ألاAh! مَنwho مُبلِغُwill convey word to النُّعمانَal-Nuʿmān عَنِّيfrom me
ألا مَن مُبلِغُ النُّعمانَ عَنِّي
فَبَينَاfor while الَمرءُa man أَغَربَjourneyed far إذsuddenly أَراحاcame to rest
فَبَينَا الَمرءُ أَغَربَ إذ أَراحا
Ah, who will carry a message from me to al-Nuʿmān?
Will no one take this news to Nu'man's son
For while a man journeys far, suddenly he comes to rest.
That while a man is far away, at ease he lies.
أَطعَتَyou obeyed بَنيthe sons of بُقَيلَةَBuqaylah فيconcerning وِثاقيmy fettering
أَطعَتَ بَني بُقَيلَةَ في وِثاقي
وكُنَّاand we were فيin حُلُوقِهُمُtheir throats ذُبَاحاa choking sickness
وكُنَّا في حُلُوقِهُمُ ذُبَاحا
You heeded the sons of Buqaylah in having me fettered,
The sons of Buqayl trapped me with their ropes
Though we were a choking sickness in their throats.
And we were as the victims of slaughter.
مَنَحتهُمُyou granted them الفُراتَthe Euphrates وجانِبَيهِand both its banks
مَنَحتهُمُ الفُراتَ وجانِبَيهِ
وتَسقيناand you give us to drink الأَواجِنَstagnant waters والمِلاَحاand salty waters
وتَسقينا الأَواجِنَ والمِلاَحا
You granted them the Euphrates and both its banks,
They left us by the Euphrates side
Yet you give us stagnant and salty waters to drink.
To water camels and graze cattle there.
Sol 6.1