نابيrestless upon الفِراشِthe bed طَرِيُّfresh اللَحمِmeat مُطعَمَهُhis food
نابي الفِراشِ طَرِيُّ اللَحمِ مُطعَمَهُ
كَأَنَّas though أَلواحَهُhis bones أَلواحُthe bones of مَحصومِone wasted by fever
كَأَنَّ أَلواحَهُ أَلواحُ مَحصومِ
Restless on his bed, his food is fresh meat;
his frame seems that of a fever-wasted man.
عاريbare of flesh الأَشاجِعِthe knuckles مَسعورٌravenous أَخوa brother to قَنَصٍthe hunt
عاري الأَشاجِعِ مَسعورٌ أَخو قَنَصٍ
فَماso not يَنامُhe sleeps بَحيرٌdazed غَيرَexcept تَهويمِlight dozing
فَما يَنامُ بَحيرٌ غَيرَ تَهويمِ
With fleshless knuckles, ravenous, a brother to the hunt,
so, dazed, he sleeps only in fleeting dozes.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen أَيقَنَتshe became certain أَنthat لاno أَنيسَcompanion لَهاfor her
حَتّى إِذا أَيقَنَت أَن لا أَنيسَ لَها
إِلّاexcept نَئيمٌlow cries كَأَصواتِlike the voices of التَراجيمِinterpreters
إِلّا نَئيمٌ كَأَصواتِ التَراجيمِ
Until, when she was certain she had no company
except low cries like interpreters' voices,
تَوَرَّدَتshe approached the water وَهيَwhile she was مُزوَرٌّcontracted فَرائِصُهاher flank-muscles
تَوَرَّدَت وَهيَ مُزوَرٌّ فَرائِصُها
إِلىto الشَرايِعِthe watering places بِالقودِwith the long-necked ones المَقاديمِthe bold leaders
إِلى الشَرايِعِ بِالقودِ المَقاديمِ
she made her way, her flank-muscles drawn tight,
to the watering places with the long-necked leaders.
وَاِستَروَحَتand she sniffed the air تَرهَبُshe fears الأَبصارَwatching eyes أَنَّthat لَهاfor her
وَاِستَروَحَت تَرهَبُ الأَبصارَ أَنَّ لَها
عَلىat القُصَيبَةِal-Qusaybah مِنهُfrom him لَيلَa night مَشؤومِill-omened
عَلى القُصَيبَةِ مِنهُ لَيلَ مَشؤومِ
And she sniffed the air, fearing watching eyes: for her
lay an ill-omened night from him at al-Qusaybah.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen غَمَرَsubmerged الحَوماتُthe deep pools أَكرُعَهاher shanks
حَتّى إِذا غَمَرَ الحَوماتُ أَكرُعَها
وَعانَقَتand she embraced مُستَنيماتِdrowsing العَلاجيمِthe frogs
وَعانَقَت مُستَنيماتِ العَلاجيمِ
Until, when the deep pools submerged her shanks,
and she embraced the drowsing frogs,
وَساوَرَتهُand she assailed it بِأَلحَيهاwith her jaws وَمالَand swayed بِهاwith her
وَساوَرَتهُ بِأَلحَيها وَمالَ بِها
بَردٌa chill يُخالِطُmingles with أَجوافَthe hollows of الحَلاقيمِthe throats
بَردٌ يُخالِطُ أَجوافَ الحَلاقيمِ
and assailed it with her jaws, she was swayed
by a chill mingling within the hollows of throats.
تَكادُalmost آذانُهاher ears فيin الماءِthe water يَقصِفُهاshatters them
تَكادُ آذانُها في الماءِ يَقصِفُها
بيضُwhite المَلاغيمِmouth-bubbles أَمثالُlike الخَواتيمِrings
بيضُ المَلاغيمِ أَمثالُ الخَواتيمِ
Her ears in the water were almost shattered
by white mouth-bubbles, like rings.
وَقَدand already تَحَرَّفَhe shifted aside حَتّىuntil قالَhe said قَدalready فَعَلَتshe has done it
وَقَد تَحَرَّفَ حَتّى قالَ قَد فَعَلَت
وَاِستَوضَحَتand became clearly visible صَفَحاتِthe flanks of القُرَّحِthe full-grown beasts الهيمِparched with thirst
وَاِستَوضَحَت صَفَحاتِ القُرَّحِ الهيمِ
He had shifted aside until he said, "She has done it!"
And the flanks of the full-grown, thirsty beasts became clearly visible.
ثُمَّthen اِنتَحىhe took aim بِشَديدِwith one strong in العَيرِthe central ridge يَحفِزُهُdriving it forward
ثُمَّ اِنتَحى بِشَديدِ العَيرِ يَحفِزُهُ
حَدُّthe vigor of اِمرِئٍa man فيat الهَواديthe necks غَيرِnot مَحرومِdenied success
حَدُّ اِمرِئٍ في الهَوادي غَيرِ مَحرومِ
Then he took aim with a stout-ridged shaft, driven on
by the vigor of a man not denied success at neck-shots.
فَمَرَّso it passed مِنfrom تَحتِbeneath أَلحَيهاher jaws وَكانَand there was لَهاfor her
فَمَرَّ مِن تَحتِ أَلحَيها وَكانَ لَها
واقٍa guardian إِلىuntil قَدَرٍa fate لاno بُدَّescape مَحمومِdecreed
واقٍ إِلى قَدَرٍ لا بُدَّ مَحمومِ
It passed beneath her jaws, and she had
a guardian until an inescapable, decreed fate.
فَاِنقَعَرَتso she plunged away فيinto سَوادِthe blackness of اللَيلِthe night يَغصِبُهاdriving her by force
فَاِنقَعَرَت في سَوادِ اللَيلِ يَغصِبُها
بِوابِلٍwith a downpour مِنof عَمودِthe main force of الشَدِّrunning مَشهومِpanic-stricken
بِوابِلٍ مِن عَمودِ الشَدِّ مَشهومِ
She plunged into the blackness of night, forced onward
by a downpour of all-out, panic-stricken running.
فَآبَso he returned راميthe archer of بَنيthe sons of الحِرمانِal-Hirman (deprivation) مُلتَهِفاًanguished
فَآبَ رامي بَني الحِرمانِ مُلتَهِفاً
يَمشيwalking بِفَوقَينِwith two nocks مِنfrom عُريانِa bare bow مَحطومِshattered
يَمشي بِفَوقَينِ مِن عُريانِ مَحطومِ
So the archer of Banu al-Hirman returned, anguished,
walking with two nocks from a bare, shattered bow.
فَظَلَّso he remained مِنfrom أَسَفٍgrief أَنthat كانَhe had أَخطَأَهاmissed her
فَظَلَّ مِن أَسَفٍ أَن كانَ أَخطَأَها
فيin بَيتِa house of جوعٍhunger قَصيرِlow in السِمكِroof-height مَهدومِruined
في بَيتِ جوعٍ قَصيرِ السِمكِ مَهدومِ
So he remained, grieving that he had missed her,
in a house of hunger, low-roofed and ruined.
مَحكانُMahkan شَرُّthe worst of فُحولِbreeding males الناسِmankind كُلِّهِمِall of them
مَحكانُ شَرُّ فُحولِ الناسِ كُلِّهِمِ
وَشَرُّand the worst والِدَةٍmother أُمُّUmm (mother of) الفَرازيمِal-Farazim
وَشَرُّ والِدَةٍ أُمُّ الفَرازيمِ
Mahkan is the worst of all the studs among men,
and Umm al-Farazim is the worst of mothers.
فَحلانِtwo breeding males لَمnot يَلقَhas encountered شَرُّworse مِنهُماthan the two of them وَلَداًa child
فَحلانِ لَم يَلقَ شَرُّ مِنهُما وَلَداً
مِمَّنamong those who تَرَمَّزَstirred بَينَbetween الهِندِIndia وَالرومِand the Roman lands
مِمَّن تَرَمَّزَ بَينَ الهِندِ وَالرومِ
Two studs—no child has ever met a worse pair
among those who stir between India and the Roman lands.
Translation model: Sol 6.1