طَرَقناwe visited by night شِفاءًShifāʾ وَهوَwhile he يَكعَمُwas muzzling كَلبَهُhis dog
طَرَقنا شِفاءً وَهوَ يَكعَمُ كَلبَهُ
عَلىupon الداعِرِيّاتِthe Dāʿirī she-camels العِتاقِthe purebred العَياهِمِthe powerful
عَلى الداعِرِيّاتِ العِتاقِ العَياهِمِ
We came to Shifāʾ by night as he was muzzling his dog,
Upon the purebred, powerful Dāʿirī she-camels.
فَعُجناso we turned المَطاياthe riding camels عَنaway from شَقائِقِthe sandy tracts of قَوبَعٍQawbaʿ
فَعُجنا المَطايا عَن شَقائِقِ قَوبَعٍ
وَأَنّىand how far مَنافٌManāf مِنfrom تَناوُلِreaching دارِمِDārim
وَأَنّى مَنافٌ مِن تَناوُلِ دارِمِ
So we turned our mounts away from the sandy tracts of Qawbaʿ.
And how far Manāf is from reaching Dārim!
تَغَلغَلَhe delved deep يَبغيseeking والِداًa father يَعتَزيhe claims descent بِهِthrough him
تَغَلغَلَ يَبغي والِداً يَعتَزي بِهِ
فَقَصَّرَbut he fell short عَنof باعِthe arm-span العُلىglory وَالمَكارِمِand noble deeds
فَقَصَّرَ عَن باعِ العُلى وَالمَكارِمِ
He delved deep, seeking a father through whom to claim descent,
But he fell short of the reach of glory and noble deeds.
Sol 6.1