لاnot يَستَويare equal الأَخَوانِthe two brothers أَمّاas for بَكرُناour Bakr
لا يَستَوي الأَخَوانِ أَمّا بَكرُنا
فَيَدينُthen it submits لِلمَلِكِto the king اللِئامِignoble العُنصُرُstock; lineage
فَيَدينُ لِلمَلِكِ اللِئامِ العُنصُرُ
The two brothers are not equal: as for our Bakr,
It submits to a king of ignoble stock.
وَوَجَدتُand I found تَغلِبَTaghlib لاnot يُرامُcan be assailed قَديمُهاits ancient standing
وَوَجَدتُ تَغلِبَ لا يُرامُ قَديمُها
عِزّاًglory; might يَحِقُّis rightfully due لَهُto him الَّذيthe one who لاnot يُقهَرُcan be conquered
عِزّاً يَحِقُّ لَهُ الَّذي لا يُقهَرُ
And I found Taghlib, its ancient standing unassailable,
With a glory befitting one who cannot be conquered.
أَخُمَاعَO Khumaʿah لَوif أَصبَحتِyou awoke وَسطَamid رِحالِهِمtheir tents
أَخُمَاعَ لَو أَصبَحتِ وَسطَ رِحالِهِم
عَرَفَتshe would know خُماعَةُKhumaʿah أَنَّهاthat she لاnot تُخفَرُhas her protection violated
عَرَفَت خُماعَةُ أَنَّها لا تُخفَرُ
O Khumaʿah, if you awoke amid their tents,
Khumaʿah would know that her protection would not be violated.
Sol 6.1