رَدَّturned back الخَليطُthe company الجِمالَthe camels فَاِنقَضَباand so departed
رَدَّ الخَليطُ الجِمالَ فَاِنقَضَبا
وَقَطَّعواand they severed مِنfrom وِصالِكِunion with you السَبَباthe bond
وَقَطَّعوا مِن وِصالِكِ السَبَبا
The company turned the camels back, then departed,
and severed the bond of union with you.
قادَتهُمُled them لِلفِراقِto separation شاطِنَةٌa far-reaching resolve
قادَتهُمُ لِلفِراقِ شاطِنَةٌ
فَشَطَّso grew distant وَليُthe nearness الحَبيبِof the beloved فَاِغتَرَباand so went far away
فَشَطَّ وَليُ الحَبيبِ فَاِغتَرَبا
A far-reaching resolve led them to part,
so the beloved's nearness grew distant, and the beloved went far away.
لَمnot أَدرِI knew قَبلَbefore النَوىdeparture بِبَينِهِمُof their parting
لَم أَدرِ قَبلَ النَوى بِبَينِهِمُ
حَتّىuntil اِستَطارَتflew apart عَصاهُمُtheir staff شُعَباinto splinters
حَتّى اِستَطارَت عَصاهُمُ شُعَبا
Before their departure, I did not know they were parting,
until their staff flew apart in splinters.
هِندٌHind تَجَنّىfalsely imputes الذُنوبَoffenses عاتِبَةًreproaching
هِندٌ تَجَنّى الذُنوبَ عاتِبَةً
ياoh حَبَّhow dear بِالعاتِبِis the reproacher الَّذيwho عَتَباreproached
يا حَبَّ بِالعاتِبِ الَّذي عَتَبا
Hind invents offenses, reproaching me;
how dear is the reproacher who reproached!
أَقسَمتُI swore لَولاwere it not for الَّذيwhat زَعَمتُI asserted وَماand not
أَقسَمتُ لَولا الَّذي زَعَمتُ وَما
خَبَّرتُI informed قَوماًa people عَنabout مَجدِهِمtheir glory كَذِباfalsely
خَبَّرتُ قَوماً عَن مَجدِهِم كَذِبا
I swore: but for what I asserted—and I have not
told people lies about their glory—
وَقَدand indeed أَضَعتِyou squandered الَّذيwhat حَفِظتُI preserved مِنَof الthe
وَقَد أَضَعتِ الَّذي حَفِظتُ مِنَ ال
وِدُّaffection لَقَدَّمتُI would surely have offered مِدحَةًa praise-poem عَجَباwondrous
وِدُّ لَقَدَّمتُ مِدحَةً عَجَبا
though you have squandered what I preserved of the
affection, I would have offered a wondrous praise-poem.
أَفنَيتُI spent دَهريmy lifetime وَطولَand the length دَهرِكِof your lifetime لاnot
أَفنَيتُ دَهري وَطولَ دَهرِكِ لا
نَنفَكُّwe cease نُزجيwe send forth مَقالَةًan utterance لَعِباplayfully
نَنفَكُّ نُزجي مَقالَةً لَعِبا
I have spent my life and the length of yours; never
do we cease sending forth playful words.
يَسلُكُleads along مِنهاfrom it الصَعودُthe steep ascent مَنwhoever طَلَبَseeks الthe
يَسلُكُ مِنها الصَعودُ مَن طَلَبَ ال
قَصدَstraight course وَتَعويand howl سِباعُهاits wild beasts كَلَباin rabid fury
قَصدَ وَتَعوي سِباعُها كَلَبا
Its steep ascent leads whoever seeks the
straight course, and its wild beasts howl in rabid fury.
هَلّاwhy not إِذِwhen الخورُthe milk-rich camels فيin أَصِرَّتِهاtheir teat-bands
هَلّا إِذِ الخورُ في أَصِرَّتِها
وَالحَفلُand fullness فيin الدَرِّmilk flow تَقطَعُthey snap العَصَباthe sinew-cords
وَالحَفلُ في الدَرِّ تَقطَعُ العَصَبا
Why did you not, when the milk-rich camels were in their teat-bands,
and, swollen with milk, they snapped the sinew-cords,
لاقَيتِyou met أَمريmy wishes وَالرَأيُand counsel مُؤتَنِفٌfreshly begun
لاقَيتِ أَمري وَالرَأيُ مُؤتَنِفٌ
أَتبَعُI follow رَأساًa head وَأَترُكُand I leave الذَنَباthe tail
أَتبَعُ رَأساً وَأَترُكُ الذَنَبا
meet my wishes while counsel was still fresh,
as I followed the head and left the tail?
فيin غَيرِother than ماemphatic particle كُنهِهِits true measure سَفِهتِyou acted foolishly وَماand not
في غَيرِ ما كُنهِهِ سَفِهتِ وَما
أَحدَثتِyou brought about حالاًa state فَتُحدِثيso you would produce الخُطَباthe speeches
أَحدَثتِ حالاً فَتُحدِثي الخُطَبا
You acted foolishly beyond its true measure, and did not
bring about a change to warrant such speeches.
الحَمدُpraise لِلَّهِto God ذيlord of البَنِيَّةِthe House إِذsince
الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ ذي البَنِيَّةِ إِذ
أَمسَتwas by evening دُحَيٌّDuhayy قَدalready أُثخِنَتwas sorely stricken غَلَباin defeat
أَمسَت دُحَيٌّ قَد أُثخِنَت غَلَبا
Praise be to God, Lord of the House, for
Duhayy had by evening been sorely stricken in defeat.
يَركَبُrides over حَزنَthe rough ground الطَريقِof the road أَوَّلُهُمtheir foremost
يَركَبُ حَزنَ الطَريقِ أَوَّلُهُم
يَدعوcalls بَنيthe sons عَمِّهِof his paternal uncle وَقَدand already كُرِباwas distressed
يَدعو بَني عَمِّهِ وَقَد كُرِبا
Their foremost rides the road's rough ground,
calling his paternal cousins, already in distress.
غودِرَwas left عِندَat المَكَرِّthe charging-ground سَيِّدُهُمtheir chief
غودِرَ عِندَ المَكَرِّ سَيِّدُهُم
فيهِin him سِنانٌa spearhead تَخالُهُyou would think it لَهَباa flame
فيهِ سِنانٌ تَخالُهُ لَهَبا
Their chief was left where the charge took place,
with a spearhead in him that you would take for a flame.
وَاِبناand the two sons حَرامٍof Haram وَثابِتٌand Thabit كُشِفَتwere driven off
وَاِبنا حَرامٍ وَثابِتٌ كُشِفَت
خَيلاهُماtheir two cavalry forces عَنهُماfrom them both وَقَدand already عَطِباboth had perished
خَيلاهُما عَنهُما وَقَد عَطِبا
And Haram's two sons and Thabit were stripped
of their two cavalry forces; they had perished.
زُرناهُمُwe visited them بِالخَميسِwith the army ضاحِيَةًin broad daylight
زُرناهُمُ بِالخَميسِ ضاحِيَةً
نُزجيwe drive onward إِلىto المَوتِdeath جَحفَلاًa great host لَجِباclamorous
نُزجي إِلى المَوتِ جَحفَلاً لَجِبا
We visited them with the army in broad daylight,
driving a clamorous host onward to death.
جاءَتcame بَنوthe sons الأَوسِof Aws عارِضاًas a rain-cloud بَرِداًcold
جاءَت بَنو الأَوسِ عارِضاً بَرِداً
تَحلِبُهُmilks it الريحُthe wind مُقبِلاًadvancing حَلَباa milking
تَحلِبُهُ الريحُ مُقبِلاً حَلَبا
The sons of Aws came as a cold rain-cloud,
which the wind milked as it advanced, milking it freely.
أَرعَنَtowering مِثلَlike الأَتِيِّa torrent أَعقَبَهُfollowed it
أَرعَنَ مِثلَ الأَتِيِّ أَعقَبَهُ
صَوبُthe downpour مُلِثٍّof a lingering cloud يُسَيَّلُis sent flowing الحَدَباthe heights
صَوبُ مُلِثٍّ يُسَيَّلُ الحَدَبا
A towering host, like a torrent followed by
a lingering cloud's downpour, sent flowing over the heights.
إِنَّindeed بَنيthe sons الأَوسِof Aws حينَwhen تَستَعِرُblazes الthe
إِنَّ بَني الأَوسِ حينَ تَستَعِرُ ال
حَربُwar لَكَالنارِtruly like fire تَأكُلُdevours الحَطَباthe firewood
حَربُ لَكَالنارِ تَأكُلُ الحَطَبا
Indeed, the sons of Aws, when there blazes the
war, are like fire devouring wood.
إِنَّindeed بَنيthe sons الأَوسِof Aws مَعشَرٌa people صَدَقواwere true in الthe
إِنَّ بَني الأَوسِ مَعشَرٌ صَدَقوا ال
ضَربَstriking وَسَنّواand established الإِساءَwound-tending وَالنَدَباand scars
ضَربَ وَسَنّوا الإِساءَ وَالنَدَبا
Indeed, the sons of Aws are a people who dealt true
blows, and made wound-tending and scars a custom.
فَصَمَدواso they made straight for رَأسَthe head كَبشِof the ram-like champion إِخوَتِهِمof their brothers
فَصَمَدوا رَأسَ كَبشِ إِخوَتِهِم
حَتّىuntil تَوَلَّواthey turned away وَاِستَنفَرواand bolted هَرَباin flight
حَتّى تَوَلَّوا وَاِستَنفَروا هَرَبا
So they drove at the head of their brothers' ram,
until they turned away and bolted in flight,
بِكُلِّwith every لَينٍsupple blade ماضٍcutting through ضَريبَتُهُits stroke
بِكُلِّ لَينٍ ماضٍ ضَريبَتُهُ
عَضبٍkeen-edged إِذاwhen ماever هَزَزتَهُyou brandish it رَسَباit sinks deep
عَضبٍ إِذا ما هَزَزتَهُ رَسَبا
with every supple blade whose stroke cuts through,
keen-edged, sinking deep whenever you brandish it.
قالَتsaid بَنوthe sons الأَوسِof Aws مِنout of عَفافِهِمُtheir restraint
قالَت بَنو الأَوسِ مِن عَفافِهِمُ
مُرّواpass on وَلاand do not تَأخُذواtake لَهُمbelonging to them سَلَباspoil
مُرّوا وَلا تَأخُذوا لَهُم سَلَبا
The sons of Aws said, out of their restraint,
'Pass on, and take no spoil belonging to them.'
تَسوقُdrives أُخراهُمtheir rearmost أَوائِلَهُمtheir foremost
تَسوقُ أُخراهُم أَوائِلَهُم
كَماas يَسوقُdrives المُعارِضُthe livestock trader الجَلَباlivestock brought to market
كَما يَسوقُ المُعارِضُ الجَلَبا
Their rearmost drove their foremost,
as a trader drives livestock brought to market.
لَمّاwhen دَعاهُمhe called them لِلمَوتِto death سَيِّدُهُمtheir chief
لَمّا دَعاهُم لِلمَوتِ سَيِّدُهُم
زابَتsurged إِلَيهِمtoward them جُموعُهُمtheir hosts عُصَباin bands
زابَت إِلَيهِم جُموعُهُم عُصَبا
When their chief called them to death,
their hosts surged toward them in bands.
Translation model: Sol 6.1