إِذاwhenever هبّتblew رِياحُwinds أبيof Abu عقيلٍAqil
إِذا هبّت رِياحُ أبي عقيلٍ
دَعَوناwe called upon عندَat هبّتهاtheir blowing الوَليداal-Walid
دَعَونا عندَ هبّتها الوَليدا
Whenever the winds of Abu Aqil blew,
When the winds of Abi Aqeel blow,
we called upon al-Walid as they blew—
We call upon Al-Waleed during their blowing,
أَشمّhigh-bridged الأنفِof nose أَصيدproud in bearing عَبشميّاًof the Abd Shams clan
أَشمّ الأنفِ أَصيد عَبشميّاً
أَعانhe aided عَلىin مُروءَتهِhis noble generosity لَبيداLabid
أَعان عَلى مُروءَتهِ لَبيدا
high-bridged of nose, proud in bearing, of the Abd Shams clan—
I smell the air, hunting a wild animal,
who aided Labid in his noble generosity,
Seeking the help of Labeed for my manliness,
بِأمثالِwith the likes of الهِضابِthe hills كأنّas though رَكباًa band of riders
بِأمثالِ الهِضابِ كأنّ رَكباً
عَلَيهاupon them مِنfrom بَنيthe sons of حامٍHam قعوداseated
عَلَيها مِن بَني حامٍ قعودا
with camels like hills, as though a band of riders
With hills like camels, as if mounted by the sons of Ham,
from the sons of Ham sat upon them.
Sitting on top of them,
أَباO Abu وهبٍWahb جَزاكَmay He reward you اللّهGod خَيراًwith good
أَبا وهبٍ جَزاكَ اللّه خَيراً
نَحرناهاwe slaughtered them وَأَطعمناand we served الثريداtharid (bread-and-meat stew)
نَحرناها وَأَطعمنا الثريدا
O Abu Wahb, may God reward you with good:
O Abi Wahab, may Allah reward you with goodness,
we slaughtered them and served tharid.
We slaughtered it and fed the small birds,
فَعُدso return إنّindeed الكريمَthe generous man لهfor him معادٌa return
فَعُد إنّ الكريمَ له معادٌ
وَظنّيand my expectation ياO اِبنson of أَروىArwa أَنthat نَعوداwe shall return
وَظنّي يا اِبن أَروى أَن نَعودا
So give again, for a generous man returns to giving;
Return, for the generous has a place to return to,
and I expect, O son of Arwa, that we shall return.
And I think, O son of Arwa, that we will return.
Sol 6.1