وَجَدناwe found نَهشَلاًNahshal فَضَلَتsurpassed فُقَيماًFuqaym
وَجَدنا نَهشَلاً فَضَلَت فُقَيماً
كَفَضلِlike the superiority of اِبنِthe male calf of المَخاضِthe pregnant she-camels عَلىover الفَصيلِthe weaned camel calf
كَفَضلِ اِبنِ المَخاضِ عَلى الفَصيلِ
We found Nahshal had surpassed Fuqaym,
as a yearling camel surpasses a weaned calf.
كِلاboth of البَكرَينِthe two young male camels أَردَؤُهاthe worst of them سِواءًequally
كِلا البَكرَينِ أَردَؤُها سِواءً
وَلَكِنand yet ريمُadvantage بَينَهُماbetween the two of them قَليلُslight
وَلَكِن ريمُ بَينَهُما قَليلُ
Both young camels alike are the worst of the lot,
yet the difference between them is slight.
إِذاwhen حَلواthey settle لِصافِLiṣāf بَنَواthey build عَلَيهاupon it
إِذا حَلوا لِصافِ بَنَوا عَلَيها
بُيوتَhouses of اللُؤمِbaseness وَالذُلِّand humiliation الطَويلِlong-lasting
بُيوتَ اللُؤمِ وَالذُلِّ الطَويلِ
When they settle at Liṣāf, they build upon it
houses of baseness and lasting humiliation.
Sol 6.1