لِمَنِto whom الدِيارُthe dwellings بِحائِلٍat Ha'il فَوُعالِand Wu'al
لِمَنِ الدِيارُ بِحائِلٍ فَوُعالِ
دَرَسَتhave faded وَغَيَّرَهاand altered them سُنونَyears خَواليlong past
دَرَسَت وَغَيَّرَها سُنونَ خَوالي
Whose are the dwellings at Ha'il and Wu'al?
They have faded; long-past years have changed them.
دَرَجَswept البَوارِحُthe scorching winds فَوقَهاover them فَتَنَكَّرَتso became unrecognizable
دَرَجَ البَوارِحُ فَوقَها فَتَنَكَّرَت
بَعدَafter الأَنيسِhuman company مَعارِفُthe familiar features الأَطلالِof the ruins
بَعدَ الأَنيسِ مَعارِفُ الأَطلالِ
Scorching winds swept over them, making strange
The ruins' familiar features, after human company had gone.
فَكَأَنَّماas though هِيَthey مِنfrom تُقادُمِthe great age عَهدَهاof their past
فَكَأَنَّما هِيَ مِن تُقادُمِ عَهدَها
وَرَقٌpages نُشِرنَspread out مِنَfrom الكِتابِthe book بَواليworn-out
وَرَقٌ نُشِرنَ مِنَ الكِتابِ بَوالي
As though, with the long passage of time,
They were worn pages spread out from a book.
دِمَنٌcamp traces تُذَعذِعُهاscatter them الرِياحُthe winds وَتارَةًand sometimes
دِمَنٌ تُذَعذِعُها الرِياحُ وَتارَةً
تُسقىare watered بِمُرتَجِزِby thundering السَحابِclouds ثَقالِheavy-laden
تُسقى بِمُرتَجِزِ السَحابِ ثَقالِ
Camp traces scattered by the winds, and sometimes
Watered by thundering, heavy-laden clouds.
باتَتspent the night يَمانِيَةُthe southerly الرِياحِof winds تَقودُهُleading it
باتَت يَمانِيَةُ الرِياحِ تَقودُهُ
حَتّىuntil اِستَقادَit submitted لَهاto her بِغَيرِwithout حِبالِropes
حَتّى اِستَقادَ لَها بِغَيرِ حِبالِ
All night the southerly wind led the cloud,
Until it followed her without ropes.
فيin مُظلِمٍa dark mass غَدِقِrain-rich الرَبابِcloud banks كَأَنَّماas though
في مُظلِمٍ غَدِقِ الرَبابِ كَأَنَّما
يَسقيit waters الأَشَقَّal-Ashaqq وَعالِجاًand 'Alij بِدَواليwith drawing-buckets
يَسقي الأَشَقَّ وَعالِجاً بِدَوالي
In a dark mass of rain-rich cloud, as though
It watered al-Ashaqq and 'Alij with great drawing-buckets.
وَعَلىand over زُبالَةَZubala باتَrested overnight مِنهُof it كَلكَلٌa breast
وَعَلى زُبالَةَ باتَ مِنهُ كَلكَلٌ
وَعَلىand over الكَثيبِal-Kathib وَقُلَّةِand the summit الأَدحالِof al-Adhal
وَعَلى الكَثيبِ وَقُلَّةِ الأَدحالِ
Over Zubala its breast lay through the night,
And over al-Kathib and the summit of al-Adhal.
وَعَلاand swept over البَسيطَةَal-Basita فَالشَقيقُthen al-Shaqiq بِرَيِّقٍwith its first rain
وَعَلا البَسيطَةَ فَالشَقيقُ بِرَيِّقٍ
فَالضَوجَthen al-Dawj بَينَbetween رُوَيَّةٍRuwayya فَطِحالِand Tihal
فَالضَوجَ بَينَ رُوَيَّةٍ فَطِحالِ
It swept over al-Basita, then al-Shaqiq, with its first rain,
Then al-Dawj, between Ruwayya and Tihal.
دارٌa dwelling تَبَدَّلَتِtook in exchange النَعامَostriches بِأَهلِهاfor its people
دارٌ تَبَدَّلَتِ النَعامَ بِأَهلِها
وَصِوارَand herds كُلِّof every مُلَمَّعٍdappled wild ox ذَيّالِlong-tailed
وَصِوارَ كُلِّ مُلَمَّعٍ ذَيّالِ
A dwelling that took ostriches in place of its people,
And herds of dappled, long-tailed wild cattle.
أُدمٌpale-coated مُخَدَّمَةُankleted السَوادِwith black كَأَنَّهاas though they were
أُدمٌ مُخَدَّمَةُ السَوادِ كَأَنَّها
خَيلٌhorses هَوامِلُroaming loose بِتنَthat spent the night فيin الأَجلالِhorsecloths
خَيلٌ هَوامِلُ بِتنَ في الأَجلالِ
Pale-coated, black-ankleted, as though they were
Roaming horses that spent the night in horsecloths.
تَرعىgraze بَحازِجُهاtheir calves خِلالَamong رِياضِهاits meadows
تَرعى بَحازِجُها خِلالَ رِياضِها
وَتَميسُand sway بَينَamong سَباسِبٍlevel plains وَرِمالِand sands
وَتَميسُ بَينَ سَباسِبٍ وَرِمالِ
Their calves graze among its meadows,
And sway across level plains and sands.
وَلَقَدand indeed تَكونُused to be بِهاthere الرَبابُal-Rabab لَذيذَةًsweet
وَلَقَد تَكونُ بِها الرَبابُ لَذيذَةً
بِفَمِto the lips الضَجيعِof the bedfellow ثَقيلَةَheavy الأَوصالِof limb
بِفَمِ الضَجيعِ ثَقيلَةَ الأَوصالِ
Once al-Rabab was there, sweet
To her bedfellow's lips, heavy of limb.
يَجريflows ذَكِيُّthe keen fragrance المِسكِof musk فيin أَردانِهاher sleeves
يَجري ذَكِيُّ المِسكِ في أَردانِها
وَتَصيدُand she ensnares بَعدَafter تَقَتُّلٍfeigned languor وَدَلالِand coquetry
وَتَصيدُ بَعدَ تَقَتُّلٍ وَدَلالِ
The keen scent of musk flows within her sleeves,
And, after languishing and coquetry, she ensnares
قَلبَthe heart الغَوِيِّof the wayward man إِذاwhen تَنَبَّهَhe awakens بَعدَafter ماthat
قَلبَ الغَوِيِّ إِذا تَنَبَّهَ بَعدَ ما
تَعتَلُّoffers excuses كُلُّevery مُذالَةٍslovenly woman مِتفالِunperfumed
تَعتَلُّ كُلُّ مُذالَةٍ مِتفالِ
The wayward man's heart when he awakens, after
Every slovenly, unperfumed woman has offered excuses.
عِشناwe lived بِذَلِكَin that way حِقبَةًa span مِنof عَيشِناour lives
عِشنا بِذَلِكَ حِقبَةً مِن عَيشِنا
وَثَرىًand abundance مِنَof الشَهَواتِpleasures وَالأَموالِand wealth
وَثَرىً مِنَ الشَهَواتِ وَالأَموالِ
We lived thus for a span of our lives,
Amid an abundance of pleasures and wealth.
وَلَقَدand indeed أَكونُI used to be لَهُنَّfor them صاحِبَa companion لَذَّةٍin pleasure
وَلَقَد أَكونُ لَهُنَّ صاحِبَ لَذَّةٍ
حَتّىuntil تَغَيَّرَchanged حالُهُنَّtheir condition وَحاليand mine
حَتّى تَغَيَّرَ حالُهُنَّ وَحالي
I was their companion in pleasure,
Until their condition changed, and mine.
فَتَنَكَّرَتand she grew estranged لَمّاwhen عَلَتنيcame upon me كَبرَةٌold age
فَتَنَكَّرَت لَمّا عَلَتني كَبرَةٌ
عِندَat المَشيبِthe coming of gray hair وَآذَنَتand she announced بِزِيالِa departure
عِندَ المَشيبِ وَآذَنَت بِزِيالِ
She grew estranged when old age came upon me,
At the coming of gray hair, and announced her departure.
لَمّاwhen رَأَتshe saw بَدَلَthe replacement الشَبابِof youth بَكَتshe wept لَهُfor it
لَمّا رَأَت بَدَلَ الشَبابِ بَكَت لَهُ
وَالشَيبُand gray hair أَرذَلُis the basest هَذِهِof these الأَبدالِreplacements
وَالشَيبُ أَرذَلُ هَذِهِ الأَبدالِ
When she saw youth's replacement, she wept for youth;
Gray hair is the basest of these replacements.
وَالناسُand people هَمُّهُمُtheir concern الحَياةُis life وَماand not أَرىI see
وَالناسُ هَمُّهُمُ الحَياةُ وَما أَرى
طولَlength الحَياةِof life يَزيدُadds غَيرَother than خَبالِruin
طولَ الحَياةِ يَزيدُ غَيرَ خَبالِ
People's chief concern is life, yet I do not see
Long life adding anything but decay.
وَإِذاand when اِفتَقَرتَyou are in need إِلىof الذَخائِرِtreasures لَمnot تَجِدyou will find
وَإِذا اِفتَقَرتَ إِلى الذَخائِرِ لَم تَجِد
ذُخراًa treasure يَكونُthat is كَصالِحِlike righteous الأَعمالِdeeds
ذُخراً يَكونُ كَصالِحِ الأَعمالِ
When you need treasures, you will not find
Any treasure equal to righteous deeds.
وَلَئِنand if indeed نَجَوتُI escape مِنَfrom الحَوادِثِcalamities سالِماًunharmed
وَلَئِن نَجَوتُ مِنَ الحَوادِثِ سالِماً
وَالنَفسُwhile the soul مُشرِفَةٌstands poised عَلىover الآجالِlife's appointed ends
وَالنَفسُ مُشرِفَةٌ عَلى الآجالِ
If I escape calamities unharmed—
Though the soul hovers on the brink of death—
لَأُغَلغِلَنَّI shall surely dispatch إِلىto كَريمٍa noble man مِدحَةًa song of praise
لَأُغَلغِلَنَّ إِلى كَريمٍ مِدحَةً
وَلَأُثنِيَنَّand I shall surely praise بِنائِلٍfor bounty وَفَعالِand deeds
وَلَأُثنِيَنَّ بِنائِلٍ وَفَعالِ
I shall surely send a song of praise to a noble man,
And extol his bounty and his deeds.
إِنَّindeed اِبنَthe son رِبعِيٍّof Rib'i كَفانيspared me سَيبُهُhis bounty
إِنَّ اِبنَ رِبعِيٍّ كَفاني سَيبُهُ
ضِغنَthe rancor العَدُوِّof the enemy وَنَبوَةَand the rebuff البُخّالِof misers
ضِغنَ العَدُوِّ وَنَبوَةَ البُخّالِ
The bounty of Ibn Rib'i has spared me
The enemy's rancor and misers' rebuffs.
أَغلَيتَyou paid dearly حينَwhen تَواكَلَتنيleft me to others وائِلٌWa'il
أَغلَيتَ حينَ تَواكَلَتني وائِلٌ
إِنَّindeed المَكارِمَnoble deeds عِندَat ذاكَthat time غَواليare costly
إِنَّ المَكارِمَ عِندَ ذاكَ غَوالي
You paid dearly when Wa'il left me to others;
Noble deeds are costly at such a time.
وَلَقَدand indeed شَفَيتَyou quenched غَليلَتيmy burning resentment مِنagainst مَعشَرٍa people
وَلَقَد شَفَيتَ غَليلَتي مِن مَعشَرٍ
نَزَلواwho encamped بِعَقوَةِin the precincts حَيَّةٍof a serpent قَتّالِdeadly
نَزَلوا بِعَقوَةِ حَيَّةٍ قَتّالِ
You quenched my burning anger against a people
Who had encamped in a deadly serpent's precincts.
بَعُدَتlay far down قُعورُthe bottoms دِلائِهِمof their buckets فَرَأَيتُهُمand I found them
بَعُدَت قُعورُ دِلائِهِم فَرَأَيتُهُم
عِندَat الحَمالَةِthe indemnity مُغلَقيwith closed الأَقفالِlocks
عِندَ الحَمالَةِ مُغلَقي الأَقفالِ
Their buckets' bottoms lay far down; I found them
With their locks shut tight when indemnities were due.
وَلَقَدand indeed مَنَنتَyou bestowed favor عَلىupon رَبيعَةَRabi'a كُلِّهاall of it
وَلَقَد مَنَنتَ عَلى رَبيعَةَ كُلِّها
وَكَفَيتَand spared us كُلَّevery مُواكِلٍshirker خَذّالِdeserter
وَكَفَيتَ كُلَّ مُواكِلٍ خَذّالِ
You bestowed favor upon all Rabi'a,
And spared us every shirking deserter:
كَزمِtight اليَدَينِof both hands عَنِfrom العَطِيَّةِgiving مُمسِكٍwithholding
كَزمِ اليَدَينِ عَنِ العَطِيَّةِ مُمسِكٍ
لَيسَتdoes not تَبِضُّooze صَفاتُهُhis rock بِبِلالِwith moisture
لَيسَت تَبِضُّ صَفاتُهُ بِبِلالِ
Tight-fisted, withholding gifts, close-handed,
His rock exuding not a drop of moisture.
مِثلِlike اِبنِthe son بَزعَةَof Baz'a أَوor كَآخَرَlike another مِثلِهِlike him
مِثلِ اِبنِ بَزعَةَ أَو كَآخَرَ مِثلِهِ
أَولىwoe لَكَto you اِبنَson مُسيمَةِof the woman who pastures الأَجمالِthe camels
أَولى لَكَ اِبنَ مُسيمَةِ الأَجمالِ
Like Ibn Baz'a, or another just like him—
Woe to you, son of the woman who pastures camels!
إِنَّindeed اللَئيمَthe base man إِذاwhen سَأَلتَyou ask بَهَرتَهُyou overwhelm him
إِنَّ اللَئيمَ إِذا سَأَلتَ بَهَرتَهُ
وَتَرىand you see الكَريمَthe noble man يراحُrejoice كَالمُختالِlike one strutting
وَتَرى الكَريمَ يراحُ كَالمُختالِ
A base man is overwhelmed when you ask him,
While the noble rejoices like one strutting with pride.
وَإِذاand if عَدَلتَyou equate بِهِwith him رِجالاًmen لَمnot تَجِدyou will find
وَإِذا عَدَلتَ بِهِ رِجالاً لَم تَجِد
فَيضَthe flood الفُراتِof the Euphrates كَراشِحِlike the seepage الأَوشالِof scanty springs
فَيضَ الفُراتِ كَراشِحِ الأَوشالِ
If you compare other men with him, you will not find
The Euphrates' flood equal to trickling springs.
وَإِذاand when تَبَوَّعَhe reaches out لِلحَمالَةِto bear an indemnity لَمnot يَكُنhe is
وَإِذا تَبَوَّعَ لِلحَمالَةِ لَم يَكُن
عَنهاon its account بِمُنبَهِرٍout of breath وَلاnor سَعّالِcoughing
عَنها بِمُنبَهِرٍ وَلا سَعّالِ
When he reaches out to shoulder an indemnity, he is not
Left breathless by it, nor coughing.
وَإِذاand when أَتىhe comes to بابَthe door الأَميرِof the emir لِحاجَةٍfor a need
وَإِذا أَتى بابَ الأَميرِ لِحاجَةٍ
سَمَتِrise العُيونُthe eyes إِلىtoward أَغَرَّa radiant man طُوالِvery tall
سَمَتِ العُيونُ إِلى أَغَرَّ طُوالِ
When he comes to the emir's door with a need,
Eyes rise toward a radiant, towering man,
ضَخمٍvast سُرادِقُهُhis pavilion يُعارِضُrivals سَيبُهُhis bounty
ضَخمٍ سُرادِقُهُ يُعارِضُ سَيبُهُ
نَفَحاتِthe gusts كُلِّof every صَباeast wind وَكُلِّand every شَمالِnorth wind
نَفَحاتِ كُلِّ صَبا وَكُلِّ شَمالِ
Whose pavilion is vast; his bounty rivals
The gusts of every east wind and every north wind.
وَإِذاand when المِؤونَhundreds of camels تُؤوكِلَتare left to others أَعناقُهاtheir necks
وَإِذا المِؤونَ تُؤوكِلَت أَعناقُها
فَاِحمِلthen lay the load هُناكَthere عَلىupon فَتىًa young man حَمّالِa burden-bearer
فَاِحمِل هُناكَ عَلى فَتىً حَمّالِ
When men leave the necks of hundreds of camels to one another,
Then lay the burden there upon a young man strong to bear it.
لَيسَتis not عَطِيَّتُهُhis gift إِذاwhen ماever جِئتَهُyou come to him
لَيسَت عَطِيَّتُهُ إِذا ما جِئتَهُ
نَزراًscant وَلَيسَand not سِجالُهُhis brimming buckets كَسِجالِlike other buckets
نَزراً وَلَيسَ سِجالُهُ كَسِجالِ
His gift, whenever you come to him, is not
Scant, nor are his brimming buckets like other buckets.
فَهُوَfor he الجَوادُis the generous one لِمَنto whoever تَعَرَّضَseeks سَيبَهُhis bounty
فَهُوَ الجَوادُ لِمَن تَعَرَّضَ سَيبَهُ
وَاِبنُand the son الجَوادِof the generous one وَحامِلُand bearer الأَثقالِof burdens
وَاِبنُ الجَوادِ وَحامِلُ الأَثقالِ
He is the generous one to whoever seeks his bounty,
The son of a generous man, the bearer of burdens.
وَمُسَوِّمٍand a marked war-host خِرَقُthe banners الحُتوفِof death تَقودُهُlead it
وَمُسَوِّمٍ خِرَقُ الحُتوفِ تَقودُهُ
لِلطَعنِto spear-thrusting يَومَon a day كَريهَةٍof terror وَقِتالِand battle
لِلطَعنِ يَومَ كَريهَةٍ وَقِتالِ
And many a marked war-host, led by death's banners
To spear-thrusts on a day of terror and battle—
أَقصَدتَyou felled قائِدَهاits leader بِعامِلِwith the point صَعدَةٍof a straight lance
أَقصَدتَ قائِدَها بِعامِلِ صَعدَةٍ
وَنَزَلتَand you dismounted عِندَwhen تَواكُلِforsook one another الأَبطالِthe champions
وَنَزَلتَ عِندَ تَواكُلِ الأَبطالِ
You felled its leader with a straight lance's point,
And dismounted when the champions left each other unsupported.
وَالخَيلُwhile the horses عابِسَةٌgrimaced كَأَنَّas though فُروجَهاtheir groins
وَالخَيلُ عابِسَةٌ كَأَنَّ فُروجَها
وَنُحورَهاand their breasts يَنضَحنَspurt بِالجِريالِwith red wine
وَنُحورَها يَنضَحنَ بِالجِريالِ
The horses grimaced, as though their groins
And breasts were spurting red wine.
وَالقَومُand the men تَختَلِفُcross to and fro الأَسِنَّةُthe spearheads بَينَهُمamong them
وَالقَومُ تَختَلِفُ الأَسِنَّةُ بَينَهُم
يَكبونَfall headlong بَينَbetween سَوافِلٍlower shafts وَعَوالِand upper points
يَكبونَ بَينَ سَوافِلٍ وَعَوالِ
Among the men, spearheads crossed to and fro;
They fell headlong between spear-butts and spearheads.
وَلَقَدand indeed تَرُدُّyou turn back الخَيلَthe horses عَنfrom أَهوائِهاtheir chosen courses
وَلَقَد تَرُدُّ الخَيلَ عَن أَهوائِها
وَتَلُفُّand you entangle حَدَّthe edge رِجالِهاof their warriors بِرِجالِwith warriors
وَتَلُفُّ حَدَّ رِجالِها بِرِجالِ
Often you turn the horses from their chosen course,
And meet their warriors' edge with other warriors.
وَمُوَقَّعٍand a scarred camel أَثَرُthe mark السِفارِof the nose-halter بِخَطمِهِon his muzzle
وَمُوَقَّعٍ أَثَرُ السِفارِ بِخَطمِهِ
مِنfrom سودِthe black stock عَقَّةَof 'Aqqa أَوor بَنيthe sons الجَوّالِof al-Jawwal
مِن سودِ عَقَّةَ أَو بَني الجَوّالِ
And many a camel, its muzzle scarred by the nose-halter,
From the black stock of 'Aqqa or Banu al-Jawwal—
يَمريmilk الجَلاجِلَthe bells مَنكِباهُhis shoulders كَأَنَّهُas though he were
يَمري الجَلاجِلَ مَنكِباهُ كَأَنَّهُ
قُرقورُa cargo ship أَعجَمَof a foreigner مِنamong تِجارِthe merchants أُوالِof Uwal
قُرقورُ أَعجَمَ مِن تِجارِ أُوالِ
His shoulders milk the bells, as though he were
A foreign Uwal merchant's cargo ship.
بَكَرَتcame early عَلَيَّto me بِهِwith him التِجارُthe merchants وَفَوقَهُand upon him
بَكَرَت عَلَيَّ بِهِ التِجارُ وَفَوقَهُ
أَحمالُloads طَيِّبَةِsweet الرِياحِof scent حَلالِlawful
أَحمالُ طَيِّبَةِ الرِياحِ حَلالِ
The merchants brought him to me at dawn, and upon him
Lay loads of sweet-scented, lawful wine.
فَوَضَعتُso I unloaded غَيرَexcept غَبيطِهِhis saddle-litter أَثقالَهُhis burdens
فَوَضَعتُ غَيرَ غَبيطِهِ أَثقالَهُ
بِسِباءِby buying wine لاnot حَصِرٍa niggard وَلاnor وَغّالِan uninvited drinker
بِسِباءِ لا حَصِرٍ وَلا وَغّالِ
I unloaded his burdens, leaving only his saddle-litter,
Buying wine as neither a miser nor an uninvited drinker.
وَلَقَدand indeed شَرِبتُI drank الخَمرَwine فيin حانوتِهاits wine-shop
وَلَقَد شَرِبتُ الخَمرَ في حانوتِها
وَشَرِبتُهاand I drank it بِأَريضَةٍon spacious ground مِحلالِwelcoming to guests
وَشَرِبتُها بِأَريضَةٍ مِحلالِ
I have drunk wine in its wine-shop,
And drunk it on spacious, welcoming ground.
وَلَقَدand indeed رَهَنتُI pledged يَديmy hand المَنِيَّةَto death مُعلِماًwearing battle-marks
وَلَقَد رَهَنتُ يَدي المَنِيَّةَ مُعلِماً
وَحَمَلتُand I charged عِندَwhen تَواكُلِleft it to others الحُمّالِthe chargers
وَحَمَلتُ عِندَ تَواكُلِ الحُمّالِ
I have pledged my hand to death, wearing my battle-sign,
And charged when the chargers left it to others.
فَلَأَجعَلَنَّso I shall surely make بَنيthe sons كُلَيبٍof Kulayb شُهرَةًnotorious
فَلَأَجعَلَنَّ بَني كُلَيبٍ شُهرَةً
بِعَوارِمٍwith fierce satires ذَهَبَتthat traveled مَعَwith القُفّالِhomebound travelers
بِعَوارِمٍ ذَهَبَت مَعَ القُفّالِ
I shall surely make Banu Kulayb notorious
With fierce satires that have traveled with homebound men.
كُلَّall المَكارِمِnoble honors قَدindeed بَلَغتُI have attained وَأَنتُمُwhile you
كُلَّ المَكارِمِ قَد بَلَغتُ وَأَنتُمُ
زَمَعَare the dewclaws الكِلابِof dogs مُعانِقوhuggers الأَطفالِof children
زَمَعَ الكِلابِ مُعانِقو الأَطفالِ
I have attained every noble honor, while you are
Dogs' dewclaws, huggers of children.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though نَسِيَتhas forgotten كُلَيبٌKulayb عَيرَهاits donkey
وَكَأَنَّما نَسِيَت كُلَيبٌ عَيرَها
بَينَbetween الصَريحِal-Sarih وَبَينَand between ذيDhu العُقّالِal-'Uqqal
بَينَ الصَريحِ وَبَينَ ذي العُقّالِ
It is as though Kulayb has forgotten its donkey
Between al-Sarih and Dhu al-'Uqqal.
يَمشونَthey walk حَولَaround مُخَدَّمٍa black-ankleted donkey قَدalready سَحَّجَتhave chafed
يَمشونَ حَولَ مُخَدَّمٍ قَد سَحَّجَت
مَتَنَيهِits two flanks عَدلُpannier-loads حَناتِمٍof jars وَسِخالِand kids
مَتَنَيهِ عَدلُ حَناتِمٍ وَسِخالِ
They walk around a black-ankleted donkey, rubbed raw
On both flanks by panniers of jars and kids.
وَإِذاand when أَتَيتَyou come to بَنيthe sons كُلَيبٍof Kulayb لَمnot تَجِدyou will find
وَإِذا أَتَيتَ بَني كُلَيبٍ لَم تَجِد
عَدَداًnumbers يُهابُto be feared وَلاnor كَبيرَgreat نَوالِbounty
عَدَداً يُهابُ وَلا كَبيرَ نَوالِ
When you come to Banu Kulayb, you will not find
Numbers to be feared, nor any great bounty.
العادِلينَthose equating بِدارِمٍwith Darim يَربوعَهُمtheir Yarbu'
العادِلينَ بِدارِمٍ يَربوعَهُم
جَدعاًa severed nose جَريرُJarir لِأَلأَمِfor the vilest الأَعدالِof peers
جَدعاً جَريرُ لِأَلأَمِ الأَعدالِ
Those who set their Yarbu' on a par with Darim—
May your nose be cut off, Jarir, vilest of peers!
وَإِذand when وَرَدتَyou come to water جَريرُJarir فَاِحبِسthen hold back صاغِراًabased
وَإِذ وَرَدتَ جَريرُ فَاِحبِس صاغِراً
إِنَّindeed البُكورَearly watering لِحاجِبٍbelongs to Hajib وَعِقالِand 'Iqal
إِنَّ البُكورَ لِحاجِبٍ وَعِقالِ
When you reach the water, Jarir, hold back, abased:
The first watering belongs to Hajib and 'Iqal.
Sol 6.1