لِلَّهِto God يَربوعٌYarbūʿ أَلَمّاhas there not yet تَكُنbeen لَهاfor them
لِلَّهِ يَربوعٌ أَلَمّا تَكُن لَها
صَريمَةُfirmness أَمرٍof purpose فيconcerning قَتيلِthe man slain by اِبنِthe son of خازِمِKhāzim
صَريمَةُ أَمرٍ في قَتيلِ اِبنِ خازِمِ
God bless Yarbūʿ! Have they still no
Firmness of purpose concerning the man slain by Ibn Khāzim?
تَمَشّىwalked about حَرامٌḤarām بِالبَقيعِat al-Baqīʿ كَأَنَّهاas though they were
تَمَشّى حَرامٌ بِالبَقيعِ كَأَنَّها
حَبالىpregnant women وَفيand in أَثوابِهاtheir garments دَمُthe blood of سالِمِSālim
حَبالى وَفي أَثوابِها دَمُ سالِمِ
Ḥarām walked about at al-Baqīʿ as though they were
Pregnant women, with Sālim’s blood upon their garments.
إِذاif كُنتَyou are فيin دارٍa land تَخافُyou fear بِهاin it الرَدىdeath
إِذا كُنتَ في دارٍ تَخافُ بِها الرَدى
فَصَمِّمthen press on resolutely كَتَصميمِlike the resolve of الغُدانِيِّal-Ghudānī سالِمِSālim
فَصَمِّم كَتَصميمِ الغُدانِيِّ سالِمِ
If you are in a land where you fear death,
Then press on as resolutely as Sālim al-Ghudānī did.
سَخاhe was generous طَلَباًseeking لِلوِترِfor blood-vengeance نَفساًin spirit بِمَوتِهِwith his death
سَخا طَلَباً لِلوِترِ نَفساً بِمَوتِهِ
فَماتَso he died كَريماًnobly عائِفاًaverse لِلمَلائِمِto reproaches
فَماتَ كَريماً عائِفاً لِلمَلائِمِ
He freely embraced his death in pursuit of blood-vengeance,
So he died nobly, averse to reproach.
نَقِيُّunsullied ثِيابِgarments of الذِكرِrepute مِنfrom دَنَسِthe stain of الخَناindecency
نَقِيُّ ثِيابِ الذِكرِ مِن دَنَسِ الخَنا
يُناجيhe communes with ضَميراًa conscience مُستَدَفِّfirmly settled in العَزائِمِresolve
يُناجي ضَميراً مُستَدَفِّ العَزائِمِ
His reputation’s robes were free of indecency’s stain;
He communed with his conscience, its resolves firmly set.
إِذاwhen هَمَّhe resolved أَفرىhe accomplished ماwhat بِهِupon it هَمَّhe resolved ماضِياًpressing onward
إِذا هَمَّ أَفرى ما بِهِ هَمَّ ماضِياً
عَلىthrough الهَولِterror طَلّاعاًever scaling ثَناياthe mountain passes of العَظائِمِmighty ordeals
عَلى الهَولِ طَلّاعاً ثَنايا العَظائِمِ
When he resolved, he accomplished his intent, pressing on
Through terror, ever scaling the mountain passes of mighty ordeals.
وَلَمّاand when رَأىhe saw السُلطانَthe authorities لاnot يُنصِفونَهُthey give him justice
وَلَمّا رَأى السُلطانَ لا يُنصِفونَهُ
قَضىhe settled it بَينَbetween أَيديهِمtheir hands بِأَبيَضَwith a bright sword صارِمِkeen-edged
قَضى بَينَ أَيديهِم بِأَبيَضَ صارِمِ
And when he saw the authorities would not give him justice,
He settled it before them with a bright, keen sword.
وَلَمand did not يَتَأَرَّawait العاقِباتِthe consequences وَلَمand did not يَنَمsleep
وَلَم يَتَأَرَّ العاقِباتِ وَلَم يَنَم
وَلَيسَand is not أَخوone with الوِترِa blood-grievance الغَشومِcruel بِنائِمِasleep
وَلَيسَ أَخو الوِترِ الغَشومِ بِنائِمِ
He did not wait to see the consequences, nor did he sleep;
And one with a cruel blood-wrong to avenge is no sleeper.
Sol 6.1