إِنَّindeed بَنيthe sons of عَوفَʿAwf اِبتَنواthey built up حَسَباًnoble repute
إِنَّ بَني عَوفَ اِبتَنوا حَسَباً
ضَيَّعَهُruined it الدُخلُلونَthe interlopers إِذwhen غَدَرواthey broke faith
ضَيَّعَهُ الدُخلُلونَ إِذ غَدَروا
Indeed, the sons of ʿAwf built up noble repute,
which the interlopers ruined when they broke faith.
أَدّواthey rendered إِلىto جارِهِمtheir neighbor خَفارَتِهِhis protection
أَدّوا إِلى جارِهِم خَفارَتِهِ
وَلَمand did not يَضَعbe forsaken بِالمَغيبِin absence مَنthose whom نَصَرواthey supported
وَلَم يَضَع بِالمَغيبِ مَن نَصَروا
They gave their neighbor the protection owed him,
and none they supported was forsaken when absent.
لَمdid not يَفعَلواthey do فِعلَthe deed of آلِthe house of حَنظَلَةٍḤanẓala
لَم يَفعَلوا فِعلَ آلِ حَنظَلَةٍ
إِنَّهُمindeed they جيرِyes, indeed بِئسَhow evil ماwhat اِئتَمَرواthey plotted
إِنَّهُم جيرِ بِئسَ ما اِئتَمَروا
They did not act as the house of Ḥanẓala did:
indeed, yes—how vile was what they plotted!
لاneither حِميَرِيٌّḤimyarī وَفىkept faith وَلاnor عُدَسٌʿUdas
لا حِميَرِيٌّ وَفى وَلا عُدَسٌ
وَلاnor اِستُthe arse of عيرٍan ass يَحُكُّهاrubs it الثَفَرُthe crupper
وَلا اِستُ عيرٍ يَحُكُّها الثَفَرُ
Neither Ḥimyarī nor ʿUdas kept faith,
nor an ass’s arse chafed by the crupper.
لَكِنbut عُوَيرٌʿUwayr وَفىkept faith بِذِمَّتِهِwith his pledge
لَكِن عُوَيرٌ وَفى بِذِمَّتِهِ
لاneither عُوَرٌone-eyedness شانُهُmarred him وَلاnor قِصَرُshort stature
لا عُوَرٌ شانُهُ وَلا قِصَرُ
But ʿUwayr kept his pledge;
neither one-eyedness nor short stature marred him.
Sol 6.1