ياO راكِبَrider of العَنسِthe sturdy she-camel كَمِرداةِlike a boulder of العَلَمthe mountain
يا راكِبَ العَنسِ كَمِرداةِ العَلَم
أَصلَحَكَmay He grant you well-being اللَهُGod وَأَدنىand draw you near وَرَحِمand have mercy
أَصلَحَكَ اللَهُ وَأَدنى وَرَحِم
O rider of the sturdy she-camel, like a mountain boulder,
O rider of the wild camel, tamer of the banner,
may God grant you well-being, draw you near, and show you mercy,
May God grant you well-being, bring you close and have mercy,
إِنif أَنتَyou أَبلَغتَyou convey وَأَدَّيتَand you deliver الكَلِمthe words
إِن أَنتَ أَبلَغتَ وَأَدَّيتَ الكَلِم
عَنّيfrom me عُبَيدَʿUbayd بنَson of يَزيدَYazīd لَوif only عَلِمhe knew
عَنّي عُبَيدَ بنَ يَزيدَ لَو عَلِم
if you convey and deliver the words
If you convey my words and deliver my message,
from me to ʿUbayd son of Yazīd—if only he knew!
From Ubayd bin Yazid, if only he knew,
قَدindeed عَلِمknow الأَقوامُthe peoples أَنthat سَيَنتَقِمHe will exact vengeance
قَد عَلِم الأَقوامُ أَن سَيَنتَقِم
مِنكَfrom you وَمِنand from أُمa mother تَلَقَّتكَshe received you وَعَمّand a paternal uncle
مِنكَ وَمِن أُم تَلَقَّتكَ وَعَمّ
The peoples know full well that vengeance will be taken
The people already know that he will take revenge,
on you, on the mother who received you, and on a paternal uncle,
On you, and on the mother who bore you and raised you,
رَبٌّa Lord يُجازيrequites السَيِّئاتِevil deeds مِنwhoever ظَلَمdoes wrong
رَبٌّ يُجازي السَيِّئاتِ مِن ظَلَم
أَنذرتكَI have warned you الشِدَّةِthe violence مِنfrom لَيثٍa lion أَضِمenraged
أَنذرتكَ الشِدَّةِ مِن لَيثٍ أَضِم
by a Lord who repays wrongdoers for their evil deeds.
There is a Lord who will punish evil deeds and injustice,
I have warned you of violence from an enraged lion,
I warn you of the ferocity of a roaring lion,
عادٍmarauding أَبيfather of شبلَينِtwo cubs فَرفارٍferocious لَحِمflesh-hungry
عادٍ أَبي شبلَينِ فَرفارٍ لَحِم
فَاِرجِعso return إِلىto أُمِّكَyour mother تُفرشكَshe will bed you down وَنَمand sleep
فَاِرجِع إِلى أُمِّكَ تُفرشكَ وَنَم
a marauding sire of two cubs, ferocious and flesh-hungry.
Abu Shiblyn of Ad, meat of Farfar,
So return to your mother; let her bed you down, and sleep—
So return to your mother, let her spread out your bed and sleep,
إِلىto عَجوزٍan old woman رَأسُهاher head مِثلُlike الإِرَمa stone cairn
إِلى عَجوزٍ رَأسُها مِثلُ الإِرَم
وَاِطعَمand eat فَإِنَّfor indeed اللَهَGod رَزّاقُthe bountiful provider of الطُعَمfood
وَاِطعَم فَإِنَّ اللَهَ رَزّاقُ الطُعَم
to an old woman whose head is like a cairn.
To an old woman, her head like a grape,
And eat, for God is the bountiful giver of food.
And eat, for God provides food.
Sol 6.1