ماذاwhat عَلىat بَدرٍBadr وَماذاand what حَولَهُaround it
ماذا عَلى بَدرٍ وَماذا حَولَهُ
مِنof فِتيَةٍyoung men بِيضِfair الوُجوهِthe faces كِرامِnoble
مِن فِتيَةٍ بِيضِ الوُجوهِ كِرامِ
What men lie at Badr, and what men around it—
Young men, fair-faced and noble!
تَرَكواthey left نُبَيهاًNubayh خَلفَهُمbehind them وَمُنَبِّهاًand Munabbih
تَرَكوا نُبَيهاً خَلفَهُم وَمُنَبِّهاً
وَاِبنَىand the two sons of رَبيعَةَRabiʿah خَيرَthe best خَصمِadversary of فِئامِmultitudes
وَاِبنَى رَبيعَةَ خَيرَ خَصمِ فِئامِ
They left Nubayh behind them, and Munabbih,
And Rabiʿah’s two sons, the finest foes of multitudes,
وَالحارِثَand al-Harith الفَيّاضَthe bountiful يُبرُقُgleams وَجهُهُhis face
وَالحارِثَ الفَيّاضَ يُبرُقُ وَجهُهُ
كَالبَدرِlike the full moon جَلّىlit up لَيلَةَthe night of الإِظلامِdarkness
كَالبَدرِ جَلّى لَيلَةَ الإِظلامِ
And al-Harith the Bountiful, his face gleaming
Like the full moon that lit up the night of darkness;
وَالعاصِيَand al-ʿAsi بِنَson of مُنبِّهٍMunabbih ذاpossessing مِرَّةٍstrength
وَالعاصِيَ بِنَ مُنبِّهٍ ذا مِرَّةٍ
رُمحاًa spear تَميماًperfect غَيرَnot ذيpossessing أَوصامِblemishes
رُمحاً تَميماً غَيرَ ذي أَوصامِ
And al-ʿAsi son of Munabbih, a man of strength,
A perfect spear, free of blemishes.
تَنمىrise بِهِwith him أَعراقُهُhis ancestral roots وَجُدودُهُand his forefathers
تَنمى بِهِ أَعراقُهُ وَجُدودُهُ
وَمَآثِرُand the glorious deeds of الأَخوالِthe maternal uncles وَالأَعمامِand the paternal uncles
وَمَآثِرُ الأَخوالِ وَالأَعمامِ
He is exalted by his ancestral roots and forefathers,
And by the glorious deeds of his maternal and paternal uncles.
وَإِذاand when بَكىwept باكٍa mourner فَأعولَthen wailed aloud شَجوَهhis grief
وَإِذا بَكى باكٍ فَأعولَ شَجوَه
فَعَلىthen for الرَئيسِthe chief الماجِدِthe illustrious اِبنِson of هِشامِHisham
فَعَلى الرَئيسِ الماجِدِ اِبنِ هِشامِ
And when a mourner weeps and wails his grief,
Then let it be for the illustrious chief, Ibn Hisham.
حَيّاmay greet الإِلَهُGod أَباAbu (father of) الوَليدِal-Walid وَرَهطهُand his clan
حَيّا الإِلَهُ أَبا الوَليدِ وَرَهطهُ
رَبُّthe Lord of الأَنامِall creatures وَخَصَّهُمand singled them out بِسلامِwith peace
رَبُّ الأَنامِ وَخَصَّهُم بِسلامِ
May God greet Abu al-Walid and his clan—
The Lord of all creatures—and favor them with peace.
Sol 6.1