إنَّindeed الأرَاقِمَal-Araqim لاَnot يَغْشَاهُمُbefalls them بُوسُmisery
إنَّ الأرَاقِمَ لاَ يَغْشَاهُمُ بُوسُ
مَاas long as دَافَعَdefends اللَّهُGod عَنْon behalf of حَوْبَاءَthe soul كُرْدُوسِKurdus
مَا دَافَعَ اللَّهُ عَنْ حَوْبَاءَ كُرْدُوسِ
Indeed, no misery befalls al-Araqim,
The numbers are not deceived by a kiss
so long as God guards the soul of Kurdus.
What has God defended of Hubba's Kordos
نَمَتْهُgave him his lineage مِنْfrom تَغْلِبَTaghlib الْغَلْبَاthe mighty فَوَارِسُهَاits horsemen
نَمَتْهُ مِنْ تَغْلِبَ الْغَلْبَا فَوَارِسُهَا
تَلْكَthose الرؤُسُchieftains وَأبْنَاءُand sons الْمَرائٍيسِthe chiefs
تَلْكَ الرؤُسُ وَأبْنَاءُ الْمَرائٍيسِ
The horsemen of mighty Taghlib gave him his lineage,
Its prosperity grew from conquering conquerors
those chieftains and sons of chieftains.
Those heads and sons of chiefs
مَاwhat بَالُthe matter كُلّevery أمِيرٍcommander يُسْتَرَابُis doubted بِهthrough him
مَا بَالُ كُلّ أمِيرٍ يُسْتَرَابُ بِه
دِينٌfaith صَحِيحٌsound وَرأَيٌand judgement غَيْرُnot مَلْبُوسِconfused
دِينٌ صَحِيحٌ وَرأَيٌ غَيْرُ مَلْبُوسِ
What of every commander through whom doubt is cast on
What is with every emir who is doubted
sound faith and an unclouded judgement?
A right religion and an opinion not worn
وإلىand toward عَلِيَّاAli بِقَدْرِwith a measure بَذَّsurpassed مِنْهُfrom him إذاwhen
وإلى عَلِيَّا بِقَدْرِ بَذَّ مِنْهُ إذا
مَاemphatic particle صَرَّحَbecame manifest الْغَدْرُtreachery عَنْconcerning رَدّrepelling الضَّغَابِيسِthe weaklings
مَا صَرَّحَ الْغَدْرُ عَنْ رَدّ الضَّغَابِيسِ
And toward Ali, with a measure surpassing his, when [wording unclear]
And to Ali with the amount of contempt from him when
treachery became manifest in repelling the weaklings.
Treachery declares the rejection of calumnies
نِعْمَexcellent is النَّصِيرُthe champion لأَهْلِfor the people of الحَقّtruth قَدْindeed عَلِمَتْhas known
نِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ لأَهْلِ الحَقّ قَدْ عَلِمَتْ
عُلْيَاthe noblest of مَعَدّMa'add عَلَىagainst أنْصَارِsupporters ابْلِسِIblis
عُلْيَا مَعَدّ عَلَى أنْصَارِ ابْلِسِ
What an excellent champion for the people of truth—as is known
Good is the supporter for the people of truth, it is known
to Ma'add's noblest—against the supporters of Iblis.
Ulia, prepared against the supporters of Iblis
قُلْsay لِلَّذِينَto those who تَرَقَّوْاadvanced فِيin تَعَنُّتِهِharassing him
قُلْ لِلَّذِينَ تَرَقَّوْا فِي تَعَنُّتِهِ
إنَّindeed الْبَكَارَةَyoung camels لَيْسَتْare not كالْقَنَاعِيسِlike massive camels
إنَّ الْبَكَارَةَ لَيْسَتْ كالْقَنَاعِيسِ
Tell those who have gone ever further in harassing him:
Say to those who were arrogant in their obstinacy
Indeed, young camels are not like massive camels.
That chastity is not like monks
لَنْwill never تُدْرِكُواyou overtake الدَّهْرَfor all time كُرْدُوساًKurdus وَأسْرَتَهُand his clan
لَنْ تُدْرِكُوا الدَّهْرَ كُرْدُوساً وَأسْرَتَهُ
أبْنَاءُsons ثَعْلَبَةَTha'labah الْحَادِيthe camel-driver وَذُوand the possessor of العِيسِpale camels
أبْنَاءُ ثَعْلَبَةَ الْحَادِي وَذُو العِيسِ
Never in all time will you equal Kurdus and his clan—
You will not obtain Kordos and his family as fate
the sons of Tha'labah the camel-driver, and the man with pale camels.
The sons of Tha'laba the transgressor and Dhu l-Ays
Sol 6.1