دافَعتُI defended عَنهُon his behalf بِشِعرِيَwith my poetry إذwhen
دافَعتُ عَنهُ بِشِعرِيَ إذ
كانَthere was لِقَوميfor my people فيconcerning الفِداءِthe ransom جَحَدrefusal
كانَ لِقَومي في الفِداءِ جَحَد
I defended him with my poetry, when
my people faced refusal over the ransom.
فَكانَso there was فيهِin his case ماwhat أَتاكَreached you وَفيand for
فَكانَ فيهِ ما أَتاكَ وَفي
تِسعينَninety أَسرىcaptives مُقرَنينَbound together صَفَدa bounty
تِسعينَ أَسرى مُقرَنينَ صَفَد
So in his case came what you have heard, and for
ninety captives bound together, a bounty.
دافَعَfought قَوميmy people فيwithin الكَتيبَةِthe battalion إذwhen
دافَعَ قَومي في الكَتيبَةِ إذ
طارَflew لِأَطرافِto the tips of الظُباتِthe sword blades وَقَدa blaze
طارَ لِأَطرافِ الظُباتِ وَقَد
My people fought within the battalion, when
a blaze flew to the sword blades’ tips.
فَأَصبَحواso they came to be عِندَwith اِبنِthe son of جَفنَةَJafnah فيin الthe (continued)
فَأَصبَحوا عِندَ اِبنِ جَفنَةَ في ال
أَغلالِfetters مِنهمof them وَالحَديدِand the iron عُقَدknots
أَغلالِ مِنهم وَالحَديدِ عُقَد
Then they found themselves with Ibn Jafnah, in the
fetters—knots formed of them and iron.
إِذwhen مُخنَبٌa bent-limbed man (uncertain) فيamong المُخنَبينَthe bent-limbed men (uncertain) وَفيand in النthe (continued)
إِذ مُخنَبٌ في المُخنَبينَ وَفي الن
نَهكَةِordeal غَيٌّfolly بادِئٌevident وَرَشَدand sound judgment
نَهكَةِ غَيٌّ بادِئٌ وَرَشَد
When a bent-limbed man was among the bent-limbed, and in the
ordeal, folly was plain, and sound judgment.
Sol 6.1