إِنَّindeed الفُؤادَthe heart لِلبائِنِfor the departing one الغَرِدِthe singing one
إِنَّ الفُؤادَ لِلبائِنِ الغَرِدِ
لَمّاwhen تَذَيَّلَit trailed خَلفَbehind العُنَّسِthe mature unmarried maidens الخُرُدِthe bashful ones
لَمّا تَذَيَّلَ خَلفَ العُنَّسِ الخُرُدِ
Truly the heart belongs to the departing, singing one,
The heart longs for the one who has departed,
When it trailed behind the mature, bashful maidens.
When he disappeared behind the little hill.
وَالعيسُand the pale camels تَنقُلُstep نَقلاًwith a brisk gait وَهوَand it يَتبَعُهاfollows them
وَالعيسُ تَنقُلُ نَقلاً وَهوَ يَتبَعُها
يَمشيwalks مِنَfrom الغَيِّinfatuation مَشيَthe gait of النابِthe aged she-camel بِالرَبَدِin the camel pen
يَمشي مِنَ الغَيِّ مَشيَ النابِ بِالرَبَدِ
The pale camels stepped briskly, while it followed them,
The doe moves slowly as she walks ahead,
Walking in infatuation like an aged she-camel in the camel pen.
And he follows her with the walk of the hungry wolf in the early morning.
وَاِستَجمَعَand gathered fully الحَيُّthe tribe ظَعناًfor departure وَاِتَبَدَّand went away بِهِمwith them
وَاِستَجمَعَ الحَيُّ ظَعناً وَاِتَبَدَّ بِهِم
ناوٍa traveler يَرىsees الغَيَّerror بِالإِتباعِin following كَالرَشَدِas right guidance
ناوٍ يَرى الغَيَّ بِالإِتباعِ كَالرَشَدِ
The tribe united in departure, and off with them went
The living gathered their riding animals, confused,
A traveler who saw the folly of following as right guidance,
A guide seeing the path like the rightly guided.
مُستَقبَلٌpossessed وَلَدَتهُbore him الجِنُّthe jinn أَوor ضَرَبَتstruck
مُستَقبَلٌ وَلَدَتهُ الجِنُّ أَو ضَرَبَت
فيهِwithin him الشَياطينُthe devils ذوpossessing ضِغنٍrancor وَذوand possessing حَسَدٍenvy
فيهِ الشَياطينُ ذو ضِغنٍ وَذو حَسَدٍ
A possessed man, born of the jinn—or struck
A newborn whom the jinn birthed, or upon whom
Within by devils, full of rancor and envy.
The devils cast hatred and envy.
وَاِسطترَبَتand swayed ظُعنُهُمtheir women's litters لَمّاwhen اِحزَأَلَّrose high بِهِمwith them
وَاِسطترَبَت ظُعنُهُم لَمّا اِحزَأَلَّ بِهِم
آلُthe mirage of الضُحىthe forenoon ناشِطاًlively مِنfrom داعِياتِsummons of دَدِmerriment
آلُ الضُحى ناشِطاً مِن داعِياتِ دَدِ
Their litters swayed when there rose about them
Their riding animals startled when the dawn lit up with them,
The forenoon mirage, buoyant at the summons of merriment.
The Aal Al Duhaa clan active from the callers of the morning.
مازِلتُI continued أُتبِعُهُمfollowing them عَيناًwith an eye مَدامِعُهاits tear ducts
مازِلتُ أُتبِعُهُم عَيناً مَدامِعُها
يُحسَبنَwere thought رُمداًinflamed وَماand not بِالعَينِin the eye مِنany رَمَدِinflammation
يُحسَبنَ رُمداً وَما بِالعَينِ مِن رَمَدِ
I kept following them with an eye whose tear ducts
I continued to follow them, with tearful eyes,
Seemed inflamed, though no inflammation afflicted the eye.
That you'd think were full of discharge, but no discharge was in the eye.
حَتّىuntil اِسمَدَرَّgrew dim بَصيرُthe sight of العَينِthe eye وَاِبتَدَرَتand welled up
حَتّى اِسمَدَرَّ بَصيرُ العَينِ وَاِبتَدَرَت
أَخصامُهاits corners عَبرَةًwith tears مِنfrom لاعِجِthe burning of الكَمَدِgrief
أَخصامُها عَبرَةً مِن لاعِجِ الكَمَدِ
Until the eye's sight dimmed, and there welled up
Until the eyesight weakened, and its adversaries
From its corners tears of burning grief.
Overcame it with tears like pulsing veins.
ياO طَيِّءَTayy of السَهلِthe plain وَالأَجبالِand the mountains موعِدُكُمmeeting you
يا طَيِّءَ السَهلِ وَالأَجبالِ موعِدُكُم
كالمُبتَغيlike one seeking الصَيدَprey فيin عِرّيسَةِthe lair of الأَسَدِthe lion
كالمُبتَغي الصَيدَ في عِرّيسَةِ الأَسَدِ
O Tayy of the plains and mountains, meeting you
O Tayy of the plain and mountains, your tryst
Is like seeking prey in a lion's lair.
Is like the hunter seeking game in the lion's den.
وَاللَيثُand the lion مَنwhoever يَلتَمِسseeks صَيداًprey بِعَقوَتِهِin its precincts
وَاللَيثُ مَن يَلتَمِس صَيداً بِعَقوَتِهِ
يُعرَجis borne upward بِحَوبائِهِwith his soul مِنfrom أَحرَزِthe best-protected part of الجَسَدِthe body
يُعرَج بِحَوبائِهِ مِن أَحرَزِ الجَسَدِ
And the lion—whoever seeks prey in its precincts
The lion who seeks prey with his claws
Has his soul borne upward from the body's safest recess.
Reaches for its vitals from the most protected area of its body.
ضَجَّتcried out تَميمٌTamim وَأَحزَتهاand shamed it مَثالِبُهاits shameful faults
ضَجَّت تَميمٌ وَأَحزَتها مَثالِبُها
يُنقَلنَare carried مِنfrom بَلَدٍa land ناءٍfar away إِلىto بَلَدِa land
يُنقَلنَ مِن بَلَدٍ ناءٍ إِلى بَلَدِ
Tamim cried out, shamed by its own faults,
Tameem cried out, and its wounds pained it,
Carried from one distant land to another.
As they were moved from one thin land to another.
وَالقَينُand the smith لَمnot يَبقَremained مِنهُof him عِندَat كَبرَتِهِhis old age
وَالقَينُ لَم يَبقَ مِنهُ عِندَ كَبرَتِهِ
إِلّاexcept كَماas much as أَبقَتِleft behind الأَيّامُthe days مِنof لُبَدِLubad
إِلّا كَما أَبقَتِ الأَيّامُ مِن لُبَدِ
Of the smith, in his old age, nothing remained
Nothing remained of the old man except what
Except as much as the passing days left of Lubad.
The days left behind, like worn out cloth.
لاmay not عَزَّbe honored نَصرُthe victory of اِمرِئٍa man أَضحىhas come to be لَهُin his possession فَرَسٌa horse
لا عَزَّ نَصرُ اِمرِئٍ أَضحى لَهُ فَرَسٌ
عَلىagainst تَميمٍTamim يُريدُseeks النَصرhelp مِنfrom أَحَدِanyone
عَلى تَميمٍ يُريدُ النَصر مِن أَحَدِ
May no man's victory bring him honor if he has a horse
No help comes to a man with a horse
Against Tamim, yet seeks help from anyone.
Against Tameem, if he seeks help from anyone.
إِذاwhen دَعاcalls بِشِعارِwith the battle cry of الأَزدِAzd نَفَّرَهُمputs them to flight
إِذا دَعا بِشِعارِ الأَزدِ نَفَّرَهُم
كَماas يُنَفِّرُputs to flight صَوتُthe roar of اللَيثِthe lion بالنَقَدِamong the short-legged sheep
كَما يُنَفِّرُ صَوتُ اللَيثِ بالنَقَدِ
When he raises Azd's battle cry, he scatters them,
If he calls out with the war cry of the Azd, it alarms them
As a lion's roar scatters short-legged sheep.
As the lion's roar alarms the herd.
لَوif حانَcame due وِردُthe watering time of تَميمٍTamim ثُمَّthen قيلَit was said لَهاto it
لَو حانَ وِردُ تَميمٍ ثُمَّ قيلَ لَها
حَوضُthe pool of الرَسولِthe Messenger عَلَيهِat it الأَزدُAzd لَمnot تَرِدِwould come to drink
حَوضُ الرَسولِ عَلَيهِ الأَزدُ لَم تَرِدِ
If Tamim's time to drink came, and it were told:
If it were time for Tameem's turn to water, and they were told:
"Azd are at the Messenger's pool," it would not drink.
"The Azd are at the Prophet's basin," they would not turn back.
أَوor أَنزَلَsent down اللَهُGod وَحياًa revelation أَنthat يُعَذِّبَهاHe would punish it
أَو أَنزَلَ اللَهُ وَحياً أَن يُعَذِّبَها
إِنif لَمnot تَعُدit returned لِقِتالِto fight الأَزدِAzd لَمnot تَعُدِwould return
إِن لَم تَعُد لِقِتالِ الأَزدِ لَم تَعُدِ
Or if God sent revelation that He would punish it
Or if Allah sent down a revelation that He would punish them
Unless it returned to fight Azd, it would not return.
If they did not return to fight the Azd, they would not return.
وَذاكَand that أَنَّis because تَمياًTamim غادَرَتleft behind سَلَماًas surrendered booty
وَذاكَ أَنَّ تَمياً غادَرَت سَلَماً
لِلأَزدِfor Azd كُلَّevery كَعابٍbudding-breasted maiden وَعَثةِsoft اللِبَدِmatted hair
لِلأَزدِ كُلَّ كَعابٍ وَعَثةِ اللِبَدِ
And that is because Tamim left as surrendered booty
That's because Tameem left Salamah
For Azd every budding-breasted maiden with soft, matted hair,
To the Azd clan - every liar and sprawling army.
مِثلِlike المَهاةِa white oryx doe إِذاwhen اِبتُزَّتwere stripped off مَجاسِدُهاher saffron-dyed garments
مِثلِ المَهاةِ إِذا اِبتُزَّت مَجاسِدُها
بِغَيرِwithout مَهرٍbride-price أَصابوهاthey took her وَلاnor صَعَدِtoil
بِغَيرِ مَهرٍ أَصابوها وَلا صَعَدِ
Like a white oryx when her saffron-dyed garments were stripped:
Like an unattended camel if they take it without
They took her without bride-price or toil.
Payment or approval fee, and access its proscribed areas.
خَلَّتleft مَحارِمَهاits protected women لِلأَزدِto Azd ضاحِيَةًexposed
خَلَّت مَحارِمَها لِلأَزدِ ضاحِيَةً
وَلَمand not تُعَرِّجpaused عَلىfor مالٍwealth وَلاnor وَلَدِoffspring
وَلَم تُعَرِّج عَلى مالٍ وَلا وَلَدِ
It left its protected women exposed to Azd,
It left its sanctities to the Azd, exposed,
And did not stop for wealth or offspring.
Without deviating towards money or children.
لاdo not تَأمَنَنَّever trust تَميمِيّاًa Tamimi عَلىwith جسدa body
لا تَأمَنَنَّ تَميمِيّاً عَلى جسد
قَدalready ماتَhas died ماso long as لَمnot تَزايَلcome apart أَعظُمُthe bones of الجَسَدِthe body
قَد ماتَ ما لَم تَزايَل أَعظُمُ الجَسَدِ
Never trust a Tamimi with a body
Do not feel safe, O Tameemi, for your body
Already dead, so long as its bones have not come apart.
When the greatest body has died if you do not renounce.
لاlet not يَحسَبِthink القَينُthe smith أَنَّthat العابَdisgrace يَغسِلُهُwashes it away
لا يَحسَبِ القَينُ أَنَّ العابَ يَغسِلُهُ
عَنfrom قَومِهِhis people مَعجُهُhis writhing بِالزورِwith falsehood وَالفَنَدِand folly
عَن قَومِهِ مَعجُهُ بِالزورِ وَالفَنَدِ
Let the smith not think disgrace can be washed away
Let not the old man think that the shame washes
From his people by his writhing in lies and folly.
His people of his lies and fraud.
وَالقَينُand the smith إِنif يَلقَencounters مِنfrom أَيّامِهِhis days عنتاًhardship
وَالقَينُ إِن يَلقَ مِن أَيّامِهِ عنتاً
يَسقُطdrops بِهِwith him الأَمرُthe plight فيinto مُستَحكِمِthe unyielding part of السَنَدِthe mountain slope
يَسقُط بِهِ الأَمرُ في مُستَحكِمِ السَنَدِ
And if the smith encounters hardship in his days,
If the old man experiences hardship in his days,
His plight casts him onto an unyielding mountain slope,
The command falls into the hands of the firmly knotted rope.
كَبَعضِlike some of ماwhat كانَhappened مِنamong أَيّامِthe days of أَوَّلِناour forefathers
كَبَعضِ ما كانَ مِن أَيّامِ أَوَّلِنا
لاقىmet بَنوthe sons of السَيدِal-Sid مِنّاfrom us لَيلَةَthe night of السَنَدِSanad
لاقى بَنو السَيدِ مِنّا لَيلَةَ السَنَدِ
Like certain events in the days of our forefathers
Like some of what happened in the days of our early ones -
That Banu al-Sid met from us on the night of Sanad.
The Bani Al Sayyid clan faced from us the night of Sanad.
وَدارِمٌand Darim قَذَفناwe hurled مِنهُمُof them مائَةًa hundred
وَدارِمٌ قَذَفنا مِنهُمُ مائَةً
فيinto جاحِمِthe blaze of النارِthe fire إِذas يَنزونَthey leapt فيin الخُدَدِthe trenches
في جاحِمِ النارِ إِذ يَنزونَ في الخُدَدِ
And Darim—we hurled a hundred of them
And Daarim threw a hundred of them for us
Into blazing fire, as they leapt in the trenches.
Into the blaze, when they came down into the valleys.
يَنزونَthey leapt بِالمُشتَوىin the roasting place مِنهاof it وَيوقِدُهاand kindles it
يَنزونَ بِالمُشتَوى مِنها وَيوقِدُها
عَمرٌوAmr وَلَولاand were it not for شُحومُthe fat of القَومِthe people لَمnot تَقِدِwould burn
عَمرٌو وَلَولا شُحومُ القَومِ لَم تَقِدِ
They leapt in its roasting place, and it was kindled
Coming down burnt, and Amr kindling it,
By Amr—and without those men's fat it would not burn.
And were it not for the clan's fat, it would not have caught fire.
فَاِسأَلso ask زُرارَةَZurarah وَالمَأمومَand al-Ma'mum ماwhat فَعَلَتdid
فَاِسأَل زُرارَةَ وَالمَأمومَ ما فَعَلَت
قَتلىthe slain of أُوارَةَUwarah مِنfrom زَغوانَZaghwan وَالكَدَدِand al-Kadad
قَتلى أُوارَةَ مِن زَغوانَ وَالكَدَدِ
So ask Zurarah and al-Ma'mum what became
So ask Zurarah and Al Mamoom what they did
Of Uwarah's slain, from Zaghwan and al-Kadad,
To the dead of Uwara from Zaghwaan and Al Kidad.
إِذwhen يَرسِمانِthe two trotted خِلالَthrough الجَيشِthe army مُحكَمَةًsecurely fastened
إِذ يَرسِمانِ خِلالَ الجَيشِ مُحكَمَةً
أَرباقُthe halters of أَسرِهِماtheir captivity فيin مُحكَمِfirmly bound اthe- (article fragment) لقِدَدِleather thongs (article continuation)
أَرباقُ أَسرِهِما في مُحكَمِ ا لقِدَدِ
As the two trotted through the army, tightly fastened
As they marked the army's formations perfectly -
Were the halters of their captivity, in stout leather thongs.
The necks of their prisoners in the strong knotted ropes.
أَبَيتُI refused ضَبَّةَDabbah تَهجونيit lampoons me لِأَهجُوَهاso that I may lampoon it
أَبَيتُ ضَبَّةَ تَهجوني لِأَهجُوَها
أُفٍbah لِضَبَّةَto Dabbah مِنas مَولىًan ally وِمِنand as عَضُدِa supporting arm
أُفٍ لِضَبَّةَ مِن مَولىً وِمِن عَضُدِ
I refused to let Dabbah lampoon me to make me lampoon it.
I refused to lampoon Dabba for her to lampoon me -
Bah to Dabbah as an ally and a supporting arm!
Uff to Dabba, an ally and a supporter!
ياO ضُبَّDabbah إِنif تَكفُريyou deny أَيّامَthe days of نِعمَتِناour favors
يا ضُبَّ إِن تَكفُري أَيّامَ نِعمَتِنا
فَقَدthen indeed كَفَرتِyou have denied أَياديbenefactions of أَنعُمٍblessings تُلُدِancestral
فَقَد كَفَرتِ أَيادي أَنعُمٍ تُلُدِ
O Dabbah, if you deny the days of our favors,
O Dabba, if you disbelieve the days of our bounty
You have denied the gifts of ancestral blessings.
Then you have disbelieved the hands that gave bounty.
يَوماthe two days of أُوارَةَUwarah مِنamong أَيّامِthe days of نِعمَتِناour favors
يَوما أُوارَةَ مِن أَيّامِ نِعمَتِنا
وَيَومُand the day of سَلمىSalma يَدٌa favor ياO ضَبَّDabbah بَعدَafter يَدِa favor
وَيَومُ سَلمى يَدٌ يا ضَبَّ بَعدَ يَدِ
The two days of Uwarah are among the days of our favors,
The day of Uwara from the days of our bounty,
And Salma's day was a favor, O Dabbah, after another favor.
And the day of Salmaa, O Dabba, a hand after hand.
وَكُلُّand every لُؤمٍbaseness يُبيدُdestroys الدَهرُtime أَثلَتَهُits root
وَكُلُّ لُؤمٍ يُبيدُ الدَهرُ أَثلَتَهُ
وَلُؤمُand the baseness of ضَبَّةَDabbah لَمnot يَنقُصdiminished وَلَمand not يَبِدِperished
وَلُؤمُ ضَبَّةَ لَم يَنقُص وَلَم يَبِدِ
And time destroys the root of every baseness,
Every friend whose progeny time destroys,
But Dabbah's baseness has neither lessened nor perished.
Yet Dabba's progeny did not diminish or pass away.
لَوif كانَwere يَخفىhidden عَلىfrom الرَحمَنِthe All-Merciful خافِيَةٌa hidden thing
لَو كانَ يَخفى عَلى الرَحمَنِ خافِيَةٌ
مِنamong خَلقِهِHis creatures خَفِيَتwould be hidden عَنهُfrom Him بَنوthe sons of أَسَدِAsad
مِن خَلقِهِ خَفِيَت عَنهُ بَنو أَسَدِ
If any hidden thing could escape the All-Merciful
If the Most Merciful did not know what is hidden
Among His creatures, Banu Asad would escape His notice.
From His creation, the Bani Asad clan would be hidden from Him.
لاnot يَنفَعُbenefits الأَسَدِيَّthe Asadi الدَهرَever مَطعَمُهُhis food
لا يَنفَعُ الأَسَدِيَّ الدَهرَ مَطعَمُهُ
فيin نَفسِهِhimself وَلَهُand he has فَضلٌmerit عَلىover أَحَدِanyone
في نَفسِهِ وَلَهُ فَضلٌ عَلى أَحَدِ
The Asadi's food never benefits him
It does not benefit the Asadi food for himself
In himself, nor gives him merit over anyone.
Despite surplus over anyone.
قَومٌa people أَقامَsettled بِدارِin the abode of الذُلِّhumiliation أَوَّلُهُمtheir forefathers
قَومٌ أَقامَ بِدارِ الذُلِّ أَوَّلُهُم
كَماas أَقامَتremained عَلَيهِupon it جِذمَةُthe stump of الوَتَدِthe stake
كَما أَقامَت عَلَيهِ جِذمَةُ الوَتَدِ
A people whose forefathers settled in the abode of humiliation,
A people who were the first to live in the abode of disgrace,
As a stake's broken stump stays fixed there.
As the tent peg remained in it.
أَبدَتdisplayed فَضائِحَهاits scandals لِلأَزدِto Azd وَاِعتَذَرَتand made excuses
أَبدَت فَضائِحَها لِلأَزدِ وَاِعتَذَرَت
بَعدَafter الفَضيحَةِthe disgrace بِالبُهتانِwith slander وَالفَنَدِand folly
بَعدَ الفَضيحَةِ بِالبُهتانِ وَالفَنَدِ
It showed Azd its scandals and offered excuses
They revealed their shame to the Azd, and apologized
After its disgrace, with slander and folly.
After the dishonor with lies and fraud.
لِكُلِّfor every حَيٍّtribe عَلىover الجَعراءِal-Ja'ra' قَدindeed عَلِمواthey know
لِكُلِّ حَيٍّ عَلى الجَعراءِ قَد عَلِموا
فَضلٌmerit وَلَيسَand there is not لَكُمfor you فَضلٌmerit عَلىover أَحَدِanyone
فَضلٌ وَلَيسَ لَكُم فَضلٌ عَلى أَحَدِ
Every tribe, as they know, has over al-Ja'ra'
For every clan they know they have virtue
Some merit; you have no merit over anyone.
Over Al Ja'rra, and you have no virtue over anyone.
وَاِسأَلand ask قُفَيرَةَQufayrah بِالمَرّوتِat al-Marrut هَلwhether شَهِدَتshe witnessed
وَاِسأَل قُفَيرَةَ بِالمَرّوتِ هَل شَهِدَت
شَوطَthe dash of الحُطَيئَةِal-Hutay'ah بَينَbetween الكِسرِthe tent-side وَالنَضَدِand the stacked furnishings
شَوطَ الحُطَيئَةِ بَينَ الكِسرِ وَالنَضَدِ
And ask Qufayrah at al-Marrut whether she witnessed
And ask Qufaira in chivalry - did she witness
Al-Hutay'ah's dash between the tent-side and stacked furnishings.
The Hudhaily race between breakage and scattering?
أَوor كانَwas فيin غالِبٍGhalib شِعرٌpoetry فَيُشبِهَهُso it might resemble it
أَو كانَ في غالِبٍ شِعرٌ فَيُشبِهَهُ
شِعرُthe poetry of اِبنِهِhis son فَيَنالَso he might attain الشِعرَpoetry مِنfrom صَدَدِclose at hand
شِعرُ اِبنِهِ فَيَنالَ الشِعرَ مِن صَدَدِ
Or was there poetry in Ghalib, that it might be matched
Or was there poetry in Ghaaib that his son's
By his son's verse, letting him reach poetry from close at hand?
Poetry resembles, so he attained poetry from its source?
جاءَتshe came بِهِwith him نُطفَةًas a seed-drop مِنfrom شَرِّthe vilest ماءٍwater صَرىًstagnant
جاءَت بِهِ نُطفَةً مِن شَرِّ ماءٍ صَرىً
سيقَتwas driven إِلىto شَرِّthe vilest وادٍvalley شُقَّwas cleft فيin بَلَدِa land
سيقَت إِلى شَرِّ وادٍ شُقَّ في بَلَدِ
She brought him forth as a seed-drop of the vilest stagnant water,
It came to him as a drop of evil water, despicable,
Driven into the vilest valley cleft in any land.
Taken to an evil valley cleaved into the land.
فيمَabout what تَقولُspeaks تَميمٌTamim ياO اِبنَson of قَينِهِمُtheir smith
فيمَ تَقولُ تَميمٌ يا اِبنَ قَينِهِمُ
وَقَدand indeed صَدَقتُI spoke truth وَماand not إِنat all (emphatic) قُلتُI said عَنout of فَنَدِfolly
وَقَد صَدَقتُ وَما إِن قُلتُ عَن فَنَدِ
What is Tamim talking about, O son of their smith,
How can Tameem say, O son of their old man,
When I have spoken truth, and nothing out of folly?
When I have been honest and did not invent lies?
وَمَنand whoever يَرُمassails طَيِّئاًTayy يَوماًone day إِذاwhen زَخَرَتsurged
وَمَن يَرُم طَيِّئاً يَوماً إِذا زَخَرَت
أَرفادُهاits supporting forces يَتَوَعَّرmeets rough ground وَهوَwhile he فيon الجَدَدِlevel ground
أَرفادُها يَتَوَعَّر وَهوَ في الجَدَدِ
Whoever assails Tayy one day, when there surge
Whoever slanders Tayy one day when
Its supporting hosts, finds rough going even on level ground.
Its strong young men are active, slides and stumbles when climbing.
قَحطانُQahtan جيبَتwas carved out لِكَهلانَfor Kahlan المُلوكِthe kings كَماjust as
قَحطانُ جيبَت لِكَهلانَ المُلوكِ كَما
جيبَwere carved out القَبائِلُthe tribes مِنfrom كَهلانَKahlan عَنthrough أُدَدِUdad
جيبَ القَبائِلُ مِن كَهلانَ عَن أُدَدِ
Qahtan was carved out for Kahlan's kings, just as
Qahtaan submitted to the kings of Kulain,
The tribes were carved from Kahlan through Udad.
As the tribes submitted to the kings of Ud.
قَومٌa people لَهُمtheirs is بَعدَafter شَرقِthe east of الأَرضِthe earth مَغرِبُهاits west
قَومٌ لَهُم بَعدَ شَرقِ الأَرضِ مَغرِبُها
إِذاwhen تَباسَقَvie in height أَهلُthe people of الأَرضِthe earth فيin كَبَدِhardship
إِذا تَباسَقَ أَهلُ الأَرضِ في كَبَدِ
A people whose is the earth's west after its east,
A people who, beyond the east of earth, have its west as their domain
When earth's peoples vie for height amid hardship.
When the people of earth compete in glory.
وَمَنand whoever يُلَبَّutters the pilgrim's call يَوافوهُthey meet him بِبَطنِin the valley of مِنىًMina
وَمَن يُلَبَّ يَوافوهُ بِبَطنِ مِنىً
فَيضَa flood of الحَصىpebbles مِنfrom فَجاجِthe passes of الأَيمَنِYemen البُعُدِfar-off
فَيضَ الحَصى مِن فَجاجِ الأَيمَنِ البُعُدِ
Whoever voices the pilgrim's call, they meet him in Mina's valley,
Whoever barks at them, they meet with an army from Mina
A flood of pebbles from Yemen's far-off passes.
So pebbles pour from the blessed right valley.
فَفيso among تَميمٍTamim تُساميهِمyou rival them وَماand not خُلِقواthey were created
فَفي تَميمٍ تُساميهِم وَما خُلِقوا
حَتّىuntil مَضَتhad passed قِسمَةُthe apportionment of الأَحسابِancestral honor وَالعَدَدِand numbers
حَتّى مَضَت قِسمَةُ الأَحسابِ وَالعَدَدِ
With Tamim you seek to rival them—Tamim was not created
So among Tameem are their equals, though they were not created
Until ancestral honor and numbers had already been apportioned.
Until the allotment of worth and number passed away.
لَولاwere it not for قُرَيشٌQuraysh وَحَقٌّand a right فيin الكِتابِthe Book لَهاfor it
لَولا قُرَيشٌ وَحَقٌّ في الكِتابِ لَها
وَأَنَّand that طاعَتَهُمobedience to them تَهديleads إِلىto الرَشَدِright guidance
وَأَنَّ طاعَتَهُم تَهدي إِلى الرَشَدِ
Were it not for Quraysh and its right in the Book,
Were it not for Quraish, who have a right in the Book,
And that obeying them leads to right guidance,
And that obeying them leads to guidance.
دِنّاwe would have subdued تَميماًTamim كَماas كانَتhad أَوائِلُناour forefathers
دِنّا تَميماً كَما كانَت أَوائِلُنا
دانَتsubdued أَوائِلَهُمtheir forefathers فيin سالِفِthe bygone part of الأَبَدِtime
دانَت أَوائِلَهُم في سالِفِ الأَبَدِ
We would have subdued Tamim, as our forefathers
We followed Tameem as our early ones
Subdued their forefathers in ages long past.
Followed their early ones in epochs long past.
Sol 6.1