أَلاLo! قَبَّحَmay ... disgrace اللَهُGod البَراجِمَthe Barajim كُلَّهاall of them
أَلا قَبَّحَ اللَهُ البَراجِمَ كُلَّها
وَجَدَّعَand may He cut off the nose of يَربوعاًYarbuʿ وَعَفَّرَand may He rub in the dust دارِمَاDarim
وَجَدَّعَ يَربوعاً وَعَفَّرَ دارِمَا
Lo, may God disgrace the Barajim, all of them,
And cut off Yarbuʿ's nose and rub Darim in the dust,
وَآثَرَand may He single out بِالمِلحاةِfor reproach آلَthe house of مُجاشِعٍMujashiʿ
وَآثَرَ بِالمِلحاةِ آلَ مُجاشِعٍ
رِقابَnecks of إِماءٍslave women يَقتَنينَthey keep المَفارِماmenstrual rags
رِقابَ إِماءٍ يَقتَنينَ المَفارِما
And single out the house of Mujashiʿ for reproach—
Necks of slave women who keep menstrual rags.
فَماfor ... not قاتَلواthey fought عَنin defense of رَبِّهِمtheir lord وَرَبيبِهِمand their fosterling
فَما قاتَلوا عَن رَبِّهِم وَرَبيبِهِم
وَلاnor آذَنواthey warned جاراًa neighbor فَيَظفَرَso he might escape سالِماunharmed
وَلا آذَنوا جاراً فَيَظفَرَ سالِما
For they did not fight to defend their lord and their fosterling,
Nor warn a neighbor so he might escape unharmed.
وَماand ... not فَعَلواthey did فِعلَthe deed of العُوَيرِal-ʿUwayr بِجارِهِfor his neighbor
وَما فَعَلوا فِعلَ العُوَيرِ بِجارِهِ
لَدىat بابِthe door of هِندٍHind إِذwhen تَجَرَّدَhe stripped bare قائِماstanding
لَدى بابِ هِندٍ إِذ تَجَرَّدَ قائِما
Nor did they act as al-ʿUwayr did for his neighbor,
At Hind's door, when he stood stripped bare.
Sol 6.1