ياO هندُHind ياO ذَاتَwearer of البُرىthe rings والخَلخَالْand the anklet
يا هندُ يا ذَاتَ البُرى والخَلخَالْ
باللهِby God هلdid سركِplease you أَنّىthat I ذوpossessed of مَالْwealth
باللهِ هل سركِ أَنّى ذو مَالْ
O Hind, O wearer of rings and anklets!
By God, did it please you that I am wealthy,
وانَّهُand that it منfrom أُعطياتِthe gifts of البُخَّالْthe misers
وانَّهُ من أُعطياتِ البُخَّالْ
وانَّand that ليI have كلَّevery عَلاّةٍsturdy she-camel شِمْلالْswift
وانَّ لي كلَّ عَلاّةٍ شِمْلالْ
And that my wealth comes from the gifts of misers,
And that I own every sturdy, swift she-camel,
تَقْطَعُcrosses غِيطانَthe hollows of الفَلاthe desert وتَخْتَالْand struts
تَقْطَعُ غِيطانَ الفَلا وتَخْتَالْ
مُرتدياتٍclad بالسَّرابِin mirage والآلْand heat-haze
مُرتدياتٍ بالسَّرابِ والآلْ
Crossing the desert's hollows with a proud sway,
Clad in mirage and heat-haze,
وماand whatever رعىgrazed بَقلَthe herbage of الحِمىthe protected pasture منamong هُمَّالْuntended camels
وما رعى بَقلَ الحِمى من هُمَّالْ
وكلَand every رَحبِbroad in المِنخَرينthe two nostrils ذيَّالْlong-tailed
وكلَ رَحبِ المِنخَرين ذيَّالْ
And the untended camels that grazed the reserve's herbage,
And every wide-nostriled, long-tailed steed,
لاحِقَdrawn tight كَشْحيthe two flanks سُرَّةٍa navel بأطَالْagainst the sides
لاحِقَ كَشْحي سُرَّةٍ بأطَالْ
يكفيكَsuffices you حَليmy halting بالمَلاon the open plain وتَرحَالْand journeying
يكفيكَ حَلي بالمَلا وتَرحَالْ
With flanks drawn tight, its navel tucked against its sides?
My halts on the open plain and my journeys suffice you—
وحِيلتيand my resourcefulness والمرءُwhile man غيرُnot مُحْتَالْresourceful
وحِيلتي والمرءُ غيرُ مُحْتَالْ
موجَthe surge of الخُطُوبِadversities واصطِفاقَand the clashing of الزُّلالْclear water
موجَ الخُطُوبِ واصطِفاقَ الزُّلالْ
And my resourcefulness, when man has no recourse—
Against adversity's waves and the clash of clear waters.
لاmay not حلَّsettle حيّa tribe أَبداًever بمحلالْat a campsite
لا حلَّ حيّ أَبداً بمحلالْ
والدَّارُand the dwelling قدalready غيرهاaltered it بِذيat the place of الضَالْwild lote-trees
والدَّارُ قد غيرها بِذي الضَالْ
May no tribe ever settle at a camping-ground!
And the dwelling at Dhu al-Dal has been changed
كرُّthe recurrence of الشهورِthe months واختلافُand the changing of الأَحْوَالْcircumstances
كرُّ الشهورِ واختلافُ الأَحْوَالْ
جَادَلَcontended with كلَّevery مكفهِرٍgloomy هَطَّالْrain-pouring
جَادَلَ كلَّ مكفهِرٍ هَطَّالْ
By the recurring months and changing circumstances.
It contended with every gloomy, rain-pouring cloud,
وَشَعْشَعَانيُّand long-streaked in الوميضِlightning جَلْجَالْthunderous
وَشَعْشَعَانيُّ الوميضِ جَلْجَالْ
ذَكَرتَناyou reminded us of عهدَthe days of الشَّبابِyouth والحَالْand the condition
ذَكَرتَنا عهدَ الشَّبابِ والحَالْ
And one with long-streaked lightning and pealing thunder.
You reminded us of youth's days and how things stood,
وعُنجهياتِand the swagger of لَداتٍpeers اغفَالْheedless
وعُنجهياتِ لَداتٍ اغفَالْ
بانُواthey departed ولمand did not أُخبرُهمI inform them بالأفعَالْthrough deeds
بانُوا ولم أُخبرُهم بالأفعَالْ
And the swagger of heedless companions of our age.
They departed, and I had not spoken to them through deeds;
ونَصرُهمُand their aid بالسَّيفِwith the sword غيرِrather than الأَقْوَالْwords
ونَصرُهمُ بالسَّيفِ غيرِ الأَقْوَالْ
وآسفٍand a wrathful one يقطَعُcuts short عمرَthe life of الآجَالْthe wild herds
وآسفٍ يقطَعُ عمرَ الآجَالْ
And their aid was by the sword, not words.
And a wrathful one that cuts short the lives of wild herds,
وفتيةٍand young men منof السِّلاحِweapons أعْطَالْdevoid
وفتيةٍ من السِّلاحِ أعْطَالْ
نَبهتُهمI roused them قبلَbefore العُطاسِthe sneeze والفَالْand the omen
نَبهتُهم قبلَ العُطاسِ والفَالْ
And young men devoid of weapons—
I roused them before the sneeze and the omen.
فقامَthen rose كلُّeach وَشْوشِيٍnimble fellow مُحْتَالْresourceful
فقامَ كلُّ وَشْوشِيٍ مُحْتَالْ
كأَنَّهُas though he were صدرُthe tip of الحُسامِthe keen sword القَصَّالْthe cleaving
كأَنَّهُ صدرُ الحُسامِ القَصَّالْ
Then each nimble, resourceful fellow rose,
As though he were the tip of a keen, cleaving sword.
لمdid not يخطرِoccur الغُمضsleep لهُto him علىupon بَالْmind
لم يخطرِ الغُمض لهُ على بَالْ
يَمْسَحُstrokes عطْفيthe two sides of سَوذَنِيقٍa falcon هَطَّالْraining down
يَمْسَحُ عطْفي سَوذَنِيقٍ هَطَّالْ
Sleep had never crossed his mind.
He strokes the sides of a falcon that rains down
علىupon الرؤوسِthe heads مرةًonce والأكفَالْand the rumps
على الرؤوسِ مرةً والأكفَالْ
فارغُempty كفٍّa hand طَرفُهُhis eye فيin أشغَالْoccupations
فارغُ كفٍّ طَرفُهُ في أشغَالْ
Now upon heads, now upon rumps.
His hand empty, his eye busy at work,
انْif عَدِمَare lacking الطيرُbirds سَطَاassails بالأوعَالْthe ibex
انْ عَدِمَ الطيرُ سَطَا بالأوعَالْ
يطلُبهاseeks them منfrom أَسفلٍbelow ومنand from عَالْon high
يطلُبها من أَسفلٍ ومن عَالْ
If birds are lacking, it assails the ibex,
Seeking them from below and from on high.
فعلthe action of الغبيِّthe fool وهوwhile it is زَوْلُa marvel among الأَزوالْthe marvels
فعل الغبيِّ وهو زَوْلُ الأَزوالْ
وكلand every كاسيclad السَّاقِthe shank حاليadorned السِّرْبَالْthe mantle
وكل كاسي السَّاقِ حالي السِّرْبَالْ
It acts the fool, yet is a marvel among marvels.
And every one with clad shanks and an adorned mantle,
شَباthe sharp points of المنونdoom وسِلاحُand the weapon of الآجالْappointed deaths
شَبا المنون وسِلاحُ الآجالْ
طغرنُهاtheir Tughrun hawk التركيthe Turkish هولُthe terror of الأَهوَالْterrors
طغرنُها التركي هولُ الأَهوَالْ
Doom's sharp points and the weapon of death,
Their Turkish Tughrun, terror of terrors—
اذاwhen رآهsees it ذوthe owner of الشباكِthe nets المُغْتَالْthe ambusher
اذا رآه ذو الشباكِ المُغْتَالْ
بَشَّرَgave glad tidings to بؤسَthe misery of جَدِّهِhis fortune بالاقبَالْof prosperity
بَشَّرَ بؤسَ جَدِّهِ بالاقبَالْ
When the stealthy net-owner sees it,
He brings his wretched fortune glad tidings of prosperity.
وراعهاand frightened them منfrom غَلَلٍwoodland streams وأَغيَالْand thickets
وراعها من غَلَلٍ وأَغيَالْ
فُطسُflat الأُنوفُthe noses رَهَجَاتُdusty الأَوصَالْthe limbs
فُطسُ الأُنوفُ رَهَجَاتُ الأَوصَالْ
And it startled them out of streams and thickets,
Flat-nosed and dusty-limbed.
عاينَsighted سرباًa flock قدalready دنتْdrew near لأَسْمَالْto scant pools
عاينَ سرباً قد دنتْ لأَسْمَالْ
فصَّلَseparated مِنهاfrom them مائةًa hundred فيin مِنْوَالْa pattern
فصَّلَ مِنها مائةً في مِنْوَالْ
It sighted a flock that had approached the scant pools,
It separated a hundred of them along a single course,
لمdid not يَحْظَgain success الاَّexcept بالأَخيرِwith the last الجَوَّالْroving
لم يَحْظَ الاَّ بالأَخيرِ الجَوَّالْ
وعادَand returned محمودَpraised for الضحىthe forenoon والأَوصَالْand the limbs
وعادَ محمودَ الضحى والأَوصَالْ
Yet caught only the last, roving one,
And returned, praised for its morning and its limbs.
يُصلحُsets right راءthe letter rāʾ الصدرِthe breast منهof it والدَّالْand the letter dāl
يُصلحُ راء الصدرِ منه والدَّالْ
بهthrough it غَنَينَاwe had no need عنof طِرادِthe pursuit of الآجَالْthe wild herds
به غَنَينَا عن طِرادِ الآجَالْ
It sets right the rāʾ and dāl upon its breast.
Through it, we had no need to pursue wild herds,
وعنand no need of بناتِthe daughters of أَعوجٍAʿwaj والعُقَّالْand al-ʿUqqāl
وعن بناتِ أَعوجٍ والعُقَّالْ
يُثِرْنَthey raise فيin آثارِهنَّtheir tracks القَسْطَالْthe dust-cloud
يُثِرْنَ في آثارِهنَّ القَسْطَالْ
Nor the daughters of Aʿwaj and al-ʿUqqāl,
Raising thick dust in their tracks,
وعنand no need of مَعوناتِthe aid of السلوقيthe Saluki البتَّالْthe deadly
وعن مَعوناتِ السلوقي البتَّالْ
يتبعُهاfollows them ماnot السَّمهريthe Samharī spear العَسَّالْthe quivering
يتبعُها ما السَّمهري العَسَّالْ
Nor the aid of the deadly Saluki,
Which follows them—not the quivering Samharī spear—
هَبْطَthe descents of السُّيُولِthe torrents وثَناياand the passes of الأَجبَالْthe mountains
هَبْطَ السُّيُولِ وثَنايا الأَجبَالْ
Down torrent-courses and through mountain passes.
Translation model: Sol 6.1