إذاif كنتَyou were فيamong سَعدِSa'd وأمُّكَand your mother منهمone of them
إذا كنتَ في سَعدِ وأمُّكَ منهم
غريباًa stranger فلاso do not let يَغرُركَdeceive you خالكyour maternal uncle منfrom سَعدSa'd
غريباً فلا يَغرُركَ خالك من سَعد
If, among Sa'd, with your mother one of them, you are
If you are in Sa'd and your mother is one of them
a stranger, do not let your maternal uncle from Sa'd deceive you.
A stranger, do not be deceived by your maternal uncle of Sa'd
فإنfor indeed ابنson أختsister القومthe tribe مُصغًىtilted إناؤهُhis bowl
فإن ابن أخت القوم مُصغًى إناؤهُ
إشذاif (apparent typo for إذا) لمdid not يُزاحمhe rivals خالَهُhis maternal uncle بأبٍwith a father جَلدٍstalwart
إشذا لم يُزاحم خالَهُ بأبٍ جَلدٍ
For the son of the tribe's sister has his bowl tilted,
For the son of the sister of a people is a vessel inclined
if he does not rival his maternal uncle with a stalwart father.
Even if he does not contend with his uncle, of courageous disposition
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle دعواthey summoned كيسانKaysan كانتwere كُهولُهمtheir middle-aged men
إذا ما دعوا كيسان كانت كُهولُهم
الىto الغَدرtreachery ادنىcloser منthan شبابهمtheir young men المردbeardless
الى الغَدر ادنى من شبابهم المرد
Whenever they summon Kaysan, their middle-aged men are
When they call two owls, their crazies
closer to treachery than their beardless youths.
Are more prone to betrayal than their spirited youth
فإنand if تكare اثوابيmy garments تَمزّقنhave become torn عنfrom بلىًwear
فإن تك اثوابي تَمزّقن عن بلىً
فانيthen indeed I كنصلِlike the blade السيفof the sword فيin خَلَقworn-out الغمدِthe sheath
فاني كنصلِ السيف في خَلَق الغمدِ
And if my garments have been torn by wear,
If my clothes are torn by decrepitude
then I am like a sword's blade in a worn-out sheath.
I am like a sword blade in the nature of a scabbard
Sol 6.1