وَفَيتُI fulfilled my duty بِأَذوادِwith small camel herds الرَسولِthe Messenger وَقَدand already أَبَتrefused
وَفَيتُ بِأَذوادِ الرَسولِ وَقَد أَبَت
سُعاةٌcollectors فَلَمso not يَردُدُreturn بَعيراًa camel مُجيرُهاtheir protector
سُعاةٌ فَلَم يَردُدُ بَعيراً مُجيرُها
I fulfilled my duty with the Messenger's camel herds, though
Collectors had refused, and their protector returned no camel.
مَعاًtogether وَمنَعناهاand we protected them مِنَfrom الناسِthe people كُلِّهمُall of them
مَعاً وَمنَعناها مِنَ الناسِ كُلِّهمُ
ترامِيvolleys الأَعاديof the enemies عِندَناwith us ماnot يَضيرُهاharm them
ترامِي الأَعادي عِندَنا ما يَضيرُها
Together, we guarded them from all people;
The enemies' volleys do them no harm while they are with us.
فَأَدَّيتُهاso I delivered them كَيso that لاnot أَخونَI prove false بِذِمَتّيto my pledge
فَأَدَّيتُها كَي لا أَخونَ بِذِمَتّي
مَحانيقَlean camels لَمnot تُدرَسbe worn down لِرَكبٍby riders ظُهورُهاtheir backs
مَحانيقَ لَم تُدرَس لِرَكبٍ ظُهورُها
So I delivered them, lest I prove false to my pledge:
Lean camels whose backs had not been worn by riders.
أرَدتُI sought بِهاthrough them التَقوىpiety وَمجدُand the glory of حَديثِهاtheir story
أرَدتُ بِها التَقوى وَمجدُ حَديثِها
إِذاwhen عُصبَةٌa band سامىvied in honor with قَبيليmy tribe فَخورَهاits boaster
إِذا عُصبَةٌ سامى قَبيلي فَخورَها
Through them I sought piety and the glory of their story,
When a band's boaster vies with my tribe in honor.
وَإِنيand indeed I لَمِنsurely of حَيّa tribe إِذاwhen عُدَّis counted سَعيُهُمtheir deeds
وَإِني لَمِن حَيّ إِذا عُدَّ سَعيُهُم
يَرىsees الفَخرَglory مِنهاin them حَيُّهاits living وَقُبورُهاand its graves
يَرى الفَخرَ مِنها حَيُّها وَقُبورُها
And I am indeed of a tribe: when its deeds are counted,
Its living and its graves see glory in them.
أَصاغِرَهُمtheir young لَمnot يَضرَعواsubmit وَكِبارُهُمand their elders
أَصاغِرَهُم لَم يَضرَعوا وَكِبارُهُم
رزانٌsteady مَراسِيَهاtheir anchors عِفافٌpure صُدورُهاtheir breasts
رزانٌ مَراسِيَها عِفافٌ صُدورُها
Their young have not bowed in submission; as for their elders,
Their anchors are steady, their breasts pure.
وَأَشوَسَand a fierce-eyed man سامٍlofty قَدindeed عَلوتُI overcame وَعُصبَةٍand a band
وَأَشوَسَ سامٍ قَد عَلوتُ وَعُصبَةٍ
غِضابٍangry حِناقٍfurious صَدَّturned away عَنّيfrom me نُحورُهاtheir chests
غِضابٍ حِناقٍ صَدَّ عَنّي نُحورُها
And many a fierce-eyed, lofty man I have overcome, and a band
Of angry, furious men whose chests turned away from me.
وِمِنand from رَهطِthe clan of كَنّادٍKannad تَوَفّيتُI collected in full ذِمَّتيmy pledged obligation
وِمِن رَهطِ كَنّادٍ تَوَفّيتُ ذِمَّتي
وَلَمand not يَثنِturn back سَيفيmy sword نَبحُهاtheir barking وَهريرُهاand their growling
وَلَم يَثنِ سَيفي نَبحُها وَهريرُها
And from Kannad's clan I collected what my pledge required;
And their barking and growling did not turn back my sword.
وَلَيلَةِand a night نَحسٍof ill fortune فيin الأُمورِaffairs شَهِدتُهاI witnessed it
وَلَيلَةِ نَحسٍ في الأُمورِ شَهِدتُها
بِخُطَّةِwith a plan of عَزمٍresolve قَدalready أُمِرَّwas tightly twisted مَريرُهاits cord
بِخُطَّةِ عَزمٍ قَد أُمِرَّ مَريرُها
And many an ill-starred night amid affairs I have witnessed,
With a plan of resolve whose cord was twisted tight.
وَقُبَّةِand a pavilion مَلكٍof a king قَدindeed دَخَلتُI entered وَفارِسٍand a horseman
وَقُبَّةِ مَلكٍ قَد دَخَلتُ وَفارِسٍ
طَعَنتُI speared إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الخَيلُthe cavalry شَدَّcharged مُغيرُهاits raider
طَعَنتُ إِذا ما الخَيلُ شَدَّ مُغيرُها
And many a king's pavilion I have entered, and a horseman
I have speared when the cavalry's raider charged.
فَفَرَّجتُso I opened a gap أُولاهاits vanguard بِنجلاءَwith a gaping wound ثَرَّةٍgushing
فَفَرَّجتُ أُولاها بِنجلاءَ ثَرَّةٍ
بِحَيثُat the place where الَّذيthe one who يَرجوhopes for الحَياةَlife يَضيرُهاharms it
بِحَيثُ الَّذي يَرجو الحَياةَ يَضيرُها
So I opened a gap in its vanguard with a gaping, gushing wound,
Where one who hopes for life does it harm.
وَمَشهَدِand a scene صِدقٍof honor قَدindeed شَهدتُI witnessed فَلَمso not أَكُنI was
وَمَشهَدِ صِدقٍ قَد شَهدتُ فَلَم أَكُن
بِهِin it خامِلاًidle وَاليَومَand today يُثنىis praised مَصيرُهاits outcome
بِهِ خامِلاً وَاليَومَ يُثنى مَصيرُها
And many a scene of honor I have witnessed; I was not
Idle there, and today its outcome is praised.
أَرىI regard رَهبَةَdread الأَعداءِthe enemies مِنّيof me جَراءَةًboldness
أَرى رَهبَةَ الأَعداءِ مِنّي جَراءَةً
وَيَبكيand he weeps إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle النَفسُthe soul يُوحيwhispers ضَميرُهاits innermost thought
وَيَبكي إِذا ما النَفسُ يُوحي ضَميرُها
I count the enemies' dread of me as boldness,
And he weeps whenever the soul's innermost thought whispers.
Sol 6.1