بَنىsons of دارِمٍDarim هَلdo? تَعرِفونَyou recognize مُحَمَّداًMuhammad
بَنى دارِمٍ هَل تَعرِفونَ مُحَمَّداً
بِدَعوَتِهِby his claim فيكمamong you إِذاwhen الأَمرُthe matter حُقيقاverified
بِدَعوَتِهِ فيكم إِذا الأَمرُ حُقيقا
Sons of Darim, do you recognize Muhammad
by his claim to belong among you, when the matter is verified?
وَساميتمُand you vied قَوماًa people كِراماًnoble بِمَجدِكُمthrough your glory
وَساميتمُ قَوماً كِراماً بِمَجدِكُم
وَجاءَand he came سُكَيتاًlast in the race آخرَlast of القَومِthe people مُخفِقاًunsuccessful
وَجاءَ سُكَيتاً آخرَ القَومِ مُخفِقاً
And you vied with noble people through your glory,
while he came in last in the race, behind the others, unsuccessful.
فأصلُكَfor your lineage دُهمانُDuhman بنُson of نَصرٍNasr فردَّهمso return to them
فأصلُكَ دُهمانُ بنُ نَصرٍ فردَّهم
وَلاand do not تَكُbe وَغداًa scoundrel فيamong تَميمٍTamim مُعَلَّقاclinging
وَلا تَكُ وَغداً في تَميمٍ مُعَلَّقا
For your lineage is Duhman son of Nasr—so return to them;
and do not be a scoundrel clinging to Tamim.
فانَّfor indeed تَميماًTamim لَستَyou are not منهمone of them ولاnor لهمto them
فانَّ تَميماً لَستَ منهم ولا لهم
أَخاًa brother يابنَO son of دُهمانٍDuhman فَلاso do not تَكُbe أَحمَقاa fool
أَخاً يابنَ دُهمانٍ فَلا تَكُ أَحمَقا
For you are neither of Tamim nor their
brother, O son of Duhman; so do not be a fool.
وَلولاand were it not for أَبوAbu (father of) مَروانَMarwan لاقيتَyou would have met وابِلاًa downpour
وَلولا أَبو مَروانَ لاقيتَ وابِلاً
مِنfrom السَوطِthe whip يُنسيكَmakes you forget الرَحيقَthe pure wine المُعَتَّقاaged
مِن السَوطِ يُنسيكَ الرَحيقَ المُعَتَّقا
And were it not for Abu Marwan, you would have met a downpour
from the whip, making you forget the aged, pure wine.
أَحينَwas it when علاكَovertook you الشيبُgray hair أَصبحتَyou became عاهِراًa fornicator
أَحينَ علاكَ الشيبُ أَصبحتَ عاهِراً
وَقُلتَand you said اسقنيgive me to drink الصَهباءَthe tawny wine صِرفاًundiluted مروَّقاfiltered
وَقُلتَ اسقني الصَهباءَ صِرفاً مروَّقا
Was it when gray hair overtook you that you became a fornicator
and said, 'Give me tawny wine, undiluted and filtered'?
تركتَyou abandoned شَرابَthe drink of المُسلِمينَthe Muslims ودينَهُمand their religion
تركتَ شَرابَ المُسلِمينَ ودينَهُم
وَصاحَبتَand you kept company with وَغَداًa scoundrel مِنfrom فَزارةَFazarah أَزرَقاblue-eyed
وَصاحَبتَ وَغَداً مِن فَزارةَ أَزرَقا
You abandoned the Muslims' drink and their religion,
and kept company with a blue-eyed scoundrel from Fazarah.
تَبيتانِyou both spend the night مِنfrom شُربَdrinking المُدامَةِwine كالَّذيlike one who
تَبيتانِ مِن شُربَ المُدامَةِ كالَّذي
أُتيحَwas provided لهfor him حَبلٌa rope فَأَضحىso he became مُخَنَّقاstrangled
أُتيحَ له حَبلٌ فَأَضحى مُخَنَّقا
From drinking wine, you both spend the night like one
for whom a rope was provided, and who ended up strangled.
Sol 6.1