أَجدِّيBe resolute فاشْربيthen drink بحياضِat the watering pools of قَوْمٍa people
أَجدِّي فاشْربي بحياضِ قَوْمٍ
عليهمْupon them فيin فِعالهمtheir deeds حَبيرُsplendor
عليهمْ في فِعالهم حَبيرُ
Be resolute, then drink at the watering pools of a people
Slake your thirst with the lives of a people
whose deeds clothe them in splendor.
Upon whom their deeds have set a mark
فإنَّfor indeed بنيthe sons of رِفاعةRifāʿa فيamong مَعَدًMaʿadd
فإنَّ بني رِفاعة في مَعَدً
همُthey اللَّجَأُthe refuge المؤمَّلُhoped-for والنصيرُand the helper
همُ اللَّجَأُ المؤمَّلُ والنصيرُ
For the sons of Rifāʿa, among Maʿadd,
For the clan of Rifa'a in Ma'add
are the hoped-for refuge and the helper.
Are the hoped-for refuge and helper
همthey الأخيارُthe finest مَنْسِكةًin devotion وهَدْياًand in conduct
هم الأخيارُ مَنْسِكةً وهَدْياً
وفيand in الهَيْجاbattle كأنهمُas though they were الصقورُfalcons
وفي الهَيْجا كأنهمُ الصقورُ
They are the finest in devotion and conduct,
They are the virtuous ones, ritualistic and guided
and in battle they are like falcons.
And in battle as though they are eagles
عنregarding الفحشاءwickedness كلِّمُall of them غبيٌّunaware
عن الفحشاء كلِّمُ غبيٌّ
وبالمعروفِand regarding goodness كلهمُall of them بَصيرُdiscerning
وبالمعروفِ كلهمُ بَصيرُ
All of them are ignorant of wickedness,
Far from lewdness, all are chaste
and all of them are discerning in goodness.
And in virtue all have insight
خلائِقُcharacter traits بعضُهَمْsome of them فيهاin them كَبعْضٍlike others
خلائِقُ بعضُهَمْ فيها كَبعْضٍ
يَؤمُّleads كبيرَهمْtheir elder فيهاin them الصغيرُthe younger
يَؤمُّ كبيرَهمْ فيها الصغيرُ
In their character traits, they resemble one another;
They resemble one another in character
the younger leads their elder in these.
Their youngest supports the eldest
Sol 6.1