يعيرنيreproaches me قوميmy people المجاهلacts of folly والخناand foul speech
يعيرني قومي المجاهل والخنا
عليهمagainst them وقالواand they said أنتyou غيرnot حليمforbearing
عليهم وقالوا أنت غير حليم
My people reproach me for acts of folly and foul speech
My ignorant people reproach and slander me,
Against them, and have said, "You are not forbearing."
And say that I am not forbearing.
هلis it? الجهلfolly فيكمagainst you أنthat أعاقبI retaliate بعدماafter
هل الجهل فيكم أن أعاقب بعدما
تجوزwas condoned سبيinsulting me واستحلand was deemed permissible حريميmy sanctuary
تجوز سبي واستحل حريمي
Is it folly that I retaliate against you, after
Is it ignorance in you that I should punish after
Insulting me was condoned and my sanctuary violated?
My honor was violated and my sanctuary desecrated?
اذاif أناI لمnot أمنعI protect عجوزيmy old woman منكمfrom you
اذا أنا لم أمنع عجوزي منكم
فكانتthen she would be كأخرىlike another woman فيamong النساءwomen عقيمbarren
فكانت كأخرى في النساء عقيم
If I do not protect my old woman from you,
If I did not prevent my old woman from you,
Then she would be like any other barren woman.
And she became like other barren women,
وقدand indeed علمتhave known أفناءclan branches مرةMurrah أنناthat we
وقد علمت أفناء مرة أننا
اذاwhen ماfor emphasis اجتداناsought a gift from us الشرevil كلeach one صميمِa true-born man
اذا ما اجتدانا الشر كل صميمِ
And Murrah's clans know that we,
And I have realized time and again that when
When evil seeks our bounty, are true-born to a man,
Evil confronts us, every bosom friend falls short.
حماةguardians لاfor (apparently split from لأحساب) حسابancestral honors (completing لأحساب) العشيرةthe clan كلهاall of it
حماة لا حساب العشيرة كلها
اذاwhen ذمis censured يومthe day الروعterror كلevery مليمِblameworthy man
اذا ذم يوم الروع كل مليمِ
Guardians of the ancestral honor of the entire clan,
All the tribe are protectors without accountability
When every blameworthy man is censured on the day of terror.
When the terror of the day visits every slanderer.
فقلتso I said لهاto her ياO أمmother of بيضاءBayda انهindeed it is
فقلت لها يا أم بيضاء انه
هريقhas been poured away شبابيmy youth واستشنand has grown dry and worn أديميmy skin
هريق شبابي واستشن أديمي
So I said to her, "O Umm Bayda, indeed,
So I said to her, O fair mother, he
My youth has been poured away, and my skin has withered."
Wasted my youth and weakened my constitution.
Sol 6.1