إِنَّindeed بنيthe sons of عَوْفٍAwf ابْتَنَوْاthey built for themselves حَسَبًاa noble reputation
إِنَّ بني عَوْفٍ ابْتَنَوْا حَسَبًا
ضَيَّعَهُsquandered it الدُّخْلُلُونthe interlopers إذاwhen غَدَرُواthey broke faith
ضَيَّعَهُ الدُّخْلُلُون إذا غَدَرُوا
Indeed, the sons of Awf built a noble reputation,
which the interlopers squandered when they broke faith.
أَدَّوْاthey rendered إلىto جارِهمْtheir neighbor خُفَارَتَهُhis pledged protection
أَدَّوْا إلى جارِهمْ خُفَارَتَهُ
ولمand did not يَضِعْbe neglected بالمَغِيبِwhen absent مَنwhoever نَصَرُواthey defended
ولم يَضِعْ بالمَغِيبِ مَن نَصَرُوا
They gave their neighbor the protection pledged to him,
nor was anyone they defended abandoned when absent.
لمdid not يفعلواthey act فعلِِthe deed of آلِthe clan of حَنْظَلَةٍHanzalah
لم يفعلوا فعلِِ آلِ حَنْظَلَةٍ
إِنَّهمindeed, they جَيْرِtruly بِئسَhow evil ماwhat ائْتَمَرُواthey resolved upon
إِنَّهم جَيْرِ بِئسَ ما ائْتَمَرُوا
They did not act as the clan of Hanzalah did;
indeed—truly—how evil was what they resolved upon!
لاneither حِمْيَرِيٌّHimyari وَفَىkept faith وَلاnor عُدَسٌUdas
لا حِمْيَرِيٌّ وَفَى وَلا عُدَسٌ
ولاnor اسْتُarse عَيرٍof an ass يَحُكُّهاchafes it الثَّفَرُthe crupper
ولا اسْتُ عَيرٍ يَحُكُّها الثَّفَرُ
Neither Himyari nor Udas kept faith,
nor the ass's arse that the crupper chafes.
لَكِنْbut عُوَيْرٌUwayr وَفَىkept faith بِذِمَّتِهِwith his pledge of protection
لَكِنْ عُوَيْرٌ وَفَى بِذِمَّتِهِ
لاneither عَوَرٌblindness in one eye شَانَهُmarred him ولاnor قِصَرُshort stature
لا عَوَرٌ شَانَهُ ولا قِصَرُ
But Uwayr honored his pledge of protection;
neither blindness in one eye nor short stature marred him.
Sol 6.1