إِنَّindeed تَحتَbeneath الأَحجارِthe stones حَزماًprudence وَعَزماand resolve
إِنَّ تَحتَ الأَحجارِ حَزماً وَعَزما
وَقَتيلاًand a slain man مِنof الأَراقِمِthe Araqim كَهلاmiddle-aged
وَقَتيلاً مِن الأَراقِمِ كَهلا
Indeed, beneath the stones lie prudence and resolve,
Beneath the stones lie resolution and resolve,
and a slain, middle-aged man of the Araqim.
And an aged man slain by the dancing swords.
قَتَلَتهُkilled him ذُهلٌDhuhl فَلَستُso I am not بِراضٍcontent
قَتَلَتهُ ذُهلٌ فَلَستُ بِراضٍ
أَوuntil نُبيدَwe annihilate الحَيَّينِthe two tribes قَيساًQays وَذُهلاand Dhuhl
أَو نُبيدَ الحَيَّينِ قَيساً وَذُهلا
Dhuhl killed him, so I shall not be content
Killed by ignorance, and I am not pleased,
until we annihilate both tribes, Qays and Dhuhl,
Or we destroy both Qais and ignorance.
وَيَطيرَand flies الحَريقُthe fire مِنّاfrom us شَراراًas sparks
وَيَطيرَ الحَريقُ مِنّا شَراراً
فَيَنالَso strikes الشَرارُthe sparks بَكراًBakr وَعِجلاand Ijl
فَيَنالَ الشَرارُ بَكراً وَعِجلا
and the fire flies from us in sparks,
And the burning within us scatters sparks,
so the sparks strike Bakr and Ijl.
The sparks reach both the young and the swift.
قَدindeed قَتَلناwe have killed بِهِfor him وَلاyet no ثَأرَvengeance فيهِin it
قَد قَتَلنا بِهِ وَلا ثَأرَ فيهِ
أَوuntil تَعُمَّsweep through السُيوفُthe swords شَيبانَShayban قَتلاin slaughter
أَو تَعُمَّ السُيوفُ شَيبانَ قَتلا
We have indeed killed for him, yet that is no vengeance,
We killed with it yet no vengeance was sought,
until the swords sweep through Shayban in slaughter.
Or the swords encompass the aged in slaughter.
ذَهَبَis gone الصُلحُpeace أَوunless تَرُدّواyou bring back كُلَيباًKulayb
ذَهَبَ الصُلحُ أَو تَرُدّوا كُلَيباً
أَوor تَحُلّواyou submit عَلىto الحُكومَةِarbitration حَلاfully
أَو تَحُلّوا عَلى الحُكومَةِ حَلا
Peace is gone unless you bring Kulayb back,
Peace is lost unless you return Kulayb,
or submit fully to arbitration.
Or you take the government by force.
ذَهَبَis gone الصُلحُpeace أَوunless تَرُدّواyou bring back كُلَيباًKulayb
ذَهَبَ الصُلحُ أَو تَرُدّوا كُلَيباً
أَوor أُذيقَI make taste الغَداةَin the morning شَيبانَShayban ثُكلاbereavement
أَو أُذيقَ الغَداةَ شَيبانَ ثُكلا
Peace is gone unless you bring Kulayb back,
Peace is lost unless you return Kulayb,
or I make Shayban taste bereavement in the morning.
Or the morning inflicts bereavement on Shayban.
ذَهَبَis gone الصُلحُpeace أَوunless تَرُدّواyou bring back كُلَيباًKulayb
ذَهَبَ الصُلحُ أَو تَرُدّوا كُلَيباً
أَوor تَنالَsuffer العُداةُthe foes هَوناًabasement وَذُلّاand humiliation
أَو تَنالَ العُداةُ هَوناً وَذُلّا
Peace is gone unless you bring Kulayb back,
Peace is lost unless you return Kulayb,
or the foes suffer abasement and humiliation.
Or the enemies attain disgrace and humiliation.
ذَهَبَis gone الصُلحُpeace أَوunless تَرُدّواyou bring back كُلَيباًKulayb
ذَهَبَ الصُلحُ أَو تَرُدّوا كُلَيباً
أَوor تَذوقواyou taste الوَبالَcalamity وِرداًcoming to water وَنَهلاand drinking your fill
أَو تَذوقوا الوَبالَ وِرداً وَنَهلا
Peace is gone unless you bring Kulayb back,
Peace is lost unless you return Kulayb,
or you taste calamity, coming to drink and drinking your fill.
Or you taste calamity and sorrow’s draught.
ذَهَبَis gone الصُلحُpeace أَوunless تَرُدّواyou bring back كُلَيباًKulayb
ذَهَبَ الصُلحُ أَو تَرُدّوا كُلَيباً
أَوor تَميلواyou turn away عَنِfrom الحَلائِلِthe wives عُزلاunarmed
أَو تَميلوا عَنِ الحَلائِلِ عُزلا
Peace is gone unless you bring Kulayb back,
Peace is lost unless you return Kulayb,
or turn away from your wives, unarmed.
Or you turn away from virtues, isolated.
أَوor أَرىI see القَتلَslaughter قَدalready تَقاضىhas exacted payment from رِجالاًmen
أَو أَرى القَتلَ قَد تَقاضى رِجالاً
لَمdid not يَميلواturn away عَنfrom السَفاهَةِfolly جَهلاout of ignorance
لَم يَميلوا عَن السَفاهَةِ جَهلا
Or I see that slaughter has exacted its due from men
Or I see killing has claimed men,
who, in ignorance, did not turn away from folly.
Who did not turn away from ignorance and folly.
إِنَّindeed تَحتَbeneath الأَحجارِthe stones وَالتُربِand the earth مِنهُof him
إِنَّ تَحتَ الأَحجارِ وَالتُربِ مِنهُ
لَدَفيناsurely one buried عَلاrose عَلاءًto eminence وَجَلّاand was great
لَدَفينا عَلا عَلاءً وَجَلّا
Indeed, beneath the stones and earth he lies,
Beneath the stones and soil, of it,
buried—a man who rose to eminence and was great.
Lies a noble hero, exalted and glorious.
عَزَّis grievous وَاللَهِby God ياO كُلَيبُKulayb عَلَيناto us
عَزَّ وَاللَهِ يا كُلَيبُ عَلَينا
أَنthat تَرىyou see هامَتيmy head دِهاناًanointing oils وَكُحلاand kohl
أَن تَرى هامَتي دِهاناً وَكُحلا
By God, O Kulayb, it is grievous to us
By God, O Kulayb, it saddens us
that you should see my head adorned with oils and kohl.
To see my determination weakened and dimmed.
Sol 6.1