أَلاHark! أَبلِغاyou two, tell الوركاءَal-Warkāʾ أَنَّthat عَميدَهاits chief
أَلا أَبلِغا الوركاءَ أَنَّ عَميدَها
رهينَةُa hostage حَشرٍa mustered host مِنfrom جيوشِarmies of الزَعافِرِthe lions
رهينَةُ حَشرٍ مِن جيوشِ الزَعافِرِ
Hark! You two, tell al-Warkāʾ that its chief
Shall I inform Warka that their chief
is hostage to a host mustered from armies of lions.
Is hostage to a horde of chirping sparrows?
فَمَهلاًso patience لِمَنwith whoever غَرَّتdeceived كَفالَةَsurety حُقَّةٍa casket (sense uncertain here)
فَمَهلاً لِمَن غَرَّت كَفالَةَ حُقَّةٍ
بَنيsons of عامِرٍʿĀmir أُخرىthe last of اللَياليthe nights الغَوابِرِthe bygone
بَني عامِرٍ أُخرى اللَيالي الغَوابِرِ
So patience with him whom a casket’s surety deceived,
Patience, then, for he whose surety was a necklace
O sons of ʿĀmir, in the last of the bygone nights.
Of the Bani Amir - nights pass quickly.
أُتيحَwas allotted لَهُto him صَرحانِtwo palaces (sense uncertain here) لماnot yet تغلهُit shackles him (reading uncertain)
أُتيحَ لَهُ صَرحانِ لما تغلهُ
قراعُthe clash of الكَماةِthe armored champions وَاللُيوثِand the lions المَساعِرِthe war-kindling
قراعُ الكَماةِ وَاللُيوثِ المَساعِرِ
Two palaces were allotted him; he was not yet shackled by
He has been granted two castles which he invests,
the clash of armored champions and war-kindling lions.
Though destiny's dice and fierce lions roar;
أُتيحَتwas allotted لَهُto him نارٌa fire تَسيحُflows وَتَلتَويand coils
أُتيحَت لَهُ نارٌ تَسيحُ وَتَلتَوي
وَتَرميand hurls بِأَمثالِwith the likes of النُجومِthe stars العَباهِرِthe immense
وَتَرمي بِأَمثالِ النُجومِ العَباهِرِ
A fire was allotted him, flowing and coiling,
Granted a fire whose flames twist and coil
and hurling things like immense stars.
And spout like a shower of wanton stars.
Sol 6.1