إذاwhen فارقتI leave ثعلبةThaʿlabah بنson of سعدSaʿd
إذا فارقت ثعلبة بن سعد
وإخوتهمand their brothers نسبتI trace my lineage إلىto لؤيّLuʾayy
وإخوتهم نسبت إلى لؤيّ
When I leave Thaʿlabah ibn Saʿd
When Tha'labah bin Sa'd and his brothers parted
and their brothers, I trace my lineage to Luʾayy—
I ascribe to them a noble descent, not deceitful
إلىto نسبa lineage كريمnoble غيرnot دغلtainted
إلى نسب كريم غير دغل
وحيand the clan منof one who كارمrivaled in nobility كلevery حيّclan
وحي من كارم كل حيّ
to a noble lineage, free of taint,
A revelation from the Bounteous to every living soul
and the clan of one who rivaled every clan in nobility.
And if my origin is from them, so are my kinsmen
وإنand if يكis منهمamong them أصليmy origin فمنهمthen among them
وإن يك منهم أصلي فمنهم
قرابينintimates الإلهGod بنيsons of قصيّQuṣayy
قرابين الإله بني قصيّ
And if my origin is among them, then among them are
The sacrificial offerings to God, the sons of Qusayy
God’s intimates, the sons of Quṣayy.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1