ياO مَعمَرُMaʿmar ياO ابنَson of زَيدٍZayd حينَwhen تَنكِحُهاyou marry her
يا مَعمَرُ يا ابنَ زَيدٍ حينَ تَنكِحُها
وَتَستَبِدُّand you take sole charge بِأَمرِof the matter of الغيِّerror والرَشَدِand right judgment
وَتَستَبِدُّ بِأَمرِ الغيِّ والرَشَدِ
O Maʿmar, O son of Zayd, when you wed her
O Ma'amar, O Ibn Zayd, when you marry her
and take sole charge of matters of error and right judgment,
And take control of the wrong and right
أَماdid you not تَذَكَّرتَremember صَيفيّاًSayfi فَتَحفَظَهُand so honor him
أَما تَذَكَّرتَ صَيفيّاً فَتَحفَظَهُ
أَوor عاصِماًAsim أَوor قَتيلَthe slain man of الشعبِthe ravine مِنof أُحُدِUhud
أَو عاصِماً أَو قَتيلَ الشعبِ مِن أُحُدِ
did you not remember Sayfi and show him due regard,
Don't you remember Saifiyya, so guard her
or Asim, or the man slain in the ravine of Uhud?
Or Asim or the martyr of Uhud's ravine
أَكُنتَwere you تَجهَلُignorant of حَزماًprudence حينَwhen تَنكِحُهاyou marry her
أَكُنتَ تَجهَلُ حَزماً حينَ تَنكِحُها
أَمor خِفتَyou feared لاmay you never زِلتَcease to be فيهاfor her جائِعَhungry الكَبِدِthe liver
أَم خِفتَ لا زِلتَ فيها جائِعَ الكَبِدِ
Were you ignorant of prudence when you wed her,
Were you not wise when you married her
or were you afraid? May your liver ever hunger for her!
Or were you afraid, still with a hungry liver
أَبَعدَis it after صِهرِmarriage ties with بَنيthe sons of الخَطّابِal-Khattab تَجعَلُهُمyou make them
أَبَعدَ صِهرِ بَني الخَطّابِ تَجعَلُهُم
صِهراًin-laws وَبَعدَand after بَنيthe sons of العوّامِal-Awwam مِنof أَسَدِAsad
صِهراً وَبَعدَ بَني العوّامِ مِن أَسَدِ
After marriage ties with the sons of al-Khattab, do you make them
After the in-laws of Bani Khatab you make them
in-laws—and after the sons of al-Awwam of Asad?
In-laws, and keep away Bani Awwam from Asad
هَبهاsuppose her to be سَليلَةَthe offspring of خَيلٍhorses غَيرِnot مُقرِفَةٍof mixed breed
هَبها سَليلَةَ خَيلٍ غَيرِ مُقرِفَةٍ
مَظلومَةًwronged حُبِسَتshe was confined لِلعَيرِfor the ass فيon الجَدَدِhard, level ground
مَظلومَةً حُبِسَت لِلعَيرِ في الجَدَدِ
Suppose her the offspring of horses of unmixed breed,
Give her away, a mare's offspring not yet mounted
wronged, confined for an ass on hard, level ground.
Wronged, imprisoned for the camels in the meadows
فَكُلُّso all ماthat which نالَناbefell us مِنof عارِthe disgrace of مَنكَحِهاher marriage
فَكُلُّ ما نالَنا مِن عارِ مَنكَحِها
شَوىًa trifle إِذاif فارَقَتهُshe leaves him وَهيَwhile she لَمhas not تَلِدِgiven birth
شَوىً إِذا فارَقَتهُ وَهيَ لَم تَلِدِ
So all the disgrace her marriage has brought upon us
So all the shame we got from marrying her
is a trifle, if she leaves him without having borne a child.
Is burning when she leaves and has not given birth
Sol 6.1