يُسَمّونَthey are called أَصحابَmen of العِصِيِّstaves وَماyet not أَرىI see
يُسَمّونَ أَصحابَ العِصِيِّ وَما أَرى
مَعَwith القَومِthe men إِلّاexcept المَشرَفِيِّةَMashrafi swords مَنof عَصاa staff
مَعَ القَومِ إِلّا المَشرَفِيِّةَ مَن عَصا
They are called the Men of Staves, yet I see
No staves among the men but Mashrafi swords.
أَلاlisten! أَيُّهاO اللَيثُthe lion الَّذيwho جاءَcame خادِراًkeeping to his lair
أَلا أَيُّها اللَيثُ الَّذي جاءَ خادِراً
وَأَلقىand pitched بِباجَرميat Bajarmi الخَيامَthe tents وَعَرَّصاand made camp
وَأَلقى بِباجَرمي الخَيامَ وَعَرَّصا
Hear me, O lion who came to settle in his lair,
And pitched his tents at Bajarmi and made camp:
أَتَحسَبُdo you think غَزوَraiding الشَأمِSyria يَوماًone day وَحَربَهُand fighting it
أَتَحسَبُ غَزوَ الشَأمِ يَوماً وَحَربَهُ
كَبيضٍlike fair-skinned women يُنَظِّمنَthey string الجُمانَthe pearls المُفَصَّصاset with gems
كَبيضٍ يُنَظِّمنَ الجُمانَ المُفَصَّصا
Do you think raiding Syria one day and fighting there
Is like fair-skinned women stringing pearls set with gems,
وَسَيرَكَand your journey بِالأَهوازِthrough al-Ahwaz إِذwhen أَنتَyou آمِنٌsafe
وَسَيرَكَ بِالأَهوازِ إِذ أَنتَ آمِنٌ
وَشُربَكَand your drinking أَلبانَmilk of الخَلاياthe milch camels المُقَرَّصاsoured
وَشُربَكَ أَلبانَ الخَلايا المُقَرَّصا
And your journey through al-Ahwaz when you were safe,
And your drinking the soured milk of milch camels?
فَأَقسَمتُso I swore لاnot تَجبيit collects tribute لَكَfor you الدَهرَever دِرهَماًa dirham
فَأَقسَمتُ لا تَجبي لَكَ الدَهرَ دِرهَماً
نَصيبونَNisibis حَتّىuntil تُبتَلىyou are tried وَتُمَحَّصاand thoroughly tested
نَصيبونَ حَتّى تُبتَلى وَتُمَحَّصا
So I swore: no dirham will ever be collected for you
By Nisibis, until you are tried and proved.
وَلاnor أَنتَyou مِنof أَثوابِهاits garments الخُضرِgreen لابِسٌwearing
وَلا أَنتَ مِن أَثوابِها الخُضرِ لابِسٌ
وَلَكِنَّbut rather خُشباناًtimbers شِداداًstout وَمِشقَصاand an arrowhead
وَلَكِنَّ خُشباناً شِداداً وَمِشقَصا
Nor will you wear any of its green robes,
But rather stout timbers and an arrowhead.
فَكَمfor how many رَدَّhe turned away مِنof ذيone with حاجَةٍa need لاnot يَنالُهاhe attains it
فَكَم رَدَّ مِن ذي حاجَةٍ لا يَنالُها
جَديعُJudayʿ العَتيكِof al-ʿAtīk رَدَّهُmay He make him اللَهُGod أَبرَصاleprous
جَديعُ العَتيكِ رَدَّهُ اللَهُ أَبرَصا
For how many a man with an unmet need has been turned away
By Judayʿ of al-ʿAtīk—may God make him leprous!
وَشَيَّدَand raised بُنياناًa building وَظاهِرand layered كِسوَةٍclothing
وَشَيَّدَ بُنياناً وَظاهِر كِسوَةٍ
وَطالَand grew tall جَديعٌJudayʿ بَعدَهاafter that كانَhe had been أَوقَصاshort-necked
وَطالَ جَديعٌ بَعدَها كانَ أَوقَصا
And he raised a building and layered his robes,
And Judayʿ grew tall afterward, though he had been short-necked.
Sol 6.1