كانَwere التَبابِعُthe Tubbaʿ kings فيin دَهرٍan age لَهُمfor them سَلَفٌpredecessors
كانَ التَبابِعُ في دَهرٍ لَهُم سَلَفٌ
وَاِبنُand the son of المُرارِal-Murār وَأَملاكٌand kings عَلىover الشامِSyria
وَاِبنُ المُرارِ وَأَملاكٌ عَلى الشامِ
The Tubbaʿ kings had predecessors in ages past,
as did Ibn al-Murār and kings over Syria,
حَتّىuntil اِنتَهىpassed المُلكُkingship مِنfrom لَخمٍLakhm إِلىto مَلَكٍa king
حَتّى اِنتَهى المُلكُ مِن لَخمٍ إِلى مَلَكٍ
باديexposed السِنانِthe spearhead لِمَنagainst one whom لَمdid not يَرمِهِshoot at him راميan archer
بادي السِنانِ لِمَن لَم يَرمِهِ رامي
until kingship passed from Lakhm to a king
whose spearhead was bared against one no archer had shot at.
أَنحىhe bore down عَلَيناupon us بِأَظفارٍwith claws فَطَوَّقَناthen he collared us
أَنحى عَلَينا بِأَظفارٍ فَطَوَّقَنا
طَوقَthe neck-ring of الحَمامِdoves بِإِتعاسٍby bringing misery وَإِرغامِand humiliation
طَوقَ الحَمامِ بِإِتعاسٍ وَإِرغامِ
He bore down upon us with claws and collared us
with a dove’s neck-ring, bringing misery and humiliation.
إِنif يُمكِنِgrants an opportunity اللَهُGod مِنthrough دَهرٍa turn of fortune تُساءُyou are grieved بِهِby it
إِن يُمكِنِ اللَهُ مِن دَهرٍ تُساءُ بِهِ
نَترُكَّwe shall leave you وَحدَكَalone تَدعوcalling upon رَهطَthe clan of بِسطامِBisṭām
نَترُكَّ وَحدَكَ تَدعو رَهطَ بِسطامِ
If God grants us a chance through a turn of fortune that grieves you,
we shall leave you alone, calling on Bisṭām’s clan.
فَاِنظُرso look إِلىto الصيدِthe proud chiefs لَمdid not يَحموكَthey protect you مِنfrom مُضَرٍMuḍar
فَاِنظُر إِلى الصيدِ لَم يَحموكَ مِن مُضَرٍ
هَلis there فيin رَبيعَةَRabīʿa إِنif لَمdo not تَدعُناyou call on us حاميa protector
هَل في رَبيعَةَ إِن لَم تَدعُنا حامي
So look to the proud chiefs: they have not protected you from Muḍar.
Is there a protector in Rabīʿa, if you do not call on us?
Sol 6.1