لَقَدindeed عَلِمَknew الأَحياءُthe clans فيin كُلِّevery مَوطِنٍplace
لَقَد عَلِمَ الأَحياءُ في كُلِّ مَوطِنٍ
بِأَنَّthat تَميماًTamim لَيسَis not يُغمَزُis pressed عودُهاits wood
بِأَنَّ تَميماً لَيسَ يُغمَزُ عودُها
Indeed, the clans in every place have learned
The living in every homeland knew
That Tamim's wood does not yield to pressure.
That Tameem's wood would not be bent
إِذاwhen نُدِبَwere summoned الأَحياءُthe clans يَوماًone day إِلىto الوَغىthe fray
إِذا نُدِبَ الأَحياءُ يَوماً إِلى الوَغى
وَراحَتand became مِنَfrom الماذِيِّthe smooth mail جَوناًdark جُلودُهاtheir skins
وَراحَت مِنَ الماذِيِّ جَوناً جُلودُها
When the clans are summoned one day to the fray,
When the living are called one day to the fight
And their skins turn dark from the smooth mail,
And their skins shiver from the warrior
عَلِمتَyou knew بِأَنَّthat العِزَّglory فيهِمin them وَمِنهُمُand from them
عَلِمتَ بِأَنَّ العِزَّ فيهِم وَمِنهُمُ
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِلتَقىmet الأَقرانُmatched opponents ثارَrose up أُسودُهاits lions
إِذا ما اِلتَقى الأَقرانُ ثارَ أُسودُها
You know that glory is in them and comes from them;
You knew that the glory was in them and from them
When matched opponents meet, its lions rise up.
When the peers met, their lions rose
وَيَوماand the two days of تَميمٍTamim يَومُa day of حَربٍwar وَنَجدَةٍand valor
وَيَوما تَميمٍ يَومُ حَربٍ وَنَجدَةٍ
وَيَومُand a day of مَقاماتٍassemblies تُجَرُّare trailed بُرودُهاits striped cloaks
وَيَومُ مَقاماتٍ تُجَرُّ بُرودُها
And Tamim's two days are a day of war and valor,
And one day of Tameem is a day of war and help
And a day of assemblies, when its striped cloaks trail.
And a day of glories that drag their tails
كَأَنَّكَas though you لَمdid not تَعرِفknow غَطاريفَnoble chiefs of خِندِفٍKhindif
كَأَنَّكَ لَم تَعرِف غَطاريفَ خِندِفٍ
إِذاwhen خَطَبَتspoke فَوقَatop المَنابِرِthe pulpits صيدُهاits proud chiefs
إِذا خَطَبَت فَوقَ المَنابِرِ صيدُها
It is as though you did not know Khindif's noble chiefs,
As if you did not know the Ghatarif of Khindif
When its proud chiefs speak atop the pulpits.
When they preached above the pulpits their prey
إِذاwhen اِجتَمَعَgathered الحَيّانِthe two clans قَيسٌQays وَخِندِفٌand Khindif
إِذا اِجتَمَعَ الحَيّانِ قَيسٌ وَخِندِفٌ
فَثَمَّthen there مَعَدٌّMa'add هامُهاits heads وَعَديدُهاand its multitude
فَثَمَّ مَعَدٌّ هامُها وَعَديدُها
When the two clans, Qays and Khindif, gather,
When the alive gathered, Qais and Khindif
Then there is Ma'add, its heads and its multitude.
There was Ma’ad, their protector and their number
وَإِنَّand indeed اِمرِأًa man يَرجوaspires to تَميماًTamim وَعِزَّهاand its glory
وَإِنَّ اِمرِأً يَرجو تَميماً وَعِزَّها
كَباسِطِlike one stretching out كَفٍّa palm لِلنُجومِtoward the stars يُريدُهاseeking them
كَباسِطِ كَفٍّ لِلنُجومِ يُريدُها
And indeed, a man who aspires to Tamim and its glory
And that a man who hopes for Tameem and its glory
Is like one stretching out a palm toward the stars, seeking them.
Is like one extending his palm to the stars, desiring them
وَمِنّاand from among us نَبِيُّthe Prophet of اللَهِGod يَتلوrecites كِتابَهُHis Book
وَمِنّا نَبِيُّ اللَهِ يَتلو كِتابَهُ
بِهِthrough him دُوِّخَتwere subdued أَوثانُهاtheir idols وَيَهودُهاand their Jews
بِهِ دُوِّخَت أَوثانُها وَيَهودُها
And from among us is God's Prophet, reciting His Book;
And from us is the Prophet of God reciting His book
Through him their idols and their Jews were subdued.
By which their idols and Jews were subdued
وَماand not باتَspent the night مِنany (emphatic) قَومٍpeople يُصَلّونَpray قِبلَةًa direction of prayer
وَما باتَ مِن قَومٍ يُصَلّونَ قِبلَةً
وَلاnor غَيرُهُمothers besides them إِلّاexcept قُرَيشٌQuraysh تَقودُهاleads them
وَلا غَيرُهُم إِلّا قُرَيشٌ تَقودُها
And no people who pray toward a qibla spend the night,
And no people spent the night praying towards a direction
Nor any others, without Quraysh leading them.
Except Quraysh leading them
Sol 6.1