بَنيO sons of مِسمَعٍMismaʿ أَنتُمyou ذُؤابَةُthe crest of مَعشَرٍa people
بَني مِسمَعٍ أَنتُم ذُؤابَةُ مَعشَرٍ
سَبابِجَةٍSabābija يَرمونَنيthey cast at me نَظَراًa glance شَزراaskance
سَبابِجَةٍ يَرمونَني نَظَراً شَزرا
O sons of Mismaʿ, you are the crest of a people—
Sabābija who cast hostile, sidelong glances at me.
أَلَستُمare you not بَنيsons of قَلعٍQalʿ مِنَfrom البَحرِthe sea أَصلُكُمyour origin
أَلَستُم بَني قَلعٍ مِنَ البَحرِ أَصلُكُم
رَأَيتُكُمُI saw you قُعساًsway-backed وَقوتَكُمُand your food التَمراdates
رَأَيتُكُمُ قُعساً وَقوتَكُمُ التَمرا
Are you not sons of Qalʿ, with your origins in the sea?
I saw you sway-backed, and dates were your food.
عُيونٌeyes جَرىflowed فيهاin them النَبيذُdate-wine وَلَمand did not تَكُنbe
عُيونٌ جَرى فيها النَبيذُ وَلَم تَكُن
لِتَشرَبَto drink مِنout of لُؤمٍbaseness طِلاءًboiled-down grape juice وَلاnor خَمراwine
لِتَشرَبَ مِن لُؤمٍ طِلاءً وَلا خَمرا
Eyes in which date-wine flowed, and which would not
drink, out of baseness, boiled-down grape juice or wine.
Sol 6.1