لَستُI am not مِنof عَدنانَAdnan إِنif لَمnot تَرَهاyou see them
لَستُ مِن عَدنانَ إِن لَم تَرَها
كَذِئابِlike wolves of القاعِthe plain يَرعَينَthey graze on اللُّجُمthe bridles
كَذِئابِ القاعِ يَرعَينَ اللُّجُم
I am not of Adnan if you do not see them
Like wolves of the plain, grazing on their bridles.
كُلُّevery نَشوانَintoxicated one يُباديrivals عِطفَهُhis flank
كُلُّ نَشوانَ يُبادي عِطفَهُ
غُصنُthe branch of البانَةِthe bān tree وَالرُّمحُand the spear الأَصَمsolid
غُصنُ البانَةِ وَالرُّمحُ الأَصَم
Every intoxicated one's flank is rivaled
By the bān-tree branch and the solid spear.
قَدindeed أَغارواthey raided فَحَوواso they seized ماwhat بِالفَناin the courtyard
قَد أَغاروا فَحَووا ما بِالفَنا
مِنof تَمامperfection وَقَوامand graceful stature وَهَضَمand slenderness of waist
مِن تَمام وَقَوام وَهَضَم
They have raided and seized what the courtyard held
Of perfection, graceful stature, and slenderness of waist.
ياO بَنيsons of قَيلَةَQayla لاlet not تَخدَعُكُمdeceive you
يا بَني قَيلَةَ لا تَخدَعُكُم
هَجمَةُthe charge of اللَّيثِthe lion إِذاwhen اللَّيثُthe lion هَجَمcharged
هَجمَةُ اللَّيثِ إِذا اللَّيثُ هَجَم
O sons of Qayla, do not be deceived
By the lion's charge when the lion charges.
إِنَّindeed أَسيافَthe swords of نِزارٍNizar طُبِعَتwere forged
إِنَّ أَسيافَ نِزارٍ طُبِعَت
لِطلاكُمfor your necks وَعَراقيبِand the hamstrings of النِّعَمthe livestock
لِطلاكُم وَعَراقيبِ النِّعَم
Indeed, the swords of Nizar were forged
For your necks and the hamstrings of livestock.
رُبَّmany a خِلٍّclose friend طَمَحَcarried away الغَيُّwaywardness بِهِwith him
رُبَّ خِلٍّ طَمَحَ الغَيُّ بِهِ
فَوَهَبناso we pardoned اللُّؤمَbaseness فيهِin him لِلكَرَمfor nobility's sake
فَوَهَبنا اللُّؤمَ فيهِ لِلكَرَم
Many a friend whom waywardness carried away—
So we pardoned his baseness for the sake of his nobility.
وابنِand a son of عَمٍّa paternal uncle قَدindeed بَلَوناwe tested سِرَّهُhis hidden nature
وابنِ عَمٍّ قَد بَلَونا سِرَّهُ
فَلَبِسناهُso we kept his company عَلىdespite ماwhat قَدalready كَتَمhe concealed
فَلَبِسناهُ عَلى ما قَد كَتَم
And many a cousin whose hidden nature we have tested—
So we clothed ourselves in him, despite what he had concealed.
وَنَديمand a drinking companion عَبَّهاgulped it down فيin لَيلَةٍa night
وَنَديم عَبَّها في لَيلَةٍ
غَطَّsubmerged فيهاin it الكأسthe cup جِلبابَthe cloak of الظُّلَمdarkness
غَطَّ فيها الكأس جِلبابَ الظُّلَم
And many a drinking companion who gulped it down one night,
When the cup drowned the cloak of darkness.
كُلَّماwhenever حارَبَناwaged war on us ضَوءthe light of الضُّحىforenoon
كُلَّما حارَبَنا ضَوء الضُّحى
حالَفَjoined forces الصُّبحُdawn عَلَيناagainst us وَابتَسَمand smiled
حالَفَ الصُّبحُ عَلَينا وَابتَسَم
Whenever the light of forenoon waged war on us,
Dawn joined forces against us and smiled.
إِنif تُرينيyou see me بِمُضِلاتِamid the pitfalls of الغِنىwealth
إِن تُريني بِمُضِلاتِ الغِنى
أحمِلُI bear الجودَgenerosity عَلىon ظَهرِthe back of العَدَمpoverty
أحمِلُ الجودَ عَلى ظَهرِ العَدَم
If you see me amid the pitfalls of wealth,
Bearing generosity on the back of poverty,
فَأَبِيُّthen I am proud النَّفسِin spirit عَنabove ذُلِّthe abasement of المُنىwishes
فَأَبِيُّ النَّفسِ عَن ذُلِّ المُنى
وَخَفيفُand light الظَّهرِof back عَنfree from حَملِthe burden of النِّعَمfavors
وَخَفيفُ الظَّهرِ عَن حَملِ النِّعَم
Then I am proud in spirit, above the abasement of wishes,
And light of back, free from the burden of favors.
Sol 6.1