دَعاهُمhe summoned them مَزونِيٌّa man of Mazun فَجاؤواso they came كَأَنَّهُمas though they were
دَعاهُم مَزونِيٌّ فَجاؤوا كَأَنَّهُم
بِجَنبَيهِat his two sides شاءٌsheep تابِعٌfollowing كُلَّevery ناعِقِcalling shepherd
بِجَنبَيهِ شاءٌ تابِعٌ كُلَّ ناعِقِ
A Mazuni summoned them, and they came as though they were
Sheep at his sides, following every calling shepherd.
لَقواthey encountered يَومَon the day of عَقرِAqr بابِلٍBabylon حينَwhen أَقبَلواthey advanced
لَقوا يَومَ عَقرِ بابِلٍ حينَ أَقبَلوا
سُيوفاًswords تُشَظّيsplinter جُمجُماتِskulls المَفارِقِthe crowns of heads
سُيوفاً تُشَظّي جُمجُماتِ المَفارِقِ
On the day of Aqr of Babylon, as they advanced, they met
Swords that splintered skulls at their crowns.
وَلَيتَyou were loyal to الَّذيthe one who وَلّاكَappointed you يَومَon the day وَلَيتَهُyou served him
وَلَيتَ الَّذي وَلّاكَ يَومَ وَلَيتَهُ
وَلايَةَwith the loyalty of وافٍone who keeps faith بِالأَمانَةَto the trust صادِقِtrue
وَلايَةَ وافٍ بِالأَمانَةَ صادِقِ
You were loyal to him who appointed you, the day you served him,
With the loyalty of one faithful to his trust and true
لَهُto him حينَwhen أَلقىhe handed over بِالمَقاليدِthe keys وَالعُرىand the bonds
لَهُ حينَ أَلقى بِالمَقاليدِ وَالعُرى
أَتَتكَthey came to you مَعَwith الأَيّامِthe days ذاتِpossessing الشَقاشِقِcamels' bellowing throat-sacs
أَتَتكَ مَعَ الأَيّامِ ذاتِ الشَقاشِقِ
To him, when he handed over the keys and bonds;
They came to you with days of bellowing fury.
وَماand no حَلَبَmilked المِصرَينِthe two cities مِثلَكَlike you حالِبٌmilker
وَما حَلَبَ المِصرَينِ مِثلَكَ حالِبٌ
وَلاnor ضَمَّهاamassed it مِمَّنamong those who جَناreaped فيin الحَقائِقِtruth
وَلا ضَمَّها مِمَّن جَنا في الحَقائِقِ
And no milker has milked the two cities like you,
Nor has any harvester, in truth, amassed it so.
وَلَكِنand yet غَلَبتَyou surpassed الناسَthe people أَنto تَتبَعَyou follow الهَوىdesire
وَلَكِن غَلَبتَ الناسَ أَن تَتبَعَ الهَوى
وَفاءًin loyalty يَروقُdelights العَينَthe eye مِنthan كُلِّevery رائِقِdelightful thing
وَفاءً يَروقُ العَينَ مِن كُلِّ رائِقِ
Yet you surpassed men in following desire,
In loyalty that delights the eye beyond every delight.
وَأَدرَكتَand you overtook مَنthe one who قَدalready كانَhad been قَبلَكَbefore you عامِلاًa tax official
وَأَدرَكتَ مَن قَد كانَ قَبلَكَ عامِلاً
بِضِعفَينِwith twice as much مِمّاof what قَدhad جَبىhe collected in tax غَيرَwithout being راهِقِoppressive
بِضِعفَينِ مِمّا قَد جَبى غَيرَ راهِقِ
And you overtook the tax official who had served before you,
With twice what he had collected, without oppression.
خَراجُtax revenue مَوانيذٍoutstanding dues عَلَيهِمowed by them كَثيرَةٌmany
خَراجُ مَوانيذٍ عَلَيهِم كَثيرَةٌ
تُشَدُّare bound لَهاon their account أَيديهِمُtheir hands بِالعَوائِقِwith fetters
تُشَدُّ لَها أَيديهِمُ بِالعَوائِقِ
Revenue from many outstanding dues owed by them,
For which their hands are bound in fetters.
إِذاwhenever غَطَفانُGhatafan راهَنَتwagered يَومَon the day of حَلبَةٍa race
إِذا غَطَفانُ راهَنَت يَومَ حَلبَةٍ
إِلىtoward المَجدِglory نادَواthey called upon مِنهُمُfrom among them كَلَّevery سابِقِfrontrunner
إِلى المَجدِ نادَوا مِنهُمُ كَلَّ سابِقِ
Whenever Ghatafan wagers on a day of racing
Toward glory, they summon every frontrunner among them,
لِيَجزِيَso as to serve عَنهُمon their behalf مِنهُمُfrom among them كُلَّevery مُصعَبٍstrong, unbroken camel
لِيَجزِيَ عَنهُم مِنهُمُ كُلَّ مُصعَبٍ
مِنَamong الغادِياتِthose setting out at dawn الرائِحاتِthose returning at dusk السَوابِقِthe frontrunners
مِنَ الغادِياتِ الرائِحاتِ السَوابِقِ
So each strong, unbroken camel of theirs may act on their behalf,
Among the racers that go out at dawn and return at dusk.
وَمَنَّand he bestowed favor عَلىupon عُلياthe noblest of تَميمٍTamim إِلىin addition to الَّذيthat which
وَمَنَّ عَلى عُليا تَميمٍ إِلى الَّذي
لَهاbelongs to her فَوقَabove أَعناقٍnecks طِوالِtall الزَرانِقِwell-cranes
لَها فَوقَ أَعناقٍ طِوالِ الزَرانِقِ
And he favored exalted Tamim, adding to what
Is hers above the necks of tall well-cranes.
Sol 6.1