أَباO father of العَوفِal-Awf إِنَّindeed الشَولَthe scant-milking she-camels يَنقَعُquenches thirst رِسلُهاtheir milk
أَبا العَوفِ إِنَّ الشَولَ يَنقَعُ رِسلُها
وَلَكِنand yet دَمُthe blood of الثَأرِvengeance النُمَيرِيِّNumayri أَنقَعُmore thirst-quenching
وَلَكِن دَمُ الثَأرِ النُمَيرِيِّ أَنقَعُ
O Abu al-Awf, indeed the milk of the scant-milking she-camels quenches thirst;
O Abul Awfa, though the wounds inflicted by spears may heal,
and yet the blood of Numayri vengeance quenches thirst still more.
The blood spilled in vengeance for Numayri will not be staunched.
تُبَكّيyou lament عَلىover سَلمىSalma إِذاwhen الحَيُّthe tribe أَصعَدواthey went upcountry
تُبَكّي عَلى سَلمى إِذا الحَيُّ أَصعَدوا
وَتَترُكُand you leave رَيّانَRayyan القَتيلَthe slain man المُضَيَّعاthe neglected one
وَتَترُكُ رَيّانَ القَتيلَ المُضَيَّعا
You lament Salma when the tribe journeys upcountry,
You weep for Salma when the living ascend,
and leave Rayyan, the slain man, neglected.
Yet leave Rayyan's slain corpse neglected.
إِذاwhen صُبَّis poured ماwhat فيin القَعبِthe wooden bowl فَاِعلَمthen know بِأَنَّهُthat it is
إِذا صُبَّ ما في القَعبِ فَاِعلَم بِأَنَّهُ
دَمُthe blood of الشَيخِthe old man فَاِشرَبso drink مِنfrom دَمِthe blood of الشَيخِthe old man أَوor دَعاleave it
دَمُ الشَيخِ فَاِشرَب مِن دَمِ الشَيخِ أَو دَعا
When what is in the wooden bowl is poured, then know that it is
When what is in the leather bottle is poured out, know that it is
the old man's blood—so drink from the old man's blood, or leave it.
The blood of the elder, so partake of the blood of the elder or leave it.
Sol 6.1