لِمَنِto whom الجُدودُthe ancestors الأَكرَموthe noblest (continued)
لِمَنِ الجُدودُ الأَكرَمو
نَ(completes 'the noblest') مِنَamong الوَرىmankind إِلّاexcept لِيَهmine
نَ مِنَ الوَرى إِلّا لِيَه
Whose ancestors are the noblest
To whom are noble forebears not from the earth, except for him?
among mankind, if not mine?
Who counts as I count from the lofty ancestors?
مَنwho ذاthis one يَعُدُّcounts كَماas أَعُدُّI count
مَن ذا يَعُدُّ كَما أَعُدُّ
مِنَof الجُدودِthe ancestors العالِيَهthe exalted
مِنَ الجُدودِ العالِيَه
Who counts, as I count,
Who stands for his people amidst the ranks as I stand?
ancestors of such lofty rank?
Who returns their breasts when they openly commit wrong?
مَنwho ذاthis one يَقومُstands لِقَومِهِfor his people
مَن ذا يَقومُ لِقَومِهِ
بَينَbetween الصُفوفِthe ranks مَقامِيَهmy stance
بَينَ الصُفوفِ مَقامِيَه
Who stands for his people
I protect my honor lest it be violated, yet I do not protect my wealth.
between the ranks as I stand?
They fear me like the mound of ashes, yet my enemies feel safe from me.
مَنwho ذاthis one يَرُدُّturns back صُدورَهُنtheir breasts (continued)
مَن ذا يَرُدُّ صُدورَهُن
نَ(completes 'their breasts') إِذاwhen أَغَرنَthey raid عَلانِيَهopenly
نَ إِذا أَغَرنَ عَلانِيَه
Who turns back their breasts
When gloom falls its end is my end.
when they raid openly?
My fire blazes for the noble guests.
أَحميI protect حَريميmy inviolable household أَنthat يُباbe violated (continued)
أَحمي حَريمي أَن يُبا
حَ(completes 'be violated') وَلَستُand I am not أَحميI protect مالِيَهmy wealth
حَ وَلَستُ أَحمي مالِيَه
I guard my household from being
O fire, if you bring no guest, you are not my fire.
violated, yet I do not guard my wealth.
Honor is a tent with wide sheets, and domes for my neighbor.
وَتَخافُنيand they fear me كومُhigh-humped camels اللِقاthe milch-camels (continued)
وَتَخافُني كومُ اللِقا
حِ(completes 'the milch-camels') وَقَدand already أَمِنَّthey have felt safe from عِداتِيَهmy enemies
حِ وَقَد أَمِنَّ عِداتِيَه
And the high-humped milch-camels fear me,
He reaps without being reaped from, and avoids harm through me.
though safe from my enemies.
يُمسيcomes to be at evening إِذاwhen طَرَقَcame by night الضِوthe guests (continued)
يُمسي إِذا طَرَقَ الضِو
فُ(completes 'the guests') فِناؤُهاtheir destruction بِفِنائِيَهin my courtyard
فُ فِناؤُها بِفِنائِيَه
At evening, when guests come calling,
their end comes in my courtyard.
ناريmy fire عَلىupon شَرَفٍa height تَأَجَّblazes (continued)
ناري عَلى شَرَفٍ تَأَجَّ
جَ(completes 'blazes') لِلضُيوفِfor the guests السارِيَهtraveling by night
جَ لِلضُيوفِ السارِيَه
My fire blazes upon a height
for guests traveling by night.
يانارُO fire إِنif لَمnot تَجلِبيyou bring
يانارُ إِن لَم تَجلِبي
ضَيفاًa guest فَلَستِthen you are not بِنارِيَهmy fire
ضَيفاً فَلَستِ بِنارِيَه
O fire, if you do not bring
a guest, you are no fire of mine.
وَالعِزُّand glory مَضروبُpitched السُراthe pavilion (continued)
وَالعِزُّ مَضروبُ السُرا
دِقِ(completes 'the pavilion') وَالقِبابِand the domed tents لِجارِيَهfor my neighbor
دِقِ وَالقِبابِ لِجارِيَه
And glory's pavilion is pitched,
with its domed tents, for my neighbor.
يَجنيhe commits wrong وَلاand not يُجنىwrong is done عَلَيagainst
يَجني وَلا يُجنى عَلَي
هِhim وَيَتَّقيand he guards against الجُلّىdire calamity بِيَهthrough me
هِ وَيَتَّقي الجُلّى بِيَه
He does wrong, but no wrong is done against
him; through me he wards off dire calamity.
Partial English translation: 11 of 22 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1