أَتوعِدُDo you threaten أُسرَتيmy clan وَتَرَكتَand you left حُجراًḤujr
أَتوعِدُ أُسرَتي وَتَرَكتَ حُجراً
يُريغُseeks سَوادَthe black of عَينَيهِhis two eyes الغُرابُthe raven
يُريغُ سَوادَ عَينَيهِ الغُرابُ
Do you threaten my clan, when you have left Ḥujr
You threaten my family and left a rock
with the raven seeking the black of his eyes?
On which a raven spills the blackness of its eyes
أَبَواthey refused دينَsubmission to المُلوكِthe kings فَهُمso they are لِقاحٌindependent of kings
أَبَوا دينَ المُلوكِ فَهُم لِقاحٌ
إِذاwhen نُدِبواthey are summoned إِلىto حَربٍwar أَجابواthey answer
إِذا نُدِبوا إِلى حَربٍ أَجابوا
They refused submission to kings, so they are independent;
They refused the religion of kings, so they are a tribe
when summoned to war, they answer.
That answers when called to war
فَلَوso if أَدرَكتَyou had encountered عِلباءَʿIlbāʾ بنَson of قَيسٍQays
فَلَو أَدرَكتَ عِلباءَ بنَ قَيسٍ
قَنِعتَyou would have been content مِنَfrom الغَنيمَةِthe spoils بِالإِيابِwith returning
قَنِعتَ مِنَ الغَنيمَةِ بِالإِيابِ
So had you encountered ʿIlbāʾ son of Qays,
If you had met `Ilbā' ibn Qays
you would have been content with mere return as your spoils.
You would have been satisfied with the spoils of just a cloak
Sol 6.1