بَلِّغاtell, you two طَيِّئاًTayy جَميعاًall together وَسَتّىand scattered (probable reading: shattā)
بَلِّغا طَيِّئاً جَميعاً وَسَتّى
وَلِسَعدٍand for Saʿd مِمّاof what أَقولُI say نصيبُa share
وَلِسَعدٍ مِمّا أَقولُ نصيبُ
Tell Tayy, all together and scattered,
And Saʿd has a share in what I say.
إِنَّهُمindeed they إِخوَةٌbrothers أَبوهُمtheir father أَبوناour father
إِنَّهُم إِخوَةٌ أَبوهُم أَبونا
غَيرَnot merely دَعوىa claim وَالنائِباتِand calamities تَنوبُcome in turn
غَيرَ دَعوى وَالنائِباتِ تَنوبُ
They are brothers; their father is our father,
Not merely by claim; and calamities come in turn.
قَتَلَتناkilled us سُيوفُthe swords of أَزدِAzd of عُمانٍOman
قَتَلَتنا سُيوفُ أَزدِ عُمانٍ
سَفَهاًin folly وَالدُهورُand the ages فيهاin them العَجيبُthe astonishing
سَفَهاً وَالدُهورُ فيها العَجيبُ
The swords of Azd of Oman have slain us
In folly—and the ages hold strange things:
مِنof دَمٍblood ضائِعٍunavenged تَغَيَّبَstayed away عَنهُfrom him
مِن دَمٍ ضائِعٍ تَغَيَّبَ عَنهُ
أَقرَبوهُhis nearest kin إِلّاexcept الصَدىthe owl وَالجُبوبُand the hard earth
أَقرَبوهُ إِلّا الصَدى وَالجُبوبُ
Blood left unavenged, deserted by
His nearest kin, save the owl and the hard earth.
ياO اِبنَson of سَلمىSalma وَلِلنَجِيَّةِand to the confidante (sense uncertain) سَلمىSalma
يا اِبنَ سَلمى وَلِلنَجِيَّةِ سَلمى
وَلَقَدand indeed يَبخلُacts miserly النَجيبَthe nobleman وَالنَجيبُand the nobleman
وَلَقَد يَبخلُ النَجيبَ وَالنَجيبُ
O son of Salma—and Salma belongs to the confidante [phrase unclear]—
Indeed, nobleman after nobleman may be miserly.
لَيتَنيwould that I مُتُّhad died إِذwhen دَعَوتُكُI called to you إِذwhen تَدstart of 'you call'
لَيتَني مُتُّ إِذ دَعَوتُكُ إِذ تَد
عوcompletion of 'you call' تَميماًTamim وَلاand no حَميمٌclose kinsman يُجيبُanswers
عو تَميماً وَلا حَميمٌ يُجيبُ
Would that I had died when I called to you, as you called—
To Tamim, with no kinsman answering.
لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge بِكَabout you اِبنَson of أُمِّUmm (mother of) عُمَيسٍʿUmays
لَيتَ شِعري بِكَ اِبنَ أُمِّ عُمَيسٍ
إِنَّindeed قَلبيmy heart مِمّاbecause of what شَهِدتyou witnessed مُريبُuneasy
إِنَّ قَلبي مِمّا شَهِدت مُريبُ
Would that I knew about you, son of Umm ʿUmays!
Indeed, my heart is uneasy over what you witnessed.
غِبتُI was absent عَنهُfrom him وَأَنتَwhile you لَمnot تَكُwere عَنهُfrom him
غِبتُ عَنهُ وَأَنتَ لَم تَكُ عَنهُ
غائِباًabsent وَالمَليكُand the Sovereign رَبُّa Lord حَسيبُa reckoner
غائِباً وَالمَليكُ رَبُّ حَسيبُ
I was absent from him, while you were not
Absent; and the Sovereign is a Lord who takes account.
رَكِبواthey ventured ماwhat تَهَيَّبَfeared الناسُthe people مِنّاagainst us
رَكِبوا ما تَهَيَّبَ الناسُ مِنّا
قَدalready غَمَرناhas overwhelmed us وَعِزُّناwhile our might مَرهوبُfeared
قَد غَمَرنا وَعِزُّنا مَرهوبُ
They dared against us what others feared to attempt;
We have been overwhelmed, though our might is feared.
Sol 6.1