ثَكلىa bereaved mother عَوانٍmiddle-aged بِدُوّارٍin Duwwar مُؤَلَّفَةٍaccustomed to the place
ثَكلى عَوانٍ بِدُوّارٍ مُؤَلَّفَةٍ
هاجَrose against القَنيصُthe hunter عَلَيهاagainst her بَعدَماafter اِقتَرَباhe drew near
هاجَ القَنيصُ عَلَيها بَعدَما اِقتَرَبا
A bereaved, middle-aged mother, at home in Duwwar,
My she-camel left me in the middle of spinning wells
The hunter set upon her after drawing near.
The shirt clung to her after we drew near
ظَلَّتshe spent the day بِجَوٍّin the hollow of رُؤافٍRu'af وَهيَand she مُجمِرَةٌgathered close
ظَلَّت بِجَوٍّ رُؤافٍ وَهيَ مُجمِرَةٌ
تَعتادُshe frequents مَكراًmakr, a pasture plant لُعاعاًtender نَبتُهُits growth رُطَباmoist
تَعتادُ مَكراً لُعاعاً نَبتُهُ رُطَبا
She spent the day in Ru'af's hollow, gathered close,
She remained in a kind, compassionate air as embers glowed on her hide
Frequenting tender makr plants, their growth moist,
She is accustomed to sly, slick grass whose growth is moist
عَنaway from واضِحِbright اللَوانِthe hue كَالدينارِlike a dinar مُنجَدِلٍlying fallen
عَن واضِحِ اللَوانِ كَالدينارِ مُنجَدِلٍ
لَمnot تَخشَshe feared إِنساًany human وَلَمand not تَتَرُكshe left بِهِwith him وَصَباsickness
لَم تَخشَ إِنساً وَلَم تَتَرُك بِهِ وَصَبا
Away from a bright-hued one, like a dinar, lying fallen.
With clear colors like gold coins dangling
She had feared no human and had left him with no sickness.
She feared no human nor neglected to roam
فَاِفتَرَّتِso she cleaved الجُدَّةَthe track البَيضاءَthe white وَاِجتَنَبَتand she avoided
فَاِفتَرَّتِ الجُدَّةَ البَيضاءَ وَاِجتَنَبَت
مِنfrom رَملِthe sands of سَبّىSabba العَذابِthe sweet الوَعثَthe yielding ground وَالكُثُباand the dunes
مِن رَملِ سَبّى العَذابِ الوَعثَ وَالكُثُبا
Then she cut along the white track and avoided
She shook her white neck and avoided
The yielding ground and dunes of Sabba's sweet sands.
The painful, tiresome sands of Sabbá
ثُمَّthen اِستَهَلَّbegan pouring عَلَيهِupon him واكِفٌdripping هَمِعٌstreaming
ثُمَّ اِستَهَلَّ عَلَيهِ واكِفٌ هَمِعٌ
فيin لَيلَةٍa night نَحَرَتslew شَعبانَSha'ban أَوor رَجَباRajab
في لَيلَةٍ نَحَرَت شَعبانَ أَو رَجَبا
Then a dripping, streaming rain began pouring upon him,
Then an impatient, zealous one set upon her
On a night that slew Sha'ban or Rajab.
On a night when Sha’bân or Rajab was sacrificed
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ذَرَّappeared قَرنُthe horn of الشَمسِthe sun صَبَّحَهُcame upon him at dawn
حَتّى إِذا ذَرَّ قَرنُ الشَمسِ صَبَّحَهُ
أَضريhunting hounds اِبنَson of قُرّانَQurran باتَspent the night الوَحشَthe wild beasts وَالعَزَباand the solitary ones
أَضري اِبنَ قُرّانَ باتَ الوَحشَ وَالعَزَبا
Until, when the sun's horn appeared, he was met at dawn by
Until the horn of sunrise flashed upon him
Ibn Qurran's hunting hounds; he had spent the night among wild beasts and solitary ones.
He left the son of Qurrân in the night as game and stranger
تَعدوshe races بِناwith us شَطرَtoward جَمعٍJam' وَهيَand she موفِدَةٌhastening onward
تَعدو بِنا شَطرَ جَمعٍ وَهيَ موفِدَةٌ
قَدalready قارَبَneared العَقدُthe knot مِنfrom إيفادِهاher swift pace الحَقَباthe girth-strap
قَد قارَبَ العَقدُ مِن إيفادِها الحَقَبا
She raced with us toward Jam', hastening onward,
She takes us on the way to a tribe, sent ahead
The knot had neared the girth from her swift pace.
Her sending ahead almost reached long eras
حَتّىuntil أَتَيتُI reached غُلاميmy young servant وَهوَand he مُمسِكُهاholding her
حَتّى أَتَيتُ غُلامي وَهوَ مُمسِكُها
يَدعوhe calls يَساراًYasar وَقَدand already جَرَّعتُهُI made him swallow غَضَباanger
يَدعو يَساراً وَقَد جَرَّعتُهُ غَضَبا
Until I reached my young servant, who was holding her,
Until I came to my boy who held her back
Calling Yasar, when I had made him swallow anger.
Calling to the left, and I had poured anger onto him
أَنشَأتُI began أسأَلُهُasking him ماwhat بالُthe matter with رُفقَتِهِhis companions
أَنشَأتُ أسأَلُهُ ما بالُ رُفقَتِهِ
حَيَّgreet! الحُمولَthe laden camels فَإِنَّfor indeed الرَكبَthe riding party قَدalready ذَهَباhas departed
حَيَّ الحُمولَ فَإِنَّ الرَكبَ قَد ذَهَبا
I began asking him what had become of his companions:
I began to ask what was with his company
Greet the laden camels, for the riding party has departed.
Motivate the carriers as the riding company had gone
مِنfrom شَعبِa tribal branch of هَمدانَHamdan أَوor سَعدِSa'd العَشيرَةِal-'Ashira أَوor
مِن شَعبِ هَمدانَ أَو سَعدِ العَشيرَةِ أَو
خَولانَKhawlan أَوor مَذحِجٍMadhhij هاجواthey stirred لَهُin him طَرَباyearning
خَولانَ أَو مَذحِجٍ هاجوا لَهُ طَرَبا
From a branch of Hamdan, or Sa'd al-'Ashira, or
Were they from the clan of Hamdân or Sa’d or
Khawlan, or Madhhij—they stirred longing in him.
Khaulân or Mudhij excitedly aroused for him
عارَضتُهُمI approached them بِسؤالٍwith a question هَلquestion marker لَكُمyou have خَبَرُnews
عارَضتُهُم بِسؤالٍ هَل لَكُم خَبَرُ
مَنthose who حَجَّmade the pilgrimage مِنfrom أَهلِthe people of عاذٍ'Adh إِنَّindeed ليI have أَرَباa need
مَن حَجَّ مِن أَهلِ عاذٍ إِنَّ لي أَرَبا
I approached them with a question: Have you any news
I met them with the question, “Do you have news
Of pilgrims from the people of 'Adh? I have a need.
Of those who made the Hajj from the people of ‘Âd? I have cared for them”
قالواthey said عَييناwe are at a loss فَاِبدُريso hurry! وَقَدand already زَعَمواthey claimed
قالوا عَيينا فَاِبدُري وَقَد زَعَموا
أَنthat قَدalready مَضىhad gone ahead مِنهُمُfrom them رَكبٌa riding party فَقَدand already نَصَباpressed onward
أَن قَد مَضى مِنهُمُ رَكبٌ فَقَد نَصَبا
They said, 'We are at a loss; hurry!' And they claimed
They said, “Hurry to us,” and they claimed
That a riding party of theirs had gone ahead and pressed onward.
That a riding company had set out from them and embarked
إِمّاeither الحِبالُal-Hibal وَإِمّاor else ذوDhu, possessor of المَجازِal-Majaz وَإِمّor else, continued
إِمّا الحِبالُ وَإِمّا ذو المَجازِ وَإِمّ
ماcompletes 'or else' فيin مِنىًMina سَوفَwill تَلقىyou find مِنهُمُfrom them سَبَباa lead
ما في مِنىً سَوفَ تَلقى مِنهُمُ سَبَبا
Either at al-Hibal, or Dhu al-Majaz, or
Whether Hibâl, or Dhu Al-Majâz, or indeed
At Mina, you will find a lead to them.
In Minâ you will find a cause from them
وافَيتُI arrived لَمّاwhen أَتانيreached me أَنَّهاthat she نَزَلَتencamped
وافَيتُ لَمّا أَتاني أَنَّها نَزَلَت
إِنَّindeed المَنازِلَthe encampments مِمّاamong what يَجمَعُgathers العَجَباwonder
إِنَّ المَنازِلَ مِمّا يَجمَعُ العَجَبا
I arrived when word reached me that she had encamped.
I found out when she descended that
Indeed, encampments are where wonders gather.
Encampments are of those things that bring wonder
كَأَنَّهاas though she وَبَنوand the sons of النَجّارِal-Najjar رُفقَتُهاher companions
كَأَنَّها وَبَنو النَجّارِ رُفقَتُها
وَقَدand already عَلَونَthey rose بِناwith us بَوباتَهاits Bawbat passes الصَبَباthe descending slopes
وَقَد عَلَونَ بِنا بَوباتَها الصَبَبا
As though she, with Banu al-Najjar as her companions—
As if she and the Banû Al-Najjâr were her company
And they had carried us high through its descending Bawbat passes—
And they had climbed her hilltops the preceding evening
فيin طَميَةِthe surge of الناسِthe people لَمnot يَشعُرnoticed بِناour presence أَحَدٌanyone
في طَميَةِ الناسِ لَم يَشعُر بِنا أَحَدٌ
لَمّاwhen اِغتَنَمناwe took advantage of جِبالَthe mountains of اللَيلِthe night وَالصَخَباand the din
لَمّا اِغتَنَمنا جِبالَ اللَيلِ وَالصَخَبا
Amid the swelling throng, no one noticed us,
In the blindness of people, no one was aware of us
When we took advantage of night's mountains and the din.
When we took advantage of the mountains of night and gloom
لاdo not تُقمِرَنَّenter the moonlight عَلىunder قَمَرٍa moon وَلَيلَتِهِand its night
لا تُقمِرَنَّ عَلى قَمَرٍ وَلَيلَتِهِ
لاnot عَنby رِضاكَyour consent وَلاnor بِالكُرهِunder compulsion مُغتَصِباforcibly
لا عَن رِضاكَ وَلا بِالكُرهِ مُغتَصِبا
Do not venture into moonlight, under a moon on its night,
Do not overpower yourself for a moonlit night
Neither willingly, nor by compulsion and force.
Not for your satisfaction nor wrongfully taken
أَدرَكتُI lived to know آلَthe house of أَبيAbu, father of حَفصٍHafs وَأُسرَتَهُand his household
أَدرَكتُ آلَ أَبي حَفصٍ وَأُسرَتَهُ
وَقَبلَand before ذاكَthat وَدَهراًand an age بَعدَهُafter it كَلِباsavage
وَقَبلَ ذاكَ وَدَهراً بَعدَهُ كَلِبا
I lived to know the house of Abu Hafs and his household,
I came across the family of Abû Hafs and his women
And the time before that, and a savage age thereafter.
Before that and ages after it dogs
قَدat times نَرتَميwe hurl at one another بِقَوافٍwith rhymed verses بَينَناbetween us دُوَلٍin alternating turns
قَد نَرتَمي بِقَوافٍ بَينَنا دُوَلٍ
بَينَbetween الهَباتَينِal-Habatayn لاnot جِدّاًin earnest وَلاnor لَعِباin play
بَينَ الهَباتَينِ لا جِدّاً وَلا لَعِبا
At times we hurled rhymed verses at each other in turn,
Who would pounce upon us through revolving time
Between al-Habatayn, neither in earnest nor in play.
Between the two encampments, neither serious nor playing
اللَهُGod يَعلَمُknows ماwhat قَوليmy speech وَقَولُهُمand their speech
اللَهُ يَعلَمُ ما قَولي وَقَولُهُم
إِذwhen يَركَبونَthey ride through جَناناًsheltered ground مُسهَباًbroad وَرَباand hills
إِذ يَركَبونَ جَناناً مُسهَباً وَرَبا
God knows what I say and what they say,
God knows what I say and what they say
As they ride through broad, sheltered ground and over hills.
When they ride continuous, flowing mounts
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.