إِنَّindeed الأَسَيدِيَّal-Asaydī زِنباعاًZinbāʿ وَإِخوَتَهُand his brothers
إِنَّ الأَسَيدِيَّ زِنباعاً وَإِخوَتَهُ
أَزرىbrought disgrace بِهِمupon them لُؤمُbaseness جَدّاتٍgrandmothers وَأَجدادِand grandfathers
أَزرى بِهِم لُؤمُ جَدّاتٍ وَأَجدادِ
Indeed, Zinbāʿ al-Asaydī and his brothers—
The baseness of grandmothers and grandfathers has disgraced them.
الشاتِميَّthose who revile me وَلَمthough not أَهتِكI violate حَريمَهُمُtheir honor
الشاتِميَّ وَلَم أَهتِك حَريمَهُمُ
تِلكَthose العَجائِبُwonders ياO اِبنَيtwo sons of أُمَّmother of قَرّادِQarrād
تِلكَ العَجائِبُ يا اِبنَي أُمَّ قَرّادِ
Those who revile me, though I have not violated their honor—
Such are the wonders, O two sons of Umm Qarrād!
ياO أَكثَرَmost الناسِpeople أَصواتاًvoices إِذاwhen شَبِعواthey have eaten their fill
يا أَكثَرَ الناسِ أَصواتاً إِذا شَبِعوا
وَأَلأَمَand basest الناسِpeople أَخباراًin repute عَلىover الزادِprovisions
وَأَلأَمَ الناسِ أَخباراً عَلى الزادِ
O loudest of people when they have eaten their fill,
And, by repute, the meanest of people over provisions.
بَنيsons of جَفاساءَJafāsāʾ إِنّيindeed I لَمdid not أَجِدI find لَكُمُfor you
بَني جَفاساءَ إِنّي لَم أَجِد لَكُمُ
بَطنَbed المَسيلِthe watercourse وَلاnor بُحبوحَةَspacious heart الواديthe valley
بَطنَ المَسيلِ وَلا بُحبوحَةَ الوادي
Sons of Jafāsāʾ, I have found for you neither
The watercourse’s bed nor the valley’s spacious heart.
هَلwhether كُنتَyou were إِلّاanything but أَميناًa trusted man فَاِغتَرَرتُso I was taken in بِهِby him
هَل كُنتَ إِلّا أَميناً فَاِغتَرَرتُ بِهِ
أَوor حاسِداًan envier فَأَهانَthen may He abase اللَهُGod حُسّاديthose who envy me
أَو حاسِداً فَأَهانَ اللَهُ حُسّادي
Were you anything but a trusted man by whom I was taken in,
Or an envier? Then may God abase those who envy me!
Sol 6.1