أَلاLo! إِنَّindeed اللِئامَthe base men بَنيsons of كُلَيبٍKulayb
أَلا إِنَّ اللِئامَ بَني كُلَيبٍ
شِرارُthe worst of الناسِthe people مِنamong حَضَرٍsettled folk وَبادِand nomads
شِرارُ الناسِ مِن حَضَرٍ وَبادِ
Lo, the base sons of Kulayb
Alas! The despicable Bani Kulaib
Are the worst of people, settled folk and nomads.
Are the worst of people, settled or nomad
قُبَيِّلَةٌa petty little tribe تَقاعَسُentrenches itself فيin المَخازيdisgraces
قُبَيِّلَةٌ تَقاعَسُ في المَخازي
عَلىat أَطنابِthe guy ropes of مُكرَبَةِfirmly lashed العِمادِthe tent-poles
عَلى أَطنابِ مُكرَبَةِ العِمادِ
A petty tribe entrenched in disgrace,
A tribe that dwells lazily in tents
At the guy ropes of a tent with firmly lashed poles.
Leaning on elaborately decorated pillars
بِأَرباقِwith halters of الحَميرِthe donkeys مُقَوِّدوهاits leaders
بِأَرباقِ الحَميرِ مُقَوِّدوها
وَماand not يَدرونَthey know ماwhat قودُleading الجِيادِnoble steeds
وَما يَدرونَ ما قودُ الجِيادِ
Its leaders lead with donkey halters,
With the ropes of donkeys leading them
And know nothing of leading noble steeds.
Not knowing the lead of steeds
Sol 6.1