أحبسhalt اليعملاتthe swift she-camels فوقupon محيلdesolate الرbeginning of 'the campsite' (الربع)
أحبس اليعملات فوق محيل الر
بعcompletion of 'the campsite' (الربع) مكثلpause (unclear form, probably مكث) العجولthe hasty one أوor بعضsome مكثstaying
بع مكثل العجول أو بعض مكث
Halt the swift she-camels upon the desolate
I imprison thoughts above the meadows
campsite—for a hasty [pause], or a brief stay.
Like calves or some sheep
كمhow often بكيناwe wept الطلولthe ruined campsites لاnot برذاذwith a drizzle of الدbeginning of 'the tears' (الدمع)
كم بكينا الطلول لا برذاذ الد
معcompletion of 'the tears' (الدمع) بلrather عنfrom رهامgentle showers غيثrain ملثunceasing
مع بل عن رهام غيث ملث
How often we wept over the ruins—not with a drizzle of
How much we cried the long nights, not with drizzle of
tears, but with gentle showers of unceasing rain.
Tears, but with poring rain of a downpour
قذindeed (apparently قد) سفحناwe poured out الدموعthe tears بالرمثat al-Ramth حمراًred
قذ سفحنا الدموع بالرمث حمراً
يومon the day شمناwe glimpsed القبابthe domed tents حمراًred برمثat Ramth
يوم شمنا القباب حمراً برمث
Indeed, we shed red tears at al-Ramth,
We poured our tears red with the sand
the day we glimpsed the red domed tents at Ramth.
The day we smelled the shrines red with sand
وأماand indeed والحجيجby the pilgrims (an oath) طافcircumambulated ولبىand chanted the pilgrimage call
وأما والحجيج طاف ولبى
ونفيرand a throng هناكthere بالبيتat the House شعثdisheveled
ونفير هناك بالبيت شعث
And indeed, by the pilgrims who circled and chanted the pilgrimage call,
While the pilgrims circumambulated and chanted
and a disheveled throng there at the House,
And we were left behind in the house disheveled
همتI was enamored بالمازجاتof the women mingling الدلcoquetry تيهاًpride
همت بالمازجات الدل تيهاً
ساحراتbewitching اللحاظthe glances بالغنجwith flirtation خبثsly
ساحرات اللحاظ بالغنج خبث
I was enamored of women mingling coquetry with pride,
They aroused passions in the hearts that strayed
bewitching in their glances, sly in their flirtation,
Sorceresses of alluring glances, evil
مائلاتswaying القدودthe figures معتدلاتٍwell-proportioned
مائلات القدود معتدلاتٍ
خافقاتfluttering القراطthe earrings رباتwomen possessing رعثear-pendants
خافقات القراط ربات رعث
swaying in figure, yet well-proportioned,
Swaying waists, dignified
with fluttering earrings, adorned with pendants,
Fluttering eyelids, wild mistresses
مرخياتletting fall الجمودimmobility (context suggests locks of hair) فوقover متونbacks
مرخيات الجمود فوق متون
كلeach جعدcurl يخالis imagined to be أرقمa mottled snake نفثspat venom
كل جعد يخال أرقم نفث
letting [their locks] fall over their backs—
Reclining languidly over mounts
each curl seeming a mottled snake spitting venom—
Each curled lock imagined a gazelle's eyelash
قاطعاتٍsevering جديدfresh حبلcord of وصالunion
قاطعاتٍ جديد حبل وصال
عالقاتclinging منamong الحبالthe cords برثto a frayed one
عالقات من الحبال برث
severing the fresh cord of union,
Severing the rope of union
clinging, among the cords, to a frayed one.
Clinging to ropes of hay