قَعيدُكَI adjure you ياO يزيدYazid أباfather of قبيسٍQubays
قَعيدُكَ يا يزيد أبا قبيسٍ
أَتنذرdo you make vows? كيin order to تلاقيناyou confront us النذوراvows
أَتنذر كي تلاقينا النذورا
I adjure you, Yazid, Abu Qubays:
Sitting idle, O Yazid son of Abu Qubais,
Do you make vows in order to confront us,
Do you threaten us with your vows?
وَتوضعand you send hastening مجمرthe assembled company of الركبانِthe riders أنّthat
وَتوضع مجمر الركبانِ أنّ
وُجدناwe were found فيin مراسِthe ordeal of الحربِwar خوراweak
وُجدنا في مراسِ الحربِ خورا
And send the gathered riders hastening with word that
And will you kindle the embers of travelers
We were found weak in the ordeal of war?
If we are found weak in battle?
أَلَمdid you not? تعلمyou know قعيدكI adjure you ياO يزيدٌYazid
أَلَم تعلم قعيدك يا يزيدٌ
بأنّاthat we نَقمعwe subdue الشيخَthe old man الفَجوراwicked
بأنّا نَقمع الشيخَ الفَجورا
Did you not know—I adjure you, Yazid—
Do you not know, O idle Yazid,
That we subdue the wicked old man,
That we crush the shameless old man,
وَنفَقأand we gouge out ناظريهِhis two eyes وَلاand not نُباليwe care
وَنفَقأ ناظريهِ وَلا نُبالي
وَنَجعلُand we place فوقَupon هامتهِthe crown of his head الذروراpowdered medicine
وَنَجعلُ فوقَ هامتهِ الذرورا
And gouge out both his eyes without a care,
And we gouge out his eyes, and care not,
And place powdered medicine upon the crown of his head?
And place scum upon his brow?
فَأَبلغso tell إِنif عرضتyou pass by بَنيthe sons of كلابٍKilab
فَأَبلغ إِن عرضت بَني كلابٍ
فَإنّاfor indeed we نحنُwe ourselves أَقمعناwe subdued بجيراBujayr
فَإنّا نحنُ أَقمعنا بجيرا
So tell the sons of Kilab, if you encounter them:
So inform, if you encounter the sons of dogs,
For we ourselves subdued Bujayr,
That we, we crushed Bujair,
وَضرّجناand we bloodied عبيدةَUbayda بِالعواليwith spearpoints
وَضرّجنا عبيدةَ بِالعوالي
فَأَصبحso he became موثقاًbound فيناamong us أَسيراa captive
فَأَصبح موثقاً فينا أَسيرا
And bloodied Ubayda with spearpoints,
And we drenched Obaidah in anguish,
So he became bound among us, a captive.
So he became our captive prisoner,
أَفَخراًdo you boast? فيin الخلاءِsolitude بغيرِwithout فخرٍgrounds for pride
أَفَخراً في الخلاءِ بغيرِ فخرٍ
وَعندَand in الحربِwar خوّاراًfainthearted ضَجوراfretful
وَعندَ الحربِ خوّاراً ضَجورا
Do you boast in solitude, with nothing to boast of,
Boasting emptily in privacy,
Yet in war prove fainthearted and fretful?
Yet in war a cowering coward.
Sol 6.1