أَلهىdistracted قُصَياًQusay عَنِfrom المَجدِglory الأَساطيرُtales
أَلهى قُصَياً عَنِ المَجدِ الأَساطيرُ
وَرَشوَةٌand bribery مِثلَlike ماwhat تُرشىare bribed with السَفاسيرُthe brokers
وَرَشوَةٌ مِثلَ ما تُرشى السَفاسيرُ
Tales distracted Qusay from glory,
And bribes like those paid to brokers,
وَأَكلُهاand their eating اللَحمَmeat بَحتاًunmixed لاno خَليطَadmixture لَهُwith it
وَأَكلُها اللَحمَ بَحتاً لا خَليطَ لَهُ
وَقَولُهاand their saying رَحَلَتdeparted عيرٌa caravan أَتَتarrived عِيرُa caravan
وَقَولُها رَحَلَت عيرٌ أَتَت عِيرُ
And their eating meat alone, with nothing mixed into it,
And their saying, “A caravan departed; a caravan arrived.”
تَوارَثواthey inherited successively فيin نِصابِroot اللؤمِbaseness أَولَهُمtheir first forebear
تَوارَثوا في نِصابِ اللؤمِ أَولَهُم
فَلاso no يَعدُّcounts لَهُمfor them مَجدٌglory وَلاnor خيرُgoodness
فَلا يَعدُّ لَهُم مَجدٌ وَلا خيرُ
They inherited their first forebear’s deep-rooted baseness,
So no glory or goodness counts in their favor.
Sol 6.1