أَلاah هَلis there لِبَعجانِfor Baʿjān الهِلاليِّal-Hilālī زاجرٌa restrainer
أَلا هَل لِبَعجانِ الهِلاليِّ زاجرٌ
وَبَعجانُand Baʿjān مأَدومُsupplied with relish الطعامِthe food سَمينُfat
وَبَعجانُ مأَدومُ الطعامِ سَمينُ
Ah, is there anyone to restrain Baʿjān al-Hilālī?
And Baʿjān is fat, his food served with relish.
أَليسَis not أميرُthe commander المُؤمنينَthe faithful ابنَthe son of عَمِّهاher paternal uncle
أَليسَ أميرُ المُؤمنينَ ابنَ عَمِّها
وبالجِزعِand at the valley bend آسادٌlions لَهُنَّfor them عَرينُa lair
وبالجِزعِ آسادٌ لَهُنَّ عَرينُ
Is not the Commander of the Faithful her paternal cousin?
And at the valley bend are lions with a lair.
وعاذَتand she sought refuge بِحِقوَيat the two waists of خالدٍKhālid وابنِand the son of أُمهhis mother
وعاذَت بِحِقوَي خالدٍ وابنِ أُمه
وَللَهِand by God قضدunclear; likely قد, meaning 'indeed' بَتَّتbecame binding عَلَيَّupon me يَمينُan oath
وَللَهِ قضد بَتَّت عَلَيَّ يَمينُ
And she sought refuge at the waists of Khālid and his mother's son.
And by God, an oath has indeed become binding upon me:
تَنالونَهاyou shall obtain her أوor تَنشَفَshall soak up الأرضُthe earth منكُمُfrom you
تَنالونَها أو تَنشَفَ الأرضُ منكُمُ
دمٌblood خَرَّfell مِنهُbecause of it ساعِدٌa forearm وَجَبينُand a brow
دمٌ خَرَّ مِنهُ ساعِدٌ وَجَبينُ
You shall have her, or the earth shall soak up from you
Blood that has brought down a forearm and a brow.
وأَنَّand that امرأًa man فيamong الناسpeople كُنتَyou were ابنthe son of أمِّهِhis mother
وأَنَّ امرأً في الناس كُنتَ ابن أمِّهِ
تبدَّلَtook in exchange مِنّيin my place طلَّةًa wife لغبينُsurely cheated
تبدَّلَ مِنّي طلَّةً لغبينُ
And a man among men whose brother you were,
Who took a wife in my place, is surely cheated.
دَعَتكَshe called on you إلىto هَجريshunning me فطاوعتso you obeyed أمرهاher command
دَعَتكَ إلى هَجري فطاوعت أمرها
فنفسُكَso yourself لاnot نَفسيmyself بذاكَby that تُهينُyou dishonor
فنفسُكَ لا نَفسي بذاكَ تُهينُ
She called on you to shun me, and you obeyed her command;
It is yourself, not me, that you dishonor by that.
Sol 6.1