لَيسَthere is no بَينيbetween me وَبَينِand between قَيسٍQays عِتابُreproach
لَيسَ بَيني وَبَينِ قَيسٍ عِتابُ
غَيرexcept طَعنِstabbing الكُلىthe kidneys وَضَربِand striking الرِقابِthe necks
غَير طَعنِ الكُلى وَضَربِ الرِقابِ
Between me and Qays there is no reproach,
Except stabbing kidneys and striking necks.
إِذwhen جَزَيناwe repaid قُشَيرَهُمtheir Qushayr وِهِلالاًand Hilal
إِذ جَزَينا قُشَيرَهُم وِهِلالاً
وَأَبرناand we annihilated قَبيلَةَthe tribe of اِبنِson of الحُبابِal-Hubab
وَأَبرنا قَبيلَةَ اِبنِ الحُبابِ
When we repaid their Qushayr and Hilal,
And annihilated the tribe of Ibn al-Hubab,
وَاِقتَضَيناand we exacted دُيونُناour dues فيamong عَقيلٍUqayl
وَاِقتَضَينا دُيونُنا في عَقيلٍ
وَشَفَيناand we slaked غَليلَناour thirst for vengeance مِنon كِلابِKilab
وَشَفَينا غَليلَنا مِن كِلابِ
And exacted our dues from Uqayl,
And slaked our thirst for vengeance on Kilab.
نَزَلواthey lodged مَنزِلَthe lodging of الضيافَةِhospitality مِناwith us
نَزَلوا مَنزِلَ الضيافَةِ مِنا
فَقَرىso hosted القَومَthe company غِلمَةُthe youths of الأَعرابِthe Bedouins
فَقَرى القَومَ غِلمَةُ الأَعرابِ
They lodged with us as guests,
So the Bedouin youths served the company their fare.
وَتَركناand we left عُمَيرَهُمtheir Umayr رَهنَhostage to ضَبعٍa hyena
وَتَركنا عُمَيرَهُم رَهنَ ضَبعٍ
مُسلَحِبّاoutstretched وَرَهنَand hostage to طُلسِdusky الذِئابِthe wolves
مُسلَحِبّا وَرَهنَ طُلسِ الذِئابِ
And we left their Umayr hostage to a hyena,
Outstretched, and hostage to dusky wolves.
وَرَدَدناهُمُand we drove them back إِلىto حَرّتيهِمtheir two lava fields
وَرَدَدناهُمُ إِلى حَرّتيهِم
حَيثُwhere لاnot يَأكُلونَthey eat غَيرَother than الضّبابِspiny-tailed lizards
حَيثُ لا يَأكُلونَ غَيرَ الضّبابِ
And drove them back to their two lava fields,
Where they eat nothing but spiny-tailed lizards.
Sol 6.1