ياO آلَclan of زَيدِZayd مَناةَManat هَلis there مِنany زاجِرٍrestrainer
يا آلَ زَيدِ مَناةَ هَل مِن زاجِرٍ
لَكُمُamong you فَيَنهىso that he restrains الجَهلَfolly عَنfrom هَمّامِHammam
لَكُمُ فَيَنهى الجَهلَ عَن هَمّامِ
O clan of Zayd Manat, is there any restrainer
among you to keep Hammam from folly?
ماnot إِنemphasizes the negation يُسافِهُناtreat us insolently أُناسٌpeople سُوقَةٌcommoners
ما إِن يُسافِهُنا أُناسٌ سُوقَةٌ
إِلّاexcept that سَنَشعَبُwe shall split هامَهُمtheir skulls فيamong الهامِthe skulls
إِلّا سَنَشعَبُ هامَهُم في الهامِ
No common folk treat us insolently
but we shall split their skulls among the skulls.
مِنّاone of us سَلامَةُSalamah إِذwhen أَتاناhe came to us ثائِراًseeking vengeance
مِنّا سَلامَةُ إِذ أَتانا ثائِراً
يَعدُوrunning بِأَبيضَwith a white sword كَالغَديرِlike a pool حُسامِkeen-edged
يَعدُو بِأَبيضَ كَالغَديرِ حُسامِ
Salamah was one of us when he came to us seeking vengeance,
running with a white, keen-edged sword like a pool.
فَعلاthen he struck بِهِwith it شَعَرَthe hair القَذالِof the nape وَيَدَّعيand he claims
فَعلا بِهِ شَعَرَ القَذالِ وَيَدَّعي
فِعلَthe deed of المُخايِلِthe swaggerer مُقعَدَcrippled الإِعصامِin holding fast
فِعلَ المُخايِلِ مُقعَدَ الإِعصامِ
Then he struck the nape-hair with it, claiming
a swaggerer’s deed, crippled in his grasp.
وَثَنىand he wheeled back لَهُtoward him تَحتَbeneath الغُبارِthe dust يَجُرُّهُdragging him
وَثَنى لَهُ تَحتَ الغُبارِ يَجُرُّهُ
جَرَّthe dragging of المُفاشِغِthe camel-handler هَمَّhe intended بِالإِرآمِto induce a she-camel to foster a calf
جَرَّ المُفاشِغِ هَمَّ بِالإِرآمِ
And he wheeled toward him beneath the dust, dragging him
as a camel-handler drags, intent on making a she-camel foster a calf.
وَسَماand he went forth فَيَمَّمَهاthen he directed her المَفازَةَtoward the desert قائِظاًin summer
وَسَما فَيَمَّمَها المَفازَةَ قائِظاً
يَعلوtraversing المَهامِهَthe vast wastes فيalong سَبيلٍa path حامِscorching
يَعلو المَهامِهَ في سَبيلٍ حامِ
And he went forth, directing her toward the desert in summer,
crossing the vast wastes along a scorching path.
Sol 6.1