صَبَحناwe served at dawn الجَمعَthe host جَمعَthe host of بَنيthe sons of حِماسٍḤimās
صَبَحنا الجَمعَ جَمعَ بَني حِماسٍ
بِجَنبِbeside رَماحَةٍRamāḥa كَأسَthe cup of الغَرامِdoom
بِجَنبِ رَماحَةٍ كَأسَ الغَرامِ
At dawn we served the host, the host of Banu Ḥimās,
the cup of doom beside Ramāḥa.
فَأَجلَواso they fled عَنaway from كَرائِمِهِمtheir noble women جَميعاًall
فَأَجلَوا عَن كَرائِمِهِم جَميعاً
وَخَلَّوهاand they left them لِفُرسانٍfor horsemen كِرامِnoble
وَخَلَّوها لِفُرسانٍ كِرامِ
So they all fled, abandoning their noble women,
and left them to noble horsemen.
حَلائِلُwives ماnot تَحِلُّbecome lawful لَناto us بِمَهرٍfor a bride-price
حَلائِلُ ما تَحِلُّ لَنا بِمَهرٍ
سِوىexcept الغاراتِraids أَوor ضَربِthe striking of السِهامِarrows
سِوى الغاراتِ أَو ضَربِ السِهامِ
Wives made lawful to us by no bride-price
save raids or the striking of arrows.
Sol 6.1