أَبَنيO sons of لُجَيمٍLujaym إِنَّكُمindeed you أَلجَمتُمُyou have bridled
أَبَني لُجَيمٍ إِنَّكُم أَلجَمتُمُ
فَلَمَنso for whoever يُجاريكُمvies with you أَشَدُّthe harshest لِجامِbridle
فَلَمَن يُجاريكُم أَشَدُّ لِجامِ
O sons of Lujaym, you have bridled your rivals;
the harshest bridle is for whoever vies with you.
فَأَساًan axe تُصيبُstrikes لَهاتَهُhis uvula يَلقىencounters الَّذيthe one who
فَأَساً تُصيبُ لَهاتَهُ يَلقى الَّذي
تَلقىencounter نَواجِذُهُhis molars أَشَدَّthe fiercest زِحامِcrowding
تَلقى نَواجِذُهُ أَشَدَّ زِحامِ
An axe that strikes his uvula is met by the man
whose molars suffer the fiercest pressure.
فَلَأَمدَحَنَّso I shall surely praise بَنيthe sons of حَنيفَةَHanifa مِدحَةًa tribute of praise
فَلَأَمدَحَنَّ بَني حَنيفَةَ مِدحَةً
بِالحَقِّtruthfully أَهلَmen of رَواجِحِsound الأَحلامِminds
بِالحَقِّ أَهلَ رَواجِحِ الأَحلامِ
So I shall surely give the sons of Hanifa praise,
in truth—men of sound judgment.
سَبَقواthey came first إِذاwhen اِستَبَقَتraced مَعَدٌّMa'add بِالَّتيthrough that which
سَبَقوا إِذا اِستَبَقَت مَعَدٌّ بِالَّتي
سَمَقَتrose high مَكارِمُهاits noble deeds عَلىabove الرَقوامِal-Raqwam
سَمَقَت مَكارِمُها عَلى الرَقوامِ
They led when Ma'add raced, through that nobility
whose glorious deeds towered above al-Raqwam.
فَبَنوso the sons of حَنيفَةَHanifa يَمنَعونَthey defend نِسائَهُمtheir women
فَبَنو حَنيفَةَ يَمنَعونَ نِسائَهُم
بِسُيوفِwith the swords of مُهتَضِمِthe subduer of العُداةِthe foes كِرامِnoble
بِسُيوفِ مُهتَضِمِ العُداةِ كِرامِ
So the sons of Hanifa defend their women
with the swords of noble men who crush their foes.
قَومٌa people وَأُمِّكَby your mother ماnot تُسَلُّare unsheathed سُيوفُهُمtheir swords
قَومٌ وَأُمِّكَ ما تُسَلُّ سُيوفُهُم
إِلّاexcept لِيَومِfor a day of مَنِيَّةٍdeath وَحِمامِand doom
إِلّا لِيَومِ مَنِيَّةٍ وَحِمامِ
A people—by your mother!—whose swords are never drawn
except for a day of death and doom.
القاتِلونَthe slayers of مُلوكَthe kings of كُلِّevery قَبيلَةٍtribe
القاتِلونَ مُلوكَ كُلِّ قَبيلَةٍ
وَالجوعُand hunger قَدindeed قَتَلوهُthey have slain it بِالإِطعامِby giving food
وَالجوعُ قَد قَتَلوهُ بِالإِطعامِ
Slayers of the kings of every tribe,
and they have slain hunger by giving food.
وَالضارِبونَand those who strike الكَبشَthe ram (chieftain) يَبرُقُflash بَيضُهُhis helmets
وَالضارِبونَ الكَبشَ يَبرُقُ بَيضُهُ
وَالمُثبِتونَand those who make firm مَواطِئَthe footholds of الأَقدامِthe feet
وَالمُثبِتونَ مَواطِئَ الأَقدامِ
And those who strike the ram-like chief, his helmets flashing,
and those who plant their feet firmly.
فَلَوَso if أَنَّهُthat it مَطَرُthe rain of السَماءِthe sky لِعُصبَةٍfor a band
فَلَوَ أَنَّهُ مَطَرُ السَماءِ لِعُصبَةٍ
بِالمَجدِby virtue of glory قَدindeed سَبَقواthey came first بِكُلِّwith every غَمامِraincloud
بِالمَجدِ قَد سَبَقوا بِكُلِّ غَمامِ
So, were heaven's rain allotted to a band
for its glory, they would have won every cloud first.
Sol 6.1