إِنَّindeed الفُؤادَthe heart قَدalready أَمسىbecame هائِماًdistraught with love كَلِفاًdeeply enamored
إِنَّ الفُؤادَ قَد أَمسى هائِماً كَلِفاً
قَدindeed شَفَّهُwasted it ذِكرُremembrance سَلمىSalma اليَومَtoday فَاِنتَكَساso it relapsed
قَد شَفَّهُ ذِكرُ سَلمى اليَومَ فَاِنتَكَسا
Indeed, the heart has grown lovesick and enthralled.
Today the memory of Salma has wasted it, and it has relapsed.
عَناهُafflicted it ماwhat قَدindeed عَناهُafflicted it مِنfrom تَذَكُّرِهاremembering her
عَناهُ ما قَد عَناهُ مِن تَذَكُّرِها
بَعدَafter السُلُوِّsolace فَأَمسىso became القَلبُthe heart مُختَلَساstolen away
بَعدَ السُلُوِّ فَأَمسى القَلبُ مُختَلَسا
It has suffered all it has suffered from remembering her,
After finding solace; now the heart is stolen away.
وَبَعدَماand after لاحَappeared شَيبٌgray hair فيin مَفارِقِهِhis hair's partings
وَبَعدَما لاحَ شَيبٌ في مَفارِقِهِ
وَبانَand departed عَنهُfrom him الصِباyouth وَالجَهلُand folly فَاِنمَلَساso both slipped away
وَبانَ عَنهُ الصِبا وَالجَهلُ فَاِنمَلَسا
And after gray had appeared at the partings of his hair,
And youth and folly had left him and slipped away,
تَذَكَّرَhe remembered الوَصلَunion مِنهاwith her بَعدَماafter شَحَطَتgrew distant
تَذَكَّرَ الوَصلَ مِنها بَعدَما شَحَطَت
بِهاwith her الدِيارُthe lands فَأَمسىso became القَلبُthe heart مُلتَبَساentangled
بِها الدِيارُ فَأَمسى القَلبُ مُلتَبَسا
He remembered union with her, after she had been carried far
By the lands; and the heart became entangled.
فَعَدِّso turn aside عَنكَfrom you هُمومَcares النَفسِof the soul إِذwhen طَرَقَتthey came by night
فَعَدِّ عَنكَ هُمومَ النَفسِ إِذ طَرَقَت
وَاِشدُدand fasten بِرَحلِكَwith your saddle مِذعانَobedient السُرىnight travel سُدُساa six-toothed she-camel
وَاِشدُد بِرَحلِكَ مِذعانَ السُرى سُدُسا
So turn aside the soul's cares when they visit by night,
And bind your saddle on a six-toothed she-camel, willing to travel by night,
عَيرانَةًa sturdy she-camel عَنتَريساًpowerful ذاتُpossessing مُعجَمَةٍreserve strength
عَيرانَةً عَنتَريساً ذاتُ مُعجَمَةٍ
إِذاwhen الضَعيفُthe weak beast وَنىflagged فيin السَيرِtravel أَوor رَجَساfaltered
إِذا الضَعيفُ وَنى في السَيرِ أَو رَجَسا
Sturdy and powerful, with strength held in reserve,
When the weak beast flags on the road or falters.
تَجتابُshe traverses كُلَّevery مَطاًstretch of land ناءٍdistant مَسافَتُهُits extent
تَجتابُ كُلَّ مَطاً ناءٍ مَسافَتُهُ
وَمَهمَهٍand a trackless waste ماnot بِهِin it حَبسٌa resting-place لِمَنfor whoever حَبَساhalts
وَمَهمَهٍ ما بِهِ حَبسٌ لِمَن حَبَسا
She traverses every tract of far-reaching extent,
And every waste with no resting-place for one who halts.
إِذاwhen تَرَدّىdonned السَرابُthe mirage القورُthe flat-topped hills فَاِلتَمَعَتso they gleamed
إِذا تَرَدّى السَرابُ القورُ فَاِلتَمَعَت
أَشباهُlikenesses of بيضٍwhite مُلاءٍmantles لَمnot تُصِبacquire دَنَساa stain
أَشباهُ بيضٍ مُلاءٍ لَم تُصِب دَنَسا
When the flat-topped hills donned the mirage and gleamed,
Like white mantles untouched by any stain,
خاضَتshe waded through بِناwith us غَولَهُits terrors وَالعيسُwhile the pale camels وانِيَةٌweary
خاضَت بِنا غَولَهُ وَالعيسُ وانِيَةٌ
وَقَدand already تَخَبّىhid itself بَهاin it اليَعفورُthe young antelope فَاِكتَنَساthen it entered its covert
وَقَد تَخَبّى بَها اليَعفورُ فَاِكتَنَسا
She waded with us through its terrors, while the pale camels flagged,
And the young antelope had hidden there and entered its covert.
كَأَنَّهاas though she بَعدَماafter طالَgrew long النِجاءُswift travel بِهاwith her
كَأَنَّها بَعدَما طالَ النِجاءُ بِها
مُحاذِرٌa wary wild ass ظَلَّspent the day يَحدوdriving along ذُبَّلاًlean she-asses عُجُساsturdy
مُحاذِرٌ ظَلَّ يَحدو ذُبَّلاً عُجُسا
As though she, after her long, swift journey, were
A wary wild ass, all day driving lean, sturdy she-asses,
أَوor مُفرَدٌa solitary wild bull أَسفَعُdark الخَدَّينِthe two cheeks ذوhaving جُدُدٍstripes
أَو مُفرَدٌ أَسفَعُ الخَدَّينِ ذو جُدُدٍ
جادَتpoured generously لَهُfor him مِنof جُمادىJumada لَيلَةٌa night رَجَساa roaring downpour
جادَت لَهُ مِن جُمادى لَيلَةٌ رَجَسا
Or a solitary wild bull, dark-cheeked and striped,
On whom a night in Jumada poured a roaring downpour.
وَباتَand he spent the night ضَيفاًa guest لِأَرطاةٍof an arta bush يَلوذُseeking shelter بِهاbeside it
وَباتَ ضَيفاً لِأَرطاةٍ يَلوذُ بِها
فيunder مُرجَحِنٍّa heavy raincloud مَرَتهُmilked it الريحُthe wind فَاِنبَجَساso it gushed
في مُرجَحِنٍّ مَرَتهُ الريحُ فَاِنبَجَسا
And he spent the night a guest of an arta bush, sheltering beside it,
Under a heavy cloud the wind had milked until it gushed,
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen لاحَappeared ضَوءُthe light الصُبحِof dawn باكَرَهُcame upon him early
حَتّى إِذا لاحَ ضَوءُ الصُبحِ باكَرَهُ
مُعاوِدُone practiced in الصَيدِhunting يُشليurging on أَكلُباًhounds غُبُساdusky
مُعاوِدُ الصَيدِ يُشلي أَكلُباً غُبُسا
Until, when dawn's light appeared, he was met at daybreak
By a practiced hunter urging on dusky hounds.
فَاِنصاعَthen he darted away وَاِنصَعنَand they darted away أَمثالَlike القِداحِarrow-shafts مَعاًtogether
فَاِنصاعَ وَاِنصَعنَ أَمثالَ القِداحِ مَعاً
تَخالُyou would think أَكرُعَهاtheir lower legs بِالبيدِin the wastes مُرتَعَساquivering
تَخالُ أَكرُعَها بِالبيدِ مُرتَعَسا
Then he darted away, and they darted like arrow-shafts together;
You would think their legs were all aquiver in the wastes.
Translation model: Sol 6.1