تَنادَوْاthey called to one another فقالواso they said ياO! (expressing wonder) لَهَاfor it (expressing wonder) منْof عَجيبَةٍa marvel
تَنادَوْا فقالوا يا لَهَا منْ عَجيبَةٍ
رَكِبْتَyou rode مُتونَthe backs of الهُجْنِthe crossbred horses بعدafter السَّوابِقِthe racing steeds
رَكِبْتَ مُتونَ الهُجْنِ بعد السَّوابِقِ
They called to one another and said, 'What a wonder!
You have ridden the backs of crossbred horses after racing steeds,
وبالحَيِّand in the tribe مِطْعامُone who feeds lavishly العَشِيِّthe evening وسَيدُand lord of الthe (continued in the next line)
وبالحَيِّ مِطْعامُ العَشِيِّ وسَيدُ ال
نْدجِيِّunclear; probably 'assembly' مُشارُthe eminent man of الحَيِّthe tribe حاميdefender of الحَقائقِinviolable rights
نْدجِيِّ مُشارُ الحَيِّ حامي الحَقائقِ
though in the tribe lives the evening feast-giver and lord of the
assembly [uncertain reading], the tribe's eminent man, defender of inviolable rights.
أمِطْremove عَنْكَfrom yourself هذاthis العارَdisgrace بابْنِthrough a son of كَريمَةٍa noble woman
أمِطْ عَنْكَ هذا العارَ بابْنِ كَريمَةٍ
تَقُدْهاyou will lead them كِراماًas highbred steeds سابِقاًa racer بعدafter سابِقِa racer
تَقُدْها كِراماً سابِقاً بعد سابِقِ
Rid yourself of this disgrace through a noble woman's son;
you will lead highbred steeds, racer after racer.'
فقلْتُso I said صَهٍhush! لاnot أقْتَضيI press for payment from صَبَبَthe downpour of الحَياthe rain
فقلْتُ صَهٍ لا أقْتَضي صَبَبَ الحَيا
بجُرْدٍfor sleek steeds لأنِّيbecause I بالنَّدىin bounty (also: dew) أيُّutterly واثِقِconfident
بجُرْدٍ لأنِّي بالنَّدى أيُّ واثِقِ
I said, 'Hush! I do not press the pouring rain
for sleek steeds, since I have every confidence in bounty.'
Sol 6.1