بِحَقِّby the right of اِمرِئٍa man أَضحىwas أَبوهُhis father اِبنَa son of دارِمٍDārim
بِحَقِّ اِمرِئٍ أَضحى أَبوهُ اِبنَ دارِمٍ
وَضَبَّةَand Ḍabba مِنهاfrom her المُجِباتُmothers of noble sons (uncertain reading) الكَرائِمُthe noble women
وَضَبَّةَ مِنها المُجِباتُ الكَرائِمُ
It is the due of a man whose father is a son of Darim—
By the right of a man whose father was a son of Dārim
and of Dabba, from whose stock noble women bear worthy sons—
and Ḍabba, from whom come the noble mothers [uncertain reading].
تَكونُis لَهُfor him شَمسُthe sun of النَهارِthe day وَيَنجَليand shines forth
تَكونُ لَهُ شَمسُ النَهارِ وَيَنجَلي
لَهُfor him البَدرُthe full moon طَوعاًobediently وَالنُجومُand the stars التَوائِمُthe paired ones
لَهُ البَدرُ طَوعاً وَالنُجومُ التَوائِمُ
that the daylight’s sun be his, and that there shine clear
The daytime sun is his, and there shine forth
for him, obedient, the full moon and the paired stars:
for him, obediently, the full moon and the paired stars.
مَكارِمُnoble deeds ماnot كانَتwas كُلَيبٌKulayb تَنالُهاattain them
مَكارِمُ ما كانَت كُلَيبٌ تَنالُها
إِذاwhen قامَarose مِنهاfrom it المَقرِفونَthe base-born men الأَلائِمُthe most ignoble
إِذا قامَ مِنها المَقرِفونَ الأَلائِمُ
glories that Kulayb could never attain
Noble deeds that Kulayb could never attain
when its baseborn, ignoble men rose up.
when its base-born, most ignoble men arose.
عَطِيَّةُʿAṭiyya تَرجوyou hope أَنthat تَكونَyou become كَغالِبٍlike Ghālib
عَطِيَّةُ تَرجو أَن تَكونَ كَغالِبٍ
سَواءٌequal كُلَيبٌKulayb لاno أَباكَfather for you وَدارِمُand Dārim
سَواءٌ كُلَيبٌ لا أَباكَ وَدارِمُ
Atiyya, do you hope to become like Ghalib?
ʿAṭiyya, you hope to be like Ghālib.
Are Kulayb and Darim equals—may you have no father?
Are Kulayb—may you have no father!—and Dārim equals?
Sol 6.1