أَنا بَشَّرتُ أَبا سَع

أَنا بَشَّرتُ أَبا سَع

دٍ فَأَعطاني البِشارَه

دٍ فَأَعطاني البِشارَه

I brought glad tidings to Abū Saʿ—

I brought glad tidings to Abu Sa'd, so he gave me the good news

—d, and he rewarded me for the news

Of a father who yesterday hunted prey from the prince's abode.

بِأَبٍ صيدَ لَهُ بِال

بِأَبٍ صيدَ لَهُ بِال

أَمسِ مِن دارِ الاِمارَه

أَمسِ مِن دارِ الاِمارَه

of a father caught for him on the

Every day, for Abu Sa'd, there is a raid against lineages,

previous day, from the governor’s residence.

One day he is from Tamim, another day he is from Fazara.

كُلَّ يَومٍ لِأَبي سَع

كُلَّ يَومٍ لِأَبي سَع

دٍ عَلى الأَنسابِ غارَه

دٍ عَلى الأَنسابِ غارَه

Every day Abū Saʿ—

—d makes a raid on genealogies:

فَهوَ يَوماً مِن تَميمٍ

فَهوَ يَوماً مِن تَميمٍ

وَهوَ يَوماً مِن فَزارَه

وَهوَ يَوماً مِن فَزارَه

so one day he is of Tamīm,

and one day he is of Fazārah.