نَزَلنَ بِجَنبَيهِ دَلَفنَ لَهُ
جَوادِفَstepping sideways المَشيِin their movement مِنهاsome of them البُطءُslowly وَالسَرَعُand quickly
جَوادِفَ المَشيِ مِنها البُطءُ وَالسَرَعُ
When they reached its two banks, they advanced toward it,
moving with sidelong steps, some slowly and some quickly.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماindeed اِرتَوَتhad drunk fully مِنfrom مائِهِits water قُطُفٌslow-moving ones
حَتّى إِذا ما اِرتَوَت مِن مائِهِ قُطُفٌ
تَسقيshe gives drink الحَواقِنَto those holding back أَحياناًat times وَتَجتَرِعُand drinks again
تَسقي الحَواقِنَ أَحياناً وَتَجتَرِعُ
Then, when the slow-moving ones had drunk their fill,
they sometimes gave drink to those holding back, and drank again.
وَلَّتthey turned away حِثاثاًswiftly تُواليهاfollowing one another وَأَتبَعَهاand pursued them
وَلَّت حِثاثاً تُواليها وَأَتبَعَها
مِنfrom لابَةٍa lava plain أَسفَعُone dark-marked الخَدَّينِon the cheeks مُختَضِعُwith head lowered
مِن لابَةٍ أَسفَعُ الخَدَّينِ مُختَضِعُ
They turned away swiftly, one following another; after them came
from a lava plain one with dark cheeks, his head lowered.
يَسبِقنَthey outstrip بِالقَصدِby going straight وَالإيغالِand pressing far ahead كَرَّتَهُhis charge
يَسبِقنَ بِالقَصدِ وَالإيغالِ كَرَّتَهُ
إِذاwhen تَفَرَّقنَthey scattered عَنهُfrom him وَهوَwhile he مُندَفِعُwas rushing
إِذا تَفَرَّقنَ عَنهُ وَهوَ مُندَفِعُ
By keeping straight on and pressing ahead, they outran his charge
when they scattered from him while he rushed forward:
مُلَملَمٌcompact كَمُدُقِّlike a pestle for الهَضبِrock مُنصَلِتٌdarting free
مُلَملَمٌ كَمُدُقِّ الهَضبِ مُنصَلِتٌ
ماnot إِنindeed يَكادُhe can scarcely إِذاwhen ماindeed لَجَّhe presses on يُرتَجَعُbe recalled
ما إِن يَكادُ إِذا ما لَجَّ يُرتَجَعُ
compact as a rock-crushing pestle, darting free,
hardly to be called back once he pressed on.
حَتّىuntil اِنتَهىgave up الصَقرُthe falcon عَنon حُمٍّdark-colored birds قَوادِمُهاtheir flight feathers
حَتّى اِنتَهى الصَقرُ عَن حُمٍّ قَوادِمُها
تَدنوthey draw near مِنَto الأَرضِthe ground أَحياناًat times وَماyet do not تَقَعُland
تَدنو مِنَ الأَرضِ أَحياناً وَما تَقَعُ
At last the falcon gave up on birds with dark flight feathers,
which sometimes skim the ground without touching it.
وَظَلَّand he remained بِالأُكمِamong the hills ماwhile يَصريhe caught أَرانِبَهاtheir hares
وَظَلَّ بِالأُكمِ ما يَصري أَرانِبَها
مِنwith حَدِّthe edge of أَظفارِهِhis claws الجُحرانُthe burrows وَالقَلَعُand rocky heights
مِن حَدِّ أَظفارِهِ الجُحرانُ وَالقَلَعُ
He remained among the hills, where his claws caught hares
from their burrows and the rocky heights.
بَلbut ماwhat تَذَكَّرُdo you recall مِنof هِندٍHind إِذاwhen اِحتَجَبَتshe withdrew
بَل ما تَذَكَّرُ مِن هِندٍ إِذا اِحتَجَبَت
بِاِبنَيbehind Ibnay عُوارٍʿUwār وَأَمسىand lay دونَهاbetween her بُلَعُBulaʿ
بِاِبنَي عُوارٍ وَأَمسى دونَها بُلَعُ
But what do you recall of Hind when she has withdrawn
behind Ibnay ʿUwār, with Bulaʿ between you and her?
وَجاوَرَتand she dwelt near عَشَمِيّاتٍʿAshamiyyāt بِمَحنِيَةٍat a bend
وَجاوَرَت عَشَمِيّاتٍ بِمَحنِيَةٍ
يَنأىtakes far away بِهِنَّwith them أَخوa man of داوِيَّةٍthe wilderness مَرِعُlush
يَنأى بِهِنَّ أَخو داوِيَّةٍ مَرِعُ
She came to dwell near the ʿAshamiyyāt at a bend,
where a man of the lush wilderness takes them far away:
قاصيremote المَحَلِّin dwelling طَباهُdrew him عَنfrom عَشيرَتِهِhis kin
قاصي المَحَلِّ طَباهُ عَن عَشيرَتِهِ
جُرءٌJurʾ وَبَينونَةُand the separation of الجَرداءِal-Jardāʾ أَوor كَرَعُKaraʿ
جُرءٌ وَبَينونَةُ الجَرداءِ أَو كَرَعُ
a remote dwelling drew him from his kin,
as did Jurʾ, the separation of al-Jardāʾ, or Karaʿ,
بِحَيثُwhere تَلحَسُlicks عَنfrom زُهرٍwhite مُلَمَّعَةٍspotted
بِحَيثُ تَلحَسُ عَن زُهرٍ مُلَمَّعَةٍ
عَينٌa gazelle مَراتِعُهاher grazing grounds الصَحراءُthe desert وَالجَرَعُand the sandy flats
عَينٌ مَراتِعُها الصَحراءُ وَالجَرَعُ
where a white-spotted gazelle licks
her young; her grazing grounds are the desert and sandy flats.
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