وَيلَكُمwoe to you ياO قَصَباتِreeds الجَوفانal-Jawfan
وَيلَكُم يا قَصَباتِ الجَوفان
جيئواcome بِمِثلِwith the like of قَعنَبٍQa‘nab وَالعَلهانand al-‘Alhan
جيئوا بِمِثلِ قَعنَبٍ وَالعَلهان
Woe to you, O reeds of al-Jawfan!
Woe to you, O hollow reeds
Bring the likes of Qa‘nab and al-‘Alhan,
Bring back Qa'nab and Al 'Ilhan
وَالحَنتَفَينِand the two Hantafs عِندَat the time of شَلِّdriving off الأَظعانthe camel-litters
وَالحَنتَفَينِ عِندَ شَلِّ الأَظعان
أَوor كَأَبيlike Abu حَزرَةَHazra سَمِّpoison of الفُرسانthe horsemen
أَو كَأَبي حَزرَةَ سَمِّ الفُرسان
and the two Hantafs when the camel-litters are driven off,
And Hanatafayn when the limbs slackened
or one like Abu Hazra, the bane of horsemen.
Or Abu Hazrah of the horsemen's poison
Sol 6.1