إذَاif اللَّهُGod عَادَىbears enmity toward أهْلَpeople of لُؤْمٍbaseness وَرِقَّةٍand weakness
إذَا اللَّهُ عَادَى أهْلَ لُؤْمٍ وَرِقَّةٍ
فَعَادَىthen may He bear enmity toward بَنِيthe sons of العَجْلاَنِal-Ajlan رَهْطَthe clan of ابْنِthe son of مُقْبِلِMuqbil
فَعَادَى بَنِي العَجْلاَنِ رَهْطَ ابْنِ مُقْبِلِ
If God bears enmity toward people of baseness and weakness,
If God opposes the people of oppression and weakness
then may He bear enmity toward Banu al-Ajlan, the clan of Ibn Muqbil.
Then He opposes the tribe of Al-Ajlan, the folks of Ibn Muqbil
قَبِيِّلَةٌa little tribe لاَnot يَغْدِرُونَthey betray بِذِمَّةٍregarding a covenant
قَبِيِّلَةٌ لاَ يَغْدِرُونَ بِذِمَّةٍ
وَلاَand not يَظْلِمُونَthey wrong النَّاسَthe people حَبَّةَa seed of خَرْدَلِmustard
وَلاَ يَظْلِمُونَ النَّاسَ حَبَّةَ خَرْدَلِ
A little tribe that never betrays a covenant,
A tribe who never betray a covenant
nor wrongs people by so much as a mustard seed.
Nor oppress people even an iota
وَلاَand not يَرِدُونَthey approach المَاءَthe water إلاexcept عَشِيَّةًin the evening
وَلاَ يَرِدُونَ المَاءَ إلا عَشِيَّةً
إذاwhen صَدَرَdeparted الوُرَّادُthe water-seekers عَنْfrom كُلّevery مَنْهَلِwatering place
إذا صَدَرَ الوُرَّادُ عَنْ كُلّ مَنْهَلِ
Nor do they approach the water except in the evening,
They only return to water in the evening
when the water-seekers have departed from every watering place.
When the water-bearers have left every spring
تَعَافُfind repulsive الكِلاَبُthe dogs الضَّارِيَاتُthe predatory ones لُحُومَهُمْtheir flesh
تَعَافُ الكِلاَبُ الضَّارِيَاتُ لُحُومَهُمْ
وَتَأكُلُand they eat مِنْfrom كَعْبٍKa'b وَعَوْفٍand Awf وَنَهْشَلِand Nahshal
وَتَأكُلُ مِنْ كَعْبٍ وَعَوْفٍ وَنَهْشَلِ
The predatory dogs spurn their flesh,
Wild dogs refrain from their meat
and eat of Ka'b, Awf, and Nahshal.
And eat of Ka'b, 'Awf and Nahshali
وَمَاand not سُمِّيhe was named العَجْلاَنَal-Ajlan إلاَّexcept لِقَوْلِهِbecause of his saying
وَمَا سُمِّي العَجْلاَنَ إلاَّ لِقَوْلِهِ
خُذِtake القَعبَthe wooden bowl واحْلُبْand milk أيُّهَاO العَبْدُthe slave واعْجَلِand hurry
خُذِ القَعبَ واحْلُبْ أيُّهَا العَبْدُ واعْجَلِ
And he was named al-Ajlan only because he said:
Al-Ajlan were named so only because he said
“Take the wooden bowl and do the milking, O slave, and hurry!”
Take the udder and milk, O slave, and be quick
أولئِكَthose إخْوَانُbrothers of اللَّعِينِthe accursed one وأسْرَةُand the family of الthe
أولئِكَ إخْوَانُ اللَّعِينِ وأسْرَةُ ال
هَجِينِbaseborn man وَرَهْطُand the clan of الوَاهِنِthe weak one المُتَذَلِّلِthe groveling one
هَجِينِ وَرَهْطُ الوَاهِنِ المُتَذَلِّلِ
Those are brothers of the accursed one, and the family of the
They are the brothers of the accursed one and family of
baseborn man, and the clan of the weak, groveling man.
The vile one, and followers of the disgraced submissive one
Sol 6.1