قُبَيِّلَةٌa paltry little tribe مِنof قَيسِQays كُبَّةَKubbah ساقَهاdrove it
قُبَيِّلَةٌ مِن قَيسِ كُبَّةَ ساقَها
إِلىto أَهلِthe people of نَجدٍNajd لُؤمُهاits baseness وَاِفتِقارُهاand its poverty
إِلى أَهلِ نَجدٍ لُؤمُها وَاِفتِقارُها
A paltry little tribe of Qays Kubbah, driven
to the people of Najd by its baseness and poverty,
كَزائِدَةٍlike an extra finger ماnot بِالأَصابِعِfor the fingers حاجَةٌa need
كَزائِدَةٍ ما بِالأَصابِعِ حاجَةٌ
إِلَيهاfor it وَلاand not يَخفىis hidden عَلىfrom الناسِthe people عارُهاits disgrace
إِلَيها وَلا يَخفى عَلى الناسِ عارُها
like an extra finger the fingers have no need
of; nor is its disgrace hidden from anyone.
بِأَيِّby what رِشاءٍwell-rope ياO اِبنَson of أَربَدَArbad تَرتَقيyou climb
بِأَيِّ رِشاءٍ يا اِبنَ أَربَدَ تَرتَقي
إِلىto الشَمسِthe sun إِذwhen صامَتit stood still at its zenith وَطالَand grew long نَهارُهاits day
إِلى الشَمسِ إِذ صامَت وَطالَ نَهارُها
By what rope, O son of Arbad, do you climb
to the sun when it stands still at its zenith and its day grows long?
Sol 6.1