تَجَنَّبavoid نُمَيراًNumayr وَلاand do not توطِهاtread on it
تَجَنَّب نُمَيراً وَلا توطِها
فَإِنَّfor indeed بِهاin it عامِراًʿĀmir's people حُضَّرُpresent
فَإِنَّ بِها عامِراً حُضَّرُ
Avoid Numayr, and do not tread its ground,
for ʿĀmir's men are present there.
وَإِنَّand indeed رِماحَspears بَنيthe sons of عامِرٍʿĀmir
وَإِنَّ رِماحَ بَني عامِرٍ
يُقَطِّرنَthey drip مِلfrom (apparently مِنْ) عَلَقِclotted blood الأَحمَرِred
يُقَطِّرنَ مِل عَلَقِ الأَحمَرِ
And the spears of the sons of ʿĀmir
drip with red, clotted blood.
هُمُthey الجابِرونَthose who mend عِظامَthe bones of الكَسيرِthe broken man
هُمُ الجابِرونَ عِظامَ الكَسيرِ
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الكَسائِرُthe fractures لَمhave not تُجبَرِbeen mended
إِذا ما الكَسائِرُ لَم تُجبَرِ
They mend the broken man's bones
when fractures remain unmended.
وَهُمand they يَضرِبونَstrike غَداةَin the early morning الصَباthe morning (first part)
وَهُم يَضرِبونَ غَداةَ الصَبا
حِcompletes 'morning' أَنفَthe nose of المُدَجَّجِthe armored man ذيwearing المِغفَرِthe mail hood
حِ أَنفَ المُدَجَّجِ ذي المِغفَرِ
And they strike in the early morning
the nose of the armored man wearing a mail hood.
يُقيمونَthey straighten لِلحَربِfor war أَصعارَهاits twisted necks
يُقيمونَ لِلحَربِ أَصعارَها
إِذاwhen ثُوِّرَis stirred up القَصطَلُthe dust-cloud الأَغبَرُgray
إِذا ثُوِّرَ القَصطَلُ الأَغبَرُ
They straighten war's twisted necks
when the gray dust-cloud is stirred up.
كُماةٌchampions حُماةٌdefenders إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الشِفاthe lips (first part)
كُماةٌ حُماةٌ إِذا ما الشِفا
هُcompletes 'lips' يَعجِزُis unable عَنto ضَمِّهاdraw them together المِشفَرُthe lip (literally a camel's)
هُ يَعجِزُ عَن ضَمِّها المِشفَرُ
Champions and defenders, when the lips
cannot be drawn together by the muzzle.
يُطيلونَthey prolong لِلحَربِfor war تَكرارَهاits repeated charges
يُطيلونَ لِلحَربِ تَكرارَها
إِذاwhen أَلهَبَتit bursts into flame لَهَباًa flame تُسعَرُit is stoked
إِذا أَلهَبَت لَهَباً تُسعَرُ
They prolong war's repeated charges
when it bursts into flame and is stoked.
وَإِنَّand indeed الَّذيthat which قَدalready أَتَيتُمyou have come بِهِwith it
وَإِنَّ الَّذي قَد أَتَيتُم بِهِ
سَيَكذِبُهُwill belie it عَنكُمُabout you المُخبَرُthe report
سَيَكذِبُهُ عَنكُمُ المُخبَرُ
And what you have brought forward,
the report about you will belie.
سَتَعلَمُyou will learn إِنif رُمتُموهُمyou seek them out إِذاwhen
سَتَعلَمُ إِن رُمتُموهُم إِذا
تَلَقّىmeet كَتائِبُهاits battalions الحُسَّرُthe helmetless men
تَلَقّى كَتائِبُها الحُسَّرُ
You will learn, if you seek them out, when
the helmetless men meet its battalions.
تَبَيَّنُexamine carefully فيin شُبُهاتِthe uncertainties of الأُمورِaffairs
تَبَيَّنُ في شُبُهاتِ الأُمورِ
فَإِنَّfor indeed التَجارِبَexperiences قَدindeed تُؤثَرُare handed down
فَإِنَّ التَجارِبَ قَد تُؤثَرُ
Seek clarity in doubtful affairs,
for experience is indeed handed down.
لَقَدindeed كانَthere was فيماin what خَلاhas passed عِبرَةٌa lesson
لَقَد كانَ فيما خَلا عِبرَةٌ
وَبِالعِلمِand through knowledge يَعتَبِرُtakes heed المُبصِرُthe discerning person
وَبِالعِلمِ يَعتَبِرُ المُبصِرُ
There was indeed a lesson in what has passed,
and through knowledge the discerning take heed.
يُلامُis blamed المُفَرَّطُthe negligent person فيin أَمرِهِhis affair
يُلامُ المُفَرَّطُ في أَمرِهِ
إِذاwhen صَرَّحَbecomes clear الأَمرُthe matter لِلمُعذِرِto one who has done his utmost
إِذا صَرَّحَ الأَمرُ لِلمُعذِرِ
The man negligent in his affairs is blamed
when the matter becomes plain to one who has done his utmost.
Sol 6.1