نُبِّئتُI was told أَنَّthat النارَthe fire بَعدَكَafter you أوقِدَتwas kindled
نُبِّئتُ أَنَّ النارَ بَعدَكَ أوقِدَت
وَاِستَبَّand traded insults تَعدَكَafter you (likely a typo for بَعدَكَ) ياO كُلَيبُKulayb المَجلِسُthe assembly
وَاِستَبَّ تَعدَكَ يا كُلَيبُ المَجلِسُ
I was told that the fire was kindled after you.
I was told that after you, the fire was lit,
And after you, O Kulayb, the assembly traded insults.
And the assembly mourned you, O Kulayb.
وَتَكَلَّمواand they spoke فيabout أَمرِthe matter of كُلِّevery عَظيمَةٍweighty matter
وَتَكَلَّموا في أَمرِ كُلِّ عَظيمَةٍ
لَوif كُنتَyou had been شاهِدَهُمpresent with them بِهاin it لَمnot يَنبِسواthey utter a word
لَو كُنتَ شاهِدَهُم بِها لَم يَنبِسوا
And they spoke about every weighty matter.
They talked about matters of every great one,
Had you been present with them in such matters, they would not have uttered a word.
Had you witnessed them, they would not have uttered a word.
وَإِذاand whenever تَشاءُyou wish رَأَيتَyou saw وَجهاًa face واضِحاًradiant
وَإِذا تَشاءُ رَأَيتَ وَجهاً واضِحاً
وَذِراعَand the arm of باكِيَةٍa weeping woman عَلَيهاupon her بُرنُسُa hooded cloak
وَذِراعَ باكِيَةٍ عَلَيها بُرنُسُ
And whenever you wish, you see a radiant face,
And whenever you wish, you see a radiant face,
And the arm of a weeping woman wearing a hooded cloak.
And an arm weeping for you, wearing a coat of mail.
تَبكيshe weeps عَلَيكَfor you وَلَستُand I am not لائِمَone who blames حُرَّةٍa freeborn woman
تَبكي عَلَيكَ وَلَستُ لائِمَ حُرَّةٍ
تَأسىshe grieves عَلَيكَfor you بِعَبرَةٍwith a tear وَتَنَفَّسُand she sighs
تَأسى عَلَيكَ بِعَبرَةٍ وَتَنَفَّسُ
She weeps for you, and I do not blame a freeborn woman
She weeps for you, and I do not blame a free woman
Who grieves for you with tears and sighs.
Who grieves for you with flowing tears and sighs.
Sol 6.1