أَرَثَّhas frayed جَديدُthe newness of الحَبلِthe cord مِنfrom أُمِّUmm (mother of) مَعبَدٍMa'bad
أَرَثَّ جَديدُ الحَبلِ مِن أُمِّ مَعبَدٍ
بِعاقِبَةٍin the end وَأَخلَفَتand she broke كُلَّevery مَوعِدِpromise
بِعاقِبَةٍ وَأَخلَفَت كُلَّ مَوعِدِ
The fresh cord binding me to Umm Ma'bad has frayed
The rope of Ma'bad's mother has worn out with fateful consequence,
at last, and she has broken every promise.
And failed every promise.
وَبانَتand she departed وَلَمand did not أَحمَدI praise إِلَيكَto you نَوالَهاher favors
وَبانَت وَلَم أَحمَد إِلَيكَ نَوالَها
وَلَمand did not تَرجُshe hope فيناin us رِدَّةَa return اليَومِtoday أَوor غَدِtomorrow
وَلَم تَرجُ فينا رِدَّةَ اليَومِ أَو غَدِ
She departed, and I could not praise her favors to you,
She appeared but I hoped not for her gifts,
nor did she hope for a return to us, today or tomorrow.
Nor did she intend to return to us tomorrow or the next day.
مِنَamong الخَفِراتِthe modest women لاnot سَقوطاًreadily slipping خِمارُهاher veil
مِنَ الخَفِراتِ لا سَقوطاً خِمارُها
إِذاwhen بَرَزَتshe appears وَلاnor خَروجَthe gait of المُقَيَّدِone in fetters
إِذا بَرَزَت وَلا خَروجَ المُقَيَّدِ
One of the modest women: her veil does not slip
When she goes out unveiled, her veil does not slip,
when she appears, nor is her gait that of one in fetters.
Nor does the fettered break loose.
وَكُلَّand every تَباريحِtorment of المُحِبِّthe lover لَقيتَهُI encountered it
وَكُلَّ تَباريحِ المُحِبِّ لَقيتَهُ
سِوىexcept أَنَّنيthat I لَمnot أَلقَencounter حَتفيmy death بِمَرصَدِin an ambush
سِوى أَنَّني لَم أَلقَ حَتفي بِمَرصَدِ
Every torment of a lover I have met,
You find all the stratagems of the lover
save that I have not met my death in an ambush,
Except that I have not cast myself into the observatory.
وَأَنِّيَand that I لَمnot أَهلِكperish خُفاتاًsuddenly وَلَمand not أَمُتdie
وَأَنِّيَ لَم أَهلِك خُفاتاً وَلَم أَمُت
خُفاتاًsuddenly وَكُلّاًand both ظَنَّهُsupposed it بِيَof me عُوَّديmy sickbed visitors
خُفاتاً وَكُلّاً ظَنَّهُ بِيَ عُوَّدي
and that I have not perished suddenly, nor died
And that I have not stealthily died nor stealthily perished,
suddenly—though my sickbed visitors thought both had befallen me.
While all supposed me accustomed.
كَأَنَّas though حُمولَthe laden camels of الحَيِّthe tribe إِذwhen تَلَعَrose الضُحىthe forenoon
كَأَنَّ حُمولَ الحَيِّ إِذ تَلَعَ الضُحى
بِناat Na- (name fragment) صِفَةِ-sifat (name fragment) الشَجناءِal-Shajna' عُصبَةُa herd مِذوَدِMidhwad
بِنا صِفَةِ الشَجناءِ عُصبَةُ مِذوَدِ
It was as though the tribe's laden camels, as the forenoon rose,
As if the camels’ loads in the brightness of dawn
at Nasifat al-Shajna', were a herd of Midhwad,
Accuse us, a group of dejected weepers.
أَوِor الأَثأَبُthe wild fig trees العُمُّthe towering المُخَرَّمُspaced apart سوقُهُtheir trunks
أَوِ الأَثأَبُ العُمُّ المُخَرَّمُ سوقُهُ
بِشابَةَat Shaba لَمnot يُخبَطbe beaten for fodder وَلَمand not يَتَعَضَّدِbe lopped
بِشابَةَ لَم يُخبَط وَلَم يَتَعَضَّدِ
or towering wild fig trees, their trunks spaced apart,
Or the toothless old man with limping gait
at Shaba, neither beaten for fodder nor lopped.
Of youth untouched and unworn.
أَعاذِلَO reproaching woman مَهلاًgently بَعضُsome of لَومِكِyour blame وَاِقصِديand be moderate
أَعاذِلَ مَهلاً بَعضُ لَومِكِ وَاِقصِدي
وَإِنand if كانَis عِلمُknowledge of الغَيبِthe unseen عِندَكِwith you فَاِرشِديthen guide me
وَإِن كانَ عِلمُ الغَيبِ عِندَكِ فَاِرشِدي
O reproacher, ease some of your blame and be moderate;
Delay, reproach me awhile and aim right,
if knowledge of the unseen is yours, then guide me.
If the knowledge of the unseen is with you, then guide me.
أَعاذِلَتيO my reproacher كُلُّevery اِمرِئٍman وَاِبنُand the son of أُمِّهِhis mother
أَعاذِلَتي كُلُّ اِمرِئٍ وَاِبنُ أُمِّهِ
مَتاعٌa temporary provision كَزادِlike the provisions of الراكِبِthe rider المُتَزَوِّدِwho provisions himself
مَتاعٌ كَزادِ الراكِبِ المُتَزَوِّدِ
O my reproacher, every man and his mother's son
Every man excuses himself, even the son of his mother –
is a passing provision, like a rider's traveling stores.
Goods are like the traveler’s provisions.
أَعاذِلَO reproaching woman إِنَّindeed الرُزءَthe loss فيis in مِثلِone like خالِدٍKhalid
أَعاذِلَ إِنَّ الرُزءَ في مِثلِ خالِدٍ
وَلاand no رُزءَloss فيماin what أَهلَكَspends المَرءُthe man عَنby يَدِhis own hand
وَلا رُزءَ فيما أَهلَكَ المَرءُ عَن يَدِ
O reproacher, true loss lies in one like Khalid,
I make excuses - fate lies with the likes of Khalid
not in what a man spends by his own hand.
While no fate in what a man has destroyed by his own hand.
وَقُلتُand I said لِعارِضٍto 'Arid وَأَصحابِand the companions of عارِضٍ'Arid
وَقُلتُ لِعارِضٍ وَأَصحابِ عارِضٍ
وَرَهطِand the clan of بَنيthe sons of السَوداءِal-Sawda' وَالقَومُand the people شُهَّديmy witnesses
وَرَهطِ بَني السَوداءِ وَالقَومُ شُهَّدي
I said to 'Arid and 'Arid's companions,
And I said to the critic and the critic's companions
and the clan of Banu al-Sawda', with the people as my witnesses,
And the clan of Bani Sawda and they are my witnesses,
عَلانِيَةًopenly ظُنّواreckon بِأَلفَيwith two thousand مُدَجَّجٍfully armored warriors
عَلانِيَةً ظُنّوا بِأَلفَي مُدَجَّجٍ
سَراتُهُمُtheir chiefs فيin الفارِسيِّPersian armor المُسَرَّدِlinked in rings
سَراتُهُمُ في الفارِسيِّ المُسَرَّدِ
openly: 'Reckon with two thousand fully armored men,
Openly they supposed me clad in double mail
their chiefs in Persian mail, linked ring by ring.'
While their secrets in the Persian style are concealed.
وَقُلتُand I said لَهُمto them إِنَّindeed الأَحاليفَthe allied forces أَصبَحَتhave become
وَقُلتُ لَهُم إِنَّ الأَحاليفَ أَصبَحَت
مُطَنِّبَةًencamped بَينَbetween السِتارِal-Sitar فَثَهمَدِand Thahmad
مُطَنِّبَةً بَينَ السِتارِ فَثَهمَدِ
I told them, 'The allied forces have now
And I said to them the rumors in the morning
pitched their tents between al-Sitar and Thahmad.'
Have become pregnant between the veil, so they faded.
فَماyet not فَتِئواthey ceased حَتّىuntil رَأَوهاthey saw it مُغيرَةًraiding
فَما فَتِئوا حَتّى رَأَوها مُغيرَةً
كَرِجلِlike a swarm of الدِبىyoung locusts فيin كُلِّevery رَبعٍsettlement وَفَدفَدِand open waste
كَرِجلِ الدِبى في كُلِّ رَبعٍ وَفَدفَدِ
Yet they did not desist until they saw it charging,
They did not stop until they saw them changing
like a swarm of young locusts through every settlement and open waste.
Like the leg of a hyena in every land and valley.
وَلَمّاand when رَأَيتُI saw الخَيلَthe cavalry قُبلاًhead-on كَأَنَّهاas though it
وَلَمّا رَأَيتُ الخَيلَ قُبلاً كَأَنَّها
جَرادٌlocusts يُباريracing alongside وِجهَةَthe course of الريحِthe wind مُغتَديsetting out early
جَرادٌ يُباري وِجهَةَ الريحِ مُغتَدي
When I saw the cavalry coming head-on, as though
And when I saw the horses facing as if they were
they were locusts racing the wind's course in the early morning,
Locusts competing with the wind’s direction.
أَمَرتُهُمُI instructed them أَمريmy counsel بِمُنعَرَجِat the bend of اللِوىal-Liwa
أَمَرتُهُمُ أَمري بِمُنعَرَجِ اللِوى
فَلَمbut did not يَستَبينواthey discern النُصحَthe advice إِلّاexcept ضُحىthe forenoon of الغَدِthe next day
فَلَم يَستَبينوا النُصحَ إِلّا ضُحى الغَدِ
I gave them my counsel at the bend of al-Liwa,
I ordered them at the winding valley
but they understood the advice only the next forenoon.
But they understood the advice only at dawn the next day.
فَلَمّاso when عَسونيthey disobeyed me كُنتُI was مِنهُمone of them وَقَدand indeed أَرىI could see
فَلَمّا عَسوني كُنتُ مِنهُم وَقَد أَرى
غِوايَتَهُمtheir error وَأَنَّنيand that I غَيرُnot مُهتَديrightly guided
غِوايَتَهُم وَأَنَّني غَيرُ مُهتَدي
When they disobeyed me, I remained one of them, though I could see
When they disobeyed me, I knew
their error, and that I myself was not rightly guided.
Their misguidance, and that I was not guided.
وَهَلand am...? أَناI إِلّاanything but مِنfrom غَزِيَّةَGhaziyya إِنif غَوَتit goes astray
وَهَل أَنا إِلّا مِن غَزِيَّةَ إِن غَوَت
غَوَيتُI go astray وَإِنand if تَرشُدtakes the right path غَزيَّةُGhaziyya أَرشَدِI take the right path
غَوَيتُ وَإِن تَرشُد غَزيَّةُ أَرشَدِ
Am I anything but a man of Ghaziyya? If it goes astray,
What am I but one of an invading troop? If they go astray, I go astray,
I go astray; if Ghaziyya takes the right path, so do I.
And if the troop is guided, I am guided.
دَعانيcalled me أَخيmy brother وَالخَيلُand the cavalry بَينيbetween me وَبَينَهُand him
دَعاني أَخي وَالخَيلُ بَيني وَبَينَهُ
فَلَمّاso when دَعانيhe called me لَمnot يَجِدنيhe found me بِقُعدَدِas a laggard
فَلَمّا دَعاني لَم يَجِدني بِقُعدَدِ
My brother called me, with horsemen between me and him;
My brother called me and the horses were between me and him
when he called me, he did not find me hanging back.
When he called me he did not find me sitting still.
أَخيmy brother أَرضَعَتنيsuckled me أُمُّهُhis mother بِلِبانِهاwith her milk
أَخي أَرضَعَتني أُمُّهُ بِلِبانِها
بِثَديِat a breast of صَفاءٍpure affection بَينَناbetween us لَمnot يُجَدَّدِbe severed
بِثَديِ صَفاءٍ بَينَنا لَم يُجَدَّدِ
My brother—his mother suckled me with her milk,
My brother, his mother suckled me at her breast
at a breast of pure affection between us, never severed.
With pure milk, no rancor between us.
فَجِئتُso I came إِلَيهِto him وَالرِماحُand the spears تَنوشُهُwere reaching him
فَجِئتُ إِلَيهِ وَالرِماحُ تَنوشُهُ
كَوَقعِlike the striking of الصَياصيweaving-combs فيin النَسيجِthe woven cloth المُمَدَّدِstretched out
كَوَقعِ الصَياصي في النَسيجِ المُمَدَّدِ
I came to him while spears were reaching him,
So I came to him while the spears pierced him
like weaving-combs striking through cloth stretched taut.
Like the beat of rain on outspread leather.
وَكُنتُand I was كَذاتِlike a she-camel with البَوِّa stuffed calfskin ريعَتwas startled فَأَقبَلَتthen she turned
وَكُنتُ كَذاتِ البَوِّ ريعَت فَأَقبَلَت
إِلىtoward جَلَدٍa hide مِنfrom مَسكِthe skin of سَقبِa male camel-calf مُقَدَّدِdried
إِلى جَلَدٍ مِن مَسكِ سَقبِ مُقَدَّدِ
I was like a she-camel with a stuffed calf, startled, then turning
And I was like a she-camel aroused, so she came
toward a dried hide made from a male camel-calf's skin.
To a skin of musk whose ties were cut.
فَطاعَنتُso I fought with my spear عَنهُon his behalf الخَيلَthe cavalry حَتّىuntil تَنَهنَهَتit drew back
فَطاعَنتُ عَنهُ الخَيلَ حَتّى تَنَهنَهَت
وَحَتّىand until عَلانيcovered me حَلِكُpitch-dark اللَونِin hue أَسوَدِblack
وَحَتّى عَلاني حَلِكُ اللَونِ أَسوَدِ
I fought the horsemen with my spear to shield him, until they drew back,
So I warded the horses off him until they were done in
and until pitch-black darkness covered me.
And until the wounds on me became black.
فَماand did not رِمتُI depart حَتّىuntil خَرَّقَتنيpierced me through رِماحُهُمtheir spears
فَما رِمتُ حَتّى خَرَّقَتني رِماحُهُم
وَغودِرتُand I was left أَكبوfalling headlong فيamong القَناthe spear-shafts المُتَقَصِّدِsplintered
وَغودِرتُ أَكبو في القَنا المُتَقَصِّدِ
I did not leave until their spears pierced me through,
I did not throw until their spears rent me
and I was left falling headlong among the splintered spears.
And I was immersed wounded in the intended valley.
قِتالُthe fighting of اِمرِئٍa man آسىaided أَخاهُhis brother بِنَفسِهِwith his own life
قِتالُ اِمرِئٍ آسى أَخاهُ بِنَفسِهِ
وَيَعلَمُand he knows أَنَّthat المَرءَthe man غَيرَnot مُخَلَّدِimmortal
وَيَعلَمُ أَنَّ المَرءَ غَيرَ مُخَلَّدِ
The fighting of a man who aided his brother with his own life
A man fighting grieved his brother with himself
and knows that no man is immortal.
And knows man is not immortal.
تَنادواthey called to one another فَقالواthen they said أَردَتِkilled الخَيلُthe cavalry فارِساًa horseman
تَنادوا فَقالوا أَردَتِ الخَيلُ فارِساً
فَقُلتُso I said أَعَبدُis it 'Abd اللَهِAllah ذَلِكُمُthat one, to you all الرَديthe fallen man
فَقُلتُ أَعَبدُ اللَهِ ذَلِكُمُ الرَدي
They called to one another: 'The cavalry have killed a horseman!'
They called out and said: Do you want the horses, O rider?
I asked, 'Is that fallen man 'Abd Allah?'
So I said: I worship God, that guides me.
فَإِنso if يَكُis عَبدُ'Abd اللَهِAllah خَلّىvacated مَكانَهُhis place
فَإِن يَكُ عَبدُ اللَهِ خَلّى مَكانَهُ
فَماthen not كانَhe was وَقّافاًone who hangs back وَلاnor طائِشَunsteady اليَدِof hand
فَما كانَ وَقّافاً وَلا طائِشَ اليَدِ
If 'Abd Allah has vacated his place,
If God's servant moves from his place
he was never hesitant, nor unsteady of hand,
Then he was neither wavering nor reckless.
وَلاnor بَرِماًmiserly إِذاwhen الرِياحُthe winds تَناوَحَتhowled back and forth
وَلا بَرِماً إِذا الرِياحُ تَناوَحَت
بِرَطبِthrough the green wood of العِضاهِthorn-trees وَالهَشيمِand dry brushwood المُعَضَّدِlopped
بِرَطبِ العِضاهِ وَالهَشيمِ المُعَضَّدِ
nor miserly when the winds howled back and forth
Nor deviant, when the winds contend
through green thornwood and dry, lopped branches.
With the juicy, green branches.
وَتُخرِجُand draws out مِنهُfrom him صَرَّةُthe clamor of القَومِthe men جُرأَةًcourage
وَتُخرِجُ مِنهُ صَرَّةُ القَومِ جُرأَةً
وَطولُand the length of السُرىnight travel ذَرِّيَّthe fine edge of عَضبٍa keen blade مُهَنَّدِIndian-made
وَطولُ السُرى ذَرِّيَّ عَضبٍ مُهَنَّدِ
The men's clamor draws courage out of him,
And bring out from it the people's package of courage
and long night journeys, the fine edge of a keen Indian blade.
And length of travel, offspring of fierce determinedness.
كَميشُtucked up الإِزارِthe waistcloth خارِجٌexposed نِصفُhalf of ساقِهِhis shin
كَميشُ الإِزارِ خارِجٌ نِصفُ ساقِهِ
صَبورٌpatient عَلىin العَزاءِhardship طَلّاعُever climbing أَنجُدِheights
صَبورٌ عَلى العَزاءِ طَلّاعُ أَنجُدِ
His waistcloth tucked up, half his shin showing,
Like the skirts of his loincloth coming out, half his leg exposed,
patient in hardship, ever climbing heights.
Patient in condolence, early riser.
قَليلٌlittle تَشَكّيهِhis complaining of المُصيباتِcalamities حافِظٌkeeping in mind
قَليلٌ تَشَكّيهِ المُصيباتِ حافِظٌ
مِنَfrom اليَومِtoday أَعقابَthe consequences of الأَحاديثِevents فيin غَدِtomorrow
مِنَ اليَومِ أَعقابَ الأَحاديثِ في غَدِ
Little did he complain of calamities, keeping in mind
He seldom complains of misfortunes, protective
even today the consequences of events tomorrow.
From the day of consequences of events tomorrow.
صَباhe dallied ماas صَباhe dallied حَتّىuntil عَلاcovered الشَيبُgray hair رَأسَهُhis head
صَبا ما صَبا حَتّى عَلا الشَيبُ رَأسَهُ
فَلَمّاso when عَلاهُit covered him قالَhe said لِلباطِلِto frivolity اِبعَدِbe gone
فَلَمّا عَلاهُ قالَ لِلباطِلِ اِبعَدِ
He dallied as he would, until gray hair covered his head;
The youth passed until grey hair raised his head
when it covered him, he told frivolity, 'Be gone!'
So when it raised it, he said to falsehood: Begone!
تَراهُyou see him خَميصَhollow البَطنِin the belly وَالزادُwhile provisions حاضِرٌare present
تَراهُ خَميصَ البَطنِ وَالزادُ حاضِرٌ
عَتيدٌready at hand وَيَغدوand he sets out early فيin القَميصِthe shirt المُقَدَّدِtattered
عَتيدٌ وَيَغدو في القَميصِ المُقَدَّدِ
You see him hollow-bellied, though provisions are there,
You see him girt, provisions present,
ready at hand, and he sets out early in a tattered shirt.
Ready, setting out with cut loincloth.
وَإِنand if مَسَّهُtouched him الإِقواءُpoverty وَالجَهدُand hardship زادَهُincreased him
وَإِن مَسَّهُ الإِقواءُ وَالجَهدُ زادَهُ
سَماحاًin generosity وَإِتلافاًand lavish spending لِماof what كانَwas فيin اليَدِthe hand
سَماحاً وَإِتلافاً لِما كانَ في اليَدِ
If poverty and hardship touched him, they increased him
If exhaustion and effort befall him, it increases
in generosity and in spending whatever was in his hand.
His generosity and squandering of what was in his hand.
إِذاwhen هَبَطَhe came down onto الأَرضَthe land الفَضاءَthe open تَزَيَّنَتit adorned itself
إِذا هَبَطَ الأَرضَ الفَضاءَ تَزَيَّنَت
لِرُؤيَتِهِat the sight of him كَالمَأتَمِlike a gathering of women المُتَبَدِّدِscattered
لِرُؤيَتِهِ كَالمَأتَمِ المُتَبَدِّدِ
When he came down onto open ground, it adorned itself
When he descends upon the open land, it adorns itself
at the sight of him, like a scattered gathering of women.
For seeing him like a scattered mourning assembly.
فَلاso may not يُبعِدَنكَbanish you اللَهُGod حَيّاًalive وَمَيِّتاًand dead
فَلا يُبعِدَنكَ اللَهُ حَيّاً وَمَيِّتاً
وَمَنand whoever يَعلُهُcovers him رُكنٌa mass مِنَof الأَرضِearth يَبعُدِis far away
وَمَن يَعلُهُ رُكنٌ مِنَ الأَرضِ يَبعُدِ
May God never banish you, in life or in death;
May God not distance you alive or dead
yet one covered by a mass of earth is far away.
For who makes him a pillar of earth is distanced.
رَئيسُa leader of حُروبٍwars لاnot يَزالُceases to be رَبيئَةًa lookout
رَئيسُ حُروبٍ لا يَزالُ رَبيئَةً
مُشيحاًalert عَلىupon مُحقَوقِفِcurved الصُلبِin the spine مُلبِدِbearing a felt saddle-pad
مُشيحاً عَلى مُحقَوقِفِ الصُلبِ مُلبِدِ
A leader of wars, he was ever a lookout,
Leader of wars, he remains forever wakeful
alert on a curved-backed mount bearing a felt saddle-pad.
Walking proudly with erected, firm spear.
وَغارَةٍand many a raid بَينَbetween اليَومِtoday وَالأَمسِand yesterday فَلتَةٍsudden
وَغارَةٍ بَينَ اليَومِ وَالأَمسِ فَلتَةٍ
تَدارَكتُهاI overtook it رَكضاًat a gallop بِسِيدٍon a wolf-like steed عَمَرَّدِlong and powerful
تَدارَكتُها رَكضاً بِسِيدٍ عَمَرَّدِ
Many a sudden raid, between today and yesterday,
And a raid between yesterday and today, an unexpected calamity
I overtook at a gallop on a rangy, powerful, wolf-like steed,
I met it galloping with a noble, honored steed.
سَليمِsound الشَظىin the splint-bones عَبلِsturdy الشَوىin the limbs شَنِجِtaut النَساin the hamstrings
سَليمِ الشَظى عَبلِ الشَوى شَنِجِ النَسا
طَويلِlong القَراin the back نَهدٍfull-chested أَسيلِsmooth and slender المُقَلَّدِat the neck
طَويلِ القَرا نَهدٍ أَسيلِ المُقَلَّدِ
with sound splint-bones, sturdy limbs, and taut hamstrings,
Safe from fragments, ready for flames, bending spears,
long-backed, full-chested, with a smooth, slender neck.
Long necked, long legged, with dangling ornament.
يَفوتُis beyond the reach of طَويلَa tall man of القَومِthe company عَقدُthe knot of عِذارِهِhis cheekstrap
يَفوتُ طَويلَ القَومِ عَقدُ عِذارِهِ
مُنيفٌtowering كَجِذعِlike the trunk of النَخلَةِthe palm المُتَجَرِّدِbare
مُنيفٌ كَجِذعِ النَخلَةِ المُتَجَرِّدِ
Even a tall man of the company cannot reach his cheekstrap's knot;
He overtakes the tall ones, the knot of his head rope undone,
he towers like the bare trunk of a palm.
Fine, like the trunk of a palm stripped bare.
فَكُنتُso I was كَأَنّيas though I واثِقٌconfident بِمُصَدَّرٍin a broad-chested lion
فَكُنتُ كَأَنّي واثِقٌ بِمُصَدَّرٍ
يُمَشّيstalking بِأَكنافِalong the outskirts of الحُبَيبِal-Hubayb بِمَشهَدِin plain view
يُمَشّي بِأَكنافِ الحُبَيبِ بِمَشهَدِ
I felt as though I relied on a broad-chested lion,
So I was as if confident in an escort
stalking along al-Hubayb's outskirts in plain view.
Walking with the sides of the beloved openly.
لَهُfor him كُلُّevery مَنone whom يَلقىhe meets مِنَamong الناسِpeople واحِداًalone
لَهُ كُلُّ مَن يَلقى مِنَ الناسِ واحِداً
وَإِنand if يَلقَhe meets مَثنىpairs of القَومِthe men يَفرَحhe rejoices وَيَزدَدِand grows more joyful
وَإِن يَلقَ مَثنى القَومِ يَفرَح وَيَزدَدِ
Every man he meets alone is his prey;
To him, whoever he meets of people is one,
if he meets men in pairs, he rejoices all the more.
And if he meets two, he rejoices and is gladdened.
وَهَوَّنَand eased وَجديmy grief أَنَّنيthat I لَمnot أَقُلsay لَهُto him
وَهَوَّنَ وَجدي أَنَّني لَم أَقُل لَهُ
كَذَبتَyou lied وَلَمand did not أَبخُلI act stingily بِماwith what مَلَكَتpossessed يَديmy hand
كَذَبتَ وَلَم أَبخُل بِما مَلَكَت يَدي
It eased my grief that I never said to him,
And it eased my suffering that I did not say to him
'You lied,' nor was I stingy with what my hand possessed.
“You lie,” and did not begrudge what my hands possessed.
فَإِنso if تُعقِبِbring another turn الأَيّامُthe days وَالدَهرُand time تَعلَمواyou will learn
فَإِن تُعقِبِ الأَيّامُ وَالدَهرُ تَعلَموا
بَنيO sons of قارِبٍQarib أَنّاthat we غِضابٌare angry بِمَعبَدِover Ma'bad
بَني قارِبٍ أَنّا غِضابٌ بِمَعبَدِ
If days and time bring another turn, you will learn,
If days bring requital and fate, you will know
sons of Qarib, that we are angry over Ma'bad.
O clan of Qarib, that we are wrathful at Ma'bad.
Sol 6.1