أَعَمروO Amr اِبنَson of فَرّاشَةِFarrasha الأَشيَمِthe mole-marked
أَعَمرو اِبنَ فَرّاشَةِ الأَشيَمِ
صَرَمتَyou severed الحِبالَthe cords وَلَمand not تُصرَمِbe severed
صَرَمتَ الحِبالَ وَلَم تُصرَمِ
O Amr, son of Farrasha the mole-marked,
You severed the cords, though they were unbroken.
وَأَفسَدتَand you ruined قَومَكَyour people بَعدَafter الصَلاحِharmony
وَأَفسَدتَ قَومَكَ بَعدَ الصَلاحِ
بَنيsons of يَشكُرَYashkur الصَيدَthe proud بِالمَلهَمِat al-Malham
بَني يَشكُرَ الصَيدَ بِالمَلهَمِ
And you ruined your people after harmony—
the proud sons of Yashkur at al-Malham.
دَعَوتَyou ascribed أَباكَyour father إِلىto غَيرِهِsomeone other than him
دَعَوتَ أَباكَ إِلى غَيرِهِ
وَذاكَand that العُقوقُfilial impiety مِنof مَأثَمِsin
وَذاكَ العُقوقُ مِن مَأثَمِ
You ascribed your father to someone else,
And that is filial impiety, a sinful deed.
كَفىsuffices شاهِداًas a witness إِلىtoward الصَفاal-Safa
كَفى شاهِداً إِلى الصَفا
إِلىtoward مُلتَقىthe gathering of الحَجِّthe pilgrimage بِالمَوسِمِin the pilgrimage season
إِلى مُلتَقى الحَجِّ بِالمَوسِمِ
It suffices as a witness, toward al-Safa,
toward the pilgrimage gathering in its season.
فَهَلّاso why not سَعَيتَyou strove لِصُلحِfor reconciliation with الصَديقِthe friend
فَهَلّا سَعَيتَ لِصُلحِ الصَديقِ
كَسَعىlike the striving of ابنِthe son of مارِيَةَMariya الأَقصَمِthe broken-toothed
كَسَعى ابنِ مارِيَةَ الأَقصَمِ
Why, then, did you not strive for reconciliation with your friend,
as did the broken-toothed son of Mariya?
وَقَيسٌand Qays تَدارَكَrescued بَكرَBakr العِراقِIraq
وَقَيسٌ تَدارَكَ بَكرَ العِراقِ
وَتَغلِبَand Taghlib مِنfrom شَرِّهاits peril الأَعظَمِthe greatest
وَتَغلِبَ مِن شَرِّها الأَعظَمِ
And Qays rescued Bakr of Iraq
and Taghlib from its greatest peril.
وَأَصلَحَand he mended ماwhat أفسَدُواthey ruined بَينَهُمbetween them
وَأَصلَحَ ما أفسَدُوا بَينَهُم
وَذَلِكَand that فِعلُthe deed of الفَتىthe young man الأَكرَمِthe noblest
وَذَلِكَ فِعلُ الفَتى الأَكرَمِ
And he mended what they had ruined between them;
And that is the deed of the noblest young man.
وَبَيتُand the house of شَراحيلَSharahil مِنamong وائِلٍWa'il
وَبَيتُ شَراحيلَ مِن وائِلٍ
مَكانَthe position of الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades مِنَamong الأَنجُمِthe stars
مَكانَ الثُرَيّا مِنَ الأَنجُمِ
And the house of Sharahil among Wa'il
holds the Pleiades' place among the stars.
Sol 6.1