الحَمدُpraise لِلَّهِto God هَذاthis أَعجَبُmost wondrous العَجَبِwonder
الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ هَذا أَعجَبُ العَجَبِ
الهَيثَمُal-Haytham اِبنُson of عَدِيٍّAdi صارَhas become فيamong العَرَبِthe Arabs
الهَيثَمُ اِبنُ عَدِيٍّ صارَ في العَرَبِ
Praise be to God! This is the most wondrous of wonders.
Praise be to Allah, this is the most wondrous wonder
Praise be to God, this is the wonder of wonders,
Al-Haytham ibn Adi has become one of the Arabs.
Al-Haytham son of ‘Adi has become renowned among the Arabs
That Al-Haitham ibn 'Adi has appeared among the Arabs.
ياO هَيثَمُHaytham اِبنَson of عَدِيٍّAdi لَستَyou are not لِلعَرَبِof the Arabs
يا هَيثَمُ اِبنَ عَدِيٍّ لَستَ لِلعَرَبِ
وَلَستَand you are not مِنof طَيِّئٍTayyi' إِلّاexcept عَلىthrough شَغَبِcontention
وَلَستَ مِن طَيِّئٍ إِلّا عَلى شَغَبِ
O Haytham ibn Adi, you are not of the Arabs,
O Haytham son of ‘Adi, you are not one of the Arabs
O Haitham ibn 'Adi, you belong not to the Arabs,
nor are you of Tayyi', save by contentious claims.
Nor are you from Tayy except in strife
And you are not of Tayyi', save by distinct commotion.
إِذاif نَسَبتَyou trace the descent of عَدِيّاًAdi فيamong بَنيthe sons of ثُعَلٍThu'al
إِذا نَسَبتَ عَدِيّاً في بَني ثُعَلٍ
فَقَدِّمِthen place الدالَthe letter dāl قَبلَbefore العَينِthe letter ʿayn فيin النَسَبِthe lineage
فَقَدِّمِ الدالَ قَبلَ العَينِ في النَسَبِ
If you trace Adi's descent to Banu Thu'al,
If you attribute ‘Adi to the clan of Thu'al
If you trace 'Adi’s line back to the sons of Thu'al,
then put the dāl before the ʿayn in the lineage.
Put the dal before the ‘ayn in lineage
Then place the D before the A to spell his true descent.
كَأَنَّنيas though I بِكَwith you فَوقَon top of الجِسرِthe bridge مُنتَصِباًupright
كَأَنَّني بِكَ فَوقَ الجِسرِ مُنتَصِباً
عَلىupon جَوادٍa noble steed قَريبٍclose مِنكَto you فيin الحَسَبِnobility
عَلى جَوادٍ قَريبٍ مِنكَ في الحَسَبِ
I can almost see you upright on the bridge,
It is as if I see you standing tall on the bridge
I can picture you standing there atop the bridge,
on a steed close to you in nobility,
On a steed close to you in pedigree
Mounted on a steed that is your near kin in rank,
حَتّىuntil نَراكَwe see you وَقَدand already دَرَّعتَهُyou have clad it قُمُصاًshirts
حَتّى نَراكَ وَقَد دَرَّعتَهُ قُمُصاً
مِنَof الصَديدِpus مَكانَin place of الليفِpalm fiber وَالكَرَبِand palm-frond bases
مِنَ الصَديدِ مَكانَ الليفِ وَالكَرَبِ
until we see you have clad it in shirts
Until we see you clad in a coat of mail
Until we see you clothing it in tunics,
of pus instead of palm fiber and palm-frond bases.
In place of wool and sacking
Woven from pus, in place of palm fiber and husk.
لِلَّهِto God أَنتَyou فَماfor no قُربىkinship تَهُمُّyou aspire بِهاto it
لِلَّهِ أَنتَ فَما قُربى تَهُمُّ بِها
إِلّاexcept اِجتَلَيتَyou have scrutinized لَهاfor it الأَنسابَthe genealogies مِنfrom كَثَبِclose proximity
إِلّا اِجتَلَيتَ لَها الأَنسابَ مِن كَثَبِ
God bless you! There is no kinship you aspire to
By Allah you are lost, and any kin you claim
God help you! There is no kinship you desire,
without scrutinizing the genealogies for it at close quarters.
You have fabricated for them genealogies from fiction
But that you forge a lineage for it from close at hand.
فَلاso not تَزالُyou cease أَخاone given to حِلٍّalighting وَمُرتَحَلٍand departure
فَلا تَزالُ أَخا حِلٍّ وَمُرتَحَلٍ
إِلىto المَواليthe tribal clients وَأَحياناًand sometimes إِلىto العَرَبِthe Arabs
إِلى المَوالي وَأَحياناً إِلى العَرَبِ
So you are forever alighting and moving on,
So you remain brother to the vagabond and nomad
So you remain a brother of departure and arrival,
to the tribal clients, and sometimes to the Arabs.
And sometimes to the Arabs
Moving to the clients once, and sometimes to the Arabs.
Sol 6.1