ياOh لَيتَنيif only I يومَon the day حزَّمتُI saddled القَلوصُthe young she-camel لَهُfor him
يا لَيتَني يومَ حزَّمتُ القَلوصُ لَهُ
يمَّمتُهاI directed her هاشميّاًa Hashimite غيرnot ممذوقِmixed in lineage
يمَّمتُها هاشميّاً غير ممذوقِ
Oh, if only, on the day I saddled the young she-camel for him,
I had directed her toward a Hashimite of unmixed stock,
محضَpure النِجارِof lineage منfrom البيتِthe house الذيwhich جُعِلتwas placed
محضَ النِجارِ من البيتِ الذي جُعِلت
فيهin it النبوَّةُprophethood يجريhe runs غيرَnot مَسبوقِoutstripped
فيه النبوَّةُ يجري غيرَ مَسبوقِ
Pure of lineage, from the house in which was placed
Prophethood; he runs, never outstripped.
لاnot يُمسِكُhe withholds الخيرَthe bounty إلّاexcept رَيثَfor as long as يسألُهُsomeone asks him for it
لا يُمسِكُ الخيرَ إلّا رَيثَ يسألُهُ
ولاand not يُلاطِمُhe trades slaps عِندَat اللَحمِthe meat فيin السوقِthe market
ولا يُلاطِمُ عِندَ اللَحمِ في السوقِ
He withholds bounty only until someone asks him for it,
And does not trade slaps over meat in the market.
Sol 6.1