جَزَىmay reward اللَهGod عَنّاon our behalf رَهطَthe clan of قُرَّةَQurra نُصرَةًwith aid
جَزَى اللَه عَنّا رَهطَ قُرَّةَ نُصرَةً
وَقُرَّةَand Qurra إِذwhen بَعضُsome of الفِعالِthe deeds مُزلَّجُdeficient
وَقُرَّةَ إِذ بَعضُ الفِعالِ مُزلَّجُ
May God reward Qurra's clan, on our behalf, with aid,
May Allah reward the tribe of Qurrah with triumph
and Qurra, when some deeds fall short.
And Qurrah when some heroes slipped
جَلاhe swept away الخِزيَshame عَنfrom جُلِّmost of الوُجُوهِthe faces فأَسفَرَتso they brightened
جَلا الخِزيَ عَن جُلِّ الوُجُوهِ فأَسفَرَت
وَكانَتand there was عَلَيهاupon them هَبوَةٌa dust-haze ماnot تَبَلَّجُbrighten
وَكانَت عَلَيها هَبوَةٌ ما تَبَلَّجُ
He swept shame from most faces, and they shone,
Shame departed from all faces so they shone
though a dust-haze had veiled them and they had not shone.
Though previously it clung there unremovable
هُمُthey اليومَtoday إِذwhen بادَperished المُلُوكُthe kings مُلُوكُناour kings
هُمُ اليومَ إِذ بادَ المُلُوكُ مُلُوكُنا
فَعالاًin deeds وَمَجداًand in glory غَيرَexcept أَنthat لَمnot يُتَوَّجواthey were crowned
فَعالاً وَمَجداً غَيرَ أَن لَم يُتَوَّجوا
Today, now that the kings have perished, they are our kings,
Today they are kings though kings have vanished
in deeds and glory, save that they have not been crowned.
In deed and glory though uncrowned
تَدارَكَcaught up with عِمرانَImran بِنَson of مُرَّةَMurra رَكَضُهُمtheir galloping
تَدارَكَ عِمرانَ بِنَ مُرَّةَ رَكَضُهُم
بِقارَةِat the hill of أَهوَىAhwa وَالخَوالجُand distracting cares تَخِلجُexert their pull
بِقارَةِ أَهوَى وَالخَوالجُ تَخِلجُ
Their galloping caught up with Imran ibn Murra
‘Imran ibn Murrah's onrush retrieved their loss
at the hill of Ahwa, while distracting cares exerted their pull,
At Qarah, beloved place where war flames burned
بِأَرعَنَwith a vast army مِثلِlike الطَودِa mountain تَحسَبُyou would think أَنَّهُمthat they
بِأَرعَنَ مِثلِ الطَودِ تَحسَبُ أَنَّهُم
وُقوفٌstanding still لِحاجٍfor some need وَالرِكابُwhile the mounts تُهَمِلجُmove swiftly and smoothly
وُقوفٌ لِحاجٍ وَالرِكابُ تُهَمِلجُ
with a vast army like a mountain—you would think them
Like towering mountains you'd think them halted
standing still for some need, though their mounts move swiftly and smoothly.
While the litters swayed and the mounts shifted restlessly
تَبِيتُremain إِذاwhen جاءَcomes الصَباحُthe morning نِساؤُهُمtheir women
تَبِيتُ إِذا جاءَ الصَباحُ نِساؤُهُم
تُشَدِّدُthey tighten خَلاَّتِthe fastenings of الدُروعِthe coats of mail وَتُشرِجُand lace shut
تُشَدِّدُ خَلاَّتِ الدُروعِ وَتُشرِجُ
When morning comes, their women are still
When dawn came their women tightened the links
tightening the fastenings of mail and lacing it shut.
Of the mail coats and busied themselves
عَلىat نارِthe fire of حيًّa clan يَصطَلُونَthey warm themselves كأَنَّهُمas though they were
عَلى نارِ حيًّ يَصطَلُونَ كأَنَّهُم
جِمالٌcamels طَلاهاhe daubed them بِالعَنِيَّةِwith mange ointment مُهرِجُa salve-applier
جِمالٌ طَلاها بِالعَنِيَّةِ مُهرِجُ
They warm themselves at a clan's fire, as though they were
By a live fire they warmed themselves as though they were
camels a salve-applier has daubed with mange ointment.
Herds the herdsman had stoked to a blaze
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