سَفَهاًfoolishly عَذَلتِyou reproached وَقُلتِand you spoke غَيرَnot مُليمٍdeserving blame
سَفَهاً عَذَلتِ وَقُلتِ غَيرَ مُليمٍ
وَبُكاكِand your weeping قِدماًof old غَيرُnot جِدِّtruly حَكيمِwise
وَبُكاكِ قِدماً غَيرُ جِدِّ حَكيمِ
Foolishly you reproached me and spoke, though I was blameless;
And your weeping of old was not truly wise.
أُمَّO mother of الوَليدِal-Walid وَمَنand whoever تَكونيyou become هَمَّهُhis concern
أُمَّ الوَليدِ وَمَن تَكوني هَمَّهُ
يُصبِحhe awakes وَلَيسَand is not لِشَأنِهِin his affairs بِحَليمِjudicious
يُصبِح وَلَيسَ لِشَأنِهِ بِحَليمِ
Umm al-Walid, whoever has you as his concern
Awakes without sound judgment in his own affairs.
آتيI pursue السَدادَright conduct فَإِنso if كَرِهتِyou dislike جَنابَناour dwelling
آتي السَدادَ فَإِن كَرِهتِ جَنابَنا
فَتَنَقَّليthen move away فيamong عامِرٍAmir وَتَميمِand Tamim
فَتَنَقَّلي في عامِرٍ وَتَميمِ
I pursue what is right; if you dislike our dwelling,
Then move away among Amir and Tamim.
لاdo not تَأمُرينيbid me أَنthat أُلامَI be blamed فَإِنَّنيfor I
لا تَأمُريني أَن أُلامَ فَإِنَّني
آبىI refuse وَأَكرَهُand I loathe أَمرَthe conduct of كُلِّevery مُليمِblameworthy man
آبى وَأَكرَهُ أَمرَ كُلِّ مُليمِ
Do not bid me incur blame, for I
Refuse and loathe the conduct of every blameworthy man.
أَوَلَمand did not تَرَيyou see أَنَّthat الحَوادِثَcalamities أَهلَكَتdestroyed
أَوَلَم تَرَي أَنَّ الحَوادِثَ أَهلَكَت
إِرَماًIram وَرامَتand assailed حِميَراًHimyar بِعَظيمِwith a mighty blow
إِرَماً وَرامَت حِميَراً بِعَظيمِ
Have you not seen that calamities destroyed
Iram, and assailed Himyar with a mighty blow?
لَوif كانَwere حَيٌّa living being فيin الحَياةِlife مُخَلَّداًimmortal
لَو كانَ حَيٌّ في الحَياةِ مُخَلَّداً
فيthrough الدَهرِall time أَلفاهُwould have found it أَبوAbu (father of) يَكسومِYaksum
في الدَهرِ أَلفاهُ أَبو يَكسومِ
If any living man could be immortal in this life,
Through all time, Abu Yaksum would have attained it,
وَالحارِثانِand the two Hariths كِلاهُماboth of them وَمُحَرِّقٌand Muharriq
وَالحارِثانِ كِلاهُما وَمُحَرِّقٌ
وَالتُبَّعانِand the two Tubbaʿs وَفارِسُand the rider of اليَحمومِal-Yahmum
وَالتُبَّعانِ وَفارِسُ اليَحمومِ
And both the Hariths, and Muharriq,
And the two Tubbaʿs, and the rider of al-Yahmum.
وَالصَعبُand al-Saʿb ذوpossessor of القَرنَينِthe two horns أَصبَحَcame to be ثاوِياًlying
وَالصَعبُ ذو القَرنَينِ أَصبَحَ ثاوِياً
بِالحِنوِat al-Hinw فيin جَدَثٍa grave أُمَيمَO Umaym مُقيمِabiding
بِالحِنوِ في جَدَثٍ أُمَيمَ مُقيمِ
And al-Saʿb, the Two-Horned, came to lie
At al-Hinw, O Umaym, abiding in a grave.
وَنَزَعنَand they stripped مِنfrom داُوّدَDavid أَحسَنَthe finest of صُنعِهِhis handiwork
وَنَزَعنَ مِن داُوّدَ أَحسَنَ صُنعِهِ
وَلَقَدand indeed يَكونُhe had lived بِقُوَّةٍin strength وَنَعيمِand ease
وَلَقَد يَكونُ بِقُوَّةٍ وَنَعيمِ
And they stripped David of his finest handiwork,
Though he had enjoyed strength and ease.
صَنَعَhe fashioned الحَديدَiron لِحِفظِهِto protect himself أَسرادَهُits coats of mail
صَنَعَ الحَديدَ لِحِفظِهِ أَسرادَهُ
لِيَنالَto attain طولَlength of العَيشِlife غَيرَnot مَرومِassailed
لِيَنالَ طولَ العَيشِ غَيرَ مَرومِ
He fashioned iron into coats of mail to guard himself,
To gain long life, safe from assault.
فَكَأَنَّماso it was as though صادَفنَهُthey found him بِمُضيعَةٍin a forsaken place
فَكَأَنَّما صادَفنَهُ بِمُضيعَةٍ
سَلَماًsurrendered لَهُنَّto them بِواجِبٍby an inevitable decree مَعزومِfirmly ordained
سَلَماً لَهُنَّ بِواجِبٍ مَعزومِ
Yet it was as though they found him in a forsaken waste,
Surrendered to them by an inevitable, settled decree.
فَدَعيso leave off المَلامَةَreproach وَيبَwoe to غَيرِكِsomeone other than you إِنَّهُfor indeed it is
فَدَعي المَلامَةَ وَيبَ غَيرِكِ إِنَّهُ
لَيسَis not النَوالُbounty بِلَومِby blaming كُلِّevery كَريمِgenerous man
لَيسَ النَوالُ بِلَومِ كُلِّ كَريمِ
So leave reproach—woe to another, not you!—for
Bounty is not won by blaming every generous man.
وَلَقَدand indeed بَلَوتُكِI tested you وَاِبتَلَيتِand you tested خَليقَتيmy character
وَلَقَد بَلَوتُكِ وَاِبتَلَيتِ خَليقَتي
وَلَقَدand indeed كَفاكِhas spared you مُعَلِّميmy teacher تَعليميteaching me
وَلَقَد كَفاكِ مُعَلِّمي تَعليمي
I have tested you, and you have tested my character;
My teacher has already spared you teaching me.
وَعَظيمَةٍand many a grave danger دافَعتُهاI warded it off فَتَحَوَّلَتso it turned away
وَعَظيمَةٍ دافَعتُها فَتَحَوَّلَت
عَنّيfrom me فَلَمso not أَدنَسI was sullied وَصَحَّand stayed sound أَديميmy skin
عَنّي فَلَم أَدنَس وَصَحَّ أَديمي
And many a grave danger I warded off, and it turned
Away from me; I was unsullied, and my skin stayed sound,
فيon يَومِa day of هَيجاbattle فَاِصطَلَيتُand I faced the fire بِحَرِّهاof its heat
في يَومِ هَيجا فَاِصطَلَيتُ بِحَرِّها
أَوor فيon غَداةِa morning of تَحافُظٍdefending honor وَخُصومِand adversaries
أَو في غَداةِ تَحافُظٍ وَخُصومِ
On a day of battle, when I faced its heat,
Or on a morning of defending honor and facing adversaries.
وَمُبَلِّغٍand many an alarm-bearer يَومَon the day of الصُراخِthe outcry مُنَدِّدٍshouting aloud
وَمُبَلِّغٍ يَومَ الصُراخِ مُنَدِّدٍ
بِعِنانِat the reins of دامِيَةِbleeding from الفُروجِthe gashes كَليمِwounded
بِعِنانِ دامِيَةِ الفُروجِ كَليمِ
And many an alarm-bearer, shouting on the day of outcry,
Wounded, at the reins of a mare with bleeding gashes,
فَرَّجتُI relieved كُربَتَهُhis anguish بِضَربَةِwith a stroke of فَيصَلٍa cleaving sword
فَرَّجتُ كُربَتَهُ بِضَربَةِ فَيصَلٍ
أَوor ذاتِone having فَرغٍa wide opening بِالدِماءِwith blood رَذومِdripping
أَو ذاتِ فَرغٍ بِالدِماءِ رَذومِ
I relieved his anguish with a cleaving sword-stroke,
Or a gaping wound dripping blood.
أَوor عازِبٍa remote tract جادَتrained generously عَلىover أَرواقِهِits expanses
أَو عازِبٍ جادَت عَلى أَرواقِهِ
خَلقاءُa smooth cloud عامِلَةٌrain-bearing وَرَكضُand the coursing of نُجومِstars
خَلقاءُ عامِلَةٌ وَرَكضُ نُجومِ
Or a far-off tract, whose reaches were lavishly watered by
A smooth, rain-bearing cloud and the coursing of stars.
مَرَتِmilked الجَنوبُthe south wind لَهُfor it الغَمامَthe clouds بِوابِلٍwith a downpour
مَرَتِ الجَنوبُ لَهُ الغَمامَ بِوابِلٍ
وَمُجَلجِلٍand a rumbling cloud قَرِدِmatted الرَبابِin its low cloudbanks مُديمِraining steadily
وَمُجَلجِلٍ قَرِدِ الرَبابِ مُديمِ
The south wind milked the clouds for it with downpours,
And thunderous, steady rain from matted cloudbanks,
حَتّىuntil تَزَيَّنَتِbecame adorned الجِواءُthe hollows بِفاخِرٍwith splendid growth
حَتّى تَزَيَّنَتِ الجِواءُ بِفاخِرٍ
قَصِفٍlush كَأَلوانِlike the colors of الرِحالِsaddle trappings عَميمِtall and full
قَصِفٍ كَأَلوانِ الرِحالِ عَميمِ
Until the hollows were adorned with splendid growth,
Lush and tall, like the colors of saddle trappings.
هَمَلٌuntended عَشائِرُهُits herds عَلىbeside أَولادِهاtheir young
هَمَلٌ عَشائِرُهُ عَلى أَولادِها
مِنincluding راشِحٍnewly walking young مُتَقَوِّبٍa hatchling وَفَطيمِand a weanling
مِن راشِحٍ مُتَقَوِّبٍ وَفَطيمِ
Its herds roamed untended beside their young:
Newly walking young, hatchlings, and weanlings;
أُدمٌpale beasts مُوَشَّمَةٌdark-marked وَجَونٌand black ones خِلفَةًintermingled
أُدمٌ مُوَشَّمَةٌ وَجَونٌ خِلفَةً
وَمَتىand whenever تَشَأyou wish تَسمَعyou hear عِرارَthe call of ظَليمِa male ostrich
وَمَتى تَشَأ تَسمَع عِرارَ ظَليمِ
Pale, dark-marked beasts and black ones, intermingled;
And whenever you wish, you hear a male ostrich's call.
بِكَثيبِon a sand dune رابِيَةٍof a rise قَليلٍlittle وَطؤُهُits being trodden
بِكَثيبِ رابِيَةٍ قَليلٍ وَطؤُهُ
يَعتادُhe frequents بَيتَa nest of مُوَضَّعٍlaid-down eggs مَركومِheaped together
يَعتادُ بَيتَ مُوَضَّعٍ مَركومِ
On a sand dune upon a little-trodden rise,
He frequents a nest of eggs laid down in a heap,
وَيَظَلُّand he remains مُرتَقِباًwatchful يُقَلِّبُhe turns طَرفَهُhis gaze
وَيَظَلُّ مُرتَقِباً يُقَلِّبُ طَرفَهُ
كَعَريشِlike the shelter of أَهلِthe keepers of الثَلَّةِthe flock المَهدومِruined
كَعَريشِ أَهلِ الثَلَّةِ المَهدومِ
And remains watchful, turning his gaze,
Like the ruined shelter of a flock's keepers.
باكَرتُI set out early فيin غَلَسِthe twilight gloom of الظَلامِdarkness بِصُنتُعٍon a sturdy steed
باكَرتُ في غَلَسِ الظَلامِ بِصُنتُعٍ
طِرفٍhighbred كَعالِيَةِlike the upper shaft of القَناةِa spear سَليمِunblemished
طِرفٍ كَعالِيَةِ القَناةِ سَليمِ
I set out early in the dark's last gloom on a sturdy steed,
Highbred and sound, like a spear's upper shaft.
وَلَقَدand indeed قَطَعتُI crossed وَصيلَةًan unbroken expanse مَجرودَةًstripped bare
وَلَقَد قَطَعتُ وَصيلَةً مَجرودَةً
يَبكيweeps الصَدىthe echo فيهاin it لِشَجوِat the lament of البومِthe owls
يَبكي الصَدى فيها لِشَجوِ البومِ
And I have crossed an unbroken, barren waste,
Where the echo weeps at the owls' lament,
بِخَطيرَةٍon a tail-flicking camel توفيshe fully stretches الجَديلَthe braided rein سَريحَةٍswift-striding
بِخَطيرَةٍ توفي الجَديلَ سَريحَةٍ
مِثلِlike المَشوفِa polished coin هَنَأتَهُyou smeared it بِعَصيمِwith plant dye
مِثلِ المَشوفِ هَنَأتَهُ بِعَصيمِ
On a tail-flicking, swift-paced camel, stretching her braided rein,
Like a polished coin you have smeared with dye;
أُجُدِfirm المَرافِقِat the elbows حُرَّةٍnoble-bred عَيرانَةٍstrong as a wild ass
أُجُدِ المَرافِقِ حُرَّةٍ عَيرانَةٍ
حَرَجٍlean-framed كَجَفنِlike the scabbard of السَيفِa sword غَيرِnot سَؤومِprone to tiring
حَرَجٍ كَجَفنِ السَيفِ غَيرِ سَؤومِ
Firm at the elbows, noble, strong as a wild ass,
Lean-framed as a sword's scabbard, never tiring.
تَعدوshe runs إِذاwhen قَلِقَتshe grows restless عَلىalong مُتَنَصِّبٍa rising track
تَعدو إِذا قَلِقَت عَلى مُتَنَصِّبٍ
كَالسَحلِlike white cloth فيin عادِيَّةٍan age-old tract دَيمومِa waterless waste
كَالسَحلِ في عادِيَّةٍ دَيمومِ
She runs, when restless, along a rising track,
Like white cloth in an age-old, waterless waste,
سَبطٍsmooth كَأَعناقِlike the necks of الظِباءِgazelles إِذاwhen اِنتَحَتthey turn aside
سَبطٍ كَأَعناقِ الظِباءِ إِذا اِنتَحَت
يَنسَلُّit slips بَينَbetween مَخارِمٍmountain passes وَصَريمِand detached dunes
يَنسَلُّ بَينَ مَخارِمٍ وَصَريمِ
Smooth as gazelles' necks when they turn aside,
It threads between mountain passes and detached dunes,
يَهويit descends إِلىtoward قَصَبٍreeds كَأَنَّas though جِمامَهُits pools
يَهوي إِلى قَصَبٍ كَأَنَّ جِمامَهُ
سَمَلاتُdregs of بَولٍurine أُغلِيَتboiled لِسَقيمِfor a sick person
سَمَلاتُ بَولٍ أُغلِيَت لِسَقيمِ
Descending toward reeds whose pools seem
Dregs of urine boiled for a sick man.
وَجَناءُa stout-cheeked camel تُرقِلُshe trots بَعدَafter طولِa long spell of هِبابِهاher swift running
وَجَناءُ تُرقِلُ بَعدَ طولِ هِبابِها
إِرقالَthe trot of جَأبٍa sturdy wild ass مُعلَمٍmarked بِكُدومِwith bite-scars
إِرقالَ جَأبٍ مُعلَمٍ بِكُدومِ
A stout-cheeked camel, trotting after her long gallop,
With the trot of a sturdy wild ass marked by bite-scars,
جَونٍa dark one تَرَبَّعَhe grazed in spring فيamong خَلىfresh grass وَسمِيَّةٍfrom autumn rains
جَونٍ تَرَبَّعَ في خَلى وَسمِيَّةٍ
رَشَفَhe sipped المَناهِلَthe watering places لَيسَhe is not بِالمَظلومِdenied his due
رَشَفَ المَناهِلَ لَيسَ بِالمَظلومِ
A dark one, spring-grazing on grass of autumn rains,
He sipped at watering places, never denied his share.
Translation model: Sol 6.1