حَذانيhe shod me بَعدَafter ماthat خَذِمَتwere worn through نِعاليmy sandals
حَذاني بَعدَ ما خَذِمَت نِعالي
دُبَيَّةُDubayyah إِنَّهُindeed he نِعمَexcellent is الخَليلُthe close friend
دُبَيَّةُ إِنَّهُ نِعمَ الخَليلُ
He shod me after my sandals had worn through—
Dubayyah, an excellent friend indeed—
بِمَورِكَتَينِwith two sandals مِنfrom صَلَوَيthe two haunches of مِشَبٍّa bull in its prime
بِمَورِكَتَينِ مِن صَلَوَي مِشَبٍّ
مِنَamong الثيرانِthe bulls عَقدُهُماtheir fastening جَميلُbeautiful
مِنَ الثيرانِ عَقدُهُما جَميلُ
With two sandals from the haunches of a full-grown
Bull, their fastenings beautifully made.
بِمِثلِهِماwith a pair like them نَروحُwe set out at evening نُريدُwe seek لَهواًpleasure
بِمِثلِهِما نَروحُ نُريدُ لَهواً
وَيَقضيand fulfills حاجَةَthe need of الرَجُلِthe man الرَجيلُthe hardy walker
وَيَقضي حاجَةَ الرَجُلِ الرَجيلُ
With a pair like these we set out at evening, seeking pleasure,
And the hardy walker fulfills a man's need.
فَنِعمَso excellent is مُعَرِّسُthe host of الأَضيافِthe guests تَذحىbuffets
فَنِعمَ مُعَرِّسُ الأَضيافِ تَذحى
رِحالَهُمtheir baggage شَآمِيَةٌa wind from al-Sham بَليلُcold and damp
رِحالَهُم شَآمِيَةٌ بَليلُ
And what a fine host to guests, when a wind buffets
Their baggage—a cold, damp wind from al-Sham.
يُقاتِلُhe fights جوعَهُمtheir hunger بِمُكَلَّلاتٍwith rounded loaves
يُقاتِلُ جوعَهُم بِمُكَلَّلاتٍ
مِنَof الفُرنَيِّoven-baked bread يَرعَبُهاfills them الجَميلُrendered fat
مِنَ الفُرنَيِّ يَرعَبُها الجَميلُ
He fights their hunger with rounded loaves
Of oven-baked bread, filled with rendered fat.