أَصبَحَentered the morning اليَومَtoday أَيرُpenis عَمAm- (start of Ammar)
أَصبَحَ اليَومَ أَيرُ عَم
مارٍ-mar (completes Ammar) قَدalready قامَrose وَاِسبَطَرand stretched erect
مارٍ قَد قامَ وَاِسبَطَر
Today Ammar's cock
Today has become an excellent morning
has already risen and stretched erect.
Of a resolute man who rose and recovered
أَخَذَtook الرِزقَsustenance فَاِستَشاthen flared up (continued)
أَخَذَ الرِزقَ فَاِستَشا
طَcompletion of 'flared up' قِياماًstanding erect مِنَout of البَطَرwanton pride
طَ قِياماً مِنَ البَطَر
It took sustenance, then flared
He took provision and stood up straight
up erect out of wanton pride.
From weakness standing from falling
فَهُوَso it اليَومَtoday كَالشّظاlike a wooden peg (continued)
فَهُوَ اليَومَ كَالشّظا
ظِcompletion of 'peg' مِنَfrom النَّعطِerection وَالأَشَرand wantonness
ظِ مِنَ النَّعطِ وَالأَشَر
So today it is like a wooden peg,
So today he is like the strong
from erection and wantonness.
Against weakness and disability
يَترُكُleaves القِرنَthe rival فيin المَكَرthe fray (continued)
يَترُكُ القِرنَ في المَكَر
رِcompletion of 'the fray' صَريعاًstruck down وَماand not فَتَرslackened
رِ صَريعاً وَما فَتَر
It leaves its rival in the fray
He leaves the enemy slain
struck down, and it has not slackened.
On the ground, without ceasing
يُشرِعُlevels العودَthe rod لِلطَعاfor thrusting (continued)
يُشرِعُ العودَ لِلطَعا
نِcompletion of 'thrusting' إِذاwhen اِنصاعَturns away ذوthe one possessing الخَوَرweakness
نِ إِذا اِنصاعَ ذو الخَوَر
It levels its rod for thrusting
He unsheathes the spear for stabbing
when the feeble one turns away.
When the one with hatred is compliant
سَلمَO Salma (shortened name) نِعمَhow excellent الضَّجيعُthe bedfellow أَنyou, feminine (continued)
سَلمَ نِعمَ الضَّجيعُ أَن
تِcompletion of 'you' لَناfor us لَيلَةَthe night of الخَصَرcold
تِ لَنا لَيلَةَ الخَصَر
Salma, what a fine bedfellow you
Safe and sound is the resting place you are
are for us on the chilly night—
For us on the night of intimacy
لَيلَةَthe night of الرَّعدِthunder وَالبُروand lightning (continued)
لَيلَةَ الرَّعدِ وَالبُرو
قِcompletion of 'lightning' مَعَwith الغَيمِclouds وَالمَطَرand rain
قِ مَعَ الغَيمِ وَالمَطَر
the night of thunder and lightning,
The night of thunder and lightning
with clouds and rain.
With clouds and rain
لَيتَنيif only I قَدhad (perfective marker) لَقيتُكُمI met you (plural)
لَيتَني قَد لَقيتُكُم
فيin خَلاءٍan empty place مِنَof البَشَرpeople
في خَلاءٍ مِنَ البَشَر
If only I had met you
I wish I had met you
in a place empty of people,
In an intimate place away from people
فَنَشَرناthen we unfolded حَديثَناour talk
فَنَشَرنا حَديثَنا
عِندَكُمwith you (plural) كُلَّevery مُنتَشَرexpanse
عِندَكُم كُلَّ مُنتَشَر
and we had unfolded our talk
So we spread our conversation
there with you, far and wide,
With you in every gathering
خالِياًalone لِيلَةَon the night of التَّماfullness of the moon (continued)
خالِياً لِيلَةَ التَّما
مِcompletion of 'fullness' بِسَلمىwith Salma إِلىuntil السَحَرthe time before dawn
مِ بِسَلمى إِلى السَحَر
alone on the night of the full moon,
Free on the night of completion
with Salma until just before dawn.
In Salma until dawn
فَهيَfor she كَالدُرَّةِlike a pearl النَقِيpure (continued)
فَهيَ كَالدُرَّةِ النَقِي
يَةِcompletion of 'pure' وَالوَجهُand the face كَالقَمَرlike the moon
يَةِ وَالوَجهُ كَالقَمَر
For she is like a pure pearl,
She is like a pure pearl
and her face is like the moon.
And her face like the moon