شِعريmy poetry أَنّىwherever هَرَبتَyou fled فيin الطَلَبِpursuit
شِعري أَنّى هَرَبتَ في الطَلَبِ
وَلَوand even if صَعِدتَyou climbed السَماءَheaven فيby سَبَبِa rope
وَلَو صَعِدتَ السَماءَ في سَبَبِ
My poetry pursues you wherever you flee,
My poetry, where did you flee in seeking
even if you climb to heaven by a rope.
Even if you ascended to the sky for a reason
ياO اِبنَson of أَبيAbu (father of) عاصِمٍAsim وَلاand no عاصِمٌprotector
يا اِبنَ أَبي عاصِمٍ وَلا عاصِمٌ
وَيلُكَwoe to you مِنfrom سَطوَتيmy onslaught وَمِنand from غَضَبيmy wrath
وَيلُكَ مِن سَطوَتي وَمِن غَضَبي
O son of Abu Asim, there is no protector—
O son of Abi Aasim, and no Aasim
woe to you!—from my onslaught and my wrath.
Woe to you from my might and from my anger
لَوif كُنتَyou were مِنamong غُرَّةِthe noblest of المَواليthe clients إِذَنthen
لَو كُنتَ مِن غُرَّةِ المَوالي إِذَن
لَمwould not تَنثُyou spread سوءًاabuse فيagainst غُرَّةِthe noblest of العَرَبِthe Arabs
لَم تَنثُ سوءًا في غُرَّةِ العَرَبِ
If you were among the noblest clients, then
If you were from the honorable clients, then
you would not spread abuse against the noblest Arabs.
You would not have spoken ill in the honor of the Arabs
أَيُّwhat كَريمٍnoble man يَرضىwould consent بِشَتمِto insulting بَنيthe sons of
أَيُّ كَريمٍ يَرضى بِشَتمِ بَني
عَبدِAbd (servant) الكَريمِal-Karim (the Generous) الجِحاجِحِthe eminent chiefs النُجُبِthe noble-born
عَبدِ الكَريمِ الجِحاجِحِ النُجُبِ
What noble man would consent to insulting the sons
What honorable man would accept the insult of his
of Abd al-Karim, those eminent, highborn chiefs?
Servants of the Benevolent, the noble tribes
أَيُّwhat مُنادٍcaller إِلىto النَدىgenerosity وَإِلىand to الهَيbattle (word begins)
أَيُّ مُنادٍ إِلى النَدى وَإِلى الهَي
جاءِbattle (word ends) ناداهُمُcalled upon them فَلَمand was not يُجَبِanswered
جاءِ ناداهُمُ فَلَم يُجَبِ
What caller to generosity and to battle
What caller to bounty and life
called upon them and went unanswered?
Called them, but was not answered
أَيُّwhat فَتىًyoung man مِنهُمُamong them أَشاحَfought fiercely فَلَمand was not
أَيُّ فَتىً مِنهُمُ أَشاحَ فَلَم
يُصَبwounded غَداةَon the morning of الوَغىbattle وَلَمand did not يُصِبِstrike a foe
يُصَب غَداةَ الوَغى وَلَم يُصِبِ
What young man among them fought fiercely and was not
What gallant lad among them turned away
wounded on battle's morning, and did not strike a foe?
And did not spill blood the next day of turmoil, and was not spilled
أَيُّwhat وَليدٍchild رَأىsaw سُيوفَهُمُtheir swords
أَيُّ وَليدٍ رَأى سُيوفَهُمُ
فيin الحَربِwar مَشهورَةًdrawn فَلَمand did not يَشِبِturn grey
في الحَربِ مَشهورَةً فَلَم يَشِبِ
What child saw their swords
What Waleed saw their swords
drawn in war and did not turn grey?
Prominent in war, but did not grow up
إِنif رُمتَyou seek تَصديقَconfirmation of ذاكَthat ياO أَعوَرُone-eyed one الدDajjal (word begins)
إِن رُمتَ تَصديقَ ذاكَ يا أَعوَرُ الد
دَجالُDajjal (word ends) فَاِلحَظهُمُthen look upon them وَلاand do not تَذُبِmelt away
دَجالُ فَاِلحَظهُمُ وَلا تَذُبِ
If you seek proof of that, O one-eyed
If you intend to believe the claim of that
Dajjal, look upon them and do not melt away.
Squinting fraud, then observe them and do not doubt
لَنwill not يَهدِمَtear down الناسُpeople ماas long as بَقواthey live أَبَداًever
لَن يَهدِمَ الناسُ ما بَقوا أَبَداً
ماwhat قَدalready بَنوهُthey built it مِنof ذَلِكَthat الحَسَبِancestral honor
ما قَد بَنوهُ مِن ذَلِكَ الحَسَبِ
People, as long as they live, will never tear down
The people will never destroy what remains
what they have built of that ancestral honor.
Of that lineage they built
أُلاكَthose men زُهرُthe radiant ones of النُجومِthe stars لَيسَis not كَمَنlike one who
أُلاكَ زُهرُ النُجومِ لَيسَ كَمَن
أَمسىhas become دَعِيّاًan impostor فيin الشِعرِpoetry وَالنَسَبِand lineage
أَمسى دَعِيّاً في الشِعرِ وَالنَسَبِ
Those men are the radiant stars, unlike one who
Your demise is not like one who
has become an impostor in poetry and lineage.
In the evening became a pretender in poetry and ancestry
Sol 6.1