لحاmay curse اللَهGod فوديthe two side-locks of مسرفMusrif وابنand the son of عمهhis paternal uncle
لحا اللَه فودي مسرف وابن عمه
وآثارand the tracks of نعليthe two sandals of مسرفMusrif حيثwherever أثراthey both left marks
وآثار نعلي مسرف حيث أثرا
May God curse the two side-locks of Musrif and his cousin,
and the tracks of Musrif’s two sandals, wherever they left their marks.
مررتI passed علىby ربعيهماtheir two dwellings فكأننيso it was as though I
مررت على ربعيهما فكأنني
مررتI passed بجبارينby two tyrants منfrom among سروِthe nobles of حميراHimyar
مررت بجبارين من سروِ حميرا
I passed by their two dwellings, and it was as though I
had passed two tyrants from among Himyar’s nobles.
علىyet أنthat ذاthe possessor of العلياlofty standing عمارةUmārah لمdid not أجدI find
على أن ذا العليا عمارة لم أجد
علىdespite البعدthe distance حسنthe goodness of العهدloyalty منهon his part تغيراhad changed
على البعد حسن العهد منه تغيرا
Yet as for Umārah, the man of lofty standing, I did not find
his faithful regard altered, despite the distance.
حبانيhe bestowed on me ببرديهhis two cloaks وعنسand a sturdy she-camel كأنماas though
حباني ببرديه وعنس كأنما
بنيbuilt فوقatop متنيهاthe two sides of her back الوليدانthe two boys قهقراa stone cairn
بني فوق متنيها الوليدان قهقرا
He gave me his two cloaks and a sturdy she-camel, as though
the two boys had built a stone cairn atop the two sides of her back.
Sol 6.1