لَمdid not تُكَلِّمspeak بِالجَلهَتَينِat al-Jalhatayn الرُسومُthe dwelling traces
لَم تُكَلِّم بِالجَلهَتَينِ الرُسومُ
حادِثٌrecent عَهدُthe last sojourn of أَهلِهاtheir people أَمor قَديمُlong past
حادِثٌ عَهدُ أَهلِها أَم قَديمُ
The ruins at al-Jalhatayn did not speak—
was their people's last sojourn recent, or long past?
سَرِفٌSarif مَنزِلٌa dwelling لِسَلمَةَfor Salma فَالظَهthen al-Ẓah- (name fragment)
سَرِفٌ مَنزِلٌ لِسَلمَةَ فَالظَه
رانُrān (completes al-Ẓahrān) مِنّاof ours مَنازِلٌdwelling places فَالقَصيمُthen al-Qaṣīm
رانُ مِنّا مَنازِلٌ فَالقَصيمُ
Sarif is a dwelling for Salma; then al-Ẓah-
rān and al-Qaṣīm are dwelling places of ours.
فَغَديرُthen the pool of الأَشطاطِal-Ashṭāṭ مِنهاamong them مَحَلٌّa stopping place
فَغَديرُ الأَشطاطِ مِنها مَحَلٌّ
فَبِعُسفانَthen at ʿUsfān مَنزِلٌa dwelling مَعلومُwell-known
فَبِعُسفانَ مَنزِلٌ مَعلومُ
Then the pool of al-Ashṭāṭ is a stopping place among them,
then at ʿUsfān is a well-known dwelling.
صَدَرواthey departed لَيلَةَon the night اِنقَضىended الحَجُّthe pilgrimage فيهِمamong them
صَدَروا لَيلَةَ اِنقَضى الحَجُّ فيهِم
حُرَّةٌa freeborn woman زانَهاgraced her أَغَرُّradiant وَسيمُbeautiful
حُرَّةٌ زانَها أَغَرُّ وَسيمُ
They departed the night the pilgrimage ended; among them
was a freeborn woman, graced with a radiant, lovely face.
يَتَّقيguards against أَهلُهاher family النُفوسَenvious eyes عَلَيهاon her behalf
يَتَّقي أَهلُها النُفوسَ عَلَيها
فَعَلىso upon نَحرِهاher upper breast الرُقىthe charms وَالتَميمُand the amulets
فَعَلى نَحرِها الرُقى وَالتَميمُ
Her family guards her against envious eyes,
so upon her breast are charms and amulets.