أَمِّرَتwas put in command خَثعَمٌKhathʿam عَلىupon غَيرِother than خَيرٍgood
أَمِّرَت خَثعَمٌ عَلى غَيرِ خَيرٍ
ثُمَّthen أَوصاهُمُhe instructed them الأَميرُthe commander بِسَيرِto march
ثُمَّ أَوصاهُمُ الأَميرُ بِسَيرِ
Khathʿam was put in command, to no good end.
A brute was appointed as commander, to no good end,
Then the commander instructed them to march.
Then the commander instructed them to march on,
أَينَماwhere is what كُنتُمyou were تُعيفونَyou divine from birds لِلناfor the people (word begins here)
أَينَما كُنتُم تُعيفونَ لِلنا
سِcompletion of 'people' وَماand what تَزجُرونَyou interpret bird omens مِنfrom كُلِّevery طَيرِbird
سِ وَما تَزجُرونَ مِن كُلِّ طَيرِ
Where is what you used to divine for people,
Wherever you disturb the people and drive away every bird,
and what you augured from every bird?
The birds evaded you in surprise, and dreams of al-Zubayr deceived you.
ضَلَّتِwent astray الطَيرُthe birds عَنكُمُfrom you بِجَلولاat Jalūlāʾ (name begins here)
ضَلَّتِ الطَيرُ عَنكُمُ بِجَلولا
ءَcompletion of 'Jalūlāʾ' وَغَرَّتكُمُand deceived you أَمانيhopes الزُبَيرِal-Zubayr
ءَ وَغَرَّتكُمُ أَماني الزُبَيرِ
The birds went astray from you at Jalūlāʾ,
What was allotted to me of Palestine was a heavy, lame mule and a camel train,
and al-Zubayr’s hopes deceived you.
A Khath'ami muleteer, a Jurjumani guide, campaigning with the son of Numayr.
قَدرٌfate ماwhat أُتيحَwas allotted ليto me مِنfrom فِلِسطيPalestine (name begins here)
قَدرٌ ما أُتيحَ لي مِن فِلِسطي
نَcompletion of 'Palestine' عَلىon فالِجٍa large two-humped camel ثَقالٍlumbering وَعَيرِand a donkey
نَ عَلى فالِجٍ ثَقالٍ وَعَيرِ
What was allotted to me from Palestine was fate:
on a huge, lumbering two-humped camel and a donkey,
خَثعَمِيٌّa man of Khathʿam مُغَصَّصٌmade to choke جُرجُمانيa Jurjumānī (word begins here)
خَثعَمِيٌّ مُغَصَّصٌ جُرجُماني
يُcompletion of 'Jurjumānī' مُحِلٌّa violator of sanctity غَزاhe campaigned مَعَwith اِبنِson of نُمَيرِNumayr
يُ مُحِلٌّ غَزا مَعَ اِبنِ نُمَيرِ
a Khathʿamī, made to choke, a Jurjumānī,
a profaner who campaigned with Ibn Numayr.
Partial English translation: 6 of 10 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1