ياO راكِبَrider of البَكرِthe young camel بَينَbetween الشيحِthe wormwood وَالغارِand the laurel
يا راكِبَ البَكرِ بَينَ الشيحِ وَالغارِ
أَجارَكَmay protect you اللَهُGod مِنfrom جورٍinjustice وَمِنand from عارِdisgrace
أَجارَكَ اللَهُ مِن جورٍ وَمِن عارِ
O rider of the young camel between the wormwood and the laurel,
May God protect you from injustice and disgrace.
عَرِّجturn aside عَلىto الحَيِّthe encampment مِنof كَلبٍKalb وَنادِand call out بِهِin it
عَرِّج عَلى الحَيِّ مِن كَلبٍ وَنادِ بِهِ
ياO لَلجُلاحِal-Julāḥ, to the rescue أُصَيحابيmy dear companions وَأَنصاريand my defenders
يا لَلجُلاحِ أُصَيحابي وَأَنصاري
Turn aside to the camp of Kalb, and call out there:
Help, O al-Julāḥ, my dear companions and defenders!
لاmay ... not أَوحَشَleave desolate الشامَal-Shām مِنof تِصهالِthe neighing of خَيلِكُمyour horses
لا أَوحَشَ الشامَ مِن تِصهالِ خَيلِكُم
وَلاnor أَباعِرَكُمyour camels مِنof دِمنَةِthe traces of الدارِthe home
وَلا أَباعِرَكُم مِن دِمنَةِ الدارِ
May He never leave al-Shām bereft of your horses' neighing,
Nor your camels bereft of the traces of home.
إِلامَhow long? تَغفَلremain heedless عَنof ثَأرِvengeance for اِبنِthe son of عَمِّكُمُyour paternal uncle
إِلامَ تَغفَل عَن ثَأرِ اِبنِ عَمِّكُمُ
فِعلَin the manner of الحَواضِرِtownsfolk لاnot يُرجَونَare counted on لِلثارِfor vengeance
فِعلَ الحَواضِرِ لا يُرجَونَ لِلثارِ
How long will you remain heedless of vengeance for your cousin,
Like townsfolk, from whom no vengeance is expected?
لَقَدindeed غَزَتهُhave assailed him عُيونُthe eyes of الغُرِّthe fair ones غائِرَةًraiding
لَقَد غَزَتهُ عُيونُ الغُرِّ غائِرَةً
فَهَلso, have ...? بَصُرتُمyou caught sight بِمَقتولٍof one slain بِأَبصارِby glances
فَهَل بَصُرتُم بِمَقتولٍ بِأَبصارِ
The eyes of the fair have indeed assailed him as raiders;
Have you, then, seen anyone slain by glances?
أَغصانُboughs of بانٍmoringa إِذاwhen هَبَّblows النَسيمُthe breeze بِهاthrough them
أَغصانُ بانٍ إِذا هَبَّ النَسيمُ بِها
تَرَنَّحَتthey sway بَينَbetween كُثبانٍsand dunes وَاِقمارِand moons
تَرَنَّحَت بَينَ كُثبانٍ وَاِقمارِ
Moringa boughs—when the breeze blows through them,
They sway between sand dunes and moons.
مِنof كُلِّevery أَشنَبَpearly-toothed one أَلمىdark-lipped فيin مَراشِفِهِhis lips
مِن كُلِّ أَشنَبَ أَلمى في مَراشِفِهِ
ماءُthe water of العُذَيبِal-ʿUdhayb عَلىover صَهباءِtawny wine خَمّارِa vintner
ماءُ العُذَيبِ عَلى صَهباءِ خَمّارِ
Each pearly-toothed, dark-lipped one bears upon his lips
The water of al-ʿUdhayb over a vintner's tawny wine.
يُغنيكَsuffices you فيin كُلِّevery حَربٍwar قَوسُthe bow of حاجِبِهِhis eyebrow
يُغنيكَ في كُلِّ حَربٍ قَوسُ حاجِبِهِ
عَنin place of قَوسِthe bow of حاجِبَḤājib فيin أَيّامthe days of ذيDhū قارِQār
عَن قَوسِ حاجِبَ في أَيّام ذي قارِ
In every war, his eyebrow's bow spares you the need
For Ḥājib's bow in the days of Dhū Qār.
Sol 6.1