بنوthey built مبانيَedifices مجدٍglory مزدرينdisdainful بماof what
بنو مبانيَ مجدٍ مزدرين بما
بنىbuilt ابنthe son of ذيDhu (possessor of) يزنYazan فيat رأسِthe summit of غمدانِGhumdan
بنى ابن ذي يزن في رأسِ غمدانِ
They built edifices of glory, disdainful of what
They built edifices of glory, scornful of what
the son of Dhu Yazan built atop Ghumdan.
The son of Yazan built atop the hill of Ghumdan.
إذاwhen تجلّىhe appears يناديcalling to الملكthe king محتبياًseated with his knees drawn up
إذا تجلّى ينادي الملك محتبياً
رأيتyou see منهin him وقاراًsolemn dignity ركنa buttress of تهلانTahlan
رأيت منه وقاراً ركن تهلان
When he appears, calling to the king, seated with his knees drawn up,
When he appeared, majestic, the king cried out joyfully:
you see in his solemn bearing a buttress of Tahlan.
“I saw in him a pillar, cornerstone of Tihama.”
فلهso to him belongs المجدthe glory الذيwhich دانsubmitted لهto it
فله المجد الذي دان له
فيin قديمthe olden days of دهرهits age عبداAbd (‘servant’; name component) لمدانal-Madan (name component)
في قديم دهره عبدا لمدان
For his is the glory to which homage was paid
To him belongs the glory to which submitted
in its days of old by Abd al-Madan.
In the ancient days slaves of Ma'dan.
Sol 6.1