مَنَعتَyou withheld عَطاءًa gift مِنfrom يَدٍa hand لَمnot يَكُنwas لَهاfor it
مَنَعتَ عَطاءً مِن يَدٍ لَم يَكُن لَها
بِثَديِat the breast of فَزارِيٍّa Fazārite نَصيبٌa share تُواصِلُهmaintains ties with it
بِثَديِ فَزارِيٍّ نَصيبٌ تُواصِلُه
You withheld a gift from a hand that had
No share at a Fazārite’s breast through which to maintain kinship.
وَلَمand did not يَحتَضِنهاcradle it مُرضِعٌa wet nurse مِنfrom مُحارِبٍMuḥārib
وَلَم يَحتَضِنها مُرضِعٌ مِن مُحارِبٍ
وَلاnor مِنfrom غَنِيِّGhanī اللُؤمِbaseness كانَتwere أَوائِلُهits forebears
وَلا مِن غَنِيِّ اللُؤمِ كانَت أَوائِلُه
No wet nurse from Muḥārib had cradled it,
Nor were its forebears from ignoble Ghanī.
وَلَكِنbut أَبوهاits father مِنfrom لُؤَيِّLuʾayy اِبنِson of غالِبٍGhālib
وَلَكِن أَبوها مِن لُؤَيِّ اِبنِ غالِبٍ
مَنافٌManāf لَهُto him مِنهاfrom it مِنَof المَجدِglory كاهِلُهits summit
مَنافٌ لَهُ مِنها مِنَ المَجدِ كاهِلُه
Rather, its father, from Luʾayy ibn Ghālib, was
Manāf, who through it possesses the summit of glory.
مُلوكٌkings وَأَبناءُand sons of المُلوكِthe kings أَتَتهُمُcame to them
مُلوكٌ وَأَبناءُ المُلوكِ أَتَتهُمُ
مِنَfrom اللَهِGod بِالفُرقانِthrough the Criterion مِنهُfrom Him رَسائِلُهHis messages
مِنَ اللَهِ بِالفُرقانِ مِنهُ رَسائِلُه
Kings and sons of kings, to whom came
From God, through the Criterion, His messages from Him.
فَأَصبَحتَso you became مِمّاthrough what قَدalready مَنَعتَyou withheld كَقابِضٍlike one grasping
فَأَصبَحتَ مِمّا قَد مَنَعتَ كَقابِضٍ
عَلىat الماءِthe water لَمdid not تَقبِضgrasp عَلَيهِonto it أَنامِلُهhis fingertips
عَلى الماءِ لَم تَقبِض عَلَيهِ أَنامِلُه
Thus, through what you withheld, you became like one grasping
At water, whose fingertips have not seized
مِنَof الماءِthe water شَيئاًanything غَيرَexcept أَنthat قَدalready تَعَرَّضَتbecame exposed
مِنَ الماءِ شَيئاً غَيرَ أَن قَد تَعَرَّضَت
لِنابَيto the two fangs of شُجاعِthe serpent of المُجهِزينَthe slayers مَقاتِلُهhis vital parts
لِنابَي شُجاعِ المُجهِزينَ مَقاتِلُه
Any of the water—but exposed now lie
His vital parts to the two fangs of the slayers’ serpent.
لَبِئسَwretched indeed is عَشاءِthe supper of المُرضِعاتِnursing mothers عَشائُهُhis supper
لَبِئسَ عَشاءِ المُرضِعاتِ عَشائُهُ
إِذاwhen زَعزَعَتshook أَطنابَthe ropes of بَيتٍa tent شَمائِلُهits north winds
إِذا زَعزَعَت أَطنابَ بَيتٍ شَمائِلُه
Wretched indeed is his supper for nursing mothers,
When its north winds shake a tent’s ropes.
Sol 6.1