Sol 6.1

  1. شَكَتِ العَنتَريسُ نَصّي وَإِدلا

    جي عَلى ظَهرِها وَشَدَّ الحِبالِ

    The sturdy she-camel complained of my hard driving and traveling

    by night upon her back, and of the tightening ropes.

  2. لا تَشَكَّي إِلَيَّ وَاِنتَجِعي الأَع

    وَرَ رَحبَ الفِناءِ جَزلَ النَوالِ

    Do not complain to me; seek out al-A‘war,

    broad of courtyard, lavish in gifts,

  3. مُطلَقَ الكَفِّ وَاللِسانِ طَويلَ ال

    باعِ مِن سِرِّ ضِئضِءِ الأَقوالِ

    Free-handed and free of tongue, long

    of reach, from the choicest stock of chieftains.

  4. فَاِستَخَفَّت مُنايَ ذِعلِبَةُ الغَد

    وَةِ غِبَّ السُرى مَروحُ الكَلالِ

    So the swift morning she-camel lightly bore my hopes,

    after the night's journey, quick to shake off weariness.

  5. قاصِدٌ سَيرُها تَزورُ بَني العَب

    بابِ أَهلَ النَدى وَأَهلَ الفِضالِ

    Steady is her pace; she visits the sons of al-‘Abbab,

    men of generosity and abundant bounty.

  6. فَتَرامَت أَبا شَريكٍ وَلَم تَظ

    لِم هَواها لِمالِكٍ أَو أَثالِ

    She made straight for Abu Sharik, nor did she misdirect

    her longing toward Malik or Athal.

  7. حَيثُ لا تُنكِرُ المُجالِحَةُ العَب

    طَ إِذا ضَنَّ أُمَّهاتُ الفِصالِ

    There the enduring milker is no stranger to slaughter while sound,

    when the mothers of young camels withhold their milk.

  8. يَعقِرونَ العِشارَ لِلطارِقِ التَو

    وِ لَدى كُلِّ جَحرَةٍ مِمحالِ

    They slaughter ten-month-pregnant camels for the lone night visitor,

    in every bitter, drought-stricken season.

  9. مُتَراخي الحُبى ثَقيلينَ في المي

    زانِ يَشفونَ صَورَةَ الجُهّالِ

    With loosened knee-wraps, weighty in the

    balance, they cure the fury of the ignorant.

  10. هَمُّها الأَعوَرُ الهِجانُ مُبا

    ري الريحِ لِلشَرمَحِيَّةِ الأَزوالِ

    Her goal is pure-bred al-A‘war, rival

    of the wind in giving tall, fleet-footed she-camels.

  11. رَفَعَتهُ الآباءُ في سَقَبِ العِز

    زِ وَلَم يَتَّكِل عَلى الأَخوالِ

    His fathers raised him upon the pillar of honor,

    and he did not rely upon his maternal uncles.

  12. فَاِعتَرَفتَ الرُغبى هُنَيدَةَ مِن فَض

    لِ ثَراهُ فَنِعمَ مَأوى الرِجالِ

    So you eagerly sought a hundred camels from the bounty

    of his wealth—an excellent refuge for men.

  13. وَلَنِعمَ الفَتى إِذا اِحتُضِرَ البا

    سُ وَكانَت دَعوى الكُماةِ نَزالِ

    Excellent indeed is the man when battle draws near,

    and the warriors' cry is 'Dismount and fight!'

  14. مُعلِمٌ يَضرِبُ المُدَجَّجَ بِالسَي

    فِ إِذا صالَ دونَ سُمرِ العَوالي

    Marked for battle, he strikes the armored warrior with his sword,

    when he charges before the tall, brown-shafted spears.

  15. سُدتُمُ الحارِثَ بنَ كَعبٍ أُ

    لي السُؤدَدِ في مَجدِها بِعَشرِ خِلالِ

    You surpassed al-Harith ibn Ka‘b, possessors

    of lordship, in their glory, through ten virtues.

  16. أَنتُمُ المانِعونَ ناحِيَةَ السِر

    بِ بِكُم حَدُّ سَورَةِ الأَبطالِ

    You guard the community's flank;

    through you the champions' fury is checked.

  17. وَالمُجيرونَ العاطِفونَ عَلى الدَه

    رِ صِحابَ المَيسورِ في كُلِّ حالِ

    You grant refuge and turn to help against the hardships

    of time, possessed of plenty in every circumstance.

  18. وَمُناخَ العافينَ في زَمَنِ المَح

    لِ إِذا أَجحَرَت حَنينُ الشَمالِ

    You are a halting-place for seekers of gifts in seasons of drought,

    when the north wind's moaning drives men into their dens.

  19. وَبِفَصلِ الخِطابِ لِلخُطَّةِ البَز

    لاءِ تُعيِي مَهامِزَ المُقتالِ

    And by decisive judgment in the formidable affair

    that wears out the crafty man's spurs;

  20. وَبِحَملِ العَظيمِ عِندَ عُرى الكَي

    دِ إِذا ضَنَّ كُلُّ صائِدِ مالِ

    And by bearing great burdens amid the knots

    of intrigue, when every hunter of wealth grows miserly;

  21. وَبِرَدِّ الخُصومِ شَتّى ثِقالاً

    مِثلَ ما وَجَّبَت هِجانُ الجِمالِ

    And by sending adversaries back scattered and weighed down,

    as white, pure-bred camels sink to the ground;

  22. وَبِقَودِ الجِيادِ تَقذِفُ بِالأَش

    لاءِ شُعثاً كَأَنَّهُنَّ السَعالي

    And by leading noble steeds that fling torn limbs,

    disheveled, as though they were she-ghouls;

  23. وَبِفَكِّ العُناةِ قَد يَئِسوا في ال

    قِدِّ مِن كَرِّ وَفدَةِ الرُحّالِ

    And by freeing captives who had despaired, bound in

    rawhide, of the travelers' delegation returning;

  24. وَبِكَشفِ الغَمّاءِ بِالرَأيِ ذي العَز

    مِ إِذا بَلَّدَت دَواهي الرِجالِ

    And by dispelling dark calamity with resolute judgment,

    when the shrewdest of men are left bewildered.