أَنكَحَهاmarried her off فَقدُهاher loss of الأَرقِمَal-Arqim فيamong
أَنكَحَها فَقدُها الأَرقِمَ في
جَنبٍJanb وَكانَand was الخِباءُthe tent مِنof أَدَمِtanned hides
جَنبٍ وَكانَ الخِباءُ مِن أَدَمِ
Her loss of al-Arqim married her off among
Arqam married her though her loss was his
Janb, and the tent was made of tanned hides.
In his side was a leather tent of hide
لَوif (counterfactual) بِأَباat Aba- نَينِ-nayn (completing Abanayn) جاءَhe came يَخطُبُهاseeking her hand
لَو بِأَبا نَينِ جاءَ يَخطُبُها
ضُرِّجَwas stained ماindeed (emphatic) أَنفُthe nose of خاطِبٍa suitor بِدَمِwith blood
ضُرِّجَ ما أَنفُ خاطِبٍ بِدَمِ
Had he come seeking her hand at Abanayn,
Had her father been a serpent, and sought her hand
a suitor’s nose would indeed have been stained with blood.
The suitor's nose would flow with blood, undried
أَصبَحتُI have become لاnot مَنفَساًanything valuable أَصَبتُI gained وَلاnor
أَصبَحتُ لا مَنفَساً أَصَبتُ وَلا
أُبتُI returned كَريماًhonorable حُرّاًfree مِنَfrom النَدَمِregret
أُبتُ كَريماً حُرّاً مِنَ النَدَمِ
Now I have gained nothing of value, nor
At morn I lost composure, at night had no rest
returned with honor, free from regret.
A free, noble man feels ever blame inside
هانَwas of little concern عَلىto تَغلِبَTaghlib بِماabout what لَقِيَتshe suffered
هانَ عَلى تَغلِبَ بِما لَقِيَت
أُختُthe sister of بَنيthe sons of المالِكينَal-Malikin مِنof جُشَمِJusham
أُختُ بَني المالِكينَ مِن جُشَمِ
Little did Taghlib care about what befell
To Taghlib it was disgrace what befell
the sister of Banu al-Malikin of Jusham.
The sister of Ma'add's clans, of valor's pride
لَيسواthey are not بِأَكفائِناour equals الكِرامِthe noble وَلاnor
لَيسوا بِأَكفائِنا الكِرامِ وَلا
يُغنونَthey provide relief مِنfrom عَيلَةٍpoverty وَلاnor عَدَمِdestitution
يُغنونَ مِن عَيلَةٍ وَلا عَدَمِ
They are not our noble equals, nor
They are not equals for us, the generous ones
do they provide relief from poverty or destitution.
No refuge they give, nor comfort provide
Sol 6.1