تَذَكَّرَhe recalled ذِكرىa memory مِنof قَطاةَQaṭāh فَأَنصِباand so grew weary
تَذَكَّرَ ذِكرى مِن قَطاةَ فَأَنصِبا
وَأَبَّنَand he mourned دَوداةًDawdāh خَلاءًdeserted ground وَمَلعَباand a playground
وَأَبَّنَ دَوداةً خَلاءً وَمَلعَبا
He recalled a memory of Qaṭāh and grew weary,
He recalled a memory from Qatafa so we set up camp
and mourned Dawdāh, a deserted place and playground.
And pitched an empty, desolate tent as a playground
لَقَدindeed وَلَدَتshe bore عَوفَʿAwf الطِعانِspear-thrusts وَمالِكاًand Mālik
لَقَد وَلَدَت عَوفَ الطِعانِ وَمالِكاً
وَعَمروand ʿAmr العُلىlofty honor وَالحارِثِand al-Ḥārith المُتَنَجِّباthe noble one
وَعَمرو العُلى وَالحارِثِ المُتَنَجِّبا
She indeed bore ʿAwf of spear-thrusts and Mālik,
She gave birth to Auf the Spear-thrower and Malik
and ʿAmr of lofty honor, and noble al-Ḥārith—
And Amr the Lofty and Al-Harith the Nobly-born
رِجالٌmen بِأَيديهاin their hands دِماءٌblood وَنائِلٌand bounty
رِجالٌ بِأَيديها دِماءٌ وَنائِلٌ
يَكادُalmost عَلىupon الأَعداءِthe enemies أَنto يَتَحَلَّباdrip down
يَكادُ عَلى الأَعداءِ أَن يَتَحَلَّبا
men with blood and bounty in their hands,
Men whose hands are stained with blood and who
all but dripping down upon their enemies.
Almost melt onto their enemies out of passion
Sol 6.1