إِنَّindeed المَكارِمَnoble deeds أُكمِلَتhave been perfected أَسبابُهاtheir means
إِنَّ المَكارِمَ أُكمِلَت أَسبابُها
لِاِبنِfor the son of اللُيوثِthe lions الغُرِّthe illustrious مِنfrom قُحطانِQahtan
لِاِبنِ اللُيوثِ الغُرِّ مِن قُحطانِ
Indeed, the means to noble deeds have been perfected
for the son of the illustrious lions of Qahtan,
لِلفارِسِfor the horseman الحاميthe defender of الحَقيقَةِwhat honor requires guarding مُعلَماًbearing battle insignia
لِلفارِسِ الحامي الحَقيقَةِ مُعلَماً
زادَhe provisioned الرِفاقَthe traveling companions إِلىas far as قُرىthe villages of نَجرانِNajran
زادَ الرِفاقَ إِلى قُرى نَجرانِ
for the horseman who guards his honor, bearing battle insignia,
who provisioned the travelers as far as Najran's villages,
حَتّىuntil تَدارَكَهُمcame to their aid أَعَزُّa mighty man سَمَيدَعٌa noble chief
حَتّى تَدارَكَهُم أَعَزُّ سَمَيدَعٌ
فَحَماهُمand he protected them إِنَّindeed الكَريمَthe generous man يَمانِYemeni
فَحَماهُم إِنَّ الكَريمَ يَمانِ
until a mighty, noble chief came to their aid
and protected them—indeed, the generous man is Yemeni.
الحارِثُal-Harith بنُson of عَميرَةَʿUmayra الَيثُthe lion
الحارِثُ بنُ عَميرَةَ الَيثُ
يَحميhe guards العِراقَIraq إِلىas far as قُرىthe villages of كِرمانِKirman
يَحمي العِراقَ إِلى قُرى كِرمانِ
Al-Harith son of ʿUmayra, the lion,
guards Iraq as far as Kirman's villages.
وَدَّwished الأَزارِقُthe Azariqa لَوif only يُصابُhe might be struck بِطَعنَةٍby a spear-thrust
وَدَّ الأَزارِقُ لَو يُصابُ بِطَعنَةٍ
وَيَموتُand die مِنof فُرسانِهِمtheir horsemen مائِتانِtwo hundred
وَيَموتُ مِن فُرسانِهِم مائِتانِ
The Azariqa wished he might be struck by a spear-thrust,
even if two hundred of their horsemen died.
الحارِثُal-Harith بنُson of عُمَيرَةِʿUmayra المُصفيwho offers pure النَدىbounty
الحارِثُ بنُ عُمَيرَةِ المُصفي النَدى
ذوpossessed of الوُدِّaffection وَالمُرعىand care عَلىfor الإِخوانِthe brethren
ذو الوُدِّ وَالمُرعى عَلى الإِخوانِ
Al-Harith son of ʿUmayra, who offers pure bounty,
a man of affection and care for his brothers.
رَضَعَhe suckled النَدىgenerosity بِلُبانِهِwith his milk فَتَآخَياso they became brothers
رَضَعَ النَدى بِلُبانِهِ فَتَآخَيا
فَهُماso the two are رَضيعاtwo nurslings of دِرَّةٍa flow of milk وَلِبانِand mother's milk
فَهُما رَضيعا دِرَّةٍ وَلِبانِ
He drank in Generosity with his milk, so they became brothers;
thus both are nurslings of one mother's flowing milk.
خِدنانِtwo close companions لَمdid not يَتَفَرَّقاpart from each other فيin مَوطِنٍa place
خِدنانِ لَم يَتَفَرَّقا في مَوطِنٍ
وَأَخوand the brother of المَكارِمَnoble deeds وَالنَدىand generosity خِدنانِtwo close companions
وَأَخو المَكارِمَ وَالنَدى خِدنانِ
Two close companions, never parted in any place—
the brother of noble deeds and Generosity are close companions.
يَرويdrinks its fill بِكَفِّكَin your hand صارِمٌa keen sword تَعصىyou stand defiant بِهِwith it
يَروي بِكَفِّكَ صارِمٌ تَعصى بِهِ
دونَin defense of المُضافِthe hard-pressed وَدونَand in defense of كُلِّevery جَبانِcoward
دونَ المُضافِ وَدونَ كُلِّ جَبانِ
In your hand a keen sword drinks its fill; with it you stand defiant,
in defense of the hard-pressed and of every coward.
وَتَرودُand you seek out عادِيَةَthe charging horsemen of الكَتيبَةِthe battalion مُعلَماًbearing battle insignia
وَتَرودُ عادِيَةَ الكَتيبَةِ مُعلَماً
بِمُقَلِّصٍon a long-legged horse طَوعِobedient to اليَدَينِboth hands حِصانِa stallion
بِمُقَلِّصٍ طَوعِ اليَدَينِ حِصانِ
And you seek out the battalion's charging horsemen, bearing battle insignia,
on a long-legged stallion, obedient to both hands.
Sol 6.1