بَكَتshe wept جَرَعاًin anguish (assuming a typo for جَزَعاً) مَرواMerv خُراسانَKhurasan إِذwhen رَأَتshe saw
بَكَت جَرَعاً مَروا خُراسانَ إِذ رَأَت
بِهاin her باهِلِيّاًa man of Bahila بِعدَafter آلِthe family of المُهَلَّبِal-Muhallab
بِها باهِلِيّاً بِعدَ آلِ المُهَلَّبِ
Merv of Khurasan wept in anguish when she saw
Khorasan wept bitterly when it saw
a Bahili there, after the house of al-Muhallab.
Its protection lost, after the family of Muhallab
تَبَدَّلَتِshe took in exchange الظِربىthe skunks القِصارَshort أُنوفُهاtheir noses
تَبَدَّلَتِ الظِربى القِصارَ أُنوفُها
بِكُلِّfor every فَنيقٍprized camel-stallion يَرتَديwears السَيفَthe sword مُصعَبِuntamed
بِكُلِّ فَنيقٍ يَرتَدي السَيفَ مُصعَبِ
She took the short-nosed skunks in exchange
The slender waisted girls changed
for every prized, untamed camel-stallion wearing a sword,
Into rough warriors wearing Yemeni swords
أَغَرَّradiant كَأَنَّas though البَدرَthe full moon تَحتَbeneath ثِيابِهِhis garments
أَغَرَّ كَأَنَّ البَدرَ تَحتَ ثِيابِهِ
كَريمٍnoble إِلىthrough descent from الأُمِّthe mother الكَريمَةِnoble وَالأَبِand the father
كَريمٍ إِلى الأُمِّ الكَريمَةِ وَالأَبِ
radiant, as though the full moon were beneath his garments,
As if the full moon was under his clothes
noble in descent from his noble mother and father.
A generous man to his generous mother and father
فَأَصبَحَso it came to be رَدَّrestored اللَهِGod زَينَthe adornment قُصورِهاher palaces
فَأَصبَحَ رَدَّ اللَهِ زَينَ قُصورِها
إِلَيهاto her وَروحَand relief المُستَغيثِof the one seeking help المُثَوِّبِwho repeatedly calls out
إِلَيها وَروحَ المُستَغيثِ المُثَوِّبِ
So now God has restored the adornment of her palaces
So God brought back the beauty of its palaces
to her, and relief for the supplicant who repeatedly cries out:
And the spirit of the answered supplicant, rewarding
فَوارِسُhorsemen ضَرّابونَmighty strikers وَالخَيلُwhile the horses يَلتَقيmingles
فَوارِسُ ضَرّابونَ وَالخَيلُ يَلتَقي
عَلَيهاupon them عَبيطُfresh blood الثائِرِof the avenger المُتَلَهِّبِfiery
عَلَيها عَبيطُ الثائِرِ المُتَلَهِّبِ
horsemen, mighty strikers, while upon the horses mingles
Cavalry warriors who strike, and horses meet
the fresh blood of the fiery avenger.
For it, stirred up by the heated leader
إِذاwhen جَلَسواthey sit زانَgraces النَدِيَّthe assembly جُلوسُهُمtheir sitting
إِذا جَلَسوا زانَ النَدِيَّ جُلوسُهُم
وَلَيسواand they are not بِفُحّاشٍat all foul-mouthed عَلىtoward الناسِpeople أَكلُبِcurs
وَلَيسوا بِفُحّاشٍ عَلى الناسِ أَكلُبِ
When they sit, their presence graces the assembly;
When they sit, the friend's sitting adorns
nor are they foul-mouthed curs toward people.
And they are not vulgarians imposed on people, dogs
Sol 6.1