لِمَنwhose? طَلَلٌa ruin عافٍfading وَرَسمُand the trace of مَنازِلٍdwellings
لِمَن طَلَلٌ عافٍ وَرَسمُ مَنازِلٍ
عَفَتhave faded بَعدَafter عَهدِthe last visit of العاهِدينَthose who knew them رِياضُهاtheir meadows
عَفَت بَعدَ عَهدِ العاهِدينَ رِياضُها
To whom belong this fading ruin and this trace of dwellings,
whose meadows have faded since the last visit of those who knew them?
عَفَتhave faded غَيرَexcept for آثارِthe tracks of الأَراجيلِmen on foot تَعتَريcome repeatedly
عَفَت غَيرَ آثارِ الأَراجيلِ تَعتَري
تَقَعقَعُrattle فيin الآباطِthe armpits مِنهاof them وِفاضُهاtheir quivers
تَقَعقَعُ في الآباطِ مِنها وِفاضُها
They have faded, save for tracks of men on foot who return,
their quivers rattling beneath their arms.
مَنازِلُdwellings لِلمَيلاءِof al-Mayla أَقفَرَbecame deserted بَعدَناafter we left
مَنازِلُ لِلمَيلاءِ أَقفَرَ بَعدَنا
مَعالِمُهاtheir landmarks مِنfrom راكِسٍRakis فَمِراضُهاthen its Mirad
مَعالِمُها مِن راكِسٍ فَمِراضُها
Al-Mayla's dwellings—deserted since we left stand
their landmarks, from Rakis to Mirad.
وَدَوِيَّةٍand many a desert تَيهاءَtrackless قَفرٍbarren مَرادُهاits roaming grounds
وَدَوِيَّةٍ تَيهاءَ قَفرٍ مَرادُها
مَروتٍa bare waste يُكِلُّwearies العيسَthe pale camels فيهاin it اِرتِكاضُهاtheir running
مَروتٍ يُكِلُّ العيسَ فيها اِرتِكاضُها
And many a trackless desert, barren in its roaming grounds,
a bare waste where running wearies the pale camels,
إِذاwhen ماfor emphasis حَرابِيُّthe chameleons of الظَهيرَةِnoon لَمdid not تَقِلrest at midday
إِذا ما حَرابِيُّ الظَهيرَةِ لَم تَقِل
نَسَأتُI drove on بِهاthrough it صَعراءَa haughty she-camel طالَlasted long اِمتِعاظُهاher vexation
نَسَأتُ بِها صَعراءَ طالَ اِمتِعاظُها
when the noontide chameleons take no midday rest,
I drove through it a haughty she-camel whose anger endured,
جُمالِيَّةٌmassive as a bull-camel فيin مَشيِهاher gait عَجرَفِيَّةٌheadstrong vigor
جُمالِيَّةٌ في مَشيِها عَجرَفِيَّةٌ
إِذاwhen العِرمِسُthe sturdy she-camel الوَجناءُthe broad-cheeked one طالَlasted long اِختِفاضُهاher weary plodding
إِذا العِرمِسُ الوَجناءُ طالَ اِختِفاضُها
massive as a bull-camel, with headstrong force in her gait,
when even the sturdy, broad-cheeked camel has long been plodding.
ذُعِرتُI startled بِهاwith her سِربَa flock of القَطاsandgrouse وَهوَwhile it was هاجِدٌsleeping
ذُعِرتُ بِها سِربَ القَطا وَهوَ هاجِدٌ
وَعَينُand the wide-eyed wild cattle الفَلاةِof the wilderness لَمhad not تُبَعِّثroused رِياضُهاits meadows
وَعَينُ الفَلاةِ لَم تُبَعِّث رِياضُها
With her I startled a sleeping flock of sandgrouse,
while the desert's wide-eyed wild cattle were not yet roused by its meadows.
كَأَنَّas though حَصىthe pebbles of المَعزاءِthe stony ground بَينَbetween فُروجِهاthe gaps between her legs
كَأَنَّ حَصى المَعزاءِ بَينَ فُروجِها
نَواديscattered ones نَوىًdate-stones رُضخٍcrushed أُشِبَّwas stirred up اِرفِضاضُهاtheir scattering
نَوادي نَوىً رُضخٍ أُشِبَّ اِرفِضاضُها
As though the pebbles of the stony ground between her legs
were scattered, crushed date-stones, sent flying apart.
مَتىwhenever ماfor emphasis تَرِدshe comes to water فيon لَيلَةِthe night of الخِمسِthe fifth-day watering تَرتَويshe drinks her fill
مَتى ما تَرِد في لَيلَةِ الخِمسِ تَرتَوي
رَجاthe edge of مَنهَلٍa watering place يَقلِلis scant عَلَيهِat it اِغتِماضُهاher sleep
رَجا مَنهَلٍ يَقلِل عَلَيهِ اِغتِماضُها
Whenever she reaches water on the night of the fifth day, she drinks her fill
at a watering-place's edge, where she scarcely shuts her eyes.
إِذاwhen غاطَتِsink الأَنساعُthe girth-straps فيهاinto her تَزَغَّمَتshe grumbles
إِذا غاطَتِ الأَنساعُ فيها تَزَغَّمَت
عُذافِرَةًa massive she-camel يوفيraises high الجَديلَthe plaited halter اِنتِهاضُهاher rising
عُذافِرَةً يوفي الجَديلَ اِنتِهاضُها
When the girth-straps sink into her, she grumbles,
a mighty camel whose rising lifts the plaited halter high.
تَشَكّىshe moans كَسيرَone with a fracture رِجلِهِhis leg كُلَّماwhenever مَشىhe walks
تَشَكّى كَسيرَ رِجلِهِ كُلَّما مَشى
عَلَيهاon it قَليلاًa little عادَreturns فيهاin it اِنهِياضُهاits renewed fracture
عَلَيها قَليلاً عادَ فيها اِنهِياضُها
She moans like a man with a broken leg: whenever he walks
on it a little, it breaks afresh.
صَليتُI endured the burning بِهاin it فيamong المُصطَلينَthose exposed to the blaze بِحَرِّهاto its heat
صَليتُ بِها في المُصطَلينَ بِحَرِّها
فَطَلَّتthen it subsided وَقَدand indeed كانَتit had been شَديداًfierce عِضاضُهاits biting
فَطَلَّت وَقَد كانَت شَديداً عِضاضُها
I bore its burning among those scorched by its heat;
then it subsided, though its bite had been fierce.
وَغَمرَةِand many a flood of مَوتٍdeath خُضتُI waded through حَتّىuntil قَطَعتُهاI crossed it
وَغَمرَةِ مَوتٍ خُضتُ حَتّى قَطَعتُها
وَقَدand indeed أَفظَعَappalled الجِبسَthe coward الهِدانَthe sluggish one خِياضُهاwading into it
وَقَد أَفظَعَ الجِبسَ الهِدانَ خِياضُها
And many a flood of death I waded through until I crossed it,
though wading into it appalled the sluggish coward.
وَكُنتُand I would إِذاwhen ماfor emphasis شُعبَتاthe two branches of الأَمرِthe matter شَكَّتاbecame doubtful
وَكُنتُ إِذا ما شُعبَتا الأَمرِ شَكَّتا
عَزَمتُI resolved وَلَمand did not يَحبِلensnare هُموميmy purposes إِباضُهاtheir hobble
عَزَمتُ وَلَم يَحبِل هُمومي إِباضُها
And whenever a matter's two paths seemed doubtful,
I resolved, and their hobble did not ensnare my purposes.
وَلَمand did not يُسلِdispel أَمراًa care مِثلُanything like أَمرِa course of صَريمَةٍfirm resolve
وَلَم يُسلِ أَمراً مِثلُ أَمرِ صَريمَةٍ
إِذاwhen حاجَةٌa desire فيin النَفسِthe soul طالَlasted long اِعتَراضُهاits intrusion
إِذا حاجَةٌ في النَفسِ طالَ اِعتَراضُها
And nothing dispels a care like firm resolve,
when a desire has long beset the soul.
أُجامِلُI am courteous to أَقواماًcertain people حَياءًout of modesty وَقَدand indeed أَرىI see
أُجامِلُ أَقواماً حَياءً وَقَد أَرى
صُدورَهُمُtheir breasts تَغليseethe عَلَيَّagainst me مِراضُهاtheir diseased ones
صُدورَهُمُ تَغلي عَلَيَّ مِراضُها
I am courteous to certain people out of modesty, though I see
their diseased breasts seething against me.
Translation model: Sol 6.1