رَماكَmay He shoot you اللَهُGod مِنwhat a بَغلِmule
رَماكَ اللَهُ مِن بَغلِ
بِمَشحوذٍwith a sharpened shaft مِنَfrom among النَبلِthe arrows
بِمَشحوذٍ مِنَ النَبلِ
May God shoot you, mule,
with a sharpened shaft from among the arrows.
أَماwill you not تُبلِغُنيbring me to أَهلَكَyour people
أَما تُبلِغُني أَهلَكَ
أَوor تُبلِغُنيbring me to أَهليmy people
أَو تُبلِغُني أَهلي
Will you not bring me to your people,
or bring me to my own?
أَكُلَّthroughout all ...? الدَهرِtime مُرَكوبٌridden
أَكُلَّ الدَهرِ مُرَكوبٌ
مِنَby النَكباءِthe afflicted وَالعُزلِand the unarmed
مِنَ النَكباءِ وَالعُزلِ
Are you forever ridden
by the afflicted and the unarmed?
وَقَدand indeed قُلتُI said وَلَمand did not أَعدِلswerve
وَقَد قُلتُ وَلَم أَعدِل
كَلاماًwords مِنconcerning بَنيthe sons of ذُهلِDhuhl
كَلاماً مِن بَني ذُهلِ
And I have spoken, without swerving,
words concerning the sons of Dhuhl:
أَلاlisten أَبلِغtell بَنيthe sons of بَكرٍBakr
أَلا أَبلِغ بَني بَكرٍ
رِجالاًmen مِنfrom بَنيthe sons of ذُهلِDhuhl
رِجالاً مِن بَني ذُهلِ
Listen: tell the sons of Bakr,
the men of the sons of Dhuhl,
وَأَبلِغand tell سالِفاًSalif حُلوىHulwa
وَأَبلِغ سالِفاً حُلوى
إِلىas far as قارِعَةِthe thoroughfare of النَخلِthe date palms
إِلى قارِعَةِ النَخلِ
and carry word to Salif and Hulwa,
as far as Qari'at al-Nakhl, the palm thoroughfare:
بَدَأتُمyou began against قَومَكُمyour people بِالغَدwith treachery (continued)
بَدَأتُم قَومَكُم بِالغَد
رِcompletes 'treachery' وَالعُدوانِand aggression وَالقَتلِand killing
رِ وَالعُدوانِ وَالقَتلِ
You began against your people with treachery,
and aggression and killing.
قَتَلتُمyou killed سَيِّدَthe chief of الناسِthe people
قَتَلتُم سَيِّدَ الناسِ
وَمَنand one who لَيسَwas not بِذيpossessed of مِثلِan equal
وَمَن لَيسَ بِذي مِثلِ
You killed the chief of men,
and one who had no equal.
وَقُلتُمand you said كُفؤُهُhis equal رِجلٌa foot
وَقُلتُم كُفؤُهُ رِجلٌ
وَلَيسَand is not الراسُthe head كَالرِجلِlike the foot
وَلَيسَ الراسُ كَالرِجلِ
And you said, 'His equal is a foot,'
yet the head is not like the foot.
وَلَيسَand is not الرَجُلُthe man الماجِدُthe noble
وَلَيسَ الرَجُلُ الماجِدُ
مِثلَlike الرَجُلِthe man النَذلِthe base
مِثلَ الرَجُلِ النَذلِ
Nor is the noble man
like the base man.
فَتىًa young man كانَwas كَأَلفٍlike a thousand مِنof
فَتىً كانَ كَأَلفٍ مِن
ذَويthose possessed of الإنعامِgenerosity وَالفَضلِand excellence
ذَوي الإنعامِ وَالفَضلِ
A young man who was like a thousand of
those possessed of generosity and excellence.
لَقَدindeed جِئتُمyou came بِهاwith it دَهماdark (continued)
لَقَد جِئتُم بِها دَهما
ءَcompletes 'dark' كَالحَيَّةِlike the snake فيin الجَذلِthe tree stump
ءَ كَالحَيَّةِ في الجَذلِ
You have indeed brought a dark calamity,
like a snake in a tree stump.
وَقَدand indeed جِئتُمyou came بِهاwith it شَعواraging (continued)
وَقَد جِئتُم بِها شَعوا
ءَcompletes 'raging' شابَتmade gray مَفرِقَthe hair-parting of الطِفلِthe child
ءَ شابَت مَفرِقَ الطِفلِ
And indeed you have brought a raging calamity,
that grayed the parting of a child's hair.
وَقَدand indeed كُنتُI was أَخاa brother of لَهوٍpleasure
وَقَد كُنتُ أَخا لَهوٍ
فَأَصبَحتُso I became أَخاa brother of شُغلِtoil
فَأَصبَحتُ أَخا شُغلِ
And I was once a brother of pleasure,
then became a brother of toil.
أَلاlisten ياO عاذِليmy reproacher أَقصِرdesist
أَلا يا عاذِلي أَقصِر
لَحاكَmay He curse you اللَهَGod مِنfor عَذلِreproach
لَحاكَ اللَهَ مِن عَذلِ
Listen, O my reproacher: desist!
May God curse you for your reproach.
بِأَنّاfor we تَغلِبَTaghlib الغَلباthe mighty (continued)
بِأَنّا تَغلِبَ الغَلبا
ءَcompletes 'the mighty' نَعلوwe rise above كُلَّevery ذيpossessor of فَضلِmerit
ءَ نَعلو كُلَّ ذي فَضلِ
For we, mighty Taghlib,
rise above every man of merit.
رِجالٌmen لَيسَthere is no فيin حَرَجٍhardship
رِجالٌ لَيسَ في حَرَجٍ
لَهُمfor them مِثلٌan equal وَلاnor شَكلِa peer
لَهُم مِثلٌ وَلا شَكلِ
Men who, in hardship, have no
equal, nor any peer.
بِماfor what لَيسَnot قَدَّمَbrought forward جَسّاسٌJassas
بِما لَيسَ قَدَّمَ جَسّاسٌ
لَهُمto them مِنof سَيِّئِthe evil of الفِعلِdeeds
لَهُم مِن سَيِّئِ الفِعلِ
For what Jassas has not brought
upon them by way of evil deeds,
سَأَجزيI shall repay رَهطَthe clan of جَسّاسٍJassas
سَأَجزي رَهطَ جَسّاسٍ
كَحَذوِlike matching النَعلِthe sandal بِالنَّعلِwith the sandal
كَحَذوِ النَعلِ بِالنَّعلِ
I shall repay the clan of Jassas,
as sandal is matched with sandal.
Sol 6.1