ظَعائِنُwomen in howdahs إِمّاeither مِنfrom هِلالٍHilal ذُؤابَةٌa crest; an elite group
ظَعائِنُ إِمّا مِن هِلالٍ ذُؤابَةٌ
هِجانٌpure of lineage وَإِمّاor alternatively مِنfrom سَراةِthe nobles of الأَراقِمِal-Araqim
هِجانٌ وَإِمّا مِن سَراةِ الأَراقِمِ
Women in howdahs—either Hilal's noble crest,
The gazelles are either from Hilal's family, docile,
pure of lineage, or from the nobles of al-Araqim;
Or from the pasture of Al-Araquim, lively and bouncing.
إِذاwhen بُحِثَتwere examined أَنسابُهُنَّtheir lineages لِسائِلٍfor an inquirer
إِذا بُحِثَت أَنسابُهُنَّ لِسائِلٍ
دَعَونَthey named عِكَبّاًʿIkabb أَوor بُجَيرَBujayr اِبنَson of سالِمِSalim
دَعَونَ عِكَبّاً أَو بُجَيرَ اِبنَ سالِمِ
when their lineages are examined for an inquirer,
If their lineage is investigated by an inquirer,
they name ʿIkabb or Bujayr son of Salim.
They claim descent from 'Iqab or Bujayr the son of Salim.
Sol 6.1