قَدْindeed قَرَّقَhas scattered الدَّهْرُtime بَيْنَbetween الحَيِّthe clan بِالظَّعَنِthrough departure
قَدْ قَرَّقَ الدَّهْرُ بَيْنَ الحَيِّ بِالظَّعَنِ
وبَيْنَand between أَرْجَاءِthe reaches of شَرْجٍSharj يَوْمَon the day of ذِيDhu (place-name element) يَقَنِYaqan
وبَيْنَ أَرْجَاءِ شَرْجٍ يَوْمَ ذِي يَقَنِ
Time has parted the clan, through migration,
from the reaches of Sharj, on the day of Dhu Yaqan—
تَفْرِيقَa sundering غَيْرِwithout اجْتِمَاعٍreunion مَاas long as مَشَىwalks رَجُلٌa man
تَفْرِيقَ غَيْرِ اجْتِمَاعٍ مَا مَشَى رَجُلٌ
كَمَاas تَفَرَّقَdiverge نَهءجُthe roads of الشَّامِSyria واليَمَنِand Yemen
كَمَا تَفَرَّقَ نَهءجُ الشَّامِ واليَمَنِ
a sundering with no reunion as long as a man walks,
as the roads to Syria and Yemen diverge.
ضَحُّوْاthey halted at forenoon قَلَيلاًbriefly قَفَاbehind ذَاتِDhat (place-name element) النِّطَاقِal-Nitaq فَلَمْyet did not
ضَحُّوْا قَلَيلاً قَفَا ذَاتِ النِّطَاقِ فَلَمْ
يَجْمَعْbring together ضَحَاءَهُمُtheir forenoon gathering هَمِّيmy care ولاَnor شَجَنِيmy sorrow
يَجْمَعْ ضَحَاءَهُمُ هَمِّي ولاَ شَجَنِي
They halted briefly at forenoon beyond Dhat al-Nitaq, yet neither
my care nor my grief could hold their morning gathering together.
بَعْدَafter ائْتِمارٍdeliberation وهَمٍّand an intention بِالحُلُولِof settling ولَوْand had
بَعْدَ ائْتِمارٍ وهَمٍّ بِالحُلُولِ ولَوْ
حَلُّواthey settled تَلَبَّسَwould mingle فيamong أَوْطَانِهِمْtheir dwellings وَطَنِيmy dwelling
حَلُّوا تَلَبَّسَ في أَوْطَانِهِمْ وَطَنِي
After deliberation and thoughts of settling—had they
settled, my dwelling would have mingled with theirs.
ثُمَّthen اسْتَمَرُّواthey pressed on وأَبْقَوْاand left بَيْنَنَاbetween us لَبَساًuncertainty
ثُمَّ اسْتَمَرُّوا وأَبْقَوْا بَيْنَنَا لَبَساً
كَمَاas تَلَبَّسَmingles أُخْرَىthe last traces of النَّوْمِsleep بِالوَسَنِwith drowsiness
كَمَا تَلَبَّسَ أُخْرَى النَّوْمِ بِالوَسَنِ
Then they pressed on, leaving uncertainty between us,
as sleep's last traces mingle with drowsiness.
شَقَّتْshe crossed قُسَيَّانَQusayyan وازْوَرَّتْand turned aside ومَاand not عَلِمَتْshe knew
شَقَّتْ قُسَيَّانَ وازْوَرَّتْ ومَا عَلِمَتْ
مِنْfrom أَهْلِthe people of تُرْبَانَTurban مِنْany سُوءٍharm ولاَnor حَسَنِkindness
مِنْ أَهْلِ تُرْبَانَ مِنْ سُوءٍ ولاَ حَسَنِ
She crossed Qusayyan and turned aside, though she had known
neither harm nor kindness from the people of Turban.
واشْتَقَّتِand cleaved القُهْبُthe grey camels ذاتDhat (place-name element) الخَرْجِal-Kharj مِنْfrom مَرَسٍMaras
واشْتَقَّتِ القُهْبُ ذات الخَرْجِ مِنْ مَرَسٍ
شَقَّlike the tearing of المُقَاسِمِthe allotter عَنْهُoff himself مِدْرَعَa tunic الرَّدَنِthe sleeve
شَقَّ المُقَاسِمِ عَنْهُ مِدْرَعَ الرَّدَنِ
And the grey camels cleaved Dhat al-Kharj, coming from Maras,
as an allotter tears a sleeved tunic off himself.
لمَّاwhen أَتَىcame دُوَنُهُمْbefore them حَادٍa camel-driver أَقَامَhe guided يهِمْthem (text corrupt)
لمَّا أَتَى دُوَنُهُمْ حَادٍ أَقَامَ يهِمْ
فَرْجَthe gap of النَّقِيبِal-Naqib بِلاَwithout عِلْمٍa landmark ولاَnor وَطَنِfamiliar ground
فَرْجَ النَّقِيبِ بِلاَ عِلْمٍ ولاَ وَطَنِ
When a camel-driver came before them and guided them
to the gap of al-Naqib, without landmark or familiar ground,
وصَرَّحَand drew clear السَّيْرُthe journey عَنْof كُتْمَانَKutman وابْتُذِلَتْand were freely used
وصَرَّحَ السَّيْرُ عَنْ كُتْمَانَ وابْتُذِلَتْ
وَقْعُthe blows of المَحَاجِنِhooked goads فيupon المَهْرِيَّةِthe Mahri camels الذُّقُنِdrooping-chinned
وَقْعُ المَحَاجِنِ في المَهْرِيَّةِ الذُّقُنِ
and travel drew clear of Kutman, while freely fell
the hooked goads' blows upon the drooping-chinned Mahri camels,
جَعَلْنَthey set هَضْبِthe hills of أَفِيحٍAfih عَنْon شَمَائِلِهَاtheir left sides
جَعَلْنَ هَضْبِ أَفِيحٍ عَنْ شَمَائِلِهَا
بَانَتْdeparted حَبَائِبُهُhis beloveds عَنْهُfrom him ولَمْbut did not يَبِنِhe depart
بَانَتْ حَبَائِبُهُ عَنْهُ ولَمْ يَبِنِ
they left the hills of Afih to their left.
His beloveds departed from him, but he did not depart.
واسْتَقْبَلُواand they faced وَادِياًa valley ضَمَّenclosed الأَرَاكُthe arak trees بِهِin it
واسْتَقْبَلُوا وَادِياً ضَمَّ الأَرَاكُ بِهِ
بَيْضَthe eggs of الهُدَاهِدِhoopoes ضَمَّlike the enclosing of المَيْتِthe dead فيin الجَنَنِthe grave
بَيْضَ الهُدَاهِدِ ضَمَّ المَيْتِ في الجَنَنِ
And they faced a valley where arak trees enclosed
hoopoes' eggs as the dead are enclosed within a grave.
مَاnot زِلْتُI ceased أَرْمُقُهُمْwatching them فيin الآلِthe mirage مُرْتَفِقاًleaning on an elbow
مَا زِلْتُ أَرْمُقُهُمْ في الآلِ مُرْتَفِقاً
حَتَّىuntil تَقَطَّعَwas severed مِنْfrom أَقْرَانِهِمْtheir tethers قَرَنِيmy tether
حَتَّى تَقَطَّعَ مِنْ أَقْرَانِهِمْ قَرَنِي
I kept watching them in the mirage, leaning on my elbow,
until my tether broke away from theirs.
فَقُلْتُso I said لِلْقَوْمِto the company قَدْindeed زَالَتْhave moved off حَمَائِلُهُمْtheir laden camels
فَقُلْتُ لِلْقَوْمِ قَدْ زَالَتْ حَمَائِلُهُمْ
فَرْجَthe gap of الحَزِيزِal-Haziz مِنَfrom القَرْعَاءِal-Qar'a والجُمُنِand al-Jumun
فَرْجَ الحَزِيزِ مِنَ القَرْعَاءِ والجُمُنِ
So I said to the company, 'Their laden camels have moved off
through al-Haziz's gap, by al-Qar'a and al-Jumun.'
ثُمَّthen اسْتَغَاثُواthey sought relief بِمَاءٍat water لاَno رِشَاءَwell-rope لَهُfor it
ثُمَّ اسْتَغَاثُوا بِمَاءٍ لاَ رِشَاءَ لَهُ
مِنْfrom حَوْتَنَانَيْنِHawtananayn لاَnot مِلْحٍsalty ولاَnor دَمِنِfouled
مِنْ حَوْتَنَانَيْنِ لاَ مِلْحٍ ولاَ دَمِنِ
Then they sought relief at water needing no well-rope,
from Hawtananayn, neither salty nor fouled.
ظَلَّتْshe spent the day عَلَىupon الشَّرَفِthe ridge الأّعْلَىthe highest وأَمْكَنَهَاand afforded her
ظَلَّتْ عَلَى الشَّرَفِ الأّعْلَى وأَمْكَنَهَا
أَطْوَاءُthe wells of جَمْزٍJamz مِنَaccess to الإِرْوَاءfull watering ِوالعَطَنِand waterside rest
أَطْوَاءُ جَمْزٍ مِنَ الإِرْوَاء ِوالعَطَنِ
She spent the day upon the highest ridge, where she was afforded
full drink and waterside rest by the wells of Jamz,
فيamong نِسْوَةٍwomen مِنْfrom بَنِيthe sons of دَهْيٍDahy مُصَعِّدَةٍjourneying upland
في نِسْوَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي دَهْيٍ مُصَعِّدَةٍ
ومِنْand from قَنَانٍQanan تَؤُمُّshe aims السَّيْرَthe journey لِلضَّجَنِtoward al-Dajan
ومِنْ قَنَانٍ تَؤُمُّ السَّيْرَ لِلضَّجَنِ
among women of Banu Dahy, journeying upland,
and of Qanan, aiming her course toward al-Dajan,
أَوْor مِنْfrom بَنيthe sons of عَامِرٍAmir تَرْمِيhurl الغُيُوبُthe unseen distances بِهَاwith her
أَوْ مِنْ بَني عَامِرٍ تَرْمِي الغُيُوبُ بِهَا
رَمْيَlike the tossing of الفُرَاتِthe Euphrates غَدَاةَon the morning of الرِّيحِthe wind بِالسُّفُنِwith ships
رَمْيَ الفُرَاتِ غَدَاةَ الرِّيحِ بِالسُّفُنِ
or of Banu Amir, while unseen distances tossed her
as the Euphrates tosses ships on a windy morning.
تُبْدِيshe shows صُدُوداًaversion وتُخْفِيand conceals بيْنَنَاbetween us لَطَفاًtenderness
تُبْدِي صُدُوداً وتُخْفِي بيْنَنَا لَطَفاً
تَأْتِيshe approaches مَحَارِمَforbidden bounds بَيْنَbetween الأَوْبِdeliberate intent والعَنَنِand chance encounters
تَأْتِي مَحَارِمَ بَيْنَ الأَوْبِ والعَنَنِ
She shows aversion, yet hides a tenderness between us,
approaching forbidden bounds, now by design, now by chance.
كَنَعْجَةِlike a wild doe of الحَاذَةِthe hadh shrub الحَوَّاءِthe dark one أَلْجَأهَاdrove her to shelter
كَنَعْجَةِ الحَاذَةِ الحَوَّاءِ أَلْجَأهَا
حَامِيthe scorching heat of الوَدِيقَةِthe midday sun بَيْنَbetween السَّاقِthe trunk والفَنَنِand the bough
حَامِي الوَدِيقَةِ بَيْنَ السَّاقِ والفَنَنِ
Like a wild doe of the dark hadh shrub, driven
by the scorching midday heat between trunk and bough.
فيamong نِسْوةٍwomen شُمُسٍaloof لاَnot مَكْرَهٍrepellent عُنُفٍrough
في نِسْوةٍ شُمُسٍ لاَ مَكْرَهٍ عُنُفٍ
ولاَnor فَوَاحِشَshameless فيin سِرٍّsecret ولاَnor عَلَنِpublic
ولاَ فَوَاحِشَ في سِرٍّ ولاَ عَلَنِ
Among aloof women, neither repellent nor rough,
nor shameless in secret or in public,
يَرْفُلْنَthey trail their garments فيin الرَّيْطِflowing wraps لَمْnot يَنْقَبْhas worn through دَوَابِرُهُits trailing hems
يَرْفُلْنَ في الرَّيْطِ لَمْ يَنْقَبْ دَوَابِرُهُ
مَشْيَwith the gait of النِّعَاجِwild does بِحِقْفِon the curved dune of الرَّمْلَةِthe sand الحُرُنِreluctant to move
مَشْيَ النِّعَاجِ بِحِقْفِ الرَّمْلَةِ الحُرُنِ
they trail flowing wraps whose hems are not worn through,
walking like reluctant wild does on a curving sand dune.
يَثْنِينَthey turn أَعْنَاقَthe necks of أُدْمٍpale antelopes يَرْتَعِينَthey graze بِهَاwith them
يَثْنِينَ أَعْنَاقَ أُدْمٍ يَرْتَعِينَ بِهَا
حَبَّthe berries of الأَرَاكِthe arak tree وحَبَّand the fruit of الضَّالِthe wild lote tree مِنْfrom دَنَنِlow-growing boughs
حَبَّ الأَرَاكِ وحَبَّ الضَّالِ مِنْ دَنَنِ
They turn necks like those of pale antelopes that graze
on arak berries and the fruit of low-growing lote trees.
يَعْلَونَthey lay above بِالمَرْدَقُوشِwith marjoram الوَرْدِrosy ضَاحِيَةًin plain sight
يَعْلَونَ بِالمَرْدَقُوشِ الوَرْدِ ضَاحِيَةً
عَلَىover سَعَابِيبِtrickling trails of مَاءِwater of الضَّالَةِthe lote tree اللَّجِنِviscous
عَلَى سَعَابِيبِ مَاءِ الضَّالَةِ اللَّجِنِ
They set rosy marjoram in plain sight
above the trailing streams of viscous lote-tree water.
زَارَvisited الخَيَالُthe dream-image لِدَهْمَاءَof Dahma الرِّكَابَthe riding-camels وقَدْand already
زَارَ الخَيَالُ لِدَهْمَاءَ الرِّكَابَ وقَدْ
نَامَhad slept الخَليُّthe carefree man بِبَطْنِin the hollow of القَاعِthe plain مِنْof أُسُنِUsun
نَامَ الخَليُّ بِبَطْنِ القَاعِ مِنْ أُسُنِ
Dahma's dream-image visited the riding-camels, when
the carefree man slept in the low plain of Usun,
مِنْthrough طَيِّthe traversing of أَرْضِيَنlands أَوْor مِنْby سُلَّمٍa stair نَزِلٍdescending
مِنْ طَيِّ أَرْضِيَن أَوْ مِنْ سُلَّمٍ نَزِلٍ
مِنْfrom ظَهْرِthe heights of رَيْمَانَRayman أَوْor مِنْfrom عَرْضِthe flank of ذِيDhu (place-name element) جَدَنِJadan
مِنْ ظَهْرِ رَيْمَانَ أَوْ مِنْ عَرْضِ ذِي جَدَنِ
having traversed lands, or come down a stair
from the heights of Rayman, or the flank of Dhu Jadan,
مِطْواًgaunt طَلِيحاًexhausted تَسَجَّىhe wrapped himself غَيْرَnot مُفْتَرِشٍspreading bedding
مِطْواً طَلِيحاً تَسَجَّى غَيْرَ مُفْتَرِشٍ
إِلاَّexcept جَنَاجِنَribs أَلْقَاهَاhe laid them عَلَىupon شَزَنِrough ground
إِلاَّ جَنَاجِنَ أَلْقَاهَا عَلَى شَزَنِ
finding a gaunt, exhausted man, wrapped up, with no bedding
but the ribs he had laid upon rough ground.
مَاnot أَنِسَتْshe found company فيin فَضَاءِthe expanse of الأَرْضِthe earth أَوْor طَرَقَتْshe visited by night
مَا أَنِسَتْ في فَضَاءِ الأَرْضِ أَوْ طَرَقَتْ
غَيْرِيother than me وغَيْرَand other than سوادِthe dark bulk of الرَّحْلِthe saddle مِنْany سَكَنِdweller
غَيْرِي وغَيْرَ سوادِ الرَّحْلِ مِنْ سَكَنِ
She found no company in the earth's wide spaces, nor visited
any dweller but me and the saddle's dark bulk,
وعَنْفَجِيجٍand a massive she-camel يَمُدُّprolongs الحَرُّthe heat جِرَّتَهَاher cud-chewing
وعَنْفَجِيجٍ يَمُدُّ الحَرُّ جِرَّتَهَا
حَرْفٍhard-framed طَلِيحٍexhausted كَرُكْنِlike a buttress of الرَّعْنِthe mountain-spur مِنْof حَضَنِHadan
حَرْفٍ طَلِيحٍ كَرُكْنِ الرَّعْنِ مِنْ حَضَنِ
and a massive she-camel whose cud-chewing the heat prolongs,
hard-framed and spent, like a buttress of Hadan's ridge.
تَنَامُshe sleeps طَوْراًat times وأَحْيَاناًand at other times يُؤَرِّقُهَاkeeps her awake
تَنَامُ طَوْراً وأَحْيَاناً يُؤَرِّقُهَا
صَوْتُthe sound of الذُّبابِthe flies بِرَشْحِat the perspiration of النَّجْدَةشexertion (text corrupt) الكَتِنِsticky
صَوْتُ الذُّبابِ بِرَشْحِ النَّجْدَةش الكَتِنِ
Sometimes she sleeps; at other times she is kept awake
by flies buzzing around her sticky sweat of exertion,
فيin عَازِبٍa remote pasture رَغَدٍlush صَدْحُthe ringing of الذُّبَابِthe flies بِهِin it
في عَازِبٍ رَغَدٍ صَدْحُ الذُّبَابِ بِهِ
رَأْدَearly in النَّهَارِthe daytime كَصَدْحِlike the cry of الفَحْلِthe stallion فيamong الحُصُنِthe mares
رَأْدَ النَّهَارِ كَصَدْحِ الفَحْلِ في الحُصُنِ
in a distant, lush pasture, where the flies' song
in early morning is like a stallion's cry among mares.
لاَقَىhe met خَنَاذِيذَmighty stallions أَمْثَالاًhis equals فَجَاوَبَهَاso he answered them
لاَقَى خَنَاذِيذَ أَمْثَالاً فَجَاوَبَهَا
بِصَيِّتٍwith a ringing cry صَاتَهُhe uttered it مِنْfrom صَائِتٍa loud caller أَرِنِspirited
بِصَيِّتٍ صَاتَهُ مِنْ صَائِتٍ أَرِنِ
He meets mighty stallions, his peers, and answers them
with a ringing call he utters—a spirited, clamorous caller.
تحْمِيshe guards ذِمَارَthe safety of جَنِينٍa fetus قَلَّis scant مَاwhat مَعَهُis with it
تحْمِي ذِمَارَ جَنِينٍ قَلَّ مَا مَعَهُ
طَاوٍlean كَضِغْثِlike a bundle of الخَلَىfresh grass فيin البَطْنِthe belly مُكْتَمِنِhidden
طَاوٍ كَضِغْثِ الخَلَى في البَطْنِ مُكْتَمِنِ
She guards the safety of a fetus with little flesh upon it,
lean as a bundle of fresh grass, concealed within her belly.
تَذُبُّshe wards off flies عَنْهُfrom it بِلِيفٍwith fibrous tail-hair شَوْذَبٍlong شَمِلٍswift-sweeping
تَذُبُّ عَنْهُ بِلِيفٍ شَوْذَبٍ شَمِلٍ
يَحْمِيit guards أَسِرَّةَthe folds بَيْنَbetween الزَّوْرِthe breast والثَّفِنِand the calloused pads
يَحْمِي أَسِرَّةَ بَيْنَ الزَّوْرِ والثَّفِنِ
She brushes flies from it with a long, sweeping, fibrous tail,
shielding the folds between her breast and calloused pads.
كَأنَّas though مَوْضِعَthe place of وِصْلَيْهَاher two joints إِذَاwhen بَرَكَتْshe kneels
كَأنَّ مَوْضِعَ وِصْلَيْهَا إِذَا بَرَكَتْ
وقَدْand already تَطابَقَhas come level مِنْهَاof her الزَّوْرُthe breast بِالثَّفِنِwith the calloused pads
وقَدْ تَطابَقَ مِنْهَا الزَّوْرُ بِالثَّفِنِ
The place beneath her two joints, when she kneels, seems—
once her breast lies against her calloused pads—
مَبِيتُthe night-roost of خَمْسٍfive مِنَof الكُدْرِيِّdusky sandgrouse فيon جَدَدٍfirm ground
مَبِيتُ خَمْسٍ مِنَ الكُدْرِيِّ في جَدَدٍ
يَفْحَصْنَthey scrape hollows عَنْهُنَّfor themselves بالَّلَّباتِwith their breasts والجُرُنِand throats
يَفْحَصْنَ عَنْهُنَّ بالَّلَّباتِ والجُرُنِ
the night-roost of five dusky sandgrouse on firm ground,
scraping hollows for themselves with their breasts and throats.
إِنْif تَكُis دَهْمَاءُDahma قَدْalready رَثَّتْhave frayed حَبَائِلُهَاher bonds
إِنْ تَكُ دَهْمَاءُ قَدْ رَثَّتْ حَبَائِلُهَا
فَمَاthen not تَعَلَّلْتُI found solace مِنْfrom دَهْمَاءَDahma بالغبنat a loss
فَمَا تَعَلَّلْتُ مِنْ دَهْمَاءَ بالغبن
If Dahma's bonds of affection have grown threadbare,
the solace I drew from Dahma was no losing bargain.
ولَوْand if تَرَانِيyou saw me وَإيَّاهَاand her لَقُلْتُI would surely say لَنَاof us
ولَوْ تَرَانِي وَإيَّاهَا لَقُلْتُ لَنَا
كَأَنَّas though مَاwhat كَانَhad been مِنْfrom دَهْمَاءَDahma لَمْdid not يَكُنِexist
كَأَنَّ مَا كَانَ مِنْ دَهْمَاءَ لَمْ يَكُنِ
Were you to see me with her, I would say of us:
'As though what once passed with Dahma had never been.'
إِنْif تَكُthere is لِيfor me حَاجَةٌa desire قَضَّيْتُI fulfilled أَوَّلَهَاits beginning
إِنْ تَكُ لِي حَاجَةٌ قَضَّيْتُ أَوَّلَهَا
فَهذِهِthen this حَاجَةٌis a desire أَجْرَرْتُهَاI let it drag رَسَنِيmy rein
فَهذِهِ حَاجَةٌ أَجْرَرْتُهَا رَسَنِي
If I have a desire whose first part I have fulfilled,
this is a desire I have allowed to drag my rein.
Translation model: Sol 6.1