أَلَمdid ... not? تَرَyou see دوسَراًDawsar مَنَعَتprotected أَخاهاher brother
أَلَم تَرَ دوسَراً مَنَعَت أَخاها
وَقَدand already حُشِدَتwas mustered لِتَقتُلَهُto kill him تَميمُTamim
وَقَد حُشِدَت لِتَقتُلَهُ تَميمُ
Have you not seen how Dawsar protected her brother,
While Tamim had been mustered to kill him?
رَأَواthey saw مِنin دونِهِfront of him زُرقَblue العَواليlance-tips
رَأَوا مِن دونِهِ زُرقَ العَوالي
وَحَيّاًand a clan ماnot يُباحُis made accessible لَهُمto them حَريمُa sanctuary
وَحَيّاً ما يُباحُ لَهُم حَريمُ
They saw before him the blue tips of lances,
And a clan whose sanctuary was not open to them.
وَكانَand was المُرهِبِيُّal-Murhibi وَفِيَّfaithful to حَربٍwar
وَكانَ المُرهِبِيُّ وَفِيَّ حَربٍ
يَريشُequips لَهاfor it إِذاwhen نَكَصَdrew back اللَئيمُthe base man
يَريشُ لَها إِذا نَكَصَ اللَئيمُ
And al-Murhibi was faithful to war,
Equipping it when the base man drew back.
Sol 6.1