ليَبْكِlet him lament أَباAbu (father of) الجَدْعاءِal-Jadʿaʾ ضَيْفٌa guest مُعَيَّلُneedy
ليَبْكِ أَبا الجَدْعاءِ ضَيْفٌ مُعَيَّلُ
وأَرْمَلَةٌand a widow تَغْشَىcomes to النَّدِيَّthe assembly فتَرْمُلُthen hastens
وأَرْمَلَةٌ تَغْشَى النَّدِيَّ فتَرْمُلُ
Let a needy guest weep for Abu al-Jadʿaʾ,
and a widow who comes to the assembly, then hastens on.
ولوْand if شَاءَhe wished نَجَّاهُwould have saved him منfrom الخَيْلthe horsemen سابِحٌa swift, gliding steed
ولوْ شَاءَ نَجَّاهُ من الخَيْل سابِحٌ
جَمُومٌtireless علىat the urging of السَّاقَينٍthe two legs والسَّوْطُand the whip مُفْضَلُunneeded
جَمُومٌ على السَّاقَينٍ والسَّوْطُ مُفْضَلُ
Had he wished, a swift, gliding steed would have saved him from the horsemen,
tireless when urged by the legs, with the whip unneeded.
ولكنْbut فَتىًa young man يَحْمِيguards ذِمارَthe honor of أَبِيكُمُyour father
ولكنْ فَتىً يَحْمِي ذِمارَ أَبِيكُمُ
فأَدْرَكَهso overtook him مِنthrough رَهْبَةِfear of العَارِdisgrace مَحْفِلُa host
فأَدْرَكَه مِن رَهْبَةِ العَارِ مَحْفِلُ
But he was a young man who guarded your father's honor,
so, through his fear of disgrace, a host overtook him.
دَعَاhe called دَعْوَةًa cry إِذْwhen جَاءَهcame upon him ثَمّthere مالِكاًMalik
دَعَا دَعْوَةً إِذْ جَاءَه ثَمّ مالِكاً
ولمand not يَكُwas عبدُʿAbd (servant of) اللهِAllah (God) ثَمَّthere ونَهْشَلُand Nahshal
ولم يَكُ عبدُ اللهِ ثَمَّ ونَهْشَلُ
He cried out to Malik when the host came upon him there,
and neither ʿAbd Allah nor Nahshal was there.
وغَابَتْand were absent بنُوthe sons of مَيْثَاءَMaythaʾ عنْهfrom him ولمand not يَكنْwas
وغَابَتْ بنُو مَيْثَاءَ عنْه ولم يَكنْ
نُعَيْمُNuʿaym بنُson of شَيْطَانٍShaytan هُنَاكthere وجَرْوَلُand Jarwal
نُعَيْمُ بنُ شَيْطَانٍ هُنَاك وجَرْوَلُ
And the sons of Maythaʾ were away from him; nor were
Nuʿaym son of Shaytan and Jarwal there.
ولكِنْbut دَعَاhe called upon أَشْبَاهَthe likes of نَبْتٍNabt كأَنَّهُمْas though they were
ولكِنْ دَعَا أَشْبَاهَ نَبْتٍ كأَنَّهُمْ
قُرُودٌmonkeys علىon خَيْلٍhorses تَخُبُّtrot وتَرْكُلُand kick
قُرُودٌ على خَيْلٍ تَخُبُّ وتَرْكُلُ
But he called on the likes of Nabt, as though they were
monkeys on horses that trot and kick.
لقدْindeed فَجَعتْbereaved شَيْبَانُShayban قَومِيmy people بفَارِسٍof a horseman
لقدْ فَجَعتْ شَيْبَانُ قَومِي بفَارِسٍ
مُحَامٍa defender علىof عَوْرَاتِهِمْtheir vulnerable places لَيْسَdoes not يَنْكُلُflinch
مُحَامٍ على عَوْرَاتِهِمْ لَيْسَ يَنْكُلُ
Shayban has indeed bereaved my people of a horseman,
a defender of their vulnerable places, who never flinched.
وَجَدْتُمyou found بنيthe sons of شَيْبَانَShayban مُرّاًbitter لِقَاؤُهُمْmeeting them
وَجَدْتُم بني شَيْبَانَ مُرّاً لِقَاؤُهُمْ
وكانَتْand used to بَنُوthe sons of شَيْبَانَShayban ذلِكَthat تَفْعَلُdo
وكانَتْ بَنُو شَيْبَانَ ذلِكَ تَفْعَلُ
You found the sons of Shayban bitter to encounter,
and the sons of Shayban were wont to act so.
Sol 6.1