ياO عينeye بكيweep for عتبهUtbah
يا عين بكي عتبه
شيخاًan elder شديدstrong الرقبهthe neck
شيخاً شديد الرقبه
O eye, weep for ʿUtbah—
O eye, weep for Utbah,
a chieftain, stout-necked,
An elder, strong of neck,
يطعمhe feeds يومon the day of المسغبهfamine
يطعم يوم المسغبه
يدفعhe defends يومon the day of المغلبهfierce struggle
يدفع يوم المغلبه
who gives food in time of famine
Who feeds others on the day of famine,
and drives the foe back on the day of battle.
Who defends on the day of fierce struggle.
إنيindeed I عليهfor him حربهbereft
إني عليه حربه
ملهوفةanguished مستلبهdespoiled
ملهوفة مستلبه
For his sake I am enraged,
Indeed, for him I am bereft,
anguished and bereft.
Anguished and despoiled.
لنهبطنwe shall surely descend upon يثربهYathrib
لنهبطن يثربه
بغارةwith a raid منثعبهsurging
بغارة منثعبه
We shall surely descend upon Yathrib
We shall surely descend upon Yathrib
in a raid that pours forth like a flood,
With a surging raid,
فيهاin it الخيولthe horses مقربهkept close at hand
فيها الخيول مقربه
كلevery جوادnoble steed سلهبهlong-limbed
كل جواد سلهبه
its horses mustered and ready,
In which are horses kept close at hand,
every steed tall and long-limbed.
Each a long-limbed noble steed.
Sol 6.1