يقولونthey say أبناءsons البعيرof the camel ومالهand it has no
يقولون أبناء البعير وماله
سنامhump ولاnor فيat ذروةsummit المجدof glory غاربwithers
سنام ولا في ذروة المجد غارب
They say, “Sons of the camel”—yet it has
They say, “Sons of the camel”—yet it has no
no hump, nor any withers at glory’s summit.
hump, nor any withers at the summit of glory.
تمنيتI wished وذاكمand that (addressing you all) منfrom سفاهةfolly رأيهاher judgment
تمنيت وذاكم من سفاهة رأيها
لاnot هجوهاsatirizing her لماwhen هجتنيshe satirized me محاربMuharib
لا هجوها لما هجتني محارب
I wished—and that sprang from the folly of her judgment—
I wished—and that stems from the folly of her judgment—
to lampoon her when Muḥārib lampooned me.
not to satirize her when Muharib satirized me.
معاذrefuge الهيmy God اننunclear as written بقبيلتيwith or concerning my tribe
معاذ الهي انن بقبيلتي
ونفسيand my soul عنaway from ذاكthat المقامstation لراغبindeed averse
ونفسي عن ذاك المقام لراغب
God forbid—[the intervening wording is unclear]—with my tribe;
I seek refuge in my God—[unclear wording] concerning my tribe;
and my soul longs to be far from that station.
and my soul is indeed averse to that station.
Sol 6.1