كَيفَhow تَقولُdo you think وَجدُgrief بَنيthe sons of تَميمٍTamim
كَيفَ تَقولُ وَجدُ بَني تَميمٍ
عَلَيَّfor me إِذاif لَهُمto them ناعٍa death-announcer نَعانيhe announced my death
عَلَيَّ إِذا لَهُم ناعٍ نَعاني
How great do you think Banu Tamim's grief would be
How can you say the tribe of Bani Tamim
for me, if a herald announced my death to them?
Has any claim over me, when they need my aid?
أَلَيسواare they not هُمthey themselves حُماةَchampions الحَربِwar لَمّاwhen
أَلَيسوا هُم حُماةَ الحَربِ لَمّا
أَناخواthey encamped بِالثَنِيَّةِat the mountain pass لِلعَوانِfor renewed war
أَناخوا بِالثَنِيَّةِ لِلعَوانِ
Were they not the champions of battle, when
Are they not the defenders of war whenever
they encamped at the mountain pass for renewed war?
They camp by the pass awaiting allies?
وَكَمand how many مِنof مُرهَقٍa hard-pressed man قَدindeed جِئتُI came أَجريrunning
وَكَم مِن مُرهَقٍ قَد جِئتُ أَجري
كَرَرتُI renewed عَلَيهِto him نَصريmy aid إِذwhen دَعانيhe called me
كَرَرتُ عَلَيهِ نَصري إِذ دَعاني
And many a hard-pressed man I came running to;
And how often have I come to the aid
I renewed my aid to him when he called me.
Of an exhausted warrior when he called on me?
بَنيO sons of عَبدِʿAbd المَدانِal-Madan فَإِنso if تَضِلّواyou go astray
بَني عَبدِ المَدانِ فَإِن تَضِلّوا
فَماthen not ضَلَّتwent astray حُلومُminds بَنيthe sons of قَنانِQanan
فَما ضَلَّت حُلومُ بَني قَنانِ
O Banu ʿAbd al-Madan, if you go astray,
O clan of Abdul Madan, if you go astray
the minds of Banu Qanan have not gone astray.
The tribes of Banu Qanan have not erred.
يُلاقونَthey confront العَدُوَّthe enemy بِأُسدِwith lions غيلٍa thicket
يُلاقونَ العَدُوَّ بِأُسدِ غيلٍ
وَأَحلامٍand minds مَراجيحٍweighty رِزانِsober
وَأَحلامٍ مَراجيحٍ رِزانِ
They confront the enemy with lions of the thicket
They meet the foe with lions of Ghayl
and weighty, sober minds.
And dreams of swaying, well-knit spears.
إِذاwhen هَزّواthey brandished العَواليthe lances أَنهَلوهاthey made them drink
إِذا هَزّوا العَوالي أَنهَلوها
وَهَشّواand they were eager لِلضِرابِfor sword-fighting وَلِلطِعانِand for spear-thrusting
وَهَشّوا لِلضِرابِ وَلِلطِعانِ
When they brandished their lances, they made them drink,
When they brandish their lofty spears they make them flow,
and were eager for sword-fighting and spear-thrusts.
And they rush to strike and stab.
وَماand not تَلقىmeet العَبيدُthe slaves بَنوthe sons of زِيادٍZiyad
وَما تَلقى العَبيدُ بَنو زِيادٍ
بِسَيفٍwith a sword لِلِّقاءِfor battle وَلاnor سِنانِa spearhead
بِسَيفٍ لِلِّقاءِ وَلا سِنانِ
And the slaves, Banu Ziyad, do not face the foe
The slaves, the clan of Ziyad, have never met
with a sword for battle, nor with a spearhead.
Sword or spear in battle.
ذَليلٌlowly مَنwhoever يَعِزُّhonor بَنوthe sons of زِيادٍZiyad
ذَليلٌ مَن يَعِزُّ بَنو زِيادٍ
وَهُمand they كانواwere أَذَلَّlowlier مِنَthan السَوانيthe water-drawing camels
وَهُم كانوا أَذَلَّ مِنَ السَواني
Lowly is anyone whom Banu Ziyad honor,
Wretched are those made proud by the clan of Ziyad
and they themselves were lowlier than water-drawing camels.
When once they were the lowliest of slaves.
عَبيدُslaves of بَنيthe sons of الحُصَينِal-Ḥuṣayn تَوارَثوهُمthey inherited them successively
عَبيدُ بَني الحُصَينِ تَوارَثوهُم
لَعَمرُby the life of الماضِياتِthe bygone days مِنَof الزَمانِtime
لَعَمرُ الماضِياتِ مِنَ الزَمانِ
They are slaves of Banu al-Ḥuṣayn, who inherited them generation after generation,
The slaves inherited the clan of Al-Husayn
by the life of time's bygone days!
By the years gone by.
هُمُthey أَربابُكُمyour masters وَلَهُمand they have عَلَيكُمover you
هُمُ أَربابُكُم وَلَهُم عَلَيكُم
فُضولُadvantages السابِقاتِthe leading steeds مِنَin الرِهانِthe race
فُضولُ السابِقاتِ مِنَ الرِهانِ
They are your masters, and over you they hold
They are your lords though over you
the advantage of steeds that lead the race.
They have the prior rights of former wins.
Sol 6.1