ماnot زالَceased فيناamong us رِباطُtethering الخَيلِthe horses مُعلِمَةًmarked for battle
ما زالَ فينا رِباطُ الخَيلِ مُعلِمَةً
وَفيand in كُلَيبٍKulayb رِباطُthe bonds of الذُلِّhumiliation وَالعارِand shame
وَفي كُلَيبٍ رِباطُ الذُلِّ وَالعارِ
Among us, horses marked for battle remain tethered,
While Kulayb is tethered to humiliation and shame.
النازِلينَthose who settle بِدارِin the abode of الذُلِّhumiliation إِنif نَزَلواthey settle
النازِلينَ بِدارِ الذُلِّ إِن نَزَلوا
وَتَستَبيحُand violates كُلَيبٌKulayb مَحرَمَthe inviolable honor of الجارِthe neighbor
وَتَستَبيحُ كُلَيبٌ مَحرَمَ الجارِ
Those who lodge in humiliation's abode whenever they settle,
And Kulayb violates the neighbor's inviolable honor.
وَالظاعِنينَand those who depart عَلىaccording to أَهواءِthe whims of نِسوَتِهِمtheir women
وَالظاعِنينَ عَلى أَهواءِ نِسوَتِهِم
وَماand no لَهُمfor them مِنany قَديمٍancestral distinction غَيرُexcept أَعيارِasses
وَما لَهُم مِن قَديمٍ غَيرُ أَعيارِ
And those who depart at their women's whims,
With no ancestral distinction but asses.
بِمُعرِضٍwith Mu‘rid أَوor مُعيدٍMu‘id أَوor بَنيthe sons of الخَطَفىal-Khatafa
بِمُعرِضٍ أَو مُعيدٍ أَو بَني الخَطَفى
تَرجوyou hope جَريرُJarir مُساماتيto rival me وَأَخطاريand my high standing
تَرجو جَريرُ مُساماتي وَأَخطاري
With Mu‘rid, or Mu‘id, or the sons of al-Khatafa,
Do you hope, Jarir, to rival me and my high standing?
قَومٌa people إِذاwhen اِستَنبَحَroused to barking الأَضيافُthe guests كَلبَهُمُtheir dog
قَومٌ إِذا اِستَنبَحَ الأَضيافُ كَلبَهُمُ
قالواthey said لِأُمِّهِمِto their mother بوليurinate! عَلىon النارِthe fire
قالوا لِأُمِّهِمِ بولي عَلى النارِ
A people who, when guests rouse their dog to bark,
Tell their mother, 'Urinate on the fire!'
لاnot يَثأَرونَthey avenge بِقَتلاهُمfor their slain إِذاwhen قُتِلواthey are killed
لا يَثأَرونَ بِقَتلاهُم إِذا قُتِلوا
وَلاnor يَكُرّونَthey countercharge يَوماًever عِندَwhen إِجحارِdriven into hiding
وَلا يَكُرّونَ يَوماً عِندَ إِجحارِ
They do not avenge their slain when they are killed,
Nor ever countercharge when driven into hiding.
وَلاand do not يَزالونَcease to be شَتّىscattered فيin بُيوتِهِمِtheir houses
وَلا يَزالونَ شَتّى في بُيوتِهِمِ
يَسعَونَthey scurry مِنfrom بَينِamong مَلهوفٍa distressed man وَفَرّارِand a fugitive
يَسعَونَ مِن بَينِ مَلهوفٍ وَفَرّارِ
And they remain scattered in their houses,
Scurrying about, some distressed and others fleeing.
فَاِقعُدso sit down! جَريرُJarir فَقَدfor already لاقَيتَyou have encountered مُطَّلِعاًa height to ascend
فَاِقعُد جَريرُ فَقَد لاقَيتَ مُطَّلِعاً
صَعباًdifficult وَلاقاكَand met you بَحرٌa sea مُفعَمٌbrimming جاريflowing
صَعباً وَلاقاكَ بَحرٌ مُفعَمٌ جاري
So sit down, Jarir: you have faced a height
Hard to scale; and a brimming, flowing sea has met you.
هَلّاwhy did you not? كَفَيتُمyou defended مَعَدّاًMa‘add يَومَon the day of مُضلِعَةٍa crushing calamity
هَلّا كَفَيتُم مَعَدّاً يَومَ مُضلِعَةٍ
كَماjust as كَفَيناwe defended مَعَدّاًMa‘add يَومَon the day of ذيDhu قارِQar
كَما كَفَينا مَعَدّاً يَومَ ذي قارِ
Why did you not defend Ma‘add on a day of crushing calamity,
As we defended Ma‘add on the day of Dhu Qar?
جاءَتcame كَتائِبُthe battalions of كِسرىKisra وَهيَwhile they were مُغضَبَةٌenraged
جاءَت كَتائِبُ كِسرى وَهيَ مُغضَبَةٌ
فَاِستَأصَلوهاso they annihilated them وَأَردَواand felled كُلَّevery جَبّارِtyrant
فَاِستَأصَلوها وَأَردَوا كُلَّ جَبّارِ
Kisra's battalions came, enraged,
So they annihilated them and felled every tyrant.
هَلّاwhy did you not? مَنَعتَyou protected شُرَحبيلاًShurahbil وَقَدthough already حَدِبَتrallied in support
هَلّا مَنَعتَ شُرَحبيلاً وَقَد حَدِبَت
لَهُto his aid تَميمٌTamim بِجَمعٍwith a host غَيرِnot أَخيارِnoble men
لَهُ تَميمٌ بِجَمعٍ غَيرِ أَخيارِ
Why did you not protect Shurahbil, though there had rallied
To his aid Tamim, with a host of ignoble men?
يَومَon the day of الكُلابِal-Kulab وَقَدwhile already سيقَتwere driven off نِسائُهُمُtheir women
يَومَ الكُلابِ وَقَد سيقَت نِسائُهُمُ
سَوقَthe driving of الجَلائِبِlivestock brought for sale مِنincluding عونٍmatrons وَأَبكارِand virgins
سَوقَ الجَلائِبِ مِن عونٍ وَأَبكارِ
On the day of al-Kulab, when their women were herded off,
Like market livestock, matrons and virgins alike,
مُستَردَفاتٍmade to ride pillion أَفاءَتهاwon them as spoils الرِماحُthe spears لَناfor us
مُستَردَفاتٍ أَفاءَتها الرِماحُ لَنا
تَدعوcalling to رِياحاًRiyah وَتَدعوand calling to رَهطَthe clan of مَرّارِMarrar
تَدعو رِياحاً وَتَدعو رَهطَ مَرّارِ
Made to ride pillion, won for us as spoils by spears,
Calling to Riyah and calling to Marrar's clan.
أَهوىlunged أَبوAbu (father of) حَنَشٍHanash طَعناًwith a thrust فَأَشعَرَهُso he pierced him
أَهوى أَبو حَنَشٍ طَعناً فَأَشعَرَهُ
نَجلاءَa broad wound فَوهاءَgaping تُعيِيdefeats كُلَّevery مِسبارِprobe
نَجلاءَ فَوهاءَ تُعيِي كُلَّ مِسبارِ
Abu Hanash lunged with a thrust and dealt him
A broad, gaping wound that defeated every probe.
وَالوَردُand al-Ward يَرديgallops بِعُصمٍcarrying ‘Usm فيamong شَريدِهِمِtheir fugitives
وَالوَردُ يَردي بِعُصمٍ في شَريدِهِمِ
كَأَنَّهُas though he were لاحِبٌa butcher يَسعىrunning بِمِئجارِwith a cleaver
كَأَنَّهُ لاحِبٌ يَسعى بِمِئجارِ
And al-Ward gallops carrying ‘Usm among their fugitives,
As though he were a butcher running with a cleaver.
يَدعوhe calls upon فَوارِسَhorsemen لاnot مَيلاًunsteady in the saddle وَلاnor عُزُلاًunarmed
يَدعو فَوارِسَ لا مَيلاً وَلا عُزُلاً
مِنَfrom اللَهازِمِal-Lahazim شيباًgray-haired men غَيرَnot أَغمارِnovices
مِنَ اللَهازِمِ شيباً غَيرَ أَغمارِ
He calls upon horsemen, neither unsteady nor unarmed,
From al-Lahazim, gray-haired men, not novices.
المانِعينَthose who ward off غَداةَon the morning of الرَوعِterror ماwhat كَرِهواthey hate
المانِعينَ غَداةَ الرَوعِ ما كَرِهوا
إِذاwhen تَلَبَّسَmingled وُرّادٌthose coming to water بِصُدّارِwith those leaving the water
إِذا تَلَبَّسَ وُرّادٌ بِصُدّارِ
Those who ward off what they hate on the morning of terror,
When those coming to water mingle with those returning.
وَالمُطعِمينَand those who feed others إِذاwhen هَبَّتblew شَآمِيَةًa Syrian wind
وَالمُطعِمينَ إِذا هَبَّت شَآمِيَةً
تُزجيdriving الجَهامَrainless clouds سَديفَslices of hump-fat المُربِعِthe spring-grazed camel الواريplump
تُزجي الجَهامَ سَديفَ المُربِعِ الواري
And those who feed others, when a Syrian wind blows,
Driving rainless clouds, slices of hump-fat from a plump, spring-grazed camel.
إِذwhen كانَwas مَنزِلُكَyour dwelling المَرَّوتَal-Marrut مُنجَحِراًskulking in a burrow
إِذ كانَ مَنزِلُكَ المَرَّوتَ مُنجَحِراً
ياO اِبنَson of المَراغَةِal-Maragha ياO حُبلىpregnant woman بِمُختارِwith Mukhtar
يا اِبنَ المَراغَةِ يا حُبلى بِمُختارِ
When you dwelt at al-Marrut, skulking in a burrow,
O son of al-Maragha, O woman pregnant with Mukhtar!
جاءَتshe brought forth بِهِhim مُعجَلاًprematurely عَنafter غِبِّthe close of سابِعَةٍthe seventh month
جاءَت بِهِ مُعجَلاً عَن غِبِّ سابِعَةٍ
مِنby ذيone with لَهالِهَsagging folds of flesh جَهمِgrim الوَجهِthe face كَالقارِlike pitch
مِن ذي لَهالِهَ جَهمِ الوَجهِ كَالقارِ
She bore him prematurely, after the seventh month had passed,
By a man with sagging flesh, grim-faced and black as pitch.
أُمُّa mother لَئيمَةُlowborn نَجلِoffspring of الفَحلِthe stallion مُقرِفَةٌtainted in lineage
أُمُّ لَئيمَةُ نَجلِ الفَحلِ مُقرِفَةٌ
أَدَّتshe bore a child لِفَحلٍto a stallion لَئيمِlowborn النَجلِthe offspring شَخّارِsnorting loudly
أَدَّت لِفَحلٍ لَئيمِ النَجلِ شَخّارِ
A mother of lowborn stallion stock, tainted in breed,
Bore him to a snorting stallion of lowborn stock.
Sol 6.1