عَفاbecame effaced مِنof آلِthe folk of فاطِمَةَFatimah الثُرَيّاal-Thurayya
عَفا مِن آلِ فاطِمَةَ الثُرَيّا
فَمَجرىand Majra, the watercourse of السَهبِal-Sahb, the plain فَالرِجَلِand al-Rijal, the channels البِراقِal-Biraq
فَمَجرى السَهبِ فَالرِجَلِ البِراقِ
Al-Thurayya stands desolate of Fatimah's folk,
and Majra al-Sahb, and al-Rijal al-Biraq.
فَأَصبَحَso became نازِحاًfar removed عَنهُfrom it نَواهاher destination
فَأَصبَحَ نازِحاً عَنهُ نَواها
تَقَطَّعُwear out دونَهاbefore reaching her القُلُصُthe young she-camels المَناقيmarrow-fat
تَقَطَّعُ دونَها القُلُصُ المَناقي
So her destination is now far removed from it;
marrow-fat young she-camels wear out before reaching her.
وَكانَتand she used to حينَwhen تَعتَلُّplead as an excuse التَفاليmutual delousing
وَكانَت حينَ تَعتَلُّ التَفالي
تُعاطيshe offered بارِداًsomething cool عَذبَsweet المَذاقِin taste
تُعاطي بارِداً عَذبَ المَذاقِ
And when she would make mutual delousing her excuse,
she would offer something cool and sweet to taste.
عَلَيهاupon her مِنof سُموطِstrings الدُرِّpearls عِقدٌa necklace
عَلَيها مِن سُموطِ الدُرِّ عِقدٌ
يَزينُadorns الوَجهَthe face فيin سَنَنِthe course of العِقاقِal-ʿIqāq (unclear reference)
يَزينُ الوَجهَ في سَنَنِ العِقاقِ
She wore a necklace of pearl strands,
adorning her face along the course of al-ʿIqāq [unclear reference].
عَدانيprevented me أَنto أَزورَكُمُI visit you هُمومٌcares
عَداني أَن أَزورَكُمُ هُمومٌ
نَأَتنيdrove me far away عَنكُمُfrom you فَمَتىso when التَلاقيmeeting
نَأَتني عَنكُمُ فَمَتى التَلاقي
Cares kept me from visiting you,
driving me far from you—so when shall we meet?
أَلاcome now مَنwho مُبلِغٌwill convey قَيساًto Qays رَسولاًa message
أَلا مَن مُبلِغٌ قَيساً رَسولاً
فَكَيفَso how وَجَدتُمُdid you find طَعمَthe taste of الشِقاقِdiscord
فَكَيفَ وَجَدتُمُ طَعمَ الشِقاقِ
Come, who will carry a message to Qays?
So how did you find the taste of discord?
أَصَبناwe seized نِسوَةًwomen مِنكُمfrom among you جِهاراًopenly
أَصَبنا نِسوَةً مِنكُم جِهاراً
بِلاwithout مَهرٍa dowry يُعَدُّbeing reckoned وَلاnor سِياقِa bridal payment
بِلا مَهرٍ يُعَدُّ وَلا سِياقِ
We seized women from among you openly,
with no dowry reckoned and no bridal payment.
تَظَلُّkeep all day جِيادُناour fine steeds مُتَمَطِّراتٍracing swiftly
تَظَلُّ جِيادُنا مُتَمَطِّراتٍ
مَعَwith الخَبَبِthe trot المُعادِلِeven-paced وَالمِشاقِand swift galloping
مَعَ الخَبَبِ المُعادِلِ وَالمِشاقِ
Our steeds keep racing onward all day,
with an even-paced trot and a stretching gallop.
فَإِنand if يَكُis كَوكَبُthe star of الصَمعاءِal-Samʿa نَحساًill-omened
فَإِن يَكُ كَوكَبُ الصَمعاءِ نَحساً
بِهِunder it وُلِدَتshe was born وَبِالقَمَرِand under the moon المُحاقِin its dark phase
بِهِ وُلِدَت وَبِالقَمَرِ المُحاقِ
And if al-Samʿa's star is ill-omened,
under which she was born, and under the moon in darkness,
فَقَدthen indeed أَحياrevived سَفاهُthe folly of بَنيthe sons of سُلَيمٍSulaym
فَقَد أَحيا سَفاهُ بَني سُلَيمٍ
دَفينَwhat lay buried of الشَرِّevil وَالدِمَنِand old grudges البَواقيstill remaining
دَفينَ الشَرِّ وَالدِمَنِ البَواقي
then the folly of Banu Sulaym has revived
buried evil and the old grudges that remain.
مَلَأناwe filled جانِبَthe bank of الثَرثارِal-Tharthar مِنهُمwith them
مَلَأنا جانِبَ الثَرثارِ مِنهُم
وَجَهَّزناand we outfitted أُمَيمَةَUmaymah لِاِنطِلاقِfor departure
وَجَهَّزنا أُمَيمَةَ لِاِنطِلاقِ
We filled al-Tharthar's bank with them,
and outfitted Umaymah for departure.
ضَرَبناهُمwe struck them عَلىamid المَكروهِhardship حَتّىuntil
ضَرَبناهُم عَلى المَكروهِ حَتّى
حَدَرناهُمwe drove them down إِلىto حَدَثِHadath الرِقاقِal-Riqaq
حَدَرناهُم إِلى حَدَثِ الرِقاقِ
We struck them in bitter strife until
we drove them down to Hadath al-Riqaq.
وَلاقىand encountered اِبنُthe son of الحُبابِal-Hubab لَناof ours حُمَيّاًa blazing fury
وَلاقى اِبنُ الحُبابِ لَنا حُمَيّاً
كَفَتهُspared him the need for كُلَّevery حازِيَةٍfemale diviner وَراقيand spell-healer
كَفَتهُ كُلَّ حازِيَةٍ وَراقي
And Ibn al-Hubab met our blazing fury,
leaving him no need of any woman diviner or spell-healer.
فَأَضحىso came to be رَأسُهُhis head بِبِلادِin the lands of عَكٍّʿAkk
فَأَضحى رَأسُهُ بِبِلادِ عَكٍّ
وَسائِرُand the rest of خَلقِهِhis body بِجَبىat Jaba بُراقِBuraq
وَسائِرُ خَلقِهِ بِجَبى بُراقِ
So his head lay in the lands of ʿAkk,
and the rest of his body at Jaba Buraq.
تَعودُvisit ثَعالِبُthe foxes of الحَشّاكِal-Hashshak مِنهُof him
تَعودُ ثَعالِبُ الحَشّاكِ مِنهُ
خَبيثاًfoul ريحُهُhis smell باديexposed العُراقِthe flesh-stripped bones
خَبيثاً ريحُهُ بادي العُراقِ
The foxes of al-Hashshak visit his remains,
foul-smelling, with flesh-stripped bones exposed.
وَإِلّاand if not تَذهَبِpass away الأَيّامُthe days نَرفِدwe shall provide
وَإِلّا تَذهَبِ الأَيّامُ نَرفِد
جَميلَةَJamilah مِثلَهاits like قَبلَbefore الفِراقِthe parting
جَميلَةَ مِثلَها قَبلَ الفِراقِ
And if the days do not run out, we shall give
Jamilah the same before we part,
بِأَرضٍin a land يَعرِفونَthey know بِهاin it الشَمَرذىal-Shamaradha
بِأَرضٍ يَعرِفونَ بِها الشَمَرذى
نُطاعِنُهُمwe spear-fight them بِفِتيانٍwith young men عِتاقِnoble-born
نُطاعِنُهُم بِفِتيانٍ عِتاقِ
in a land where they know al-Shamaradha;
we fight them with spears, with noble young men,
وَشيبٍand graybeards يُسرِعونَthey hasten إِلىto المُناديthe caller
وَشيبٍ يُسرِعونَ إِلى المُنادي
بِكَأسِwith the cup of المَوتِdeath إِذwhen كُرِهَwas loathed التَساقيexchanging draughts
بِكَأسِ المَوتِ إِذ كُرِهَ التَساقي
and graybeards who hasten to the caller,
with death's cup, when exchanging draughts is loathed.
وَنِعمَand excellent is أَخوa brother in الكَريهَةِbattle حينَwhen يُلقىhe is encountered
وَنِعمَ أَخو الكَريهَةِ حينَ يُلقى
إِذاwhen نَزَتِleapt النُفوسُthe souls إِلىto التَراقيthe collarbones
إِذا نَزَتِ النُفوسُ إِلى التَراقي
And a fine brother in battle he is when encountered,
when souls leap to the collarbones.
تَعوذُseek refuge نِسائُهُمtheir women بِاِبنَيwith the two sons of دُخانٍDukhan
تَعوذُ نِسائُهُم بِاِبنَي دُخانٍ
وَلَولاand were it not for ذاكَthat أُبنَthey, the women, returned مَعَwith الرِفاقِthe traveling parties
وَلَولا ذاكَ أُبنَ مَعَ الرِفاقِ
Their women seek refuge with Dukhan's two sons;
but for that, they would have returned with the traveling parties.
فَلاso do not تَستَرسِلواgive yourselves over لِرَجاءِto hopes of سِلمٍpeace
فَلا تَستَرسِلوا لِرَجاءِ سِلمٍ
فَإِنَّfor indeed الحَربَwar شامِذَةُlifting high النِطاقِthe girdle
فَإِنَّ الحَربَ شامِذَةُ النِطاقِ
So do not give yourselves over to hopes of peace,
for war has lifted her girdle high.
قَليلاًa little while كَيlike saying 'yes' وَلاand 'no' حَتّىuntil تَرَوهاyou see her
قَليلاً كَي وَلا حَتّى تَرَوها
مُشَمِّرَةًwith skirts tucked up عَلىabove قَدَمٍa foot وَساقِand a shin
مُشَمِّرَةً عَلى قَدَمٍ وَساقِ
Only a moment—a 'yes' and a 'no'—until you see her
with her skirts tucked up above foot and shin.
فَلاso do not تَبكواweep رَجاءَhope in بَنيthe sons of تَميمٍTamim
فَلا تَبكوا رَجاءَ بَني تَميمٍ
فَماfor there is no لَكُمُfor you وَلاnor لَهُمُfor them تَلاقيmeeting
فَما لَكُمُ وَلا لَهُمُ تَلاقي
So do not weep over your hopes in Banu Tamim,
for there is no meeting between you and them.
وَأَمّاand as for المُنتِنانِthe two stinking ones اِبناthe two sons of دُخانٍDukhan
وَأَمّا المُنتِنانِ اِبنا دُخانٍ
فَقَدso indeed نُقِحاthey both were picked clean كَتَنقيحِlike the stripping of العُراقِflesh-stripped bones
فَقَد نُقِحا كَتَنقيحِ العُراقِ
And as for the two stinking ones, Dukhan's two sons,
they have been picked clean like flesh-stripped bones.
أَصَنّاthey both stank يَحمِيانِthey both defended ذِمارَthe honor of قَيسٍQays
أَصَنّا يَحمِيانِ ذِمارَ قَيسٍ
فَلَمbut did not يَقِprotect آنُفَthe noses of العَبدَينِthe two slaves واقيa protector
فَلَم يَقِ آنُفَ العَبدَينِ واقي
They reeked as they defended Qays's honor,
but no protector saved the two slaves' noses.
وَمَنand whoever يَشهَدencounters جَوارِحَpredators يَمتَريهاprovokes them
وَمَن يَشهَد جَوارِحَ يَمتَريها
يُلاقِwill meet المَوتَdeath بِالبيضِby white swords الرِقاقِthe slender ones
يُلاقِ المَوتَ بِالبيضِ الرِقاقِ
And whoever encounters predators and goads them
shall meet death by slender white swords.
Sol 6.1