أَواعَدتَنيdid you promise me مالاًwealth أُحاوِلُI seek نَفعَهُits benefit
أَواعَدتَني مالاً أُحاوِلُ نَفعَهُ
مَواعيدَpromises عُرقوبٍʿUrqūb’s أَخاهُhis brother بِيَثرِبِin Yathrib
مَواعيدَ عُرقوبٍ أَخاهُ بِيَثرِبِ
Did you promise me wealth whose benefit I seek—
promises like ʿUrqūb’s to his brother in Yathrib?
وَواعَدتَنيand you promised me عادِيَّةًan ancient bowl بَينَbetween جولِهاits inner wall
وَواعَدتَني عادِيَّةً بَينَ جولِها
وَبَينَand between رَجاهاits rim نِصفُhalf شَأوٍa running course مُغَرِّبِa far-ranging steed
وَبَينَ رَجاها نِصفُ شَأوٍ مُغَرِّبِ
And you promised me an ancient bowl—between its inner wall
and its rim, half a far-ranging steed’s course.
تَميلُit leans كَماjust as مالَتshe leaned عَلىupon أَخَواتِهاher sisters
تَميلُ كَما مالَت عَلى أَخَواتِها
خَريرَthe sinking down of عَذارىmaidens فيin خِباءٍa tent مُطَنَّبِsecured with guy ropes
خَريرَ عَذارى في خِباءٍ مُطَنَّبِ
It leans as they leaned upon their sisters—
maidens sinking down in a tent held taut with ropes.
Translation model: Sol 6.1