جَزَعتُI grieved وَلَمyet did not أَجزَعgrieve مِنَover البَينِparting مَجزَعاa grieving
جَزَعتُ وَلَم أَجزَع مِنَ البَينِ مَجزَعا
وَعَزَّيتُand I consoled قَلباًa heart بِالكَواعِبِof full-breasted maidens مولَعاenamored
وَعَزَّيتُ قَلباً بِالكَواعِبِ مولَعا
I grieved, yet did not give way to grief over parting,
and consoled a heart enamored of full-breasted maidens.
وَأَصبَحتُand I have now وَدَّعتُbidden farewell to الصِباyouth غَيرَexcept أَنَّنيthat I
وَأَصبَحتُ وَدَّعتُ الصِبا غَيرَ أَنَّني
أُراقِبُI watch for خُلّاتٍpleasures مِنَof العَيشِlife أَربَعاfour
أُراقِبُ خُلّاتٍ مِنَ العَيشِ أَربَعا
And now I have bidden youth farewell, except that I
still watch for four pleasures in life.
فَمِنهُنَّso among them قَوليmy saying لِلنَدامىto the drinking companions تَرَفَّقواtake it gently
فَمِنهُنَّ قَولي لِلنَدامى تَرَفَّقوا
يُداجونَthey coax نَشّاجاًa gurgling wineskin مِنَof الخَمرِwine مُترَعاbrimful
يُداجونَ نَشّاجاً مِنَ الخَمرِ مُترَعا
One is telling my drinking companions, 'Gently now!'
as they coax a gurgling wineskin, brimful of wine.
وَمِنهُنَّand among them رَكضُgalloping الخَيلِhorses تَرجُمُpelting بِالقَناwith lances
وَمِنهُنَّ رَكضُ الخَيلِ تَرجُمُ بِالقَنا
يُبادِرنَthey race toward سِرباًa herd آمِناًunafraid أَنbefore يُفَزَّعاit is frightened
يُبادِرنَ سِرباً آمِناً أَن يُفَزَّعا
Another is galloping horses, pelting with lances,
racing upon an unsuspecting herd before it takes fright.
وَمِنهُنَّand among them نَصُّdriving hard العيسِpale camels وَاللَيلُwhile the night شامِلٌall-enveloping
وَمِنهُنَّ نَصُّ العيسِ وَاللَيلُ شامِلٌ
تَيَمَّمُthey head for مَجهولاًan unknown tract مِنَof الأَرضِland بَلقَعاbarren
تَيَمَّمُ مَجهولاً مِنَ الأَرضِ بَلقَعا
Another is driving pale camels hard while night enfolds all,
heading for an unknown, barren stretch of land,
خَوارِجَemerging مِنfrom بَرِّيَّةٍa wilderness نَحوَtoward قَريَةٍa village
خَوارِجَ مِن بَرِّيَّةٍ نَحوَ قَريَةٍ
يُجَدِّدنَthey renew وَصلاًa bond أَوor يُقَرِّبنَthey bring nearer مَطمَعاa hoped-for gain
يُجَدِّدنَ وَصلاً أَو يُقَرِّبنَ مَطمَعا
emerging from wilderness toward a village,
renewing a bond or bringing a hoped-for gain nearer.
وَمِنهُنَّand among them سَوْقيmy urging on الخودِthe lovely young woman قَدalready بَلَّهاhas dampened her النَّدىthe dew
وَمِنهُنَّ سَوْقي الخودِ قَد بَلَّها النَّدى
تُراقِبُshe watches over مَنظومَstrung with التَمائِمِamulets مُرضَعاa suckling infant
تُراقِبُ مَنظومَ التَمائِمِ مُرضَعا
Another is my urging on the lovely young woman, damp with dew,
watching over a suckling infant hung with amulets.
تَعِزُّis hard to bear عَلَيهاfor her رَيبَتيmy misgivings وَيَسوؤُهاand distresses her
تَعِزُّ عَلَيها رَيبَتي وَيَسوؤُها
بُكاهُhis crying فَتَثنيso she bends الجيدَthe neck أَنlest يَتَضَرَّعاhe cry in distress
بُكاهُ فَتَثني الجيدَ أَن يَتَضَرَّعا
My misgivings are hard for her to bear, and she is distressed
by his crying; so she bends her neck, lest he cry out.
بَعَثتُI sent word إِلَيهاto her وَالنُجومُwhile the stars طَوالِعٌrising
بَعَثتُ إِلَيها وَالنُجومُ طَوالِعٌ
حِذاراًout of concern عَلَيهاfor her أَنlest تَقومَshe rise فَتُسمَعاand so be heard
حِذاراً عَلَيها أَن تَقومَ فَتُسمَعا
I sent her word while the stars were rising,
fearful for her, lest she rise and be heard.
فَجاءَتso she came قُطوفَslow in المَشيِwalking هَيّابَةَfearful of السُرىnight travel
فَجاءَت قُطوفَ المَشيِ هَيّابَةَ السُرى
يُدافِعُjostle رُكناهاher two flanks كَواعِبَfull-breasted maidens أَربَعاfour
يُدافِعُ رُكناها كَواعِبَ أَربَعا
So she came, slow of step, fearful of traveling by night,
her two flanks jostling four full-breasted maidens.
يُزَجِّينَهاthey urge her along مَشيَthe gait النَزيفِof a drunkard وَقَدand already جَرىhad flowed
يُزَجِّينَها مَشيَ النَزيفِ وَقَد جَرى
صُبابُthe dregs الكَرىof slumber فيin مُخِّهاher brain فَتَقَطَّعاthen broke off
صُبابُ الكَرى في مُخِّها فَتَقَطَّعا
They urge her along at a drunkard's pace; already
the dregs of slumber had flowed through her brain, then ebbed away.
تَقولُshe says وَقَدand already جَرَّدتُهاI stripped her مِنof ثِيابِهاher clothes
تَقولُ وَقَد جَرَّدتُها مِن ثِيابِها
كَماas though رُعتَyou startled مَكحولَkohl-darkened المَدامِعِat the eye-corners أَتلَعاlong-necked
كَما رُعتَ مَكحولَ المَدامِعِ أَتلَعا
She speaks, after I have stripped her of her clothes,
as though you had startled a long-necked gazelle with kohl-lined eyes:
وَجَدِّكَby your good fortune لَوhad شَيءٌanyone أَتاناcame to us رَسولُهُhis messenger
وَجَدِّكَ لَو شَيءٌ أَتانا رَسولُهُ
سِواكَother than you وَلَكِنbut لَمdid not نَجِدwe find لَكَagainst you مَدفَعاa means of resistance
سِواكَ وَلَكِن لَم نَجِد لَكَ مَدفَعا
'By your good fortune! Had anyone sent his messenger to us
other than you... But we found no way to resist you.'
فَبِتناso we spent the night تَصُدُّturn away الوَحشُthe wild beasts عَنّاfrom us كَأَنَّناas though we were
فَبِتنا تَصُدُّ الوَحشُ عَنّا كَأَنَّنا
قَتيلانِtwo slain لَمdid not يَعلَمknow لَناfor us الناسُthe people مَصرَعاa place of death
قَتيلانِ لَم يَعلَم لَنا الناسُ مَصرَعا
So we spent the night, wild beasts shunning us, as though we were
two slain whose place of death no one knew.
تُجافيshe keeps away عَنِfrom المَأثورِthe patterned sword بَينيbetween me وَبَينَهاand her
تُجافي عَنِ المَأثورِ بَيني وَبَينَها
وَتُدنيand she draws near عَلَيَّover me السابِرِيَّthe Sabiri cloth المُضَلَّعاstriped
وَتُدني عَلَيَّ السابِرِيَّ المُضَلَّعا
She draws away from the patterned sword between us,
and draws the striped Sabiri cloth over me.
إِذاwhen أَخَذَتهاseizes her هِزَّةُa tremor الرَوعِof terror أَمسَكَتshe grasps
إِذا أَخَذَتها هِزَّةُ الرَوعِ أَمسَكَت
بِمَنكِبِby the shoulder of مِقدامٍa bold man عَلىin the face of الهَولِterror أَروَعاsplendid
بِمَنكِبِ مِقدامٍ عَلى الهَولِ أَروَعا
When a tremor of terror seizes her, she grasps
the shoulder of a splendid man, bold in the face of terror.
Translation model: Sol 6.1