وماand there is no منany قَبيلٍtribe بينbetween مَرٍّMarr وعالِجٍand ʿĀlij
وما من قَبيلٍ بين مَرٍّ وعالِجٍ
وأَبيَنَand Abyan إلّاexcept طامِحٌranging far afield فيamong الطوامحِthe wanderers
وأَبيَنَ إلّا طامِحٌ في الطوامحِ
And there is no tribe between Marr and ʿĀlij
No tribe among the clans of Marr and Aalij,
and Abyan but ranges far among the wanderers,
Seeks aught but ruin for the noble tribes.
سوىexcept أنthat أَصواتاًAṣwāt فَأعقُقَand then Aʿquq لمhas not يزلceased
سوى أن أَصواتاً فَأعقُقَ لم يزل
بهin it أَنَسٌa company of people منfrom أهلهits people غيرُnot نازحِdeparting
به أَنَسٌ من أهله غيرُ نازحِ
except that in Aṣwāt, then Aʿquq, there has always been
Except that voices called out till they grew hoarse,
a company of its people who have not moved away.
With them were people of their clan, none fled.
وجدناwe found بهin it العَمرَينِthe two ʿAmrs عَمرَوʿAmr عُدَيَّةٍʿUdayya
وجدنا به العَمرَينِ عَمرَو عُدَيَّةٍ
وَعَمرَوand ʿAmr بنson of عمرٍʿAmr وفيand in حِلالِencampments صُلاطِحِspacious
وَعَمرَو بن عمرٍ وفي حِلالِ صُلاطِحِ
We found there the two ʿAmrs: ʿAmr of ʿUdayya
In it we found the ages of Amr and Udayya,
and ʿAmr son of ʿAmr; and in spacious encampments
And Amr bin Amr, and in the lawful mounts of Sulati.
وجدناwe found بنيthe sons of عَمروٍʿAmr ثمانينeighty فارساًhorsemen
وجدنا بني عَمروٍ ثمانين فارساً
تُجابِهُconfronts عنfrom وجهٍa face منof الليلthe night كالِحِscowling
تُجابِهُ عن وجهٍ من الليل كالِحِ
we found the sons of ʿAmr, eighty horsemen,
We found eighty horsemen of the clan of Amr,
confronting a scowling face of night.
Who would face the night with courage as warriors.
وكانand were العُدَائيّونَthe ʿUdāʾiyyūn تحتَbeneath رماحِهمtheir spears
وكان العُدَائيّونَ تحتَ رماحِهم
رماحِspears بنيthe sons of عَمرٍʿAmr وغداةَand on the morning of المَصابِحِthe dawn raids
رماحِ بني عَمرٍ وغداةَ المَصابِحِ
And the ʿUdāʾiyyūn were beneath their spears—
And the Udaiyis were under their spears,
the spears of the sons of ʿAmr—and, on the morning of the dawn raids,
The spears of the clan of Amr and the morning lights.
مُصَافِّينَdrawn up against أَصهاراًin-laws ورِحماًand kinsfolk وَجِيرَةًand neighbors
مُصَافِّينَ أَصهاراً ورِحماً وَجِيرَةً
وماand not كانwas فيهمamong them فارسٌa horseman غيرُnot جانحِleaning aside
وما كان فيهم فارسٌ غيرُ جانحِ
drawn up against in-laws, kinsfolk, and neighbors;
As in-laws, womb-relatives and neighbors,
and every horseman among them leaned aside.
Among them was no horseman but a deserter.
فلوso if كنتَyou were منamong أبناءthe sons of عمرِوʿAmr بنِson of عامرٍʿĀmir
فلو كنتَ من أبناء عمرِو بنِ عامرٍ
كَرُمتَyou would have been noble ولكنand yet أنتَyou منfrom نسلِthe lineage of جامِحِJāmiḥ
كَرُمتَ ولكن أنتَ من نسلِ جامِحِ
So, had you been among the sons of ʿAmr son of ʿĀmir,
So if you were among the sons of Amr bin Aamer,
you would have been noble; but you are of Jāmiḥ’s line.
You were honored, but you are from the progeny of Jaami.
Sol 6.1