مَنازِلُdwellings الحَيِّthe tribe مِنfrom غُمدانَGhumdan فَالنَضَدِthen al-Nadad
مَنازِلُ الحَيِّ مِن غُمدانَ فَالنَضَدِ
فَمَأرِبٍthen Ma’rib فَظَفارِthen Zafar المُلكِkingship فَالجَنَدِthen al-Janad
فَمَأرِبٍ فَظَفارِ المُلكِ فَالجَنَدِ
The tribe’s dwellings, from Ghumdan on to al-Nadad,
Then Ma’rib, then royal Zafar, then al-Janad;
أَرضُland التَبابِعِthe Tubbaʿ kings وَالأَقيالِand the princely chiefs مِنfrom يَمَنٍYemen
أَرضُ التَبابِعِ وَالأَقيالِ مِن يَمَنٍ
أَهلِmen of الجِيادِnoble steeds وَأَهلِand men of البَيضِgleaming swords وَالزَرَدِand chain mail
أَهلِ الجِيادِ وَأَهلِ البَيضِ وَالزَرَدِ
Land of the Tubbaʿ kings and the princely chiefs of Yemen,
Men of noble steeds, and men of gleaming swords and chain mail.
ماnot دَخَلواthey entered قَريَةًa town إِلّاexcept وَقَدand already كَتَبواline_6
ما دَخَلوا قَريَةً إِلّا وَقَد كَتَبوا
بِهاin it كِتاباًan inscription فَلَمso did not يَدرُسfade وَلَمand did not يَبِدِvanish
بِها كِتاباً فَلَم يَدرُس وَلَم يَبِدِ
They entered no town without having written
An inscription there that neither faded nor vanished.
بِالقَيرَوانِin Qayrawan وَبابِand the gate of الصينِChina قَدindeed زَبَرواthey inscribed
بِالقَيرَوانِ وَبابِ الصينِ قَد زَبَروا
وَبابِand the gate of مَروٍMarw وَبابِand the gate of الهِندِIndia وَالصُغَدِand Sogdiana
وَبابِ مَروٍ وَبابِ الهِندِ وَالصُغَدِ
They left inscriptions in Qayrawan and at the gate of China,
And at the gate of Marw, and the gate of India and Sogdiana.
Sol 6.1