اللُؤمُbaseness خَيرٌbetter مِنthan ثَقيفٍThaqif كُلِّهاall of it
اللُؤمُ خَيرٌ مِن ثَقيفٍ كُلِّها
حَسَباًin lineage وَماand whatever يَفعَلdoes لَئيمٌa base man تَفعَلِit does (Thaqif)
حَسَباً وَما يَفعَل لَئيمٌ تَفعَلِ
Baseness is better than all of Thaqīf
Baseness is better than all of Thaqif
in lineage; whatever a lowborn man does, Thaqīf does too.
in lineage; and whatever a base man does, they do.
وَبَنىand built المَليكُthe King مِنَfrom المَخازيdisgraces فَوقَهُمabove them
وَبَنى المَليكُ مِنَ المَخازي فَوقَهُم
بَيتاًa house أَقامَremained عَلَيهِمِover them لَمnot يُنقَلِbe moved
بَيتاً أَقامَ عَلَيهِمِ لَم يُنقَلِ
And the Sovereign built above them, out of infamies,
And the King built above them, out of shame,
a house He set over them, never to be moved.
a house that remained over them, never moved.
إِنif هُمthey أَقامواthey stay حَلَّit settles فَوقَabove رِقابِهِمtheir necks
إِن هُم أَقاموا حَلَّ فَوقَ رِقابِهِم
أَبَداًforever وَإِنand if يَتَحَوَّلواthey move يَتَحَوَّلِit moves
أَبَداً وَإِن يَتَحَوَّلوا يَتَحَوَّلِ
If they remain, it settles upon their necks
If they stay, it settles above their necks
forever; and if they move, it moves with them.
forever; and if they move, it moves.
قَومٌa people إِذاwhen ماfor emphasis صيحَa shout was raised فيin حُجُراتِهِمtheir quarters
قَومٌ إِذا ما صيحَ في حُجُراتِهِم
لاقَواthey meet بِأَنذالٍwith lowly men تَنابِلَshort men عُزَّلِunarmed
لاقَوا بِأَنذالٍ تَنابِلَ عُزَّلِ
A people who, when a cry rings through their dwellings,
A people who, when a shout is raised in their quarters,
meet it with baseborn, sluggish oafs, unarmed.
meet it with lowly men, short and unarmed.
Sol 6.1