أَلاah! حَيِّgreet بِالبُردَينِat al-Burdayn داراًa dwelling وَلاand not أَرىI see
أَلا حَيِّ بِالبُردَينِ داراً وَلا أَرى
كَدارٍlike a dwelling بِقَوٍّat Qaww لاnot تُحَيّاare greeted رُسومُهاits traces
كَدارٍ بِقَوٍّ لا تُحَيّا رُسومُها
Ah, greet a dwelling at al-Burdayn; I see none
like a dwelling at Qaww whose traces go ungreeted.
لَقَدindeed وَكَفَتstreamed عَيناهُhis two eyes أَنbecause ظَلَّhe remained واقِفاًstanding
لَقَد وَكَفَت عَيناهُ أَن ظَلَّ واقِفاً
عَلىover دِمنَةٍa ruined campsite لَمnot يَبقَremain إِلّاexcept رَميمُهاits decayed remains
عَلى دِمنَةٍ لَم يَبقَ إِلّا رَميمُها
His eyes indeed streamed as he stood
over a ruined campsite, with only its decayed remains left.
أَبَيناwe refused فَلَمand did not نَسمَعheed بِهِندٍconcerning Hind مَلامَةًreproach
أَبَينا فَلَم نَسمَع بِهِندٍ مَلامَةً
كَماjust as لَمdid not تُطِعobey هِندٌHind بِناconcerning us مَنwhoever يَلومُهاreproaches her
كَما لَم تُطِع هِندٌ بِنا مَن يَلومُها
We refused, and would hear no reproach concerning Hind,
just as Hind would not heed those who blamed her for us.
إِذاwhenever ذُكِرَتwas mentioned هِندٌHind لَهُto him خَفَّfaltered حِلمُهُhis self-command
إِذا ذُكِرَت هِندٌ لَهُ خَفَّ حِلمُهُ
وَجادَتand flowed freely دُموعُthe tears العَينِof the eye سَحّاًin torrents سُجومُهاtheir streams
وَجادَت دُموعُ العَينِ سَحّاً سُجومُها
Whenever Hind was mentioned to him, his composure faltered,
and the eye's tears poured down in streaming torrents.
وَأَنّىand how لَهُfor him هِندٌHind وَقَدand already حالَstood دونَهاbarring access to her
وَأَنّى لَهُ هِندٌ وَقَد حالَ دونَها
عُيونٌwatchful eyes وَأَعداءٌand enemies كَثيرٌmany رُجومُهاtheir missiles
عُيونٌ وَأَعداءٌ كَثيرٌ رُجومُها
Yet how could Hind be his, when barring the way to her stood
watchful eyes and enemies whose missiles were many?
إِذاwhen زُرتُهاI visit her حالَinterpose الرَقيبانِthe two watchers دونَهاbarring access to her
إِذا زُرتُها حالَ الرَقيبانِ دونَها
وَإِنand if غِبتُI am absent شَفَّwore away النَفسَthe soul عَنهاaway from her هُمومُهاcares for her
وَإِن غِبتُ شَفَّ النَفسَ عَنها هُمومُها
When I visit her, the two watchers bar my way to her;
and when I am away, cares for her wear my soul thin.
أَقولُI say وَقَدand already طامَتswelled لِذِكراكِwith remembrance of you لَيلَتيmy night
أَقولُ وَقَد طامَت لِذِكراكِ لَيلَتي
أَجِدَّكَin earnest? لاnot تَسريtravel by night لِماbecause of what بيafflicts me نُجومُهاits stars
أَجِدَّكَ لا تَسري لِما بي نُجومُها
I say, as my night swells with remembrance of you:
“Truly, do its stars stand still because of what I suffer?”
أَناI الذائِدُthe defender الحاميthe protector إِذاwhen ما(emphasis) تَخَمَّطَتgrew fierce
أَنا الذائِدُ الحامي إِذا ما تَخَمَّطَت
عَرانينُthe proud chiefs يَربوعٍof Yarbu وَصالَتand charged قُرومُهاits mighty stallions
عَرانينُ يَربوعٍ وَصالَت قُرومُها
I am the defender and protector when they grow fierce—
Yarbu's proud chiefs—and its mighty stallions charge.
دَعواleave alone الناسَthe people إِنّيindeed I سَوفَshall تَنهىrestrain مَخالَتيmy pride
دَعوا الناسَ إِنّي سَوفَ تَنهى مَخالَتي
شَياطينَdevils يُرمىis pelted بِالنُحاسِwith copper رَجيمُهاtheir accursed one
شَياطينَ يُرمى بِالنُحاسِ رَجيمُها
Leave others alone: my pride will surely restrain
devils whose accursed one is pelted with copper.
فَماfor never ناصَفَتناequaled us فيin الحِفاظِguarding honor مُجاشِعٌMujashi
فَما ناصَفَتنا في الحِفاظِ مُجاشِعٌ
وَلاnor قايَسَتcompared itself بِالمَجدِin glory إِلّاexcept that نَضيمُهاwe humble it
وَلا قايَسَت بِالمَجدِ إِلّا نَضيمُها
For Mujashi has never equaled us in guarding honor,
nor measured glory against us without our humbling it.
وَلاnor نَعتَصيmake staves from الأَرطىarta shrubs وَلَكِنbut عِصِيُّناour staves
وَلا نَعتَصي الأَرطى وَلَكِن عِصِيُّنا
رِقاقُthin النَواحيat the edges لاnot يُبِلُّrecovers سَليمُهاone stung by them
رِقاقُ النَواحي لا يُبِلُّ سَليمُها
Nor do we take staves of arta wood; rather, our staves
are thin-edged: whoever feels their sting never recovers.
كَسَوناwe clothed ذُبابَthe edge السَيفِof the sword هامَةَthe skull عارِضٍof Arid
كَسَونا ذُبابَ السَيفِ هامَةَ عارِضٍ
غَداةَon the morning اللِوىof al-Liwa وَالخَيلُwhile the horses تَدمىbleed كُلومُهاtheir wounds
غَداةَ اللِوى وَالخَيلُ تَدمى كُلومُها
We clothed the sword's edge in Arid's skull
on the morning of al-Liwa, while the horses' wounds bled.
وَيَومَand on the day عُبَيدِof Ubayd اللَهِAllah خُضناwe plunged in بِرايَةٍwith a banner
وَيَومَ عُبَيدِ اللَهِ خُضنا بِرايَةٍ
وَزافِرَةٍand a supporting host تَمَّتcame in full إِلَيناto us تَميمُهاits Tamim
وَزافِرَةٍ تَمَّت إِلَينا تَميمُها
And on the day of Ubayd Allah we plunged in with a banner
and a supporting host, all its Tamim mustered to us.
لَناwe have ذادَةٌdefenders عِندَat the time of الحِفاظِguarding honor وِفادَةٌand envoys
لَنا ذادَةٌ عِندَ الحِفاظِ وِفادَةٌ
مَقاديمُbold leaders لَمnot يَذهَبdissipate شُعاعاًin scattered fragments عَزيمُهاtheir resolve
مَقاديمُ لَم يَذهَب شُعاعاً عَزيمُها
We have defenders when honor calls, and envoys,
bold leaders whose resolve has never scattered.
إِذاwhen رَكِبواthey mounted لَمnot تَرهَبِfear الرَوعَterror خَيلُهُمtheir horses
إِذا رَكِبوا لَم تَرهَبِ الرَوعَ خَيلُهُم
وَلَكِنbut تُلاقيmeet البَأسَbattle أَنّىwherever نَسيمُهاwe pasture them
وَلَكِن تُلاقي البَأسَ أَنّى نَسيمُها
When they mount, their horses do not fear terror,
but meet battle wherever we pasture them.
إِذاwhen فَزِعواthey answer the alarm لَمnot تُعلَفِare fed القَتَّalfalfa خَيلُهُمtheir horses
إِذا فَزِعوا لَم تُعلَفِ القَتَّ خَيلُهُم
وَلَكِنbut صُدورَthe points الأَزأَنِيِّof Azani spears نَسومُهاwe drive them to graze
وَلَكِن صُدورَ الأَزأَنِيِّ نَسومُها
When they answer the alarm, their horses are not fed alfalfa;
instead we pasture them on the points of Azani spears.
عَنِfrom المَنبَرِthe pulpit الشَرقِيِّeastern ذادَتwarded off رِماحُناour spears
عَنِ المَنبَرِ الشَرقِيِّ ذادَت رِماحُنا
وَعَنand from حُرمَةِthe sanctuary الأَركانِof the corners يُرمىis pelted حَطيمُهاits Hatim
وَعَن حُرمَةِ الأَركانِ يُرمى حَطيمُها
Our spears defended the eastern pulpit,
and the sanctuary of the corners, its Hatim being pelted.
سَعَرناwe kindled عَلَيكَagainst you الحَربَwar تَغليboil قُدورُهاits cauldrons
سَعَرنا عَلَيكَ الحَربَ تَغلي قُدورُها
فَهَلّاthen why not غَداةَon the morning الصِمَّتَينِof al-Simmatayn تُديمُهاsustain it
فَهَلّا غَداةَ الصِمَّتَينِ تُديمُها
We kindled war against you, its cauldrons boiling;
why did you not sustain it on the morning of al-Simmatayn?
تَرَكناكَwe left you لاnot توفيkeep faith بِزَندٍwith Zand أَجَرتَهُyou had sheltered him
تَرَكناكَ لا توفي بِزَندٍ أَجَرتَهُ
كَأَنَّكَas though you were ذاتُa woman wearing الوَدعِcowrie shells أَودىperished بَريمُهاher braided cord
كَأَنَّكَ ذاتُ الوَدعِ أَودى بَريمُها
We left you unable to keep faith with Zand, whom you had sheltered,
like a cowrie-wearing woman whose braided cord had snapped.
لَهُhe has أُمُّa mother سَوءٍof evil ساءَevil is ماwhat قَدَّمَتshe provided لَهُfor him
لَهُ أُمُّ سَوءٍ ساءَ ما قَدَّمَت لَهُ
إِذاwhen فارِطُbygone الأَحسابِancestral honors عُدَّare counted قَديمُهاtheir ancient stock
إِذا فارِطُ الأَحسابِ عُدَّ قَديمُها
He has an evil mother; evil is what she has provided him
when the ancient, bygone honors of lineage are counted.
وَلَمّاand when تَغَشّىcovered اللُؤمُbaseness ماwhat حَولَsurrounds أَنفِهِhis nose
وَلَمّا تَغَشّى اللُؤمُ ما حَولَ أَنفِهِ
تَبَوَّأَit settled فيin الدارِthe dwelling الَّتيthat لاnever يَريمُهاit leaves
تَبَوَّأَ في الدارِ الَّتي لا يَريمُها
And when baseness covered the space around his nose,
it settled in a dwelling it never leaves.
أَلَمdid not? تَرَyou see أَنّيthat I قَدindeed رَمَيتُhave struck ابنَthe son of فَرتَنىFartana
أَلَم تَرَ أَنّي قَد رَمَيتُ ابنَ فَرتَنى
بِصَمّاءَwith a crushing blow لاnot يَرجوhopes for الحَياةَlife أَميمُهاits brain-wounded victim
بِصَمّاءَ لا يَرجو الحَياةَ أَميمُها
Have you not seen that I have struck Ibn Fartana
with a crushing blow whose brain-wounded victim cannot hope to live?
إِذاwhen ما(emphasis) هَوىhe fell فيunder صَكَّةٍa blow وَقَعَتfell بِهِupon him
إِذا ما هَوى في صَكَّةٍ وَقَعَت بِهِ
أَظَلَّتovershadowed حَواميhovering threats صَكَّةٍof a blow يَستَديمُهاhe awaits it
أَظَلَّت حَوامي صَكَّةٍ يَستَديمُها
Whenever he falls beneath a blow that strikes him,
another blow's hovering threats overshadow him as he awaits it.
رَجاhoped for العَبدُthe slave صُلحيpeace with me بَعدَafter ماthat وَقَعَتfell بِهِupon him
رَجا العَبدُ صُلحي بَعدَ ما وَقَعَت بِهِ
صَواعِقُهاits thunderbolts ثُمَّthen استَهَلَّتbegan pouring غُيومُهاits clouds
صَواعِقُها ثُمَّ استَهَلَّت غُيومُها
The slave hoped for peace with me after he was struck
by its thunderbolts; then its clouds began to pour.
لَقَدindeed سَرَّنيdelighted me لَحبُthe flaying القَوافيof the rhymes بِأَنفِهِupon his nose
لَقَد سَرَّني لَحبُ القَوافي بِأَنفِهِ
وَعَلَّبَand scarred جِلدَthe skin الحاجِبَينِof the two brows وُسومُهاtheir brands
وَعَلَّبَ جِلدَ الحاجِبَينِ وُسومُها
I delighted in the rhymes' flaying of his nose,
and their brands scarred the skin of his brows.
لَقَدindeed لاحَshone out وَسمٌa brand مِنfrom غَواشٍoverwhelming blows كَأَنَّهاas though they were الthe
لَقَد لاحَ وَسمٌ مِن غَواشٍ كَأَنَّها ال
ثُرَيّاPleiades تَجَلَّتemerged clearly مِنfrom غُيومٍclouds نُجومُهاits stars
ثُرَيّا تَجَلَّت مِن غُيومٍ نُجومُها
A brand from overwhelming blows shone out, as though they were the
Pleiades, whose stars emerged from clouds.
أَتارِكَةٌwill it abandon? أَكلَeating الخَزيرِkhazir porridge مُجاشِعٌMujashi
أَتارِكَةٌ أَكلَ الخَزيرِ مُجاشِعٌ
وَقَدand already خُسَّwas made scant إِلّاexcept فيin الخَزيرِkhazir porridge قَسيمُهاits allotted share
وَقَد خُسَّ إِلّا في الخَزيرِ قَسيمُها
Will Mujashi give up eating khazir porridge,
when its portion is paltry in everything but khazir?
سَيَخزىhe will be disgraced وَيَرضىand be content بِاللَفاءِwith a meager share ابنِthe son of فَرتَنىFartana
سَيَخزى وَيَرضى بِاللَفاءِ ابنِ فَرتَنى
وَكانَتand she used to غَداةَon the morning الغِبِّafterward يوفيpay in full غَريمُهاher debtor
وَكانَت غَداةَ الغِبِّ يوفي غَريمُها
Ibn Fartana will be disgraced and content with a meager share;
and on the morning after, her debtor used to pay in full,
إِذاwhen هَبَطَتshe descended جَوَّinto the hollow المَراغِof al-Maragh فَعَرَّسَتthen halted to rest
إِذا هَبَطَت جَوَّ المَراغِ فَعَرَّسَت
طُروقاًarriving by night وَأَطرافُand the tips التَواديof udder-pegs كُرومُهاher vineyards
طُروقاً وَأَطرافُ التَوادي كُرومُها
when she descended into the hollow of al-Maragh and halted,
arriving by night, with the tips of udder-pegs for her vineyards.
لَئِنif indeed راهَنَتhas wagered عَدواًin a race عَلَيكَon you مُجاشِعٌMujashi
لَئِن راهَنَت عَدواً عَلَيكَ مُجاشِعٌ
لَقَدindeed لَقِيَتit suffered نَقصاًloss وَطاشَتand went astray حُلومُهاits wits
لَقَد لَقِيَت نَقصاً وَطاشَت حُلومُها
If Mujashi has backed you in a race,
it has surely suffered loss, and its wits have gone astray.
إِذاwhenever خِفتُI feared مِنfrom عَرٍّmange قِرافاًcontagion شَفَيتُهُI cured it
إِذا خِفتُ مِن عَرٍّ قِرافاً شَفَيتُهُ
بِصادِقَةِwith one fierce in الإِشعالِburning باقٍlasting عَصيمُهاits dark trace
بِصادِقَةِ الإِشعالِ باقٍ عَصيمُها
Whenever I fear contagion from mange, I cure it
with a fierce-burning brand whose dark trace endures.
أَتَشتِمُdo you revile? يَربوعاًYarbu لِأَشتِمَso that I revile مالِكاًMalik
أَتَشتِمُ يَربوعاً لِأَشتِمَ مالِكاً
وَغَيرُكَwhile someone other than you مَولىthe kinsman مالِكٍof Malik وَصَميمُهاand its true stock
وَغَيرُكَ مَولى مالِكٍ وَصَميمُها
Do you revile Yarbu so that I will revile Malik,
while another, not you, is Malik's kinsman and true stock?
لَهُhe has فَرَسٌa mare شَقراءُchestnut لَمnot تَلقَmet فارِساًa rider
لَهُ فَرَسٌ شَقراءُ لَم تَلقَ فارِساً
كَريماًnoble وَلَمand has not تَعلَقborne عِناناًa rein يُقيمُهاthat guides her straight
كَريماً وَلَم تَعلَق عِناناً يُقيمُها
He has a chestnut mare that has never met a rider
of noble stock, nor borne a rein that could guide her straight.
Translation model: Sol 6.1