طَبَّقَcoveredالْغَيْثُthe rainالْأَرْضَthe earthبِالْكَلَإِwith vegetationوَالْمَاءِand water
The rain covered the earth with vegetation and water.
فَعِنْدَthen atذَلِكَthatيَقُولُsaysالْمُصْرِمُ1the poor manوَالْمُقْتِرُand the destitute
Then the poor man ⟦1⟧ and the destitute say:
«"مَرْعِيٌّpastureوَلَاand noأَكُولَةَedible (for animals)»"
"Pasture but no edible fodder."
،,
,
وَعُشْبٌand grassوَلَاand noبَعِيرُcamel
And grass but no camel.
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,
وَكَلَأَand vegetationتَبَجَّعُburstsلَهُfor himكَبِدُthe liverالْمُصْرِمِof the poor man»"
and vegetation that bursts the poor man's liver (out of envy)."
وَلِذَلِكَand thereforeقَالَsaidشَاعِرُهُمْtheir poet
And therefore their poet said:
وَجُنِّبَتِand were kept awayالْجُيُوشُthe armiesأَبَاAbuزَيْنَبَZaynab......
And the armies were kept away, O Abu Zaynab...
وَجَادَand rained generouslyعَلَىonمَسَارِحِكَyour pasturesالسَّحَابُthe clouds
and the clouds rained generously on your pastures.
وَإِذَاand whenنَظَرْتَyou lookفِيinأَشْعَارِهِمْtheir poemsعَلِمْتَyou knowأَنَّهُمْthat theyقَدْindeedأَكَلُواateالطَّيِّبَthe good (food)وَعَرَفُوهُand knew it
And if you look at their poems, you know that they have eaten good food and recognized it.
لِأَنَّbecauseالنَّاعِمَthe refinedمِنَofالطَّعَامِfoodلَاnotيَكُونُisإِلَّاexceptعِنْدَwithأَهْلِpeopleالثَّرَاءِwealthوَأَصْحَابِand ownersالْعَيْشِof easy life
Because refined food is found only with wealthy people and those who live in comfort.
فَقَالَso saidزِيَادُZiyadبْنُibnفَيَّاضٍFayyad،,يَذْكُرُmentioningالدَّرْمَكَ2the fine white flour،,وَهُوَand itالْحُوَّارَىthe pure white bread
So Ziyad ibn Fayyad said, mentioning the fine flour ⟦2⟧, which is the pure white bread:
وَلَاقَتْand metفَتَىthe young manقَيْسِof QaysبْنِibnعَيْلَانَAylanمَاجِدًاa glorious (hero)
And a glorious young man of Qays ibn Aylan met...
إِذَاwhenهَرَّتْهَاbared its teeth (i.e., menaced)الْكُمَاةُthe brave warriorsالْفَوَارِسُ3the horsemen
when the brave warriors and horsemen made it bared its teeth (i.e., in battle) ⟦3⟧.
فَقَامَso he wentإِلَىtoالْبُرَكِthe hump-backed (camels)الْهِجَانِthe white (she-camels)بِسَيْفِهِwith his sword
So he went to the white hump-backed camels with his sword.
وَطَارَتْand flewحَذَارَfearingالسَّيْفِthe swordدُهْمٌblack (camels)قَنَاعِسُ4sturdy (she-camels)
And black sturdy she-camels fled fearing the sword ⟦4⟧.
فَصَادَفَand he hitحَدُّthe edgeالسَّيْفِof the swordقَبَّاءَa hump-backed (she-camel)جَلْعَدًاfirm-fleshed
And the sword's edge hit a firm-fleshed hump-backed she-camel.
فَكَاسَتْso she staggeredوَفِيهَاand in her (belly) wasذُوone havingغِرَارَيْنِtwo edgesنَائِسٌ5dangling (i.e., a sword)
So she staggered, and in her (belly) was a double-edged dangling sword ⟦5⟧.
فَأَطْعَمَهَاand he fed herشَحْمًاfatوَلَحْمًاand meatوَدَرْمَكًاand fine flour
And he fed her fat, meat, and fine flour.
وَلَمْand notتَثْنِنَاturn us backعَنْهُfrom himاللَّيَالِيthe nightsالْحَنَادِسُ6the dark ones
And the dark nights did not turn us away from him ⟦6⟧.
وَقَالَand he said
And he said:
تَظَلُّyou remainفِيinدَرْمَكٍfine flourوَفَاكِهَةٍand fruit......
You remain in fine flour and fruit...
وَفِيand inشِوَاءٍroast meatمَاwhateverشِئْتَyou wishأَوْorمَرَقَةٍbroth
and in roast meat whatever you wish, or broth.
وَقَالَand saidجَرِيرٌJarir
And Jarir said:
تُكَلِّفُنِيyou burden meمَعِيشَةَthe livelihoodآلِof the familyزَيْدٍof Zayd......
You burden me with the livelihood of the family of Zayd...
وَمَنْand whoلِيfor meبِالْمُرَقَّقِwith thin breadوَالصِّنَّابِand mustard (condiment)?
and who will provide me with thin bread and mustard?
Footnotes
- 1.الْمُصْرِمُ: الَّذِي لَا مَالَ لَهُ، وَالْمُقْتِرُ: الْفَقِيرُ.
Al-musrim: the one who has no wealth; al-muqtir: the poor.
- 2.الدَّرْمَكُ: دَقِيقٌ حَوَارَى أَبْيَضُ.
Ad-darmak: fine white flour.
- 3.الْكُمَاةُ: جَمْعُ كَمِيٍّ، وَهُوَ الشُّجَاعُ الْمُتَقَنِّعُ بِالسِّلَاحِ، وَالْفَوَارِسُ: جَمْعُ فَارِسٍ.
Al-kumah: plural of kami, meaning the brave one fully armed; al-fawaris: plural of faris (horseman).
- 4.الدُّهْمُ: جَمْعُ أَدْهَمَ، وَهُوَ الْأَسْوَدُ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ، وَالْقَنَاعِسُ: جَمْعُ قَعْنَسٍ، وَهِيَ النَّاقَةُ الشَّدِيدَةُ.
Ad-duhmu: plural of adham, meaning black camels; al-qana'is: plural of qa'nas, meaning the strong she-camel.
- 5.ذُو غِرَارَيْنِ: سَيْفٌ لَهُ حَدَّانِ، وَنَائِسٌ: مُتَدَلٍّ مُتَحَرِّكٌ.
Dhu ghirarayn: a sword with two edges; na'is: dangling, moving.
- 6.الْحَنَادِسُ: جَمْعُ حِنْدِسٍ، وَهِيَ اللَّيْلَةُ الشَّدِيدَةُ الظُّلْمَةِ.
Al-hanadis: plural of hindis, meaning the intensely dark night.