أَلينُI am gentle إِذاwhen لانَis gentle العَشيرُthe companion فَإِنbut if تَكُنthere is
أَلينُ إِذا لانَ العَشيرُ فَإِن تَكُن
بِهِin him جِنَّةٌmadness فَجِنَّتيthen my madness أَناI أَقدَمُolder
بِهِ جِنَّةٌ فَجِنَّتي أَنا أَقدَمُ
I am gentle when my companion is gentle; but if there is
When the clan is weakened, if there is blame
madness in him, then my own madness is older.
And if blame there be, mine shall I bear
قَريبٌnear بَعيدٌdistant خَيرُهُhis good قَبلَbefore شَرِّهِhis harm
قَريبٌ بَعيدٌ خَيرُهُ قَبلَ شَرِّهِ
إِذاwhen طَلَبواthey demand مِنّيfrom me الغَرامَةَthe compensation أَغرَمُI pay
إِذا طَلَبوا مِنّي الغَرامَةَ أَغرَمُ
Near yet distant, his good comes before his harm.
Whether near or far, his good before his ill
When they demand compensation from me, I pay.
Should they ask bloodwit of me, pay I will
إِذاwhen ماتَdies مِنّاamong us سَيِّدٌa chief سادَbecomes chief مِثلُهُhis equal
إِذا ماتَ مِنّا سَيِّدٌ سادَ مِثلُهُ
رَحيبُbroad الذِراعِthe arm بِالسِيادَةِin leadership خِضرِمُbountiful
رَحيبُ الذِراعِ بِالسِيادَةِ خِضرِمُ
When a chief among us dies, his equal becomes chief—
If a lord of ours dies, the like of him shall lead
broad of arm, bountiful in leadership.
An ample-armed man in lordship thrives still
يُجيبُhe responds إِلىto الجُلّىgrave crises وَيَحتَضِرُand attends الوَغىthe battle
يُجيبُ إِلى الجُلّى وَيَحتَضِرُ الوَغى
أَخوa man of ثِقَةٍtrust يَزدادُhe increases خَيراًin goodness وَيُكرَمُand is honored
أَخو ثِقَةٍ يَزدادُ خَيراً وَيُكرَمُ
He responds to grave crises and is present in battle,
Answering to glory's call, foray laid by
a trustworthy man who grows in goodness and is honored.
A brother trusty, graced with good, held dear
Sol 6.1