قَدindeed أَوعَدونيthey threatened me بِأَرماحٍwith spears مُعَلَّبَةٍbound with sinew
قَد أَوعَدوني بِأَرماحٍ مُعَلَّبَةٍ
سودٍblack لُقِطنَpicked up مِنَfrom الحَومانِthe rough plains أَخلاقِworn-out
سودٍ لُقِطنَ مِنَ الحَومانِ أَخلاقِ
They have threatened me with sinew-bound spears,
They promised me spears, polished black,
Black and worn-out, picked up from the rough plains.
Taken from the most ignoble race.
لَمdid not يَسلُبوهاthey seize them as spoils وَلَمand did not يُعطواthey pay بِهاfor them ثَمَناًa price
لَم يَسلُبوها وَلَم يُعطوا بِها ثَمَناً
أَيديthe limbs of النِعامِostriches فَلاso may not أَسقاهُمُgive them drink الساقيthe water-giver
أَيدي النِعامِ فَلا أَسقاهُمُ الساقي
They neither seized them as spoils nor paid a price for them—
They neither captured nor paid a price for them.
Ostriches’ limbs! May the water-giver give them no drink.
May the hands of ostriches fail to avail them water.
عَمروَʿAmr اِبنَson of أَسوَدَAswad فاthe mouth of زَبّاءَa shaggy hyena قارِبَةٍapproaching water
عَمروَ اِبنَ أَسوَدَ فا زَبّاءَ قارِبَةٍ
ماءَthe water of الكُلابِal-Kulāb عَلَيهاupon her الظَبيَthe gazelle مِعناقِswift-striding
ماءَ الكُلابِ عَلَيها الظَبيَ مِعناقِ
ʿAmr son of Aswad—the jaws of a shaggy hyena for you, approaching
'Amr son of 'Uswad will soon sail his boat
The water of al-Kulāb, swift-striding, with the gazelle upon her.
To the spring of dogs, where antelopes graze.
Sol 6.1