ألاTake heed! أبلغْconvey أباAbu (father of) كَرِبٍKarib رسولاa message
ألا أبلغْ أبا كَرِبٍ رسولا
مُغَلْغَلَةًborne far afield وليستْand it is not بالمُزاحِin jest
مُغَلْغَلَةً وليستْ بالمُزاحِ
Hear this: convey to Abu Karib a message,
Shall I convey to the father of sorrows a messenger
borne far afield, and no jest.
Gurgling, and this is no jest,
فَإِنيfor indeed I لنْwill not يفارِقَنيleave me دُباسٌDubas
فَإِني لنْ يفارِقَني دُباسٌ
ومُطَّرَدٌand a straight-shafted spear أَحَذُّlight and swift منamong الرّماحِthe spears
ومُطَّرَدٌ أَحَذُّ من الرّماحِ
For Dubas will not leave me,
That never shall a coat of mail leave me,
nor a straight-shafted spear, light and swift.
And urged on am I, sharper than a lance's point.
يُراخينيlets me keep my distance إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle شئتُI wish منهمْfrom them
يُراخيني إذا ما شئتُ منهمْ
ويُدْنينيand brings me near إذاwhen كَرِهواthey resent جَناحيmy wing
ويُدْنيني إذا كَرِهوا جَناحي
It lets me keep my distance from them whenever I wish,
It stretches me out when I would fain be at rest,
and brings me near when they resent my wing.
And urges me on if they are averse to my wings.
Sol 6.1