أَقَشيبَO fresh abode رَبعِهِمtheir dwelling أَراكَI see you دَريساworn away
أَقَشيبَ رَبعِهِم أَراكَ دَريسا
وَقِرىand hospitality ضُيوفِكَyour guests لَوعَةًanguish وَرَسيساand lingering grief
وَقِرى ضُيوفِكَ لَوعَةً وَرَسيسا
O their once-fresh abode, I see you worn away,
By chancing upon their tribe-parts, I saw you rugged,
And your guests' welcome is anguish and lingering grief.
And found your visit’s neighborhoods parched and bitter.
وَلَئِنand though حُبِستَyou are confined عَلىto البِلىdecay لَقَدindeed اِغتَدىhas become
وَلَئِن حُبِستَ عَلى البِلى لَقَد اِغتَدى
دَمعيmy tears عَلَيكَover you إِلىuntil المَماتِdeath حَبيساheld captive
دَمعي عَلَيكَ إِلى المَماتِ حَبيسا
And though you are bound to decay, indeed
Though you are confined amidst dilapidation, my tears for you
My tears for you have become captives until death.
Have been imprisoned till death, an inmate.
فَكَأَنَّso as though طَسماًTasm قَبلُformerly كانواthey were جيرَةًneighbors
فَكَأَنَّ طَسماً قَبلُ كانوا جيرَةً
بِكَat your side وَالعَماليقَand the Amalekites الأُلىthe ancient ones وَجَديساand Jadis
بِكَ وَالعَماليقَ الأُلى وَجَديسا
As though Tasm had once been neighbors
So it would seem as if, before, they were neighbors
At your side, and the ancient Amalekites, and Jadis.
Around you, the wicked giants and lowly.
وَأَرىand I see رُبوعَكَyour dwellings موحِشاتٍdesolate بَعدَهاafter them
وَأَرى رُبوعَكَ موحِشاتٍ بَعدَها
قَدonce كُنتَyou were مَألوفَfamiliar المَحَلِّin dwelling أَنيساcompanionable
قَد كُنتَ مَألوفَ المَحَلِّ أَنيسا
And I see your quarters desolate after them,
And I see your pastures desolate afterwards,
Once you were a familiar, companionable place.
After you had been familiar company, a boon companion.
أَتُرىI wonder الفِراقَseparation يَظُنُّsupposes أَنّيthat I غافِلٌheedless
أَتُرى الفِراقَ يَظُنُّ أَنّي غافِلٌ
عَنهُof it وَقَدand already لَمَسَتtouched يَداهُits two hands لَميساLamis
عَنهُ وَقَد لَمَسَت يَداهُ لَميسا
I wonder: does separation suppose I am heedless
Does separation think I am unaware of it
Of it, when its two hands have touched Lamis?
When its hands have touched, grabbed at me directly?
رودٌa supple maiden أَصابَتهاstruck her النَوىseparation فيamong خُرَّدٍvirgins
رودٌ أَصابَتها النَوى في خُرَّدٍ
كانَتthey were بُدورَfull moons دُجُنَّةٍdarkness وَشُموساand suns
كانَت بُدورَ دُجُنَّةٍ وَشُموسا
A supple maiden, struck by separation among virgins
A herd that straying stars have struck hobbled
Who were full moons in darkness, and suns.
They had been gleaming, radiant pearls.
بيضٌfair women تَدورُturn عُيونُهُنَّtheir eyes إِلىtoward الصِباyouthful love
بيضٌ تَدورُ عُيونُهُنَّ إِلى الصِبا
بِكَأَنَّهُنَّas though they بِهاwith them يُدِرنَthey pass around كُوُوساcups
بِكَأَنَّهُنَّ بِها يُدِرنَ كُوُوسا
Fair women whose eyes turn toward youthful love,
Whites whose eyes circle toward Sibā,
As though with them they were passing cups around.
As if by it they understand astronomy’s secrets.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though أَهدىbestowed شَقائِقَهُhis anemones إِلىupon
وَكَأَنَّما أَهدى شَقائِقَهُ إِلى
وَجَناتِهِنَّtheir cheeks بِهاin it أَبوAbu قابوساQabus
وَجَناتِهِنَّ بِها أَبو قابوسا
And as though his anemones were bestowed upon
And as if he had gifted his daisies to
Their cheeks there, by Abu Qabus.
Their gardens through him—Abū Qābūs.
قَدindeed أوتِيَتshe was given مِنfrom كُلِّevery شَيءٍthing بَهجَةًbeauty
قَد أوتِيَت مِن كُلِّ شَيءٍ بَهجَةً
وَدَداًand playfulness وَحُسناًand loveliness فيin الصِباyouth مَغموساsteeped
وَدَداً وَحُسناً في الصِبا مَغموسا
She has been granted beauty of every kind,
You were given the delights of everything
And playfulness, and loveliness steeped in youth.
Embroidered and beautiful in youth immutably.
لَولاwere it not for حَداثَتُهاher youth وَأَنِّيَand that I لاnot أَرىI see
لَولا حَداثَتُها وَأَنِّيَ لا أَرى
عَرشاًa throne لَهاfor her لَظَنَنتُهاsurely I would deem her بِلقيساBilqis
عَرشاً لَها لَظَنَنتُها بِلقيسا
Were it not for her youth, and that I see no
Were it not for its novelty, since I see no
Throne for her, I would have thought her Bilqis.
Throne for it, I’d have thought it Bilqīs.
أَيهاًenough! دِمشقُDamascus فَقَدfor indeed حَوَيتِyou have gathered مَكارِماًnoble honors
أَيهاً دِمشقُ فَقَد حَوَيتِ مَكارِماً
بِأَبيthrough Abu المُغيثِal-Mughith وَسُؤدُداًand glory قُدموساancient
بِأَبي المُغيثِ وَسُؤدُداً قُدموسا
Enough, Damascus! You have gained noble honors
Oh Damascus! For you have contained splendors
Through Abu al-Mughith, and ancient glory.
Through Abū l-Mughīth and esteemed ancient wonders.
وَأَرىand I see الزَمانَTime غَداhas turned عَلَيكِtoward you بِوَجهِهِwith its face
وَأَرى الزَمانَ غَدا عَلَيكِ بِوَجهِهِ
جَذلانَjoyful بَسّاماًsmiling وَكانَand it was عَبوساscowling
جَذلانَ بَسّاماً وَكانَ عَبوسا
And I see Time turn its face toward you,
And I see time tomorrow become sullen of face toward you
Joyful and smiling, though once it scowled.
When it had been smiling and was now sulky.
قَدindeed بورِكَتwere blessed تِلكَthose البُطونُwombs وَقُدِّسَتand were sanctified
قَد بورِكَت تِلكَ البُطونُ وَقُدِّسَت
تِلكَthose الظُهورُloins بِقُربِهِthrough his nearness تَقديساcomplete sanctification
تِلكَ الظُهورُ بِقُربِهِ تَقديسا
Those wombs have been blessed, and sanctified
Those bellies were blessed, those backs sanctified
Those loins through his nearness—wholly sanctified.
Through its nearness, sanctified with sanctity.
فَصَنيعَةٌso a favor تُسدىis bestowed وَخَطبٌand a crisis يُعتَلىis overcome
فَصَنيعَةٌ تُسدى وَخَطبٌ يُعتَلى
وَعَظيمَةٌand a calamity تُكفىis averted وَجُرحٌand a wound يوسىis healed
وَعَظيمَةٌ تُكفى وَجُرحٌ يوسى
A favor is bestowed, a crisis overcome,
So a craft is pursued and a case is pleaded
A calamity averted, and a wound healed.
And a great thing gets done and a wound is bandaged
الآنَnow أَمسَتhave become by evening لِلنِفاقِhypocrisy's وَأَصبَحَتand have become by morning
الآنَ أَمسَت لِلنِفاقِ وَأَصبَحَت
عوراًblind عُيونٌeyes كُنَّthey were قَبلَكَbefore you شوساfiercely glaring
عوراً عُيونٌ كُنَّ قَبلَكَ شوسا
Now, at evening and at morning, hypocrisy's
Now it has become, for hypocrisy, wide open
Eyes are blinded, though before you they glared fiercely.
Eyes that, before you, had been bashfully lowered
وَتَركتَand you left تِلكَthat الأَرضَland ظِلّاًshade سَجسَجاًtemperate
وَتَركتَ تِلكَ الأَرضَ ظِلّاً سَجسَجاً
مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماwhen كادَتit nearly تَكونُbe وَطيساa furnace
مِن بَعدِ ما كادَت تَكونُ وَطيسا
And you left that land a mild, temperate shade,
And you left that land obscure shadows
After it had nearly become a furnace.
After it had almost become a quagmire
لَمnot يَشعُرواthey knew حَتّىuntil طَلَعتَyou rose عَلَيهِمover them
لَم يَشعُروا حَتّى طَلَعتَ عَلَيهِم
بَدراًa full moon يَشُقُّcleaving الظُلمَةَdarkness الحِنديساpitch-black
بَدراً يَشُقُّ الظُلمَةَ الحِنديسا
They knew nothing until you rose above them,
They were not aware until you rose upon them
A full moon cleaving the pitch-black darkness.
A full moon rending the pitch-black darkness
ماthere is nothing فيin النُجومِthe stars سِوىexcept تَعِلَّةِa consolation باطِلٍfalsehood
ما في النُجومِ سِوى تَعِلَّةِ باطِلٍ
قَدُمَتit is ancient وَأُسِّسَand was founded إِفكُهاits falsehood تَأسيساa firm foundation
قَدُمَت وَأُسِّسَ إِفكُها تَأسيسا
The stars hold nothing but a false consolation,
There is in the stars nothing but fabricated nonsense
Long-standing, its falsehood firmly founded.
Established and founded on falsehood as its basis
إِنَّindeed المُلوكَkings هُمُthey كَواكِبُناour stars الَّتيwhich
إِنَّ المُلوكَ هُمُ كَواكِبُنا الَّتي
تَخفىvanish وَتَطلُعُand rise أَسعُداًauspicious وَنُحوساand ill-omened
تَخفى وَتَطلُعُ أَسعُداً وَنُحوسا
Kings, indeed, are our stars, which
Indeed, kings are our stars which
Vanish and rise, auspicious and ill-omened.
Hide and rise more fortunate or ill-omened
فِتَنٌtumults جَلَوتَyou dispelled ظَلامَهاtheir darkness مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماwhen
فِتَنٌ جَلَوتَ ظَلامَها مِن بَعدِ ما
مَدّواthey stretched out عُيوناًeyes نَحوَهاtoward them وَرُؤوساand heads
مَدّوا عُيوناً نَحوَها وَرُؤوسا
Tumults whose darkness you dispelled, after
There were tribulations whose darkness, after
They had stretched their eyes and heads toward them.
They had extended their eyes and heads toward it, deceived
حَربٌa war يَكونُis الجَيشُthe army فَضلَthe remnant of صَبوحِهاits morning draught
حَربٌ يَكونُ الجَيشُ فَضلَ صَبوحِها
وَيَكونُand is فَضلُthe remnant of غَبوقِهاits evening draught الكُردوساthe battalion
وَيَكونُ فَضلُ غَبوقِها الكُردوسا
A war whose morning draught leaves an army as its remnant,
A war whose army is the cream of its daybreak
And whose evening draught leaves a battalion.
And the cream of its sunset is the Kurdish forces
غُرمُthe cost borne by اِمرِئٍa man مِنfrom روحِهِhis soul فيهاin it إِذاwhereas
غُرمُ اِمرِئٍ مِن روحِهِ فيها إِذا
ذوone enjoying السِلمِpeace أُغرِمَis charged مَطعَماًfood وَلَبوساand clothing
ذو السِلمِ أُغرِمَ مَطعَماً وَلَبوسا
In it a man's cost comes from his very soul, whereas
The love of a man whose soul therein, when
A man at peace is charged for food and clothing.
The owner of the turban loves food and clothing
كَمhow great بَينَthe difference between قَومٍpeople إِنَّماonly نَفَقاتُهُمtheir expenses
كَم بَينَ قَومٍ إِنَّما نَفَقاتُهُم
مالٌmoney وَقَومٍand people يُنفِقونَspend نُفوساlives
مالٌ وَقَومٍ يُنفِقونَ نُفوسا
How far apart are people whose expenses are only
What a difference between a people whose expenditures
Money, and people who spend their lives!
Are wealth, and a people who expend souls
سارَfollowed اِبنُson of إِبراهيمَIbrahim موسىMusa سيرَةًa course
سارَ اِبنُ إِبراهيمَ موسى سيرَةً
سَكَنَgrew calm الزَمانُTime لَهاbecause of it وَكانَand it was شَموساrestive
سَكَنَ الزَمانُ لَها وَكانَ شَموسا
Musa son of Ibrahim followed a course
The son of Ibrāhīm Mūsā walked a path
That calmed Time, which had been restive.
For which time settled and was tranquil
فَأَقَرَّso he pacified واسِطَةَthe central jewel of الشَآمِSyria وَأَنشَرَتand revived
فَأَقَرَّ واسِطَةَ الشَآمِ وَأَنشَرَت
كَفّاهُhis two hands جَوراًinjustice لَمnot يَزَلceased to be مَرموساburied
كَفّاهُ جَوراً لَم يَزَل مَرموسا
He pacified Syria's central jewel, and revived
So he anchored the coast of Shām and spread out
With his two hands an injustice long buried.
His palms wrongdoing that did not cease to be trampled
كانَتwas مَدينَةُthe city of عَسقَلانَAscalon عَروسَهاits bride
كانَت مَدينَةُ عَسقَلانَ عَروسَها
فَغَدَتso became بِسيرَتِهِthrough his conduct دِمَشقُDamascus عَروساa bride
فَغَدَت بِسيرَتِهِ دِمَشقُ عَروسا
The city of Ascalon had been its bride,
The city of ‘Asqalān had been its bride
But through his conduct Damascus became a bride.
So, through his conduct, Damascus became the bride
مِنfrom بَعدِماafter صارَتbecame هُنَيدَةُa hundred camels صِرمَةًa small herd
مِن بَعدِما صارَت هُنَيدَةُ صِرمَةً
وَالبَدرَةُand the money-sack النَجلاءُspacious صارَتbecame كيساa purse
وَالبَدرَةُ النَجلاءُ صارَت كيسا
After a hundred camels had become a small herd,
After Hunaydah had become an old ruin
And the spacious money-sack had become a purse.
And shining Naḍlā’ had become bags
فَكَأَنَّهُمso as though they بِالعِجلِthrough the calf ضَلّواwent astray حِقبَةًfor a time
فَكَأَنَّهُم بِالعِجلِ ضَلّوا حِقبَةً
وَكَأَنَّand as though موسىMusa إِذwhen أَتاهُمhe came to them موسىMoses
وَكَأَنَّ موسى إِذ أَتاهُم موسى
As though they had strayed through the calf for a time,
So it was as if with the calf they had erred an epoch
And as though Musa, when he came to them, were Moses.
And as if, when Mūsā came to them, [he was] Mūsā
وَسَتُشكَرُand will be thanked النُعمىthe favor الَّتيwhich صُنِعَتwas bestowed وَلاand no
وَسَتُشكَرُ النُعمى الَّتي صُنِعَت وَلا
نِعَمٌfavors كَنُعمىlike a favor أَنقَذَتrescued مِنfrom بوسىmisery
نِعَمٌ كَنُعمى أَنقَذَت مِن بوسى
The favor bestowed will be thanked, and no
And favors will be thanked that were done, and there are no
Favors equal a favor that rescued one from misery.
Favors like the favors that saved from the kisses (of swords)
أَلوىstrong-willed يُذِلُّsubdues الصَعبَthe unruly إِنif هُوَhe ساسَهُgoverns him
أَلوى يُذِلُّ الصَعبَ إِن هُوَ ساسَهُ
وَيُلينُand softens جانِبَهُhis manner إِذاwhen ماindeed سيساhe is governed
وَيُلينُ جانِبَهُ إِذا ما سيسا
Strong-willed, he subdues the unruly when he governs him,
He twists to humiliate the unyielding, if he confronts him
And softens his own manner when he is governed.
And he softens his side, if he be led
وَلِذاكَand for that reason كانواthey used to لاnot يُرأَّسُbe made chief مِنهُمُfrom among them
وَلِذاكَ كانوا لا يُرأَّسُ مِنهُمُ
مَنone whose لَمnot يُجَرَّبwas tested حَزمُهُhis resolve مُرؤوساas a subordinate
مَن لَم يُجَرَّب حَزمُهُ مُرؤوسا
And so they would appoint none among them as chief
And for that reason, none were made their chief
Whose resolve had not been tested as a subordinate.
Unless his resolve had first been tested, supervised
مَنone who لَمnot يَقُدhas led فَيَطيرَso that flies فيinto خَيشومِهِhis nostrils
مَن لَم يَقُد فَيَطيرَ في خَيشومِهِ
رَهَجُdust الخَميسِthe army فَلَنthen will never يَقودَlead خَميساan army
رَهَجُ الخَميسِ فَلَن يَقودَ خَميسا
He who has never led, so that into his nostrils flies
One who, when the smells of Thursday heat his nostrils, is undaunted—
The army's dust, will never lead an army.
That one will lead on a Thursday.
أَعطِbestow الرِياسَةَleadership مِنfrom يَدَيكَyour two hands فَلَمfor not تَزَلyou cease
أَعطِ الرِياسَةَ مِن يَدَيكَ فَلَم تَزَل
مِنfrom قَبلِbefore أَنthat تُدعىyou are called الرَئيسَthe chief رَئيساa chief
مِن قَبلِ أَن تُدعى الرَئيسَ رَئيسا
Bestow leadership from your hands, for you have always been,
Give over rule from your hands, for you will not cease
Before you were called the chief, a chief.
To be called “the chief” before you are called “chief.”
ماذاwhat عَسَيتَmight you وَمِنand from أَمامِكَbefore you حَيَّةٌa serpent
ماذا عَسَيتَ وَمِن أَمامِكَ حَيَّةٌ
تَقِصُbreaks the necks of الأُسودَlions وَمِنand from وَرائِكَbehind you عيسىIsa
تَقِصُ الأُسودَ وَمِن وَرائِكَ عيسى
What might you do, with a serpent before you
What will you do, and before you a snake
That breaks lions' necks, and Isa behind you?
That attacks the lions, and behind you, a staff?
أَسَدانِtwo lions شَدّاthe two charged مِنfrom دِمَشقَDamascus وَذَلَّلاand the two subdued
أَسَدانِ شَدّا مِن دِمَشقَ وَذَلَّلا
مِنof حِمصَHims أَمنَعَthe most impregnable بَلدَةٍtown عِرّيساa lion's lair
مِن حِمصَ أَمنَعَ بَلدَةٍ عِرّيسا
Two lions who charged from Damascus and subdued
Two lions roared from Damascus, and they humbled
The lair of Hims, the most impregnable of towns.
The most unassailable of cities, Ḥimṣ
تَخِذَhe made القَناspears خيساًa thicket فَإِنso if طاغٍa tyrant طَغىrebelled
تَخِذَ القَنا خيساً فَإِن طاغٍ طَغى
نَقَلاthe two carried إِلىto مَغناهُhis dwelling ذاكَthat الخيساthicket
نَقَلا إِلى مَغناهُ ذاكَ الخيسا
He made the spears a thicket; if a tyrant rebelled,
They took Qanā for something vile, so if a rebel rebels
The two carried that thicket into his dwelling.
They transferred him to the place for that vile thing.
أَسقِgive drink to الرَعِيَّةَthe subjects مِنfrom بَشاشَتِكَyour cheerfulness الَّتيwhich
أَسقِ الرَعِيَّةَ مِن بَشاشَتِكَ الَّتي
لَوif أَنَّهاit were ماءٌwater لَكانَsurely it would be مَسوساthirst-quenching
لَو أَنَّها ماءٌ لَكانَ مَسوسا
Give your subjects drink from your cheerfulness, which,
Quench the flock from your sweetness, which,
Were it water, would be thirst-quenching.
If it were water, would have been drunk to repletion
إِنَّindeed الطَلاقَةَcheerfulness وَالنَدىand generosity خَيرٌbetter لَهُمfor them
إِنَّ الطَلاقَةَ وَالنَدى خَيرٌ لَهُم
مِنthan عِفَّةٍself-restraint جَمَسَتhas congealed عَلَيكَupon you جُموساcomplete rigidity
مِن عِفَّةٍ جَمَسَت عَلَيكَ جُموسا
Cheerfulness and generosity are better for them
Indeed, affability and dew are better for them
Than self-restraint that has frozen solid in you.
Than a chaste woman who has cloistered herself upon you
لَوif أَنَّthat أَسبابَthe means of العَفافِabstinence بِلاwithout تُقىًpiety
لَو أَنَّ أَسبابَ العَفافِ بِلا تُقىً
نَفَعَتwere beneficial لَقَدsurely نَفَعَتwould have benefited إِذاًthen إِبليساIblis
نَفَعَت لَقَد نَفَعَت إِذاً إِبليسا
If the means of abstinence, without piety,
If the causes of chastity without piety
Were of use, they would surely have helped Iblis.
Had benefited, they would have benefited Iblīs!
هَذيthese القَوافيrhymes قَدindeed أَتَينَكَhave come to you نُزَّعاًfrom afar
هَذي القَوافي قَد أَتَينَكَ نُزَّعاً
تَتَجَسَّمُbraving التَهجيرَmidday travel وَالتَغليساand predawn travel
تَتَجَسَّمُ التَهجيرَ وَالتَغليسا
These rhymes have come to you from afar,
These rhymes have come to you, plucked
Braving midday travel and journeys before dawn.
Taking the forms of censure and fraud
مِنfrom كُلِّevery شارِدَةٍfar-ranging verse تُغادِرُleaves بَعدَهاbehind it
مِن كُلِّ شارِدَةٍ تُغادِرُ بَعدَها
حَظَّthe share of الرِجالِmen مِنَof القَصيدِpoetry خَسيساpaltry
حَظَّ الرِجالِ مِنَ القَصيدِ خَسيسا
Each a far-ranging verse that leaves behind it
From every trite thing that leaves thereafter
Other men's share of poetry paltry.
For men’s share of the poem miserable pickings
وَجَديدَةَand one fresh in المَعنىmeaning إِذاwhen مَعنىthe meaning of الَّتيthat which
وَجَديدَةَ المَعنى إِذا مَعنى الَّتي
تَشقىare tormented بِهاby it الأَسماعُears كانَhas become لَبيساthreadbare
تَشقى بِها الأَسماعُ كانَ لَبيسا
And fresh in meaning, when the meaning of those verses
And novel meanings—for the meanings that
That torment the ears has become threadbare.
Ears suffer with have been insipid
تَلهوyou delight بِعاجِلِin the immediate حُسنِهاits beauty وَتَعُدُّهاand you deem it
تَلهو بِعاجِلِ حُسنِها وَتَعُدُّها
عِلقاًa treasure لِأَعجازِfor the later ages of الزَمانِTime نَفيساprecious
عِلقاً لِأَعجازِ الزَمانِ نَفيسا
You delight in its immediate beauty, and deem it
They play with the urgency of their beauty and count it
A precious treasure for Time's later ages.
A hook for the wonders of time, precious
مِنfrom دَوحَةِthe great tree of الكَلِمِwords الَّتيwhich لَمnot تَنفَكِكhas ceased
مِن دَوحَةِ الكَلِمِ الَّتي لَم تَنفَكِك
يُمسيremains at evening عَلَيكَfor you رَصينُهاits well-wrought verse مَحبوساreserved
يُمسي عَلَيكَ رَصينُها مَحبوسا
From the great tree of words, which has never ceased
From the inkpot of speech that has not ceased
To hold its well-wrought verse in reserve for you.
To beguile you, its sturdy composition has been imprisoned
كَالنَجمِlike a star إِنif سافَرتَyou travel كانَit is مُواكِباًaccompanying
كَالنَجمِ إِن سافَرتَ كانَ مُواكِباً
وَإِذاand when حَطَطَتyou set down الرَحلَthe saddle كانَit is جَليساa companion
وَإِذا حَطَطَت الرَحلَ كانَ جَليسا
Like a star: if you travel, it accompanies you,
Like a star: if you travel, it will keep pace
And when you set down your saddle, it is your companion.
And if you camp, it will be a companion
إِنّاindeed we بَعَثناhave sent الشِعرَpoetry نَحوَكَtoward you مُفرَداًalone
إِنّا بَعَثنا الشِعرَ نَحوَكَ مُفرَداً
وَإِذاand if أَذِنتَyou permit لَناus بَعَثناwe will send العيساthe pale camels
وَإِذا أَذِنتَ لَنا بَعَثنا العيسا
We have sent poetry alone toward you,
We have sent poetry alone toward you
And if you give us leave, we shall send the pale camels,
And if you permit us, we will send troops
تَبغيseeking ذُراكَyour lofty shelter إِذاwhen أَسِنَّةُthe spearheads of قَعضَبٍQa'dab
تَبغي ذُراكَ إِذا أَسِنَّةُ قَعضَبٍ
أَردَينَhave felled عِرّيفَthe master of الوَغىbattle المِرّيساthe battle-hardened
أَردَينَ عِرّيفَ الوَغى المِرّيسا
Seeking your lofty shelter, when Qa'dab's spearheads
You seek your firebrand when the mouths of short spears
Have felled the battle-hardened master of war.
Make the inciter of tumult, the announcer, vile
Sol 6.1