إِذاif شِئتَyou wish أَنto تَلقىfind المَناعَةَprotection from harm فَاِستَجِرthen seek refuge
إِذا شِئتَ أَن تَلقى المَناعَةَ فَاِستَجِر
خِذامَKhidham بنَson of زَيدٍZayd إِنif أَجارَgrants protection خِذامُKhidham
خِذامَ بنَ زَيدٍ إِن أَجارَ خِذامُ
If you wish to find protection, then seek refuge with
Khidham son of Zayd, if Khidham grants protection.
دَعَوتُI called upon أَباAbu (father of) الجَبّارِal-Jabbar أَختَصُّI single out مالِكاًMalik
دَعَوتُ أَبا الجَبّارِ أَختَصُّ مالِكاً
وَلَمand not يَكُwas قِدماًin times past مَنwhoever أَجَرتَyou sheltered يُضامُis wronged
وَلَم يَكُ قِدماً مَن أَجَرتَ يُضامُ
I called upon Abu al-Jabbar, singling out Malik,
And in times past, no one you sheltered was wronged.
فَقامَthen rose أَبوAbu (father of) الجَبّارِal-Jabbar يَهتَزُّquivers لِلنَدىfor generosity
فَقامَ أَبو الجَبّارِ يَهتَزُّ لِلنَدى
كَماjust as اِهتَزَّquivered عَضبُkeen الشَفرَتَينِthe two cutting edges حُسامُa cutting sword
كَما اِهتَزَّ عَضبُ الشَفرَتَينِ حُسامُ
Then Abu al-Jabbar rose, quivering with eagerness to give,
As a keen, double-edged sword quivers.
وَكُنتُand I was سَناماًa hump مِنamong فَزارَةَFazara تامِكاًtowering
وَكُنتُ سَناماً مِن فَزارَةَ تامِكاً
وَفيand among كُلِّevery قَومٍpeople ذِروَةٌa summit وَسَنامُand a hump
وَفي كُلِّ قَومٍ ذِروَةٌ وَسَنامُ
And I was a towering hump among Fazara,
And among every people there is a summit and a hump.
فَنَكَّبتَso you turned aside عَنّيaway from me الشارِعينَthe assailants وَلَمand not أَكُنI was
فَنَكَّبتَ عَنّي الشارِعينَ وَلَم أَكُن
مَخافَةَfor fear of شَرِّharm الشارِعينَthe assailants أَنامُI sleep
مَخافَةَ شَرِّ الشارِعينَ أَنامُ
So you turned the assailants away from me; I had not been able
To sleep for fear of the assailants' harm.
Sol 6.1