تَضَعضَعَtottered طَوداthe two mountains وائِلٍWa’il بَعدَafter مالِكٍMalik
تَضَعضَعَ طَودا وائِلٍ بَعدَ مالِكٍ
وَأَصبَحَand became مِنهاof it مِعطَسُnose العِزِّglory أَجدَعاmutilated (nose cut off)
وَأَصبَحَ مِنها مِعطَسُ العِزِّ أَجدَعا
Wa’il’s two mountains tottered after Malik’s passing.
And the nose of its glory was left cut off.
فَأَينَwhere, then أَبوAbu (father of) غَسّانَGhassan لِلجارِfor the neighbor وَالقِرىand hospitality
فَأَينَ أَبو غَسّانَ لِلجارِ وَالقِرى
وَلِلحَربِand for war إِنif هُزَّwere brandished القَناthe spears فَتَزَعزَعاand then quivered
وَلِلحَربِ إِن هُزَّ القَنا فَتَزَعزَعا
Where, then, is Abu Ghassan for the neighbor and hospitality,
And for war, if the spears are brandished and then quiver?
لَقَدindeed بانَhe departed لَمdid not يُسبَقbe outstripped بِوِترٍin vengeance وَلَمand did not يَدَعleave
لَقَد بانَ لَم يُسبَق بِوِترٍ وَلَم يَدَع
إِلىtoward الغَرَضِthe mark الأَقصىfarthest مِنَof المَجدِglory مَنزَعاa path of striving
إِلى الغَرَضِ الأَقصى مِنَ المَجدِ مَنزَعا
He has indeed departed, never outstripped in vengeance, and he left
No path untrodden toward glory’s farthest mark.
Sol 6.1