تَزاجَرَheld one another back هَذَthese الناسُpeople عَنّيfrom me تَقِيَّةًout of caution
تَزاجَرَ هَذَ الناسُ عَنّي تَقِيَّةً
فَماso what بالُbusiness هَذاthis الطاهِرِيِّal-Tahiri وَباليand my business
فَما بالُ هَذا الطاهِرِيِّ وَبالي
These people held one another back from me out of caution;
These people have shunned me out of piety,
So what business has this al-Tahiri with me?
Yet why does this ascetic assail me thus,
يُساجِلُنيvies with me حَتّىuntil كَأَنas though لَيسَis not بُحتُرٌBuhtur
يُساجِلُني حَتّى كَأَن لَيسَ بُحتُرٌ
أَبيmy father وَاِبنُand the son of هَمّامِHammam بنِson of مُرَّةَMurra خاليmy maternal uncle
أَبي وَاِبنُ هَمّامِ بنِ مُرَّةَ خالي
He vies with me, until it is as though Buhtur were not
Arguing with me as though he were no monk.
My father, nor Ibn Hammam ibn Murra my maternal uncle.
My father and Hammam ibn Murrah's son were uncles of mine.
أَخيmy brother وَاِبنُand the son of عَمّيmy paternal uncle سابَقَتنيraced against me خِصالُهُhis virtues
أَخي وَاِبنُ عَمّي سابَقَتني خِصالُهُ
إِلىtoward شَرَفٍhonor أَوor سابَقَتهُraced against him خِصاليmy virtues
إِلى شَرَفٍ أَو سابَقَتهُ خِصالي
My brother and my paternal cousin—his virtues raced against me
My brother and cousin have qualities,
Toward honor, or my virtues raced against him.
That raise them high, or I have qualities that raise me high.
بَنوsons of الحارِثِal-Harith الحَرّابِthe fierce warrior يَغشَونَcome forth نَصرَةُaid
بَنو الحارِثِ الحَرّابِ يَغشَونَ نَصرَةُ
بِكُلِّwith every جَهيرٍimposing man فيin السِلاحِarms طِوالِtall
بِكُلِّ جَهيرٍ في السِلاحِ طِوالِ
The sons of al-Harith the warrior come to give aid
The warlike sons of Al-Harith throng to give victorious aid,
With every imposing, tall man under arms.
With every warrior crying aloud and the long spear uplifted.
أُولَئِكَthose قَومٌa people أَنتَyou كُفءُthe equal of سَراتِهِمtheir chiefs
أُولَئِكَ قَومٌ أَنتَ كُفءُ سَراتِهِم
وَشَرواهُمُand their peer فيin سُؤدُدٍnobility وَمَعالِand lofty deeds
وَشَرواهُمُ في سُؤدُدٍ وَمَعالِ
Those are a people whose chiefs you equal,
They are a people whose peers you would be honored to have as friends,
And their peer in nobility and lofty deeds.
And their nobility in pasture and plain is unquestioned.
دِيارُهُمُtheir homes بِالغوطَتَينِin the two Ghoutas وَدارُكُمand your home
دِيارُهُمُ بِالغوطَتَينِ وَدارُكُم
بِعُسفانَin Usfan تُسقىis watered مِنfrom حَياًlife-giving rain بِعَزالِthrough pouring spouts
بِعُسفانَ تُسقى مِن حَياً بِعَزالِ
Their homes are in the two Ghoutas, and your home
Their abode is in Al-Ghawta and yours in ‘Usfan,
In Usfan, watered by life-giving rain pouring through spouts.
Watered from Hai with ceaseless flow.
لَهُمfor them وَرَقُfoliage الزَيتونِthe olive tree غَضّاًfresh وَعِندَكُمand with you
لَهُم وَرَقُ الزَيتونِ غَضّاً وَعِندَكُم
شَريجانِa matched pair مِنof أَثلٍtamarisk يَرِفُّsways وَضالِand wild lote
شَريجانِ مِن أَثلٍ يَرِفُّ وَضالِ
They have fresh olive foliage, while you have
For them are olive-sprays still moist, while yours are
A matched pair of swaying tamarisk and wild lote.
Acacias dropping tassels fray’d and sere.
تُراكَdo you see yourself مُسامِيَّmy rival in eminence الغَداةِthis morning فَفائِتيthen surpassing me
تُراكَ مُسامِيَّ الغَداةِ فَفائِتي
بِجُملَةِin the entirety of شِعريmy poetry وَهوَand it is جُملَةُthe entirety of ماليmy wealth
بِجُملَةِ شِعري وَهوَ جُملَةُ مالي
Do you think you can rival me this morning, then surpass me
You may see me fasting in the morning, and that
In all my poetry, which is all my wealth?
Is the whole of my poetry and all my money.
Sol 6.1