بَنيsons of نَهشَلٍNahshal هَلّاwhy not أَصابَتstruck رِماحُكُمyour spears
بَني نَهشَلٍ هَلّا أَصابَت رِماحُكُم
عَلىfor حَنثَلٍHanthal فيماamong those that يُصادِفنَthey encounter مَربَعاMirba‘
عَلى حَنثَلٍ فيما يُصادِفنَ مَربَعا
O sons of Nahshal, why did your spears not strike
O sons of Nahshal, they came as spears upon
Mirba‘, among those they encountered, for Hanthal’s sake?
Hanthal amid squares though it wasn't time
وَجَدتُمyou found زَباباًshrews كانَwas أَضعَفَweaker ناصِراًin support
وَجَدتُم زَباباً كانَ أَضعَفَ ناصِراً
وَأَقرَبَand nearer مِنto دارِthe abode of الهَوانِhumiliation وَأَضرَعاand more abject
وَأَقرَبَ مِن دارِ الهَوانِ وَأَضرَعا
You found shrews that were weaker in support,
You found Zabab, the weakest aid,
And nearer the abode of humiliation, and more abject.
Nearest abode of dishonor and most yielding
قَتَلتُمyou killed بِهِfor him ثَولَa swarm الضِباعِof hyenas فَغادَرَتand so they left
قَتَلتُم بِهِ ثَولَ الضِباعِ فَغادَرَت
مَناصِلُكُمyour blades مِنهُof it خَصيلاًcut down مُوَضَّعاlaid low
مَناصِلُكُم مِنهُ خَصيلاً مُوَضَّعا
You killed a swarm of hyenas for him; then
With him, you killed the foxes' whelps then left
Your blades left it cut down and laid low.
Your palms' joints on him, settled in their place
فَكَيفَso how يَنامُcan sleep اِبناthe two sons of صُبَيحٍSubayh وَمِربَعٌand Mirba‘
فَكَيفَ يَنامُ اِبنا صُبَيحٍ وَمِربَعٌ
عَلىwhile حَنثَلٍHanthal يُسقىis given to drink الحَليبَfresh milk المُنَقَّعاleft to cool
عَلى حَنثَلٍ يُسقى الحَليبَ المُنَقَّعا
So how can Subayh’s two sons and Mirba‘ sleep,
How can Ibn Subeih and Murabba sleep
While Hanthal is served fresh milk left to cool?
While spears at Hanthal are milked, freshly wet?
Sol 6.1