لَنِعمَtruly excellent is تُراثَa legacy المَرءِof a man أَورَثَbequeathed قَومَهُhis people
لَنِعمَ تُراثَ المَرءِ أَورَثَ قَومَهُ
عُمَيرُUmayr اِبنِson of عَمرٍAmr وَالحِصانِand the chaste woman السُلاجِمِSulajim
عُمَيرُ اِبنِ عَمرٍ وَالحِصانِ السُلاجِمِ
What a fine legacy a man bequeathed to his people—
How excellent is the heritage a man leaves his people,
Umayr, son of Amr and the chaste Sulajim—
Umayr son of Umar and his fine steed!
بَنوهُhis sons بَنوsons of غَرّاءَa radiant woman قَدindeed صَعَّدَتshe raised بِهِمwith them
بَنوهُ بَنو غَرّاءَ قَد صَعَّدَت بِهِم
إِلىto بَيتِthe house of سَعدٍSa'd ذيpossessor of العَلاءِeminence وَدارِمِand Darim
إِلى بَيتِ سَعدٍ ذي العَلاءِ وَدارِمِ
his sons, sons of a radiant woman who has raised them
His sons, the sons of Gharra, whom he raised
to the house of Sa'd, possessor of eminence, and Darim.
To the abode of Sa'd of lofty reputation and everlasting glory,
نَماهُمraised their lineage إِلىto عِرنَينِcrest (literally, nose-bridge) سَعدٍSa'd مُحَرِّقٌMuharriq
نَماهُم إِلى عِرنَينِ سَعدٍ مُحَرِّقٌ
وَمِنand from وائِلٍWa'il أَهلُmen of النُهىwisdom وَالعَظائِمِand mighty deeds
وَمِن وائِلٍ أَهلُ النُهى وَالعَظائِمِ
Muharriq raised their lineage to Sa'd's proud crest,
He nurtured them to the bosoms of Sa'd's eagles
and so did Wa'il's men of wisdom and mighty deeds.
And the people of Nuha, men of renown and glory.
عُمَيرٌUmayr أَبوهُمtheir father ذوpossessor of المَساعيworthy endeavors وَجَدُّهُمand their grandfather
عُمَيرٌ أَبوهُم ذو المَساعي وَجَدُّهُم
ضُبَيعَةُDubay'a ضَرّابُa mighty smiter of الطُلىnecks وَالجَماجِمِand skulls
ضُبَيعَةُ ضَرّابُ الطُلى وَالجَماجِمِ
Umayr is their father, a man of worthy endeavors, and their grandfather
Umayr their father, man of great deeds, their grandfather
is Dubay'a, mighty smiter of necks and skulls.
Dhubay'a, smiter of skulls and oppressors,
هُمُthey الهامَةُthe crown of the head العَلياءُthe lofty مِنfrom آلِthe house of وائِلٍWa'il
هُمُ الهامَةُ العَلياءُ مِن آلِ وائِلٍ
وَفُرسانُهاand its horsemen فيin المَأزِقِthe strait of battle المُتَلاحِمِclosely interlocked
وَفُرسانُها في المَأزِقِ المُتَلاحِمِ
They are the lofty crown of the house of Wa'il,
They are the exalted standard of the clan of Wail
and its horsemen in the close-packed straits of battle.
And its knights in the closely pressed battle.
عُمَيرٌUmayr أَبوكُمyour father فَاِفخَرواso take pride بِفَعالِهِin his deeds
عُمَيرٌ أَبوكُم فَاِفخَروا بِفَعالِهِ
إِذاwhen عَدَّدَcounted الأَقوامُthe peoples أَهلَthe men of المَكارِمِnoble virtues
إِذا عَدَّدَ الأَقوامُ أَهلَ المَكارِمِ
Umayr is your father, so take pride in his deeds
Umayr your father - so boast of his deeds
when the peoples count the men of noble virtues.
When men recount the most generous souls,
وَجارِيَةُand Jariya القَرمُthe sire (breeding camel) النَجيبُthe highborn بَنىbuilt لَهُمfor them
وَجارِيَةُ القَرمُ النَجيبُ بَنى لَهُم
مَآثِرَmemorable deeds مَجدٍof glory راسِياتِfirmly rooted الدَعائِمِthe pillars
مَآثِرَ مَجدٍ راسِياتِ الدَعائِمِ
And Jariya, the highborn sire, built for them
The noble slave-girl built for them
memorable deeds of glory, their pillars firmly rooted.
Monuments of lasting glory on firm foundations.
Sol 6.1