فَإِنfor if تَكُis أُمّيmy mother غُرابيَّةًraven-black
فَإِن تَكُ أُمّي غُرابيَّةً
مِنَfrom among ابناءِthe descendants of حامٍHam بِهاon her account عِبتَنيyou taunted me
مِنَ ابناءِ حامٍ بِها عِبتَني
For if my mother is raven-black,
Of Ham's descendants—you taunted me on her account—
فَإِنّيthen indeed I لَطيفٌadept بِبيضِwith gleaming الظُبىsword-edges
فَإِنّي لَطيفٌ بِبيضِ الظُبى
وَسُمرِand dusky العَواليlances إِذاwhen جِئتَنيyou come to me
وَسُمرِ العَوالي إِذا جِئتَني
Then I am deft with gleaming sword-edges,
And dusky lances, when you come to me.
وَلَولاand were it not for فِرارُكَyour flight يَومَon the day of الوَغىbattle
وَلَولا فِرارُكَ يَومَ الوَغى
لَقُدتُكَI would have led you captive فيin الحَربِwar أَوor قُدتَنيyou would have led me captive
لَقُدتُكَ في الحَربِ أَو قُدتَني
And had you not fled on the day of battle,
I would have led you captive in war—or you would have led me.
Sol 6.1