إِنّاindeed we بَنوsons of مِنقَرٍMinqar قَومٌa people ذَووpossessors of حَسَبٍancestral honor
إِنّا بَنو مِنقَرٍ قَومٌ ذَوو حَسَبٍ
فيناamong us سَراةُthe nobles بَنيsons of سَعدٍSa'd وَنادِيَهاand its council
فينا سَراةُ بَني سَعدٍ وَنادِيَها
We are indeed the sons of Minqar, a people of noble lineage;
Among us are the chiefs of Banu Sa'd and its council.
جُرثُومَةٌan ancestral stock أَنُفٌproud يَعتَفُّabstains مُقتِرُهاits needy member
جُرثُومَةٌ أَنُفٌ يَعتَفُّ مُقتِرُها
عَنِfrom الخَبيثِbaseness وَيُعطيand gives الخَيرَgood things مُثريهاits wealthy member
عَنِ الخَبيثِ وَيُعطي الخَيرَ مُثريها
A proud stock, whose poor abstain
From baseness, while its wealthy bestow good gifts.
وَالبَذلُand giving مِنfrom مُعدميهاits destitute members إِنif أَلَّمَcomes بِهاupon it
وَالبَذلُ مِن مُعدميها إِن أَلَّمَ بِها
حَقٌّan obligation وَلاand not يَشتَكيهاcomplains of it مَنwhoever يُناديهاcalls upon it
حَقٌّ وَلا يَشتَكيها مَن يُناديها
Even its destitute give, whenever it faces
An obligation; none who calls upon it complains of it.
نُلقيwe cast الحَديدَiron armor عَلَيناupon ourselves ثُمَthen تَلحَقُناcatch up with us
نُلقي الحَديدَ عَلَينا ثُمَ تَلحَقُنا
قُبٌّlean-bellied horses مُدَرَّبَةٌbattle-trained شُعثٌdisheveled نَواصيهاtheir forelocks
قُبٌّ مُدَرَّبَةٌ شُعثٌ نَواصيها
We put on iron armor; then we are joined
By lean, battle-trained steeds, their forelocks disheveled,
مُعَوَّداتٌinured to جِراحاتِwounds of الخُدودِthe cheeks إِذاwhen
مُعَوَّداتٌ جِراحاتِ الخُدودِ إِذا
كانَtakes place اللقاءُbattle وَطَعناًand spear-thrusts فيin مَآقيهاtheir inner eye-corners
كانَ اللقاءُ وَطَعناً في مَآقيها
Inured to wounds upon their cheeks whenever
Battle is joined, and to spear-thrusts at their eyes' inner corners,
حَتّىuntil تَراهاyou see them أَسابيُّstreaks الدِماءِof blood بِهاupon them
حَتّى تَراها أَسابيُّ الدِماءِ بِها
كَأَنَّماas though كُسِيَتwere clothed in حِبراًstriped robes هَواديهاtheir necks
كَأَنَّما كُسِيَت حِبراً هَواديها
Until you see them streaked with blood,
As though their necks were clad in striped robes.
وَلَيلَةٍand many a night يَصطَليwarms himself بِالفَرثِwith paunch contents جازِرُهاits butcher
وَلَيلَةٍ يَصطَلي بِالفَرثِ جازِرُها
يَختَصُّsingles out بِالنَقرىwith selective invitations المُثرينthe wealthy داعيهاits caller
يَختَصُّ بِالنَقرى المُثرين داعيها
And on many a night—when its butcher warmed himself with paunch contents,
Its caller reserved his invitations for the wealthy,
لاnot يَنبَحُbarks الكَلبُthe dog فيهاduring it غَيرَexcept وَاحِدَةٍonce
لا يَنبَحُ الكَلبُ فيها غَيرَ وَاحِدَةٍ
مِنَat العَشاءِnightfall وَلاand not تَسريcreep by night أَفاعيهاits vipers
مِنَ العَشاءِ وَلا تَسري أَفاعيها
The dog barked that night no more than once
At nightfall, and its vipers did not creep abroad—
رَفَعتُI raised نارِيmy fire عَلىupon عَلياءa height مُشرِفَةٍcommanding
رَفَعتُ نارِي عَلى عَلياء مُشرِفَةٍ
يُدعىis invited بِهاby it للقِرىto hospitality وَالحَقِّand what is due سارِيَهاits night traveler
يُدعى بِها للقِرى وَالحَقِّ سارِيَها
I raised my fire upon a commanding height,
By which the night traveler was summoned to hospitality and his due.
Sol 6.1