عَفاlay deserted تَوأَمٌTaw’am مِنof أَهلِهِits people فَجَلاجِلُهand its Jalajil
عَفا تَوأَمٌ مِن أَهلِهِ فَجَلاجِلُه
فَرُدَّthen were returned عَلىto الحَيِّthe tribe الجَميعِthe gathered جَمائِلُهits camel herds
فَرُدَّ عَلى الحَيِّ الجَميعِ جَمائِلُه
Taw’am lies deserted, its people gone, and its Jalajil too.
Then its camel herds were returned to the gathered tribe.
وَعالَينَand they layered رَقماًfigured cloth فَوقَover عَقمٍbrocade كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وَعالَينَ رَقماً فَوقَ عَقمٍ كَأَنَّهُ
دَمُblood الجَوفِthe belly يَجريflows فيalong المَذارِعِthe forelegs واشِلُهits trickle
دَمُ الجَوفِ يَجري في المَذارِعِ واشِلُه
And they layered figured cloth over brocade, as though it were
blood from the belly, trickling down the forelegs.
كَأَنَّas though النِعاجَthe wild cows الغُرَّthe white ones وَسطَamid رِحالِهِمtheir saddles
كَأَنَّ النِعاجَ الغُرَّ وَسطَ رِحالِهِم
إِذاwhen اِستَجمَعَتgathered together وَسطَwithin الخُدورِthe curtained litters مَطافِلُهits mothers with infants
إِذا اِستَجمَعَت وَسطَ الخُدورِ مَطافِلُه
As though white wild cows were among their saddles,
when the tribe’s mothers with infants gathered within the curtained litters.
أَبىbarred disgrace لِاِبنِfor the son of أَروىArwa خَلَّتانِtwo traits اِصطَفاهُماhe chose them both
أَبى لِاِبنِ أَروى خَلَّتانِ اِصطَفاهُما
قِتالٌfighting إِذاwhen يَلقىhe meets العَدُوَّthe enemy وَنائِلُهand his bounty
قِتالٌ إِذا يَلقى العَدُوَّ وَنائِلُه
Two traits he chose keep Ibn Arwa from disgrace:
fighting when he meets the enemy, and his bounty.
فَتىًa young man يَملَأُfills الشيزىthe shiza-wood bowls وَيَروىand drinks its fill بِكَفِّهِby his hand
فَتىً يَملَأُ الشيزى وَيَروى بِكَفِّهِ
سِنانُthe spearhead الرُدَينِيِّthe Rudayni spear الأَصَمِّthe solid وَعامِلُهand its upper shaft
سِنانُ الرُدَينِيِّ الأَصَمِّ وَعامِلُه
A youth who fills shiza-wood bowls; by his hand are slaked
the solid Rudayni spear’s point and upper shaft.
يَؤُمُّhe heads toward العَدُوَّthe enemy حَيثُwherever كانَhe may be بِجَحفَلٍwith a vast army
يَؤُمُّ العَدُوَّ حَيثُ كانَ بِجَحفَلٍ
يُصِمُّdeafens السَميعَthe listener جَرسُهُits din وَصَواهِلُهand its neighing horses
يُصِمُّ السَميعَ جَرسُهُ وَصَواهِلُه
He makes for the enemy, wherever he may be, with a vast host,
whose din and neighing horses deafen the listener.
إِذاwhen حانَcomes due مِنهُfor it مَنزِلُthe halt اللَيلِof night أَوقَدَتkindled fires
إِذا حانَ مِنهُ مَنزِلُ اللَيلِ أَوقَدَت
لِأُخراهُfor its rear فيon أَعلىthe top of اليَفاعِthe high ground أَوائِلُهits vanguard
لِأُخراهُ في أَعلى اليَفاعِ أَوائِلُه
When its time comes to camp for the night, fires are lit
for its rear atop the heights, by its vanguard.
تَرىyou see عافِياتِthe foraging ones الطَيرِthe birds قَدalready وَثِقَتhave given assurance لَهاto them
تَرى عافِياتِ الطَيرِ قَد وَثِقَت لَها
بِشِبعٍof a full meal مِنَfrom السَخلِthe young stock العِتاقِthe fine-bred مَنازِلُهhis camps
بِشِبعٍ مِنَ السَخلِ العِتاقِ مَنازِلُه
You see the foraging birds, already assured
a full meal of fine-bred young stock by his camps.
بَناتُdaughters of الأَغَرِّal-Agharr وَالوَجيهِand al-Wajih وَلاحِقٍand Lahiq
بَناتُ الأَغَرِّ وَالوَجيهِ وَلاحِقٍ
يُقَوَّدنَare led فيin الأَشطانِthe long ropes ضَخماًvast جَحافِلُهhis hosts
يُقَوَّدنَ في الأَشطانِ ضَخماً جَحافِلُه
Daughters of al-Agharr, al-Wajih, and Lahiq
are led on long reins, his hosts vast.
يَظَلُّremains الرِداءُthe mantle العَصبُthe striped فَوقَabove جَبينِهِhis forehead
يَظَلُّ الرِداءُ العَصبُ فَوقَ جَبينِهِ
يَقيshields حاجِبَيهِhis two eyebrows ماwhat تُثيرُraise قَنابِلُهhis squadrons
يَقي حاجِبَيهِ ما تُثيرُ قَنابِلُه
The striped mantle stays above his forehead,
shielding his brows from the dust his squadrons raise.
نَفَيتَyou drove out الجِعادَthe curly-haired men الغُرَّthe fair-faced مِنfrom عُقرِthe heart of دارِهِمtheir home
نَفَيتَ الجِعادَ الغُرَّ مِن عُقرِ دارِهِم
فَلَمso not يَبقَremains إِلّاexcept حَيَّةٌa serpent أَنتَyou قاتِلُهits slayer
فَلَم يَبقَ إِلّا حَيَّةٌ أَنتَ قاتِلُه
You drove the curly-haired, fair-faced men from the heart of their home,
so none remains but a serpent you will slay.
وَكَمand how many مِنof حَصانٍa chaste woman ذاتِhaving بَعلٍa husband تَرَكتَهاyou left her
وَكَم مِن حَصانٍ ذاتِ بَعلٍ تَرَكتَها
إِذاwhen اللَيلُthe night أَدجىgrows dark لَمnot تَجِدshe finds مَنsomeone whom تُباعِلُهshe shares a bed with
إِذا اللَيلُ أَدجى لَم تَجِد مَن تُباعِلُه
And many a chaste woman with a husband you have left
with none to share her bed when night grows dark.
وَذيand many a man with عَجَزٍcramped space فيin الدارِthe home وَسَّعتَyou enlarged دارَهُhis home
وَذي عَجَزٍ في الدارِ وَسَّعتَ دارَهُ
وَذيand many a man with سَعَةٍample space فيin دارِهِhis home أَنتَyou ناقِلُهthe one displacing him
وَذي سَعَةٍ في دارِهِ أَنتَ ناقِلُه
And many a man cramped at home—you have enlarged his home;
and many a man with room to spare at home—you drive him out.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَأَرجوهُsurely hope in him وَإِنeven though كانَhe is نائِياًfar away
وَإِنّي لَأَرجوهُ وَإِن كانَ نائِياً
رَجاءَwith hope for الرَبيعِspring أَنبَتَhas made grow البَقلَthe herbage وابِلُهits downpour
رَجاءَ الرَبيعِ أَنبَتَ البَقلَ وابِلُه
And I indeed place my hope in him, though he is far away,
as one hopes for spring, whose downpour has made the herbage grow,
لِزُغبٍfor downy young كَأَولادِlike the chicks of القَطاsandgrouse راثَhas been slow خَلقُهاtheir growth
لِزُغبٍ كَأَولادِ القَطا راثَ خَلقُها
عَلىstill in a state of عاجِزاتِbeing unable النَهضِto rise حُمرٍred حَواصِلُهtheir crops
عَلى عاجِزاتِ النَهضِ حُمرٍ حَواصِلُه
for downy little ones like sandgrouse chicks, slow to grow,
still too weak to rise, their crops red.
Translation model: Sol 6.1