صَحاsobered القَلبُthe heart عَنfrom أَروىArwā وَأَقصَرَand ceased باطِلُهits folly
صَحا القَلبُ عَن أَروى وَأَقصَرَ باطِلُه
وَعادَand returned لَهُto it مِنfrom حُبِّlove of أَروىArwā أَخابِلُهits mad fancies
وَعادَ لَهُ مِن حُبِّ أَروى أَخابِلُه
The heart sobered from Arwā, and its folly ceased.
Yet love of Arwā brought its mad fancies back.
أَجِدَّكِby your earnestness ماnot نَلقاكَwe meet you إِلّاexcept مَريضَةًailing
أَجِدَّكِ ما نَلقاكَ إِلّا مَريضَةً
تُداوينَyou treat قَلباًa heart ماnot تَنامُsleep بَلابِلُهits torments
تُداوينَ قَلباً ما تَنامُ بَلابِلُه
Tell me truly: we never meet you except ailing,
Tending a heart whose torments never sleep.
عَفاgrew desolate واسِطٌWāsiṭ مِنهاwithout her فَإِلجامُthen Iljām حامِزٍḤāmiz
عَفا واسِطٌ مِنها فَإِلجامُ حامِزٍ
فَرَوضُthen Rawḍ القَطاal-Qaṭā صَحراؤُهُits open plain فَخَمائِلُهthen its thickets
فَرَوضُ القَطا صَحراؤُهُ فَخَمائِلُه
Wāsiṭ lies waste without her, and Iljām Ḥāmiz,
And Rawḍ al-Qaṭā, its open plain and its thickets.
وَقَدand indeed كانَthere was مِنهاof hers مَنزِلٌa dwelling نَستَلِذُّهُwe delighted in it
وَقَد كانَ مِنها مَنزِلٌ نَستَلِذُّهُ
أُعامِقُUʿāmiq بَرقاواتُهُits stony-sandy tracts فَأَجاوِلُهand its hollows
أُعامِقُ بَرقاواتُهُ فَأَجاوِلُه
Once there was a dwelling of hers we delighted in:
Uʿāmiq, its stony sands and its hollows.
وَأَدَّتand she returned إِلَيناto us عَهدَهاher pledge أُمُّmother of مَعمَرٍMaʿmar
وَأَدَّت إِلَينا عَهدَها أُمُّ مَعمَرٍ
فَقَدfor indeed جَعَلَتناshe made us كَالخَليطِlike a company تُزايِلُهshe parts from it
فَقَد جَعَلَتنا كَالخَليطِ تُزايِلُه
Umm Maʿmar has handed her pledge back to us;
For she has made us like a company she leaves behind.
دَعَتهاsummoned her نَوىًseparation عَنّاaway from us شُطونٌfar-reaching وَلَيتَهاand would that she
دَعَتها نَوىً عَنّا شُطونٌ وَلَيتَها
ثَوَتhad stayed ماas long as ثَوىremained عِندَat الكُلابِal-Kulāb جَنادِلُهits boulders
ثَوَت ما ثَوى عِندَ الكُلابِ جَنادِلُه
A far separation called her away from us—if only she
Had stayed as long as the boulders stand at al-Kulāb.
رَأَتshe saw أَنَّthat رَيعانَthe prime of الشَبابِyouth قَدِalready اِنجَلىhad passed
رَأَت أَنَّ رَيعانَ الشَبابِ قَدِ اِنجَلى
وَأَنَّand that مَشيبيmy graying حاضَرَتنيhad raced to overtake me عَواجِلُهits swift forerunners
وَأَنَّ مَشيبي حاضَرَتني عَواجِلُه
She saw that the prime of youth had passed,
And that the swift forerunners of gray had overtaken me.
فَأَصبَحتُso I became كوفِيّاًa Kufan وَأَصبَحَand came to be أَهلُهاher people
فَأَصبَحتُ كوفِيّاً وَأَصبَحَ أَهلُها
مَخارِمُthe passes of مَردٍMard دونَهُمbetween us and them وَأُبازِلُهand its great peaks
مَخارِمُ مَردٍ دونَهُم وَأُبازِلُه
I became a man of Kufa, while her people were
Beyond Mard's passes and its towering peaks.
وَسَوفَand in time تُؤَدّيناwill convey us مِنَfrom اللَهِGod ذِمَّةٌa pledge of protection
وَسَوفَ تُؤَدّينا مِنَ اللَهِ ذِمَّةٌ
وَإِلحاقُand the joining of تَهجيرٍmidday travel بِلَيلٍto a night أُواصِلُهI travel through unbroken
وَإِلحاقُ تَهجيرٍ بِلَيلٍ أُواصِلُه
A pledge of protection from God will yet carry us onward,
And noon travel joined to a night I journey through without pause,
وَمُحتَقِرٌand one scorning جَوزَthe heart of الفَلاةِthe desert إِذاwhen اِنتَحىhe heads forth
وَمُحتَقِرٌ جَوزَ الفَلاةِ إِذا اِنتَحى
وَشُدَّand was strapped بِمَقتورٍwith a compact saddle مِنَof المَيسِhackberry wood كاهِلُهhis withers
وَشُدَّ بِمَقتورٍ مِنَ المَيسِ كاهِلُه
And a mount that scorns the desert's heart when it sets out,
Its withers girt with a compact saddle of hackberry wood.
كَأَنّيas though I أَغولُsweep away الأَرضَthe earth عَنّيaway from me بِقارِحٍon a full-grown wild ass
كَأَنّي أَغولُ الأَرضَ عَنّي بِقارِحٍ
أَخيa brother of قَفرَةٍthe wilderness قَدalready طارَhas flown عَنهُoff him نَسائِلُهhis shedding hair
أَخي قَفرَةٍ قَد طارَ عَنهُ نَسائِلُه
It is as though I sweep the earth away on a full-grown wild ass,
A brother of the wilderness, his loose coat blown away.
طَوىtucked in بَطنَهُhis belly طولُthe length of السِيافِthirst وَأُلحِقَتand were drawn tight
طَوى بَطنَهُ طولُ السِيافِ وَأُلحِقَت
مِعاهُhis intestines بِصُلبٍagainst a backbone قَدalready تَفَلَّقَsplit open فائِلُهits haunch-muscle
مِعاهُ بِصُلبٍ قَد تَفَلَّقَ فائِلُه
Long thirst has tucked his belly in, and drawn
His guts against a back with sharply cleft haunch-muscles.
رَعىgrazed العَودُthe old jack ماءَthe moisture of الرَوضِthe meadow حَتّىuntil تَحَسَّرَتfell away
رَعى العَودُ ماءَ الرَوضِ حَتّى تَحَسَّرَت
عَقيقَتُهُhis first coat وَاِنضَمَّand shrank مِنهُwithin him ثَمائِلُهhis stored nourishment
عَقيقَتُهُ وَاِنضَمَّ مِنهُ ثَمائِلُه
The old jack fed on the meadow's moisture until he shed
His birth-coat, and the stores within him shrank.
فَلَمّاand when تَلَوّىtwisted فيin جَحافِلِهِhis lips السَفاthe grass-awns
فَلَمّا تَلَوّى في جَحافِلِهِ السَفا
وَأَوجَعَهُand hurt him مَركوزُهُits embedded barbs وَذَوابِلُهand its withered stalks
وَأَوجَعَهُ مَركوزُهُ وَذَوابِلُه
When the grass-awns twisted in his lips,
And their embedded barbs and withered stalks pained him,
تَذَكَّرَhe remembered قَرعاءَQarʿāʾ القُتودِal-Qutūd فَلَمbut did not يَجِدfind
تَذَكَّرَ قَرعاءَ القُتودِ فَلَم يَجِد
بِهاthere مَنهَلاًa watering place إِذsince أَعوَزَتهُfailed him أَكاحِلُهhis pools
بِها مَنهَلاً إِذ أَعوَزَتهُ أَكاحِلُه
He remembered Qarʿāʾ al-Qutūd, but found
No watering place there, since his pools had failed him.
وَظَلَّand he remained كَمِثلِjust like النُصبِa standing stone يَقذِفُcasting طَرفَهُhis gaze
وَظَلَّ كَمِثلِ النُصبِ يَقذِفُ طَرفَهُ
إِلىtoward كُلِّevery شَخصٍshape نابِئٍrising هُوَhe عادِلُهwas turning toward it
إِلى كُلِّ شَخصٍ نابِئٍ هُوَ عادِلُه
He stood like an upright stone, casting his gaze
At every looming shape toward which he turned.
وَذَكَّرَهاand he reminded them إِذwhen أَدبَرَdeparted الصَيفُthe summer بِالثَرىwith the earth's moisture
وَذَكَّرَها إِذ أَدبَرَ الصَيفُ بِالثَرى
وَحَرَّتand grew hot عَلَيهِupon him الشَمسُthe sun عَذباًof sweet water مَناهِلُهits drinking places
وَحَرَّت عَلَيهِ الشَمسُ عَذباً مَناهِلُه
He reminded his herd, when summer had carried away the moisture
And the sun blazed upon him, of water sweet at its springs.
فَراحَso he set out وَراحَتand they set out يَتَّقيهاwarding them off بِنَحرِهِwith his chest
فَراحَ وَراحَت يَتَّقيها بِنَحرِهِ
وَيَحمِلُهاand drives them فَوقَover الأَحِزَّةِthe rocky ridges وابِلُهhis mighty bulk
وَيَحمِلُها فَوقَ الأَحِزَّةِ وابِلُه
So he set out, and they set out; he met them breast-on,
His mighty bulk driving them over the stony ridges.
فَطالَand grew long عَلَيهِfor him الشَدُّthe hard running حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّماas though
فَطالَ عَلَيهِ الشَدُّ حَتّى كَأَنَّما
يَرىhe sees بِسَوادِin the blackness of المَروِthe flint قِرناًa rival يُقاتِلُهfighting him
يَرى بِسَوادِ المَروِ قِرناً يُقاتِلُه
So long did the hard running last that he seemed
To see a rival fighting him in the black flint.
بِمُجتَمِعِat the meeting of التَلعَينِthe two gullies خوصاًsunken-eyed mares تَلُفُّهاenveloping them
بِمُجتَمِعِ التَلعَينِ خوصاً تَلُفُّها
هَواجِرُthe noonday heats of وَقّادٍa blazing day رَكودٍstill أَصائِلُهits afternoons
هَواجِرُ وَقّادٍ رَكودٍ أَصائِلُه
At the meeting of two gullies, the sunken-eyed mares are wrapped
In the noon heat of a blazing day whose afternoons are windless.
إِذاwhen اِغتَرَّهاhe surprises them مِنfrom بَطنِthe depth of غَيبٍconcealment تَكَشَّفَتscattered
إِذا اِغتَرَّها مِن بَطنِ غَيبٍ تَكَشَّفَت
لِرَوعاتِهِat his alarms جُحشانُهُhis foals وَحَلائِلُهand his mates
لِرَوعاتِهِ جُحشانُهُ وَحَلائِلُه
When he surprises them from a hidden hollow, they scatter
At the frights he gives them—his foals and his mates.
غَيورٌa jealous guardian طَوىhe folded طَيَّlike the folding of المُلاءِcloth wraps بُطونُهاtheir bellies
غَيورٌ طَوى طَيَّ المُلاءِ بُطونُها
وَلَوَّحَهاand wore them lean تَسحاجُهُhis harsh braying وَصَلاصِلُهand his ringing cries
وَلَوَّحَها تَسحاجُهُ وَصَلاصِلُه
A jealous guardian, he has folded their bellies like cloth,
And his harsh braying and ringing cries have worn them lean.
بَصيرٌwatchful بِأُخراهاover their rearmost يَسوفُhe sniffs فُروجَهاtheir genitals
بَصيرٌ بِأُخراها يَسوفُ فُروجَها
عَلَيهِنَّover them ذَيّالٌlong-tailed خَفيفٌlight ذَلاذِلُهhis hanging fringes
عَلَيهِنَّ ذَيّالٌ خَفيفٌ ذَلاذِلُه
Watchful over the rearmost, he sniffs their genitals;
He stands over them, long-tailed, his fringes lightly swinging.
تُبَصبِصُwags her tail مِنهُbefore him كُلُّevery قَوداءَlong-necked mare مُرتَجٍquivering
تُبَصبِصُ مِنهُ كُلُّ قَوداءَ مُرتَجٍ
إِذاwhen لانَslackened عَنfrom طولِthe length of الجِراءِrunning أَباجِلُهhis leg-sinews
إِذا لانَ عَن طولِ الجِراءِ أَباجِلُه
Every long-necked mare wags her tail before him; he quivers
When his leg-sinews slacken from long running.
كَأَنَّas though اللَواتيthose females who هُنَّthey مُكتَنِفاتُهُsurround him
كَأَنَّ اللَواتي هُنَّ مُكتَنِفاتُهُ
قُوىthe strands of أَندَرِيٍّan Andarī rope أَحكَمَperfected الصُنعَthe workmanship فاتِلُهits twister
قُوى أَندَرِيٍّ أَحكَمَ الصُنعَ فاتِلُه
The females surrounding him are as though they were
Strands of an Andarī rope, expertly made by its twister.
ثَلاثَthree لَيالٍnights ثُمَّthen صَبَّحنَthey reached at dawn رَيَّةًRayya
ثَلاثَ لَيالٍ ثُمَّ صَبَّحنَ رَيَّةً
وَخُضراًand green tracts مِنَof الواديthe valley رِواءًwell-watered أَسافِلُهits lower reaches
وَخُضراً مِنَ الوادي رِواءً أَسافِلُه
For three nights; then at dawn they reached Rayya,
And green stretches of valley, their lower reaches lush.
وَظَلَّand he kept يَسوفُsniffing النَهيَthe pool حَتّىuntil تَمَذَّرَتbecame muddied
وَظَلَّ يَسوفُ النَهيَ حَتّى تَمَذَّرَت
بِطينِwith the mud of الزُبىthe banks أَرساغُهُhis pasterns وَجَحافِلُهand his lips
بِطينِ الزُبى أَرساغُهُ وَجَحافِلُه
He kept sniffing the pool until they were muddied—
His pasterns and lips—with the banks' clay.
يُغَنّيهِsing to him بِالفَيضِat the overflowing water البَعوضُthe mosquitoes كَأَنَّهاas though they were
يُغَنّيهِ بِالفَيضِ البَعوضُ كَأَنَّها
أَغانِيُّthe songs of عُرسٍa wedding صَنجُهُits cymbal وَجَلاجِلُهand its jingling bells
أَغانِيُّ عُرسٍ صَنجُهُ وَجَلاجِلُه
At the overflowing water, mosquitoes sing to him, as though
They were wedding songs, its cymbal and its jingling bells.
وَظَلَّand he kept بِحَيزومٍat Ḥayzūm يَفُلُّwearing down نُسورَهُhis hoof-frogs
وَظَلَّ بِحَيزومٍ يَفُلُّ نُسورَهُ
وَيَوجِعُهُand hurt him صَوّانُهُits flint وَأَعابِلُهand its white stones
وَيَوجِعُهُ صَوّانُهُ وَأَعابِلُه
At Ḥayzūm he kept wearing down his hoof-frogs,
Its flint and white stones causing him pain.
إِذاwhen مَسَّtouched أَطرافَthe tips of السَنابِكِthe hooves رَدَّهاdrove them back
إِذا مَسَّ أَطرافَ السَنابِكِ رَدَّها
إِلىinto صُلبِهاtheir hard cores جاذيthe fixed حَصاهُits pebbles وَجائِلُهand its loose stones
إِلى صُلبِها جاذي حَصاهُ وَجائِلُه
Whenever they struck his hoof-tips, they forced them back
Into the hard hoof—its fixed pebbles and its rolling stones.
عَلىthough أَنَّهُthat he يَكفيهِsuffice him صُمٌّsolid نُسورُهُhis hoof-frogs
عَلى أَنَّهُ يَكفيهِ صُمٌّ نُسورُهُ
وَرُسغٌand a pastern أَمينٌreliable لَمnot تَخُنهُbetray him أَباجِلُهhis leg-sinews
وَرُسغٌ أَمينٌ لَم تَخُنهُ أَباجِلُه
Yet his solid hoof-frogs suffice him,
And a trusty pastern—his leg-sinews have never failed him.
وَمُستَقبِلٍand one facing لَفحَthe blast of الحَرورِthe hot wind لِحاجَةٍon an errand
وَمُستَقبِلٍ لَفحَ الحَرورِ لِحاجَةٍ
إِلَيكُمto you أَباO father of مَروانَMarwān شُدَّتwere saddled رَواحِلُهhis riding camels
إِلَيكُم أَبا مَروانَ شُدَّت رَواحِلُه
And many a traveler faces the hot wind's blast on an errand,
To you, Abū Marwān, his riding camels saddled.
إِلَيكُمto you مِنَfrom الأَغوارِthe lowlands حَتّىuntil يَزُرنَكُمthey visit you
إِلَيكُم مِنَ الأَغوارِ حَتّى يَزُرنَكُم
بِمَدحَةِwith praise of مَحمودٍpraised نَثاهُhis renown وَنائِلُهand his bounty
بِمَدحَةِ مَحمودٍ نَثاهُ وَنائِلُه
To you from the lowlands, until they visit you,
With praise of one whose renown and bounty are lauded.
جَزاءًin recompense وَشُكراًand thanks لِاِمرِئٍto a man ماnot تُغِبُّنيfail me
جَزاءً وَشُكراً لِاِمرِئٍ ما تُغِبُّني
إِذاwhen جِئتُهُI come to him نَعماؤُهُhis favors وَفَواضِلُهand his generous gifts
إِذا جِئتُهُ نَعماؤُهُ وَفَواضِلُه
In recompense and thanks to a man: they never fail me,
Whenever I come to him—his favors and his generous gifts.
أَخوa brother of الحَربِwar ماnot يَنفَكُّhe ceases يُدعىhe is summoned لِعُصبَةٍagainst a band
أَخو الحَربِ ما يَنفَكُّ يُدعى لِعُصبَةٍ
حَرورِيَّهٍof Harūris أَوor أَعجَمِيٍّa non-Arab يُقاتِلُهhe fights him
حَرورِيَّهٍ أَو أَعجَمِيٍّ يُقاتِلُه
A brother of war, forever summoned against a band
Of Harūris, or a non-Arab whom he fights.
مُعانٍhandling بِكَفَّيهِwith both his hands الأَعِنَّةَthe reins أُشعِلَتwere kindled
مُعانٍ بِكَفَّيهِ الأَعِنَّةَ أُشعِلَت
لِكُلِّagainst every عُدىًenemy نيرانُهُhis fires وَقَنابِلُهand his cavalry bands
لِكُلِّ عُدىً نيرانُهُ وَقَنابِلُه
He handles the reins in both hands; ablaze are
His fires and his squadrons against every foe.
أَبَحتَyou laid open حُصونَthe fortresses of الأَعجَمينَthe non-Arabs فَأَمسَكَتso they held fast
أَبَحتَ حُصونَ الأَعجَمينَ فَأَمسَكَت
بِأَبوابِهاto their gates مِنbecause of مَنزِلٍan encampment أَنتَyou نازِلُهare lodged in it
بِأَبوابِها مِن مَنزِلٍ أَنتَ نازِلُه
You laid open the non-Arabs' forts, and they clung
To their gates, fearing the camp where you lodged.
ضَروبٌa frequent striker of عَراقيبَthe hock-tendons of المَطِيِّthe riding camels كَأَنَّماas though
ضَروبٌ عَراقيبَ المَطِيِّ كَأَنَّما
يُباريhe rivals جُمادىJumādā إِذwhen شَتاwinter comes وَيُخايِلُهand vies proudly with it
يُباري جُمادى إِذ شَتا وَيُخايِلُه
Often striking through riding-camels' hocks, as though
He rivals Jumādā in winter and vies with it in pride.
إِذاwhen غابَhe is absent عَنّاfrom us غابَis absent عَنّاfrom us فُراتُناour Euphrates
إِذا غابَ عَنّا غابَ عَنّا فُراتُنا
وَإِنand if شَهدَhe is present أَجدىbring bounty فَيضُهُhis flood وَجَداوِلُهand his streams
وَإِن شَهدَ أَجدى فَيضُهُ وَجَداوِلُه
When he is absent from us, our Euphrates is absent;
When he is present, his flood and streams enrich us.
وَإِنَّكَand indeed you حِصنٌa fortress مِنof قُرَيشٍQuraysh وَإِنَّنيand indeed I
وَإِنَّكَ حِصنٌ مِن قُرَيشٍ وَإِنَّني
بِأَسبابِby the strands of حَبلٍa rope مِنكُمُfrom you ماnot أُزايِلُهI part from it
بِأَسبابِ حَبلٍ مِنكُمُ ما أُزايِلُه
You are a fortress of Quraysh, and I
Hold to the strands of a rope from you that I never abandon.
جَزىmay reward اللَهُGod بِشراًBishr عَنon behalf of قَذَوفٍone who hurls himself بِنَفسِهِwith his own life
جَزى اللَهُ بِشراً عَن قَذَوفٍ بِنَفسِهِ
عَلىinto الهَولِterror ماnot يَنفَكُّceases تُرمىare assailed مَقاتِلُهhis vital parts
عَلى الهَولِ ما يَنفَكُّ تُرمى مَقاتِلُه
May God reward Bishr on behalf of one who hurls himself
Into terror, his vital parts continually assailed.
جَزاءَwith the reward of اِمرِئٍa man أَفضىhas drawn near إِلىto اللَهِGod قَلبُهُhis heart
جَزاءَ اِمرِئٍ أَفضى إِلى اللَهِ قَلبُهُ
بِتَوبَتِهِthrough his repentance فَاِنحَلَّso fell away عَنهُfrom him أَثاقِلُهhis burdens
بِتَوبَتِهِ فَاِنحَلَّ عَنهُ أَثاقِلُه
With the reward of a man whose heart has drawn near to God
Through his repentance, so that his burdens fell away.
فَماfor not كانَthere was فيهِمamong them مِثلُهُhis equal لِكَريهَةٍin adversity
فَما كانَ فيهِم مِثلُهُ لِكَريهَةٍ
وَلاnor مُستَقِلٌّone able to shoulder بِالَّذيwhat هُوَhe حامِلُهbears it
وَلا مُستَقِلٌّ بِالَّذي هُوَ حامِلُه
For none among them was his equal in adversity,
Nor anyone able to shoulder what he bears.
إِذاwhen وُزِنَare weighed الأَقوامُmen لَمnot يُلفَis found فيهِمِamong them
إِذا وُزِنَ الأَقوامُ لَم يُلفَ فيهِمِ
كَبِشرِlike Bishr وَلاnor ميزانُthe balance of بِشرٍBishr يُعادِلُهmatches it
كَبِشرِ وَلا ميزانُ بِشرٍ يُعادِلُه
When men are weighed, none is found among them
Like Bishr; no balance can match Bishr's.
أَغَرُّradiant عَلَيهِupon him التاجُthe crown لاnot مُتَعَبِّسٌscowling
أَغَرُّ عَلَيهِ التاجُ لا مُتَعَبِّسٌ
وَلاnor وَرَقُthe silver of الدُنياthis world عَنِfrom الحَقِّwhat is right شاغِلُهdistracts him
وَلا وَرَقُ الدُنيا عَنِ الحَقِّ شاغِلُه
Radiant, the crown upon him, never scowling,
Nor does worldly silver distract him from what is right.
إِذاwhen اِنفَرَجَopen الأَبوابُthe doors عَنهُaway from him رَأَيتَهُyou see him
إِذا اِنفَرَجَ الأَبوابُ عَنهُ رَأَيتَهُ
كَصَدرِlike the blade of اليَمانيa Yemeni sword أَخلَصَتهُhave purified it صَياقِلُهits polishers
كَصَدرِ اليَماني أَخلَصَتهُ صَياقِلُه
When the doors open to reveal him, you see him
Like the blade of a Yemeni sword, refined by its polishers.
فَإِنso if يَكُit is هَذاthis الدَهرُage وَلّىhas departed نَعيمُهُits bliss
فَإِن يَكُ هَذا الدَهرُ وَلّى نَعيمُهُ
وَلَمand not يَبقَremain إِلّاexcept عَضُّهُits biting وَزَلازِلُهand its convulsions
وَلَم يَبقَ إِلّا عَضُّهُ وَزَلازِلُه
If the delights of this age have departed,
And nothing remains but its biting and convulsions,
فَماthen not أَناI مِنout of حُبِّlove of الحَياةِlife بِهارِبٍone fleeing
فَما أَنا مِن حُبِّ الحَياةِ بِهارِبٍ
إِلىto المَوتِdeath إِنeven if جاشَتsurge عَلَيَّagainst me مَسايِلُهits torrents
إِلى المَوتِ إِن جاشَت عَلَيَّ مَسايِلُه
Then, out of love for life, I will not flee
To death, even if its torrents surge against me.
فَلاso do not تَجعَلَنّيmake me ياO اِبنَson of مَروانَMarwān كَاِمرِئٍlike a man
فَلا تَجعَلَنّي يا اِبنَ مَروانَ كَاِمرِئٍ
غَلَتboiled فيin هَوىlove for آلِthe house of الزُبَيرِal-Zubayr مَراجِلُهhis cauldrons
غَلَت في هَوى آلِ الزُبَيرِ مَراجِلُه
So do not make me, son of Marwān, like a man
Whose cauldrons boil with love for the house of al-Zubayr,
يُبايِعُhe pledges allegiance بِالكَفِّwith the hand الَّتيwhich قَدalready عَرَفتَهاyou have known it
يُبايِعُ بِالكَفِّ الَّتي قَد عَرَفتَها
وَفيwhile in قَلبِهِhis heart ناموسُهُhis secret scheme وَغَوائِلُهand his treacheries
وَفي قَلبِهِ ناموسُهُ وَغَوائِلُه
Who pledges allegiance with the hand you have known,
While his heart harbors his secret scheme and his treacheries.
Sol 6.1