لَعَمريby my life لَئِنindeed, if مَروانَMarwan سَهَّلَmade easy حاجَتيmy need
لَعَمري لَئِن مَروانَ سَهَّلَ حاجَتي
وَفَكَّand loosened وِثاقيmy bonds عَنfrom طَريدٍa hunted outcast مُشَرَّدِdriven from home
وَفَكَّ وِثاقي عَن طَريدٍ مُشَرَّدِ
By my life, if Marwan has eased my need
By my life, if Marwan fulfills my need
and freed me from my bonds, a hunted, banished man,
And releases me from the bonds of exile and homelessness
لَنِعمَexcellent indeed فَتىa young man الظَلماءِof the darkness وَالرافِدُand the provider of القِرىhospitality
لَنِعمَ فَتى الظَلماءِ وَالرافِدُ القِرى
وَضارِبُand the striker of كَبشِthe ram-like champion of العارِضِthe advancing host المُتَوَقِّدِblazing
وَضارِبُ كَبشِ العارِضِ المُتَوَقِّدِ
then truly he is a fine youth in the darkness, and a giver of hospitality,
He will be the generous prince of darkness, and protector of homes
and the striker of the ram-like champion of the blazing host.
Striker of the unruly camel baring its teeth
أَغَرَّradiant كَأَنَّas though البَدرَthe full moon فَوقَabove جَبينِهِhis brow
أَغَرَّ كَأَنَّ البَدرَ فَوقَ جَبينِهِ
مَتىwhenever تَرَهُsee him البيضُthe fair-skinned الدَهاقينُlanded nobles تَسجُدِprostrate themselves
مَتى تَرَهُ البيضُ الدَهاقينُ تَسجُدِ
Radiant, as though the full moon were above his brow;
He looked like the full moon on his forehead
whenever the fair-skinned landed nobles see him, they prostrate themselves.
Whenever he is seen by the pale priests they bow down
وَكائِنand how many لَكُمyou have آلَO house of المُهَلَّبِal-Muhallab مِنof يَدٍa favor
وَكائِن لَكُم آلَ المُهَلَّبِ مِن يَدٍ
عَلَيَّupon me وَمَعروفٍand kindness يَروحُcomes at evening وَيَغتَديand comes at morning
عَلَيَّ وَمَعروفٍ يَروحُ وَيَغتَدي
And how many favors you have bestowed, O house of al-Muhallab,
And whatever is ordained for you, O clan of Al-Muhallab
upon me, and kindness that comes at evening and morning!
Against me and Ma'ruf who comes and goes unchecked
وَماand no مِنof غُلامٍa youth مِنof مَعَدٍّMaʿadd عَلِمتُهُI have known him
وَما مِن غُلامٍ مِن مَعَدٍّ عَلِمتُهُ
وَلاnor يَمِنِunclear; probably 'among' الأَملاكِthe kings مِنfrom أَرضِthe land of صَيهَدِṢayhad
وَلا يَمِنِ الأَملاكِ مِن أَرضِ صَيهَدِ
And no youth of Maʿadd whom I have known,
There is no young man from Ma'add I know
nor any [among] the kings from the land of Ṣayhad,
Nor from the kings of Yemen in the land of Saihad
هُوَhe مِثلُlike جَدِّthe grandfather of اِبنِthe son of المُهَلَّبِal-Muhallab وَالَّذيand the one who
هُوَ مِثلُ جَدِّ اِبنِ المُهَلَّبِ وَالَّذي
لَهُhe has عَدَدُthe number of الحَصباءِthe pebbles مِنof ذيone possessing التَمَعدُدِMaʿaddite hardiness
لَهُ عَدَدُ الحَصباءِ مِن ذي التَمَعدُدِ
is like Ibn al-Muhallab's grandfather, and the one
He is like the grandfather of Ibn Al-Muhallab
who has hardy Maʿaddites as numerous as pebbles.
Who has the number of pebbles from the many-pebbled land
وَماand never حَمَلَتcarried أَيديهِمُtheir hands مِنany جَنازَةٍa corpse
وَما حَمَلَت أَيديهِمُ مِن جَنازَةٍ
وَلاnor أَلبَسَتclothed أَثوابَهاits garments مِثلَthe equal of مَخلَدِMakhlad
وَلا أَلبَسَت أَثوابَها مِثلَ مَخلَدِ
And never have their hands carried a corpse,
And their hands did not carry a corpse
nor clothed in its shrouds anyone like Makhlad.
Nor did their clothes wear out like Makhlad's
أَبوكَyour father الَّذيthe one who تُستَهزَمُare put to flight الخَيلَthe horses بِاِسمِهِby his name
أَبوكَ الَّذي تُستَهزَمُ الخَيلَ بِاِسمِهِ
وَإِنand even if كانَhe is مِنهاaway from them سَيرُa journey of شَهرٍa month مُطَرَّدِuninterrupted
وَإِن كانَ مِنها سَيرُ شَهرٍ مُطَرَّدِ
Your father is he whose name puts the horses to flight,
Your father whom the horses are routed by his name
even if he is a month's unbroken journey away from them.
Even if the journey is a month-long trek
وَقَدand indeed عَلِمواthey have known مُذsince شَدَّhe girded حَقوَيهِhis loins أَنَّهُthat he
وَقَد عَلِموا مُذ شَدَّ حَقوَيهِ أَنَّهُ
هُوَhe اللَيثُthe lion لَيثُthe lion of الغابِthe thickets غَيرُnot المُعَرِّدِone who flees
هُوَ اللَيثُ لَيثُ الغابِ غَيرُ المُعَرِّدِ
And they have known, since he girded his loins, that he
And they knew since he tightened his belt
is the lion, the lion of the thickets, who does not flee.
He is the lion, the lion of the thicket, not distracted
Sol 6.1