لِبَكرٍto Bakr لَعَمريby my life بَكَّرَcame early الدَهرُTime بِالرَدىwith death
لِبَكرٍ لَعَمري بَكَّرَ الدَهرُ بِالرَدى
وَقَدand indeed عَجَّلَتhastened أَحداثُهُits calamities لِبَنيto the sons of عِجلِIjl
وَقَد عَجَّلَت أَحداثُهُ لِبَني عِجلِ
To Bakr, by my life, Time came early bearing death,
For my lifetime, alas, the days have hastened misfortune,
and its calamities came swiftly to the sons of Ijl;
And their events were quickly brought on the hasty tribe.
وَتَغلِبُand they overcome مِنfrom أَحياءِthe clans of تَغلِبَTaghlib سادَةًchiefs
وَتَغلِبُ مِن أَحياءِ تَغلِبَ سادَةً
وَقَدand already غَلَبَتهُمthey overcame them قَبلَbefore مُختَلِفِthe movement of الرَجلِthe foot
وَقَد غَلَبَتهُم قَبلَ مُختَلِفِ الرَجلِ
and they overcome chiefs from the clans of Taghlib,
The surviving chiefs of Taghlib were once victorious,
and they had already overcome them before a foot could stir.
But they were defeated before the warring tribes clashed.
Sol 6.1