وَمِنهُنَّand among them إِذwhen راعىhe watched جَناباًa courtyard وَقَدand already دَناhe drew near
وَمِنهُنَّ إِذ راعى جَناباً وَقَد دَنا
إِلىto بابِthe door of مِغلاقِone who blocks الشَباweapon-points غَيرِnot مُغلَقِbarred
إِلى بابِ مِغلاقِ الشَبا غَيرِ مُغلَقِ
And among them: when he watched a courtyard, having drawn near
to the unbarred door of one who blocks weapon-points.
فَلَمّاthen when رَأىhe saw أَنthat قَدalready كَرَرتُI turned back وَراءَهُbehind him
فَلَمّا رَأى أَن قَد كَرَرتُ وَراءَهُ
تَكَشَّرَhe bared his teeth وَالحَوباءُand the soul عِندَat المُخَنَّقِthe throat
تَكَشَّرَ وَالحَوباءُ عِندَ المُخَنَّقِ
Then, when he saw that I had turned back behind him,
he bared his teeth, his soul at his throat,
تَكَشَّرَthe grimace of مَكروبٍa distressed man يُتَلُّbeing thrown down وَكَمand how many رَأىhe had seen
تَكَشَّرَ مَكروبٍ يُتَلُّ وَكَم رَأى
عَلىat بابِthe door of سَلمٍSalm مِنof أَكُفٍّhands وَأَسوُقِand legs
عَلى بابِ سَلمٍ مِن أَكُفٍّ وَأَسوُقِ
the grimace of a distressed man thrown down—and how many he had seen
at Salm’s door—hands and legs!
فَلَوso if أَنَّنيthat I داوَيتُI treated قَوماًa people شَفَيتُهُمI cured them
فَلَو أَنَّني داوَيتُ قَوماً شَفَيتُهُم
وَلَكِنَّنيbut I لاقَيتُencountered مِثلَthe like of الجَلَوبَقِal-Jalawbaq
وَلَكِنَّني لاقَيتُ مِثلَ الجَلَوبَقِ
Had I treated a people, I would have cured them,
but I encountered the like of al-Jalawbaq.
وَكُنتُand I was أَرىthinking أَنَّthat الجَلَوبَقَal-Jalawbaq قَدalready ثَوىhad been laid to rest
وَكُنتُ أَرى أَنَّ الجَلَوبَقَ قَد ثَوى
فَيَنفِقُthen he slips out ليbefore me مِنfrom بَينَbetween رُكنَيthe two corners of مُخَفَّقِa fluttering cloth
فَيَنفِقُ لي مِن بَينَ رُكنَي مُخَفَّقِ
And I had thought that al-Jalawbaq had been laid to rest,
yet he slips out before me from between the two corners of a fluttering cloth.
Translation model: Sol 6.1