سَمَوناwe advanced لِنَجرانِagainst Najran اليَمانيthe Yemeni وَأَهلِهِand its people
سَمَونا لِنَجرانِ اليَماني وَأَهلِهِ
وَنَجرانُand Najran أَرضٌa land لَمnot تُدَيَّثhad been subdued مُقاوِلُهits chieftains
وَنَجرانُ أَرضٌ لَم تُدَيَّث مُقاوِلُه
We advanced against Yemeni Najran and its people,
We sought refuge with Najran the Yemeni and his people,
and Najran is a land whose chieftains had not been subdued.
And Najran is a land whose valleys were never trodden by men,
بِمُختَلِفِwith mingled الأَصواتِvoices تَسمَعُyou hear وَسطَهُin its midst
بِمُختَلِفِ الأَصواتِ تَسمَعُ وَسطَهُ
كَرِزِّlike the murmuring of القَطاsandgrouse لاnot يَفقَهُunderstands الصَوتَthe sound قائِلُهits utterer
كَرِزِّ القَطا لا يَفقَهُ الصَوتَ قائِلُه
With a host of mingled voices—in its midst you hear
Amidst the varying voices you can hear it echoing,
a murmur like that of sandgrouse, unintelligible even to its utterer.
Like the cooing of pigeons whose warbling cannot be understood,
لَناours أَمرُهُits command لاnot تُعرَفُare distinguished البُلقُthe piebald horses وَسطَهُin its midst
لَنا أَمرُهُ لا تُعرَفُ البُلقُ وَسطَهُ
كَثيرُabundant الوَغىbattle-clamor مِنfrom كُلِّevery حَيٍّclan قَبائِلُهits tribes
كَثيرُ الوَغى مِن كُلِّ حَيٍّ قَبائِلُه
Its command is ours; piebald horses cannot be distinguished in its midst.
It is up to us, its features cannot be recognized amidst it,
Loud is its battle-clamor; its tribes come from every clan.
The tumult of its many tribes from every quarter,
كَأَنَّas though بَناتِthe daughters of الحارِثِيِّينَthe Harithites وَسطَهُمamong them
كَأَنَّ بَناتِ الحارِثِيِّينَ وَسطَهُم
ظِباءُgazelles of صَريمٍSarim لَمnot تُفَرَّجhave been parted غَياطِلُهits dense thickets
ظِباءُ صَريمٍ لَم تُفَرَّج غَياطِلُه
The daughters of the Harithites among them seem
As if amongst them the daughters of Harith singing,
like gazelles of Sarim, whose dense thickets have not been parted.
Shy oryx does not reveal their veils,
إِذاwhen حانَcomes due مِنهُfor it مَنزِلٌa halt أَوقَدَتkindled fires بِهِat that place
إِذا حانَ مِنهُ مَنزِلٌ أَوقَدَت بِهِ
لِأُخراهُfor its rear فيon أَعلىthe highest part of اليَفاعِthe high ground أَوائِلُهits vanguard
لِأُخراهُ في أَعلى اليَفاعِ أَوائِلُه
When a halt comes due for it, fires are kindled there
Whenever their camp comes to a halt, its first men kindle a fire with it,
for its rear, on the highest ground, by its vanguard.
Lighting up the high crags,
تَظَلُّremains بِهِbecause of it الأَرضُthe land الفَضاءُwide-open مُعَضِّلاًchoked
تَظَلُّ بِهِ الأَرضُ الفَضاءُ مُعَضِّلاً
وَتَجهَرُand clear out أَسدامَchoked sources of المِياهِwater قَوابِلُهits advancing ranks
وَتَجهَرُ أَسدامَ المِياهِ قَوابِلُه
The open land remains choked with it,
The open land remains shadowed by its zigzagging,
and its advancing ranks clear the choked waterholes.
And the torrent's pools roar loudly,
تَرىyou see عافِياتِfood-seeking الطَيرِbirds قَدalready وَثَّقَتhave guaranteed لَهاfor them
تَرى عافِياتِ الطَيرِ قَد وَثَّقَت لَها
بِشِبعٍwith a full meal مِنَof السَخلِyoung animals العِتاقِwell-bred مَنازِلُهits camps
بِشِبعٍ مِنَ السَخلِ العِتاقِ مَنازِلُه
You see food-seeking birds, already assured
You can see the birds in peace have secured for themselves,
by its camps of a full meal of fine-bred young stock.
Abodes of lofty acacia trees amidst abundant forage,
إِذاwhen فَزِعواthey are alarmed هَزّواthey wave لِواءَthe banner of اِبنِthe son of حابِسٍHabis
إِذا فَزِعوا هَزّوا لِواءَ اِبنِ حابِسٍ
وَنادَواand they call upon كَريماًa noble man خَيمُهُhis innate nature وَشَمائِلُهand his character traits
وَنادَوا كَريماً خَيمُهُ وَشَمائِلُه
When alarmed, they wave the banner of Ibn Habis,
When they are panicked they shake the standard of Ibn Habes,
and call upon one whose nature and character are noble.
And call for the generous one whose abode and signs are sublime,
سَعىhe strove بِتِراتٍto avenge wrongs لِلعَشيرَةِfor the clan أَدرَكَتhad stirred
سَعى بِتِراتٍ لِلعَشيرَةِ أَدرَكَت
حَفيظَةَthe protective pride of ذيone possessing فَضلٍsuperiority عَلىover مَنwhoever يُفاضِلُهrivals him in merit
حَفيظَةَ ذي فَضلٍ عَلى مَن يُفاضِلُه
He strove to avenge the clan's wrongs, which had stirred
He hastened with help for his clan and reached,
the protective pride of one superior to those who rival him.
The protected land of the virtuous over the one who rivals him,
فَأَدرَكَهاso he avenged them وَاِزدادَand he gained more مَجداًglory وَرِفعَةًand eminence
فَأَدرَكَها وَاِزدادَ مَجداً وَرِفعَةً
وَخَيراًand goodness وَأَحظىand most favored of الناسِpeople بِالخَيرِwith good فاعِلُهits doer
وَخَيراً وَأَحظى الناسِ بِالخَيرِ فاعِلُه
So he avenged them, gaining greater glory and eminence,
Thus did he attain more glory, stature and goodness,
and goodness; of all people, the doer of good enjoys it most.
And the doer of good meets good,
أَرىhe made see أَهلَthe people of نَجرانَNajran الكَواكِبَthe stars بِالضُحىin broad daylight
أَرى أَهلَ نَجرانَ الكَواكِبَ بِالضُحى
وَأَدرَكَand he exacted فيهِمamong them كُلَّevery وِترٍblood-debt يُحاوِلُهhe seeks it
وَأَدرَكَ فيهِم كُلَّ وِترٍ يُحاوِلُه
He made Najran's people see stars in broad daylight,
I see the people of Najran as planets at dawn,
and exacted from them every blood-debt he sought.
And amongst them achieves every aspiration,
وَصَبَّحَand he attacked at dawn أَهلَthe people of الجَوفِal-Jawf وَالجَوفُwhile al-Jawf آمِنٌsecure
وَصَبَّحَ أَهلَ الجَوفِ وَالجَوفُ آمِنٌ
بِمِثلِwith the like of الدَباyoung locusts وَالدَهرُand time جَمٌّabundant بَلابِلُهits troubles
بِمِثلِ الدَبا وَالدَهرُ جَمٌّ بَلابِلُه
And he attacked the people of al-Jawf at dawn, while al-Jawf was secure,
And he brought morning to the people of Al-Jawf, and Al-Jawf feels secure,
with a host like young locusts—time's troubles are many.
With the likes of eternity while fate brings to it tribulations,
فَظَلَّso there lingered عَلىover هَمدانَHamdan يَومٌa day أَتاهُمُcame upon them
فَظَلَّ عَلى هَمدانَ يَومٌ أَتاهُمُ
بِنَحسِwith the ill fortune of نُحوسٍill fortunes ظَهرُهُits midday وَأَصائِلُهand its late-afternoon hours
بِنَحسِ نُحوسٍ ظَهرُهُ وَأَصائِلُه
So over Hamdan lingered a day that came upon them
And on Hamdan came a day that brought them,
with the direst ill fortune, at noon and in its late-afternoon hours.
Misfortune of misfortunes both evident and concealed,
وَكِندَةُand Kinda لَمnot يَترُكhe left لَهُمfor them ذاone possessing حَفيظَةٍprotective zeal
وَكِندَةُ لَم يَترُك لَهُم ذا حَفيظَةٍ
وَلاnor مَعقِلاًa refuge إِلّاexcept that أُبيحَتwere laid open مَعاقِلُهits strongholds
وَلا مَعقِلاً إِلّا أُبيحَت مَعاقِلُه
And Kinda—he left them no spirited defender,
And Kindah did not leave them one protected,
nor a refuge whose strongholds were not overrun.
Or a refuge but their refuges were violated,
Sol 6.1