تَذَّكَرَhe remembered بَعدَماafter شَطَّتshe went far away نَجوداNajud
تَذَّكَرَ بَعدَما شَطَّت نَجودا
وَكانَتand she had تَيَّمَتenthralled قَلبيmy heart وَليداas a child
وَكانَت تَيَّمَت قَلبي وَليدا
He remembered Najud after she had gone far away,
And she had enthralled my heart when I was a child.
كَذيlike one with داءٍan illness يُرىis seen فيamong الناسِthe people يَمشيwalking
كَذي داءٍ يُرى في الناسِ يَمشي
وَيَكتُمُand he conceals داءَهُhis illness زَمَناًfor a time عَميداsorely stricken
وَيَكتُمُ داءَهُ زَمَناً عَميدا
Like one with an illness, seen walking among people,
He conceals his illness for a time, sorely stricken.
تَصَيَّدُshe hunts for عَورَةَthe vulnerability of الفِتيانِthe young men حَتّىuntil
تَصَيَّدُ عَورَةَ الفِتيانِ حَتّى
تَصيدَهُمُshe catches them وَتَشنَأُand she loathes أَنthat تَصيداyou catch her
تَصيدَهُمُ وَتَشنَأُ أَن تَصيدا
She hunts for the young men's weak spots until
She catches them, yet hates for you to catch her.
فَقَدfor indeed صادَتshe caught فُؤادَكَyour heart يَومَon the day أَبدَتshe revealed
فَقَد صادَت فُؤادَكَ يَومَ أَبدَت
أَسيلاًsmooth خَدَّهاher cheek صَلتاًclear and smooth وَجيداand a neck
أَسيلاً خَدَّها صَلتاً وَجيدا
For she caught your heart the day she revealed
Her smooth, clear cheek and her neck.
تُزَيِّنُadorn مَعقِدَthe fastening place اللَبّاتِthe throat hollows مِنهاof hers
تُزَيِّنُ مَعقِدَ اللَبّاتِ مِنها
شُنوفٌearrings فيamong القَلائِدِthe necklaces وَالفَريداand pearl beads
شُنوفٌ في القَلائِدِ وَالفَريدا
The hollow at the base of her throat is adorned
With earrings amid necklaces and pearl beads.
فَإِنso if تَضنُنshe begrudges عَلَيكَtoward you بِماwith what لَدَيهاshe has
فَإِن تَضنُن عَلَيكَ بِما لَدَيها
وَتَقلِبand she changes وَصلَthe bond of نائِلِهاher favor جَديداanew
وَتَقلِب وَصلَ نائِلِها جَديدا
So if she begrudges you what she has,
And changes anew the bond of her favor,
لَعَمرُكَby your life ماnot يُوافِقُنيsuits me خَليلٌa close companion
لَعَمرُكَ ما يُوافِقُني خَليلٌ
إِذاif ماever كانَhe is ذاone with خُلفٍbroken promises كَنوداungrateful
إِذا ما كانَ ذا خُلفٍ كَنودا
By your life, no companion suits me
If he breaks his word and is ungrateful.
وَقَدand indeed عَلِمَknow القَبائِلَthe tribes غَيرَwithout فَخرٍboasting
وَقَد عَلِمَ القَبائِلَ غَيرَ فَخرٍ
إِذاwhen لَمnot تُلفِyou find ماثِلَةًstanding رَكوداmotionless
إِذا لَم تُلفِ ماثِلَةً رَكودا
And the tribes know—without boasting—
When you find none standing motionless,
إِذاwhen ماever واجِبُthe due of الأَضيافِthe guests أَمسىcomes at evening
إِذا ما واجِبُ الأَضيافِ أَمسى
وَكانَand it is قِراهُمُtheir guest-fare غَثّاًmeager فَصيداblood drawn for food
وَكانَ قِراهُمُ غَثّاً فَصيدا
When evening brings the guests' due,
And their fare is meager, blood drawn for food,
بِأَنّاthat we تَخرُجُcome forth الشَتَواتُthe winters مِنّاfrom us
بِأَنّا تَخرُجُ الشَتَواتُ مِنّا
إِذاwhen ماever اِستَحكَمَتgrow severe حَسَباًfor honor وَجوداand generosity
إِذا ما اِستَحكَمَت حَسَباً وَجودا
That through the winters there come forth from us—
When they grow severe, for honor and generosity—
قُدورٌcauldrons تَغرَقُsink الأَوصالُjoints of meat فيهاin them
قُدورٌ تَغرَقُ الأَوصالُ فيها
خَضيبٌstained لَونُهاtheir color بيضاًwhite ones وَسوداand black ones
خَضيبٌ لَونُها بيضاً وَسودا
Cauldrons in which joints of meat are submerged,
Their color stained, white pots and black.
وَإِنand if رَسَلٌa group تَرَفَّعَrises بَعدَafter طُعمٍa meal
وَإِن رَسَلٌ تَرَفَّعَ بَعدَ طُعمٍ
فَعادَthen returns لِكَيso that يُعادَis served again لَهُfor it أُعيداit is served again
فَعادَ لِكَي يُعادَ لَهُ أُعيدا
And if a group rises after a meal,
Then returns to be served again, it is served again.
مَتىwhenever ماever تَأتِyou come to يَثرِبَYathrib أَوor تَزُرهاyou visit it
مَتى ما تَأتِ يَثرِبَ أَو تَزُرها
تَجِدناyou find us نَحنُwe ourselves أَكرَمَهاits most generous وُجوداin existence
تَجِدنا نَحنُ أَكرَمَها وُجودا
Whenever you come to Yathrib or visit it,
You will find us the most generous people there,
وأَغلَظَهاand its most unyielding عَلىagainst الأَعداءِthe enemies رُكناًas a pillar
وأَغلَظَها عَلى الأَعداءِ رُكناً
وَأَليَنَهاand its most supple لِباغيfor the seeker of الخَيرِgood عوداin wood
وَأَليَنَها لِباغي الخَيرِ عودا
And its most unyielding pillar against enemies,
And its most supple wood for the seeker of good,
وَأَخطَبَهاand its most eloquent إِذاwhen اِجتَمعواthey assemble لِأَمرٍfor a matter
وَأَخطَبَها إِذا اِجتَمعوا لِأَمرٍ
وَأَقصَدهاand its most upright وَأَوفاهاand its most faithful عُهوداin pledges
وَأَقصَدها وَأَوفاها عُهودا
And its finest orators when they gather over a matter,
And its most upright, and most faithful to pledges.
إِذاwhen نُدعىwe are called لِثَأرٍfor blood vengeance أَوor لِجارٍfor a neighbor
إِذا نُدعى لِثَأرٍ أَو لِجارٍ
فَنَحنُthen we الأَكثَرونَthe most numerous بِهاin it عَديداin number
فَنَحنُ الأَكثَرونَ بِها عَديدا
When we are called for blood vengeance or for a neighbor,
Then we are the greatest there in number.
مَتىwhenever ماever تَدعُyou call فيamong جُشَمِJusham بنِson of عَوفٍAwf
مَتى ما تَدعُ في جُشَمِ بنِ عَوفٍ
تَجِدنيyou find me لاnot أَغَمَّobscure وَلاnor وَحيداalone
تَجِدني لا أَغَمَّ وَلا وَحيدا
Whenever you call among Jusham ibn Awf,
You will find me neither obscure nor alone.
وَحَوليand around me جَمعُthe host of ساعِدَةَSa'ida بنَson of عَمرٍوAmr
وَحَولي جَمعُ ساعِدَةَ بنَ عَمرٍو
وَتَيمُand Taym اللاتِal-Lat قَدindeed لَبِسواthey donned الحَديداiron armor
وَتَيمُ اللاتِ قَد لَبِسوا الحَديدا
And around me is the host of Sa'ida ibn Amr,
And Taym al-Lat have clad themselves in iron.
زَعَمتُمyou claimed أَنَّماthat only نِلتُمyou overcame مُلوكاًkings
زَعَمتُم أَنَّما نِلتُم مُلوكاً
وَنَزعُمُand we claim أَنَّماthat only نِلناwe overcame عَبيداslaves
وَنَزعُمُ أَنَّما نِلنا عَبيدا
You claimed that you overcame only kings,
And we claim that we overcame only slaves.
وَماand not نَبغيwe seek مِنَfrom الأَحلافِthe confederates وِتراًblood vengeance
وَما نَبغي مِنَ الأَحلافِ وِتراً
وَقَدand indeed نِلناwe overcame المُسَوَّدَthe appointed chief وَالمَسوداand the subject
وَقَد نِلنا المُسَوَّدَ وَالمَسودا
And we seek no blood vengeance from the confederates,
And we have overcome both chief and subject.
وَكانَand were نِساؤُكُمyour women فيin كُلِّevery دارٍhouse
وَكانَ نِساؤُكُم في كُلِّ دارٍ
يُهَرِّشنَthey scratch المَعاصِمَthe wrists وَالخُدوداand the cheeks
يُهَرِّشنَ المَعاصِمَ وَالخُدودا
And your women were in every house,
Scratching their wrists and cheeks.
تَرَكناwe left جَحجَبىJahjaba كَبَناتِlike daughters of فَقعٍtruffles
تَرَكنا جَحجَبى كَبَناتِ فَقعٍ
وَعَوفاًand Awf فيin مَجالِسِهاits meeting places قُعوداsitting
وَعَوفاً في مَجالِسِها قُعودا
We left Jahjaba like daughters of truffles,
And Awf sitting in its meeting places.
وَرَهطَand the clan of أَبيfather of أُمَيَّةَUmayya قَدindeed أَبَحناwe opened to plunder
وَرَهطَ أَبي أُمَيَّةَ قَد أَبَحنا
وَأَوسَand Aws اللَهِAllah أَتبَعناwe made follow ثَموداThamud
وَأَوسَ اللَهِ أَتبَعنا ثَمودا
And Abu Umayya's clan we laid open to plunder,
And Aws Allah we made follow Thamud.
وَكُنتُمand you used to تَدَّعونَclaim يَهودَthe Jews مالاًwealth
وَكُنتُم تَدَّعونَ يَهودَ مالاً
أَلانَnow وَجَدتُمُyou found فيهاin it يَهوداJews
أَلانَ وَجَدتُمُ فيها يَهودا
And you used to claim the Jews were wealth—
Now you have found Jews there.
وَقَدand indeed رَدّواthey returned الغَنائِمَthe spoils فيamong طَريفٍTarif
وَقَد رَدّوا الغَنائِمَ في طَريفٍ
وَنَحّامٍand Nahham وَرَهطِand the clan of أَبيfather of يَزيداYazid
وَنَحّامٍ وَرَهطِ أَبي يَزيدا
And they returned the spoils among Tarif,
And Nahham, and Abu Yazid's clan.
تَرَكنَthey left مُجَمَّعاًMujamma' وَبَنيand the sons of أَبيهِhis father
تَرَكنَ مُجَمَّعاً وَبَني أَبيهِ
إِماءًslave women يَحتَلِبنَthey milk الضانَthe sheep سوداblack
إِماءً يَحتَلِبنَ الضانَ سودا
They left Mujamma' and his father's sons
As black slave women milking sheep.
Sol 6.1