فِدىًa ransom لِبَنيfor the sons of عَدِيٍّʿAdi رَكضُspurring ساقيmy leg
فِدىً لِبَني عَدِيٍّ رَكضُ ساقي
وَماand what جَمَّعتُI gathered مِنof نَعِمٍlivestock مُراحِbrought home at dusk
وَما جَمَّعتُ مِن نَعِمٍ مُراحِ
May my leg's spurring be a ransom for Banu ʿAdi,
To redeem the sons of 'Adi I galloped my steed
and all the livestock I have gathered and brought home at dusk.
Though I had gathered no grace or gifts ere that deed
تَرَكناwe left مِنamong نِساءَthe women of بَنيthe sons of عُقَيلٍʿUqayl
تَرَكنا مِن نِساءَ بَني عُقَيلٍ
أَيامىwidows تَبتَغيseeking عَقدَthe bond of النِكاحِmarriage
أَيامى تَبتَغي عَقدَ النِكاحِ
Among the women of Banu ʿUqayl we left
We left of Bani 'Uqail's women, widowed brides
widows seeking the marriage bond.
Seeking marriage bands while still in weeds
أَرُعيانَshepherds? الشَوِيِّthe sheep وَجَدتُموناyou found us
أَرُعيانَ الشَوِيِّ وَجَدتُمونا
أَمَor اَصحابَmen of الكَريهَةِgrim battle وَالنِطاحِand head-on clash
أَمَ اَصحابَ الكَريهَةِ وَالنِطاحِ
Did you find us shepherds of sheep,
Did you find us herdsmen of cattle and sheep
or men of grim battle and head-on clash?
Or owners of mischief, rancor and leap?
لَقَدsurely عَلِمَتlearned هَوازِنُHawazin أَنَّthat خَيليmy horses
لَقَد عَلِمَت هَوازِنُ أَنَّ خَيلي
غَداةَon the morning of النَعفِal-Naʿf صادِقَةُsteadfast الصَباحِthe dawn raid
غَداةَ النَعفِ صادِقَةُ الصَباحِ
Hawazin surely learned that my horses
Hawazin knew well my horses at dawn
on the morning at al-Naʿf were steadfast in the dawn raid.
Galloping truthful when deserts yawn
عَلَيهاupon them كُلُّevery أَروَعَgallant هِبرِزِيٍّnoble
عَلَيها كُلُّ أَروَعَ هِبرِزِيٍّ
شَديدٍkeen حَدُّهُhis edge شاكيbristling with السِلاحِweapons
شَديدٍ حَدُّهُ شاكي السِلاحِ
Upon them rides every gallant, noble warrior,
On them every valiant knight of noble strain
keen of edge, bristling with weapons.
Whose keen sword flashes not in vain
فَكَرَّthen he charged عَلَيهِمُat them حَتّىuntil اِلتَقَيناwe met
فَكَرَّ عَلَيهِمُ حَتّى اِلتَقَينا
بِمَصقولٍwith polished عَوارِضُهاtheir side teeth صَباحِfair-faced women
بِمَصقولٍ عَوارِضُها صَباحِ
Then he charged at them until we came upon
We attacked them till we met in the field
fair women with gleaming, polished teeth.
With Indian blades that shine revealed
فَأُبناthen we returned بِالنِهابِwith plunder وَبِالسَباياand with female captives
فَأُبنا بِالنِهابِ وَبِالسَبايا
وَبِالبيضِand with the fair-skinned الخَرائِدِmaidens وَاللِقاحِand milk-giving she-camels
وَبِالبيضِ الخَرائِدِ وَاللِقاحِ
Then we returned with plunder and female captives,
We returned with captives and spoils of war
and fair-skinned maidens and milk-giving she-camels.
Milk-white prisoners and wounds that sore
وَأَعتَقناand we freed اِبنَةَthe daughter of العَمرِيِّal-ʿAmri عَمرٍوʿAmr
وَأَعتَقنا اِبنَةَ العَمرِيِّ عَمرٍو
وَقَدand already خُضناwe gambled عَلَيهاfor her بِالقِداحِwith lot-arrows
وَقَد خُضنا عَلَيها بِالقِداحِ
And we freed the daughter of ʿAmr al-ʿAmri,
And we freed the daughter of 'Amr ibn 'Amir
having already gambled for her with lot-arrows.
After we had quaffed at her abode the stir
Sol 6.1