تناومتمyou feigned sleep لأعينfor Aʿyan إذwhen دعاكمhe summoned you
تناومتم لأعين إذ دعاكم
بنيO sons of القيناتthe singing slave girls للقينto the smith اليمانيthe Yemeni
بني القينات للقين اليماني
You feigned sleep when Aʿyan summoned you,
You were sleeping when the tribes of Qaynât
O sons of singing slave girls, to face the Yemeni smith.
called you to battle at al-Qayn in Yemen.
تبادرهrush upon him سيوفswords بنيsons of حوىHawa
تبادره سيوف بني حوى
كأنas though عليهover him شقةa length of cloth أرجوانcrimson
كأن عليه شقة أرجوان
The swords of the sons of Hawa rush upon him,
The swords of the clan of Hawâ’ rushed to meet him
As though a length of crimson cloth were draped over him.
as if clothed in purple robes.
Sol 6.1