ياO زُفَرُZufar بنُson of الحارثِal-Harith بنِson of الأكرمِthe noblest
يا زُفَرُ بنُ الحارثِ بنِ الأكرمِ
قدindeed كنتَyou were فيin الحربِwar كريمَnoble المَقدمِthe advance
قد كنتَ في الحربِ كريمَ المَقدمِ
O Zufar, son of al-Harith, son of the noblest,
You were indeed noble in your advance in war,
إذwhen أحجمَdrew back القومُthe men ولمّاand had not yet تحجِمِyou draw back
إذ أحجمَ القومُ ولمّا تحجِمِ
انكindeed you وابنَيكَand your two sons وصَلتُمyou upheld مَحرَميmy bond of kinship
انك وابنَيكَ وصَلتُم مَحرَمي
When the men drew back, and you had not yet drawn back.
Indeed, you and your two sons upheld my bond of kinship,
بعدَafter العواليthe long spears بعدَafter ماwhen ذبَّdried up فميmy mouth
بعدَ العوالي بعدَ ما ذبَّ فمي
وحَقَنَand spared اللهُGod بأيديكمthrough your hands دَميmy blood
وحَقَنَ اللهُ بأيديكم دَمي
After the long spears, after my mouth had gone dry.
And God, through your hands, spared my blood,
والرمحُand the spear يَهتَزُّquivers اهتزازَthe quivering of المحجمِthe cupping lancet
والرمحُ يَهتَزُّ اهتزازَ المحجمِ
منfrom بعدafter ماwhen اختلَّpierced through السنانُthe spearhead مِعصَميmy wrist
من بعد ما اختلَّ السنانُ مِعصَمي
While the spear quivered like a cupping lancet,
After the spearhead had pierced through my wrist.
أنقذتنيyou rescued me منfrom بطلٍa champion مُعَمَّمِturbaned
أنقذتني من بطلٍ مُعَمَّمِ
والخيلُand the horses تحتَbeneath العارِضِthe cloudlike host المسوّمِmarked with insignia
والخيلُ تحتَ العارِضِ المسوّمِ
You rescued me from a turbaned champion,
And the horses beneath the cloudlike host marked with insignia.
Sol 6.1