أَنذَرتُI warned أَعدائيmy enemies غَداmorning (first part)
أَنذَرتُ أَعدائي غَدا
ةَcompletes 'morning' قَناًQanā حُدَيّاchallenging الناسِthe people طُرّاall without exception
ةَ قَناً حُدَيّا الناسِ طُرّا
I warned my enemies on the morning
at Qanā, challenging all people.
لاnot مُرعِياًgranting pasture مَرعىًa grazing ground لَهُمfor them
لا مُرعِياً مَرعىً لَهُم
ماwhatever فاتَنيeluded me أَمسَيتُI ended the day حُرّاfree
ما فاتَني أَمسَيتُ حُرّا
Granting them no pasture,
whatever has eluded me, I end the day free.
حُلواًsweet إِذاwhen اِبتُغِيَis sought الحَلاsweetness (first part)
حُلواً إِذا اِبتُغِيَ الحَلا
وَةُcompletes 'sweetness' وَاِستُحِبَّand is preferred الجَهدُhardship مُرّاbitter
وَةُ وَاِستُحِبَّ الجَهدُ مُرّا
Sweet when sweetness is sought,
and bitter when hardship is preferred.
كَمhow many مِنof عَدُوٍّan enemy جاهدٍstriving
كَم مِن عَدُوٍّ جاهدٍ
بِالشَرِّat evil لَوif يَسطيعُhe can شَرّاharm
بِالشَرِّ لَو يَسطيعُ شَرّا
How many an enemy strives
at evil, if only he could do harm!
يَغتابُhe slanders عِرضيmy honor غائِباًin my absence
يَغتابُ عِرضي غائِباً
فِإِذاbut when تَلاقَيناwe meet one another اِقشَعَرّاhe shudders
فِإِذا تَلاقَينا اِقشَعَرّا
He slanders my honor in my absence,
but when we meet, he shudders.
يُبديhe presents كَلاماًwords لَيِّناًgentle
يُبدي كَلاماً لَيِّناً
عِنديin my presence وَيَحقِرُand he scorns مُستَسِرّاsecretly
عِندي وَيَحقِرُ مُستَسِرّا
He offers gentle words
in my presence, but scorns me in secret.
إِنّيindeed I اِمرُؤٌa man أُبديI reveal مُخاًopposition (first part)
إِنّي اِمرُؤٌ أُبدي مُخاً
لَفَتيmy opposition (completion) وَأَكرَهُand I hate أَنto أُسِرّاconceal
لَفَتي وَأَكرَهُ أَن أُسِرّا
I am a man: I openly declare
my opposition, and hate to conceal it.
مِنfrom عُصبَةٍa band شُمِّproudly raised الأُنوthe noses (first part)
مِن عُصبَةٍ شُمِّ الأُنو
فِcompletes 'the noses' تَرىyou see عَدُوَّهُمُtheir enemy مَصِرّاobstinately hostile
فِ تَرى عَدُوَّهُمُ مَصِرّا
Of a band with proudly lifted noses,
you see their enemy obstinately hostile.
أَفَناءُthe clans تَغلِبَTaghlib والِديmy father
أَفَناءُ تَغلِبَ والِدي
وَيَديand my hand إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle البَأسُwarfare ضَرّاinflicts harm
وَيَدي إِذا ما البَأسُ ضَرّا
The clans of Taghlib are my father,
and my hand when warfare brings harm.
وَالرافِعينand those who raise بِناءَهُمtheir edifice
وَالرافِعين بِناءَهُم
فَتَراهُso you see it أَشمَخَloftier مُشمَخِرّاtowering high
فَتَراهُ أَشمَخَ مُشمَخِرّا
And those who raise their edifice,
so you see it loftier, towering high;
وَالمانِعينَand those who defend بَناتِهِمtheir daughters
وَالمانِعينَ بَناتِهِم
عِندَamid الوَغىthe din of battle حَدَباًout of care وَبرّاand kindness
عِندَ الوَغى حَدَباً وَبرّا
and those who defend their daughters
amid battle's din, with care and kindness;
وَالمُطعِمينَand those who feed others لَدىduring الشِتاwinter (first part)
وَالمُطعِمينَ لَدى الشِتا
ءِcompletes 'winter' سَدائِفاًslices of hump-fat مِنَfrom النَيبِaged she-camels غُرّاbright white
ءِ سَدائِفاً مِنَ النَيبِ غُرّا
and those who feed others in winter
bright white slices of hump-fat from aged she-camels.
وَلَقَدand indeed شَهِدتُI witnessed الخَيلَthe horses تَحـbeneath (first part)
وَلَقَد شَهِدتُ الخَيلَ تَحـ
ـتَcompletes 'beneath' الدارِعينَarmored warriors تَزُرُّthey gallop زَرّاfuriously
ـتَ الدارِعينَ تَزُرُّ زَرّا
And indeed, I have seen the horses beneath
armored warriors, galloping furiously.
نازَعتُI vied with أَولاهاtheir foremost الكَتيـthe battalion (first part)
نازَعتُ أَولاها الكَتيـ
ـبَةِcompletes 'the battalion' معجِماًtesting طِرفاًa high-bred steed طِمِرّاbounding
ـبَةِ معجِماً طِرفاً طِمِرّا
I vied with the foremost of the battalion,
testing a high-bred, bounding steed.
Sol 6.1