أَصابَتِstruck العامَthis year رِعلاًRi‘l غولُthe ghoul of قَومِهِمِtheir people
أَصابَتِ العامَ رِعلاً غولُ قَومِهِمِ
وَسطَamid البُيوتِthe dwellings وَلَونُand the color of الغولِthe ghoul أَلوانُcolors
وَسطَ البُيوتِ وَلَونُ الغولِ أَلوانُ
This year the ghoul of their own people struck Ri‘l,
The people were struck this year with the raids of their tribe,
amid the dwellings; the ghoul takes on many hues.
Within the houses, and the color of the raids was diverse,
ياO لَهفَanguish أُمِّmother of كِلابٍKilab إِذwhen تُبَيِّتُهُمraids them by night
يا لَهفَ أُمِّ كِلابٍ إِذ تُبَيِّتُهُم
خَيلُthe cavalry of اِبنِthe son of هَوذَةَHawdhah لاnot تُنهىis restrained وَإِنسانُand men
خَيلُ اِبنِ هَوذَةَ لا تُنهى وَإِنسانُ
Alas for Umm Kilab, when they are raided by night
Oh, the anxiety of the mother of pups as they pass the night terrified,
by Ibn Hawdhah's cavalry and men, unrestrained.
The horses of the son of Hawtha cannot be restrained, and the human,
لاdo not تَلفُظوهاspit it out وَشُدّواand tighten عَقدَthe knot of ذِمَّتِكُمyour covenant
لا تَلفُظوها وَشُدّوا عَقدَ ذِمَّتِكُم
إِنَّindeed اِبنَthe son of عَمِّكُمُyour paternal uncle سَعدٌSa‘d وَدُهمانُand Duhman
إِنَّ اِبنَ عَمِّكُمُ سَعدٌ وَدُهمانُ
Do not spit it out; tighten the knot of your covenant.
Do not utter it, and strengthen the knot of your covenant,
Indeed, your cousins are Sa‘d and Duhman.
Indeed, your cousin Saad is most honorable and magnanimous,
لاdo not تَرجِعوهاreturn it وَإِنand even if كانَتit is مُجلِّلَةًdisgrace-bringing
لا تَرجِعوها وَإِن كانَت مُجلِّلَةً
ماas long as دامَremains فيin النَعَمِthe livestock المَأخوذِthe seized أَلبانُmilk
ما دامَ في النَعَمِ المَأخوذِ أَلبانُ
Do not give it back, even if it brings disgrace,
Do not take it back, even if she is covered in blood,
so long as there is milk in the seized livestock.
As long as the camel that is taken as spoils has milk,
شَنعاءُhideous جُلِّلَwas shrouded مِنfrom سَوآتِهاits shameful deeds حَضَنٌHadan
شَنعاءُ جُلِّلَ مِن سَوآتِها حَضَنٌ
وَسالَand flowed ذوpossessor of شَوغَرٍShawghar مِنهاfrom it وَسُلوَانُand Sulwan
وَسالَ ذو شَوغَرٍ مِنها وَسُلوَانُ
A hideous deed: Hadan was shrouded in its shame,
A female camel ugly in appearance whom clothes cover her defects,
and Dhu Shawghar and Sulwan flowed from it.
And she leaked from her udder sahwan and sulwan,
لَيسَتit is not بِأَطيَبَany tastier مِمّاthan what يَشتَويroasts for himself حَذَفٌHadhaf
لَيسَت بِأَطيَبَ مِمّا يَشتَوي حَذَفٌ
إِذwhen قالَhe said كُلُّall شِواءِthe roast of العَيرِthe ass جُوفانُJufan
إِذ قالَ كُلُّ شِواءِ العَيرِ جُوفانُ
It is no tastier than what Hadhaf roasts,
She is not more noble than what Hadhaf desires to roast,
when he said, 'All the ass's roast is Jufan.'
When the cook of the caravan said all the meat is rotten,
وَفيand among هَوازِنَHawazin قَومٌa people غَيرَexcept أَنَّthat بِهِمin them
وَفي هَوازِنَ قَومٌ غَيرَ أَنَّ بِهِم
داءَthe disease of اليَمانِيِthe Yemeni فَإِنfor if لَمnot يَغدِرواthey break faith خانواthey betray
داءَ اليَمانِيِ فَإِن لَم يَغدِروا خانوا
And among Hawazin are men—but they suffer from
And among the Hawazin a people unlike that in them,
the Yemeni's disease: if they do not break faith, they betray.
Is the sickness of treachery, so if they do not betray they are dishonest,
فيهِمamong them أَخٌa brother لَوif only وَفَواthey kept faith أَوor بَرَّproved true عَهدُهُمtheir covenant
فيهِم أَخٌ لَو وَفَوا أَو بَرَّ عَهدُهُم
وَلَوand if نَهَكناهُمُwe wore them down بِالطَعنِwith spear-thrusts قَدsurely لانواthey yielded
وَلَو نَهَكناهُمُ بِالطَعنِ قَد لانوا
Among them is a brother—if only they had kept faith or their covenant had proved true.
Among them is a brother who if he fulfills or keeps his covenant,
And had we worn them down with spear-thrusts, they would surely have yielded.
And even if we pierced them with spears, they would not be cured,
أَبلِغconvey to هَوازِنَHawazin أَعلاهاits highest وَأسفَلَهاand its lowest
أَبلِغ هَوازِنَ أَعلاها وَأسفَلَها
مِنّيfrom me رِسالَةَa message of نُصحٍcounsel فيهِin it تِبيانُclarification
مِنّي رِسالَةَ نُصحٍ فيهِ تِبيانُ
Convey to Hawazin, its highest and its lowest,
Convey to the higher and lower parts of Hawazin,
from me a message of counsel, with a clear explanation:
A message of sincere advice in which is clarification,
أَنّيthat I أَظُنُّI think رَسولَthe Messenger of اللَهِGod صابِحَكُمraiding you at dawn
أَنّي أَظُنُّ رَسولَ اللَهِ صابِحَكُم
جَيشاًan army لَهُit has فيin فَضاءِthe open expanse of الأَرضِthe earth أَركانُflanks
جَيشاً لَهُ في فَضاءِ الأَرضِ أَركانُ
that I think God's Messenger will raid you at dawn,
That I think the Messenger of God will raid you,
with an army whose flanks stretch across the open earth.
With an army that has pillars across the land,
فيهِمamong them أَخوكُمyour brother سُلَيمٌSulaym غَيرَnot تارِكِكُمleaving you alone
فيهِم أَخوكُم سُلَيمٌ غَيرَ تارِكِكُم
وَالمُسلِمونَand the Muslims عِبادَservants of اللَهِGod غَسّانُGhassan
وَالمُسلِمونَ عِبادَ اللَهِ غَسّانُ
Among them is your brother Sulaym, who will not leave you alone,
Among them is your brother Sulaym, who does not abandon you,
and the Muslims, God's servants—Ghassan.
And the Muslims, the servants of God, the Ghassan,
وَفيand on عِضادَتِهِits flank اليُمنىthe right بَنوthe sons of أَسَدٍAsad
وَفي عِضادَتِهِ اليُمنى بَنو أَسَدٍ
وَالأَجرَبانِand the two mangy ones بَنوthe sons of عَبسٍ‘Abs وَذُبيانُand Dhubyan
وَالأَجرَبانِ بَنو عَبسٍ وَذُبيانُ
And on its right flank are Banu Asad,
And supporting him on the right the tribe of Asad,
and the two mangy ones, Banu ‘Abs and Dhubyan.
And the Ajarib, the clan of Abs and Dhubyan.
تَكادُalmost تَرجُفُtrembles مِنهُbecause of it الأَرضُthe earth رَهبَتَهُin fear of it
تَكادُ تَرجُفُ مِنهُ الأَرضُ رَهبَتَهُ
وَفيand in مُقَدَّمِهِits vanguard أَوسٌAws وَعُثمانُand ‘Uthman
وَفي مُقَدَّمِهِ أَوسٌ وَعُثمانُ
The earth almost trembles for fear of it,
The earth almost quakes in fear of him,
and in its vanguard are Aws and ‘Uthman.
And ahead of him are the Aus and Uthman.
Sol 6.1