إذاwhen نِلتَyou gain مالاًwealth قُلتَyou say قيسٌQays عشيرتيmy clan
إذا نِلتَ مالاً قُلتَ قيسٌ عشيرتي
تجورُyou act unjustly عليناagainst us عامداًdeliberately فيin قضائكاyour judgment
تجورُ علينا عامداً في قضائكا
When you gain wealth, you say, “Qays is my clan.”
If you acquired wealth, you said Qais and my tribe
You deliberately wrong us in your judgment.
Oppress us intentionally in your judgments
وإنand if كانتit is الأخرىthe opposite outcome فبكرُthen Bakr بنson of وائلٍWa'il
وإن كانت الأخرى فبكرُ بن وائلٍ
بزَعمكَaccording to your claim يُحشىis packed داؤُهاits ailment بدوائكاwith your remedy
بزَعمكَ يُحشى داؤُها بدوائكا
But if the reverse comes, then it is Bakr ibn Wa'il—
And if it was the other one, son of Wail
whose ailment, you claim, is packed with your remedy.
You claim his illness is cured by your medicines
هنالكthen لاnot نمشيwe walk الضراءَunder cover إليكمُtoward you
هنالك لا نمشي الضراءَ إليكمُ
بنيO sons of مسمعMismaʿ إنّاindeed we هناكthere أولئكاthose very ones
بني مسمع إنّا هناك أولئكا
Then we shall not walk toward you under cover,
There we do not come to you in poverty
O sons of Mismaʿ—we are those very men there.
O sons of hearing, verily we avoid you there
عسىmay دولةُthe turn of fortune of الذهلينِthe two Dhuhls يوماًone day ويشكرٍand Yashkur
عسى دولةُ الذهلينِ يوماً ويشكرٍ
تكرُّbring back عليناto us سبعةًseven منfrom عطائكاyour bounty
تكرُّ علينا سبعةً من عطائكا
May fortune’s turn for the two Dhuhls and Yashkur one day
May the state of the confused one day in gratitude
bring us back seven from your bounty.
Reflect upon us seven of your gifts
Sol 6.1