فاضتoverflowed دموعيmy tears علىfor نصرNasr، وماand not ظلمتdid wrong
فاضت دموعي على نصر، وما ظلمت
عينan eye تفيضoverflows علىfor نصرNasr بنson of سيارSayyar
عين تفيض على نصر بن سيار
My tears overflowed for Nasr; there is no fault in
My tears flowed for Nasr, though I did no wrong
An eye that overflows for Nasr ibn Sayyar.
An eye that spills tears for Nasr ibn Sayyar
ياO نصرNasr منwho للقاءto face الحربwar إنif لقحتshe conceives
يا نصر من للقاء الحرب إن لقحت
ياO نصرNasr بعدكafter you أوor للضيفfor the guest والجارand the neighbor
يا نصر بعدك أو للضيف والجار
O Nasr, who will face war if she conceives,
O Nasr, who faces war if it comes upon him
O Nasr, after you—or care for guest and neighbor?
O Nasr, after you, or to guest and neighbor
الخندفيthe Khindifi الذيwho يحميprotects حقيقتهhis honor
الخندفي الذي يحمي حقيقته
فيon كلevery يومday مخوفfeared الشرharm والعارand disgrace
في كل يوم مخوف الشر والعار
The Khindifi, who defends his honor,
Al-Khandafi who protects his truth
On every day when harm and disgrace are feared.
Each fearful day of evil and disgrace
والقائدand the leader of الخيلthe horses قباlean-bellied فيin أعنتهاtheir reins
والقائد الخيل قبا في أعنتها
بالقومwith the men حتىuntil تلفضspews (apparently تلفظ) القارpitch (sense uncertain here) بالقارagainst pitch
بالقوم حتى تلفض القار بالقار
And who leads the lean-bellied horses in their reins,
And the horse leader's grave in its saddlebags
With the men, until pitch is flung against pitch (wording uncertain).
With the people until land meets distant land
منfrom among كلevery أبيضfair-faced man كالمصباحlike a lamp منof مضرMudar
من كل أبيض كالمصباح من مضر
يجلوdispels بسنتهwith his countenance الظلماءthe darkness للساريfor the night traveler
يجلو بسنته الظلماء للساري
Each a fair-faced man of Mudar, like a lamp,
Of every bright Mudar like a lamp
Whose countenance dispels the darkness for the night traveler.
Dispelling shadows for the banner
ماضpressing onward علىthrough الهولterror مقدامbold إذاwhen اعترضتbarred the way
ماض على الهول مقدام إذا اعترضت
سمرbrown-shafted الرماحthe spears، وولىand turned away كلevery فرارone quick to flee
سمر الرماح، وولى كل فرار
Pressing on through terror, bold when his path is barred by
Advancing against horror if spears intersect
Brown-shafted spears, and every coward has fled.
And every coward turns to flee
إنif قالhe says قولاa word وفىhe fulfills بالقولaccording to his word موعدهhis promise
إن قال قولا وفى بالقول موعده
إنindeed الكنانيthe Kinani وافfaithful غيرnot غدارtreacherous
إن الكناني واف غير غدار
If he gives his word, he keeps his promise as spoken.
If he speaks a word and one for whom speech is promised
Indeed, the Kinani is faithful, never treacherous.
Indeed al-Kinani is no traitor
Sol 6.1