وَلَقَدand indeed غَضِبتُI grew angry لِخندِفٍfor Khindif وَلِقَيسِهاand for her Qays
وَلَقَد غَضِبتُ لِخندِفٍ وَلِقَيسِها
لَمّاwhen وَنىgrew slack عَنfrom نَصرِهاaiding her خُذّالُهاthose who forsook her
لَمّا وَنى عَن نَصرِها خُذّالُها
And indeed I grew angry for Khindif and her Qays,
I was angry for Khindif and his Qais
When her deserters faltered in coming to her aid.
When he shirked from helping her, her coward
دافَعتُI defended عَنon behalf of أَعراضِهاher honor فَمَنَعتُهاso I protected it
دافَعتُ عَن أَعراضِها فَمَنَعتُها
وَلَدَيَّand I have فيconcerning أَمثالِهاthe likes of her أَمثالُهاsayings to match her
وَلَدَيَّ في أَمثالِها أَمثالُها
I defended her honor and kept it safe;
I defended her honor and prevented it
And for the likes of her, I have sayings to match.
And for the likes of her I have the likes of them
إِنّيindeed I اِمرِؤٌa man أَسِمُI brand القَصائِدَthe poems لِلعِدىfor the foes
إِنّي اِمرِؤٌ أَسِمُ القَصائِدَ لِلعِدى
إِنَّindeed القَصائِدَthe poems شَرُّهاtheir worst أَغفالُهاtheir unbranded ones
إِنَّ القَصائِدَ شَرُّها أَغفالُها
Indeed, I am a man who brands poems for his foes;
I am a man who names poems for enemies
Indeed, the worst poems are those left unbranded.
Indeed, the worst of poems are those that neglect them
قَوميmy people بَنوsons of الحَربِwar العَوانِoft-renewed بِجَمعِهِمwith their gathered host
قَومي بَنو الحَربِ العَوانِ بِجَمعِهِم
وَالمَشرَفِيَّةُand Mashrafi swords وَالقَناand the spears إِشعالُهاits kindling
وَالمَشرَفِيَّةُ وَالقَنا إِشعالُها
My people, with their gathered host, are sons of oft-renewed war;
My people, the tribe of war and help with their gathering
And Mashrafi swords and spears are its kindling.
And Mashrafiya and Qana set them ablaze
مازالَhas always been مَعروفاًwell-known لمُرَّةَfor Murrah فيin الوَغىthe din of battle
مازالَ مَعروفاً لمُرَّةَ في الوَغى
عَلُّgiving a second draught القَناthe spears وَعَلَيهِمُand upon them إِنهالُهاgiving them their first draught
عَلُّ القَنا وَعَلَيهِمُ إِنهالُها
Murrah has ever been known amid the din of battle
Ma'rouf has always been known in battle
For giving spears a second draught, and bearing their first themselves.
Qana ascendant and descending upon them
مِنsince عَهدِthe age of عادٍʿAd كانَwas مَعروفاًwell-known لَناfor us
مِن عَهدِ عادٍ كانَ مَعروفاً لَنا
أَسرُcapturing المُلوكِthe kings وَقَتلُهاand killing them وَقِتالُهاand fighting them
أَسرُ المُلوكِ وَقَتلُها وَقِتالُها
Since the age of ʿAd, we have been known
Since the era of Aad it's been known to us
For capturing kings, killing them, and fighting them.
Imprisoning kings, killing them and fighting them
Sol 6.1