لَهانَwould be a small matter عَلَيناto us أَنthat تَمُرَّthey pass كَأَنَّهاas though they were
لَهانَ عَلَينا أَن تَمُرَّ كَأَنَّها
هَوازِنُhawzan birds طَيرٍbirds نِسوَةٌwomen مِنfrom هَوازِنِHawazin
هَوازِنُ طَيرٍ نِسوَةٌ مِن هَوازِنِ
It would trouble us little if they passed, as though they were
hawzan birds—women from Hawazin.
وَأُمُّand the mother of طَويلِlong الرُمحِthe spear سَمَّتهُshe named him مازِناًMazin
وَأُمُّ طَويلِ الرُمحِ سَمَّتهُ مازِناً
لَدىin respect of العَقلِintellect يَحكيhe resembles نَملَةًan ant أُمَّUmm (mother of) مازِنِMazin
لَدى العَقلِ يَحكي نَملَةً أُمَّ مازِنِ
And the long-speared man's mother named him Mazin;
in intellect he resembles an ant, Umm Mazin.
رَضيتُI was content بِماwith what جاءَbrought القَضاءُfate مُسَلِّماًsubmitting
رَضيتُ بِما جاءَ القَضاءُ مُسَلِّماً
وَضاعَand came to nothing سُؤاليmy questioning فيamong حَوازٍdiviners حَوازِنِgrief-bringing
وَضاعَ سُؤالي في حَوازٍ حَوازِنِ
I was content with what fate brought, submitting;
and my questioning came to nothing among grief-bringing diviners.
إِذاif أَنتَyou أُعطيتَyou are given الغِنىwealth فَاِدَّخِرthen store up بِهِwith it
إِذا أَنتَ أُعطيتَ الغِنى فَاِدَّخِر بِهِ
نَثاًgood repute وَأَرِحهُand free it مِنfrom خَوازٍdisgrace-bringing خَوازِنِhoarders
نَثاً وَأَرِحهُ مِن خَوازٍ خَوازِنِ
If you are given wealth, then store up with it
good repute, and free it from disgrace-bringing hoarders.
وَماand not أَناI إِنif وُلّيتُI am put in charge of أَمراًan affair بِعادِلٍjust
وَما أَنا إِن وُلّيتُ أَمراً بِعادِلٍ
وَلاnor فيin قَريضِcrafted verse الشِعرِpoetry بِالمُتَوازِنِwell-balanced
وَلا في قَريضِ الشِعرِ بِالمُتَوازِنِ
And I, if put in charge of an affair, would not be just,
nor, in composing verse, am I well-balanced.
Sol 6.1