أَلاHear this! أَبلِغconvey بَنيthe sons of عَمرٍوʿAmr رَسولاًa message
أَلا أَبلِغ بَني عَمرٍو رَسولاً
فَإِنّيfor I فيin مَوَدَّتِكُمyour friendship نَفيسُof great worth
فَإِنّي في مَوَدَّتِكُم نَفيسُ
Hear this: convey a message to the sons of ʿAmr.
Shall I not send a messenger to the clan of 'Amr
For I am of great worth as your friend.
For I cherish your friendship and hold it dear
فَماfor ... not أَناI بِالضَعيفِat all weak فَتَظلِمونيso that you wrong me
فَما أَنا بِالضَعيفِ فَتَظلِموني
وَلاnor جافيharsh اللِقاءgreeting وَلاnor خَسيسُbase
وَلا جافي اللِقاء وَلا خَسيسُ
For I am not weak, that you should wrong me,
I'm no weakling to be wronged by you
Nor harsh in greeting, nor base.
Nor aloof from you all, or mean and drear
وَلَكِنّيbut I ضَبارِمَةٌa mighty lion جَموحٌuntamable
وَلَكِنّي ضَبارِمَةٌ جَموحٌ
عَلىagainst الأَقرانِrivals مُجتَرِئٍbold خَبوسُa seizer of prey
عَلى الأَقرانِ مُجتَرِئٍ خَبوسُ
But I am a mighty, untamable lion,
But I am fierce and daring 'gainst my peers
Bold against rivals, a seizer of prey.
Assailing the valiant, though discreet and leery
أَفيis it in...? حَقِّwhat is right مُواساتيmy aiding أَخاكُمyour brother
أَفي حَقِّ مُواساتي أَخاكُم
بِماليwith my wealth ثُمَّthen يَظلِمُنيhe wrongs me السَريسُthe impotent man
بِمالي ثُمَّ يَظلِمُني السَريسُ
Is it just that I aid your brother
Is this how you repay your brother's cares?
With my wealth, and then the impotent man wrongs me?
By taking my wealth as the nights grow bleary
Sol 6.1