لَيسَthere is no أَبٌfather كَحَنظَلَةَlike Ḥanẓalah بنِson of رَعدٍRaʿd
لَيسَ أَبٌ كَحَنظَلَةَ بنِ رَعدٍ
وَلاand no خالٌmaternal uncle كَضَبَّةَlike Ḍabbah لِلفَخارِfor boasting
وَلا خالٌ كَضَبَّةَ لِلفَخارِ
No father is like Ḥanẓalah son of Raʿd,
Not like Hanẓalah ibn Ra'ad is any father,
Nor a maternal uncle like Ḍabbah to boast of.
Nor like Ḍabbah to cleave pottery any uncle,
هُماthey both جَبَلانِtwo mountains جارُهُماtheir neighbor مَنيعٌunassailable
هُما جَبَلانِ جارُهُما مَنيعٌ
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle أَعطَياthey both granted عَقدَcovenant of الجِوارِneighborly protection
إِذا ما أَعطَيا عَقدَ الجِوارِ
They are two mountains; their neighbor is unassailable
Two mountains they whose neighborhood is inaccessible
When they grant the covenant of protection.
If they take anyone under their protection.
تَبَنّىadopted as sons فيهِماin them both شَرَفُnobility of المَعاليlofty attainments
تَبَنّى فيهِما شَرَفُ المَعالي
خَراطيمَforemost men (literally, noses) الجَحاجِحَةِthe chieftains الكِبارِthe great
خَراطيمَ الجَحاجِحَةِ الكِبارِ
In them both, the nobility of lofty attainments has taken as sons
In them is reared the nobility of lofty deeds,
The foremost among the great chieftains.
Tusks of charging roaring camels.
Sol 6.1