أَلاcome! حَيِّgreet المَنازِلَthe dwellings وَالخِياماand the tents
أَلا حَيِّ المَنازِلَ وَالخِياما
وَسَكناًand the dwellers طالَwas long فيهاin them ماthe time that أَقاماthey dwelt
وَسَكناً طالَ فيها ما أَقاما
Come, greet the dwellings and the tents,
And the dwellers whose sojourn there was long.
أُحَيِّهاI greet them وَماand nothing بِيَmoves me غَيرَexcept أَنّيthat I
أُحَيِّها وَما بِيَ غَيرَ أَنّي
أُريدُI wish لِأُحدِثَto renew العَهدَthe bond القُداماancient
أُريدُ لِأُحدِثَ العَهدَ القُداما
I greet them for no other reason than that I
Wish to renew the ancient bond.
مَنازِلَdwellings قَدalready خَلَتstood empty مِنof ساكِنيهاtheir inhabitants
مَنازِلَ قَد خَلَت مِن ساكِنيها
عَفَتwere effaced إِلّاexcept الدَعائِمَthe tent-poles وَالثُماماand thumam grass
عَفَت إِلّا الدَعائِمَ وَالثُماما
Dwellings now emptied of their inhabitants,
Effaced, save for the tent-poles and thumam grass.
مَحَتهاerased them الريحُthe wind وَالأَمطارُand the rains حَتّىuntil
مَحَتها الريحُ وَالأَمطارُ حَتّى
حَسِبتَyou supposed رُسومَهاtheir traces فيupon الأَرضِthe earth شاماmoles
حَسِبتَ رُسومَها في الأَرضِ شاما
The wind and rains erased them, until
You took their traces for moles upon the earth.
وَجَرَّand dragged بِهاacross them الكَلاكِلَthe breasts كُلَّevery جَونٍdark cloud
وَجَرَّ بِها الكَلاكِلَ كُلَّ جَونٍ
أَجَشِّhoarse in الرَعدِthunder يَهتَزِمُcrashing اِهتِزاماmightily
أَجَشِّ الرَعدِ يَهتَزِمُ اِهتِزاما
And every dark cloud dragged its breast across them,
Hoarse with thunder, crashing mightily.
يَزيفُit sways along وَيَستَطيرُand flashes abroad البَرقُthe lightning فيهِwithin it
يَزيفُ وَيَستَطيرُ البَرقُ فيهِ
كَماas when حَرَّقتَyou kindled فيamong الأَجَمِthe thickets الضِراماthe tinder
كَما حَرَّقتَ في الأَجَمِ الضِراما
It sways along, and lightning flashes through it,
As when you kindle tinder in the thickets.
كَأَنَّas though وَميضَهُits flashes أَقرابُthe flanks of بُلقٍpiebald horses
كَأَنَّ وَميضَهُ أَقرابُ بُلقٍ
تُحازِرُwatch warily خَلفَهاbehind them خَيلاًhorses صِياماstanding motionless
تُحازِرُ خَلفَها خَيلاً صِياما
Its flashes seem the flanks of piebald horses,
Warily watching motionless horses behind them.
كَأَنَّas though رَبابَهُits low clouds الضُلّالَwandering فيهِwithin it
كَأَنَّ رَبابَهُ الضُلّالَ فيهِ
نَعامٌostriches جافِلٌfleeing in alarm لاقىmeeting نَعاماostriches
نَعامٌ جافِلٌ لاقى نَعاما
Its wandering low clouds within it seem
Like startled ostriches meeting other ostriches.
قِفاhalt, you two ياO صاحِبَيَّmy two companions فَخَبِّرانيand tell me, you two
قِفا يا صاحِبَيَّ فَخَبِّراني
عَلامَfor what تَلومُshe blames عاذِلَتيmy female reprover عَلاماfor what?
عَلامَ تَلومُ عاذِلَتي عَلاما
Halt, my two companions, and tell me:
Why does my reprover blame me—why?
عَلىfor ماwhat تَلومُshe blames عاذِلَتيmy female reprover فَإِنّيfor I indeed
عَلى ما تَلومُ عاذِلَتي فَإِنّي
لَأَبغِضُI surely loathe أَنto أُليمَdeserve blame وَأَنand to أُلاماbe blamed
لَأَبغِضُ أَن أُليمَ وَأَن أُلاما
For what does my reprover blame me? For I
Indeed loathe deserving blame and being blamed.
وَرَبِّby the Lord of الراقِصاتِthe dancing camels إِلىtoward الثَناياthe mountain passes
وَرَبِّ الراقِصاتِ إِلى الثَنايا
بِشُعثٍbearing disheveled men أَيدَعواwho vowed حَجّاًa pilgrimage تَماماcomplete
بِشُعثٍ أَيدَعوا حَجّاً تَماما
By the Lord of the camels dancing toward the passes,
Bearing disheveled men vowed to a complete pilgrimage:
أُحِبُّكِI love you ياO أُمامَUmam وَكُلَّand every أَرضٍland
أُحِبُّكِ يا أُمامَ وَكُلَّ أَرضٍ
سَكَنتِyou dwelt بِهاin it وَإِنeven if كانَتit was وِخاماunwholesome
سَكَنتِ بِها وَإِن كانَت وِخاما
I love you, Umam, and every land
You have lived in, though it be unwholesome.
كَأَنّيas though I إِنif أُمامَةُUmama حَلَّأَتنيbarred me from water
كَأَنّي إِن أُمامَةُ حَلَّأَتني
أَرىI see الأَشرابَthe drinking waters آجِنَتاًfoul سِداماstagnant
أَرى الأَشرابَ آجِنَتاً سِداما
When Umama drives me away, it is as though
I see all drinking waters foul and stagnant.
كَصادٍlike a thirsty one ظَلَّremained all day مُحتَمّاًintent لِشُربٍon drinking
كَصادٍ ظَلَّ مُحتَمّاً لِشُربٍ
فَلابَthen circled عَلىaround شَرائِعِهِits watering places وَحاماand hovered
فَلابَ عَلى شَرائِعِهِ وَحاما
Like a thirsty creature, all day intent on drinking,
Circling its watering places and hovering around them.
وَلَوand if شاءَتshe had wished أُمامَةُUmama قَدindeed نَقَعناwe slaked our thirst
وَلَو شاءَت أُمامَةُ قَد نَقَعنا
بِعَذبٍwith sweet water بارِدٍcold يَشفيthat cures السَقاماsickness
بِعَذبٍ بارِدٍ يَشفي السَقاما
Had Umama wished, we would have slaked our thirst
With sweet, cool water that cures sickness.
فَماthen no عَصماءُwhite-footed ibex لاnot تَحنواis tender لِإِلفٍtoward a mate
فَما عَصماءُ لا تَحنوا لِإِلفٍ
تَرَعّىgrazes on فيupon ذُرىthe summits of الهَضَبِthe rocky hills البَشاماbalsam shrubs
تَرَعّى في ذُرى الهَضَبِ البَشاما
No white-footed ibex, yielding to no mate,
Grazing on balsam shrubs upon the hilltops,
تَرىyou see نَبلَthe arrows of الرُماةِthe archers تَطيشُfly wide عَنهاof her
تَرى نَبلَ الرُماةِ تَطيشُ عَنها
وَإِنeven if أَخَذَtake up الرُماةُthe archers لَهاagainst her سِهاماarrows
وَإِن أَخَذَ الرُماةُ لَها سِهاما
Whom you see the archers' arrows miss,
Even when the archers take up arrows against her,
مُوَقّاةٌprotected إِذاwhen تُرمىshe is shot at صَيودٌa huntress
مُوَقّاةٌ إِذا تُرمى صَيودٌ
مُلَقّاةٌfavored with success إِذاwhen تَرميshe shoots الكِراماnoble men
مُلَقّاةٌ إِذا تَرمي الكِراما
Protected when shot at, herself a huntress,
Favored with success when she shoots at noble men,
بِأَنوَرَmore radiant مِنthan أُمامَةَUmama حينَwhen تَرجوyou hope for
بِأَنوَرَ مِن أُمامَةَ حينَ تَرجو
جَداهاher bounty أَوor تَرومُyou seek لَهاtoward her مَراماa way of approach
جَداها أَو تَرومُ لَها مَراما
Is more radiant than Umama when you hope for
Her bounty, or seek a way to win her.
كَماjust as تَنأىshe draws away إِذاwhen ماever قُلتُI say تَدنوshe draws near
كَما تَنأى إِذا ما قُلتُ تَدنو
شَموسُa restive one among الخَيلِhorses حاذَرَتِwary of اللِجاماthe bridle
شَموسُ الخَيلِ حاذَرَتِ اللِجاما
Just when I say she draws near, she draws away,
Like a restive mare wary of the bridle.
فَإِنso if سَأَلوكَthey ask you عَنهاabout her فَاِجلُthen make clear عَنهاabout her
فَإِن سَأَلوكَ عَنها فَاِجلُ عَنها
بِماwith what لاno شَكَّdoubt فيهِin it وَلاand no خِصاماdispute
بِما لا شَكَّ فيهِ وَلا خِصاما
If they ask you about her, make her nature clear
With words beyond doubt or dispute.
وَقَدand already حَلَّتhas settled أُمامَةُUmama بَطنَthe floor of وادٍa valley
وَقَد حَلَّت أُمامَةُ بَطنَ وادٍ
بِهِin it نَخلٌpalm trees وَقابَلَتِand she faced الرَغاماal-Ragham
بِهِ نَخلٌ وَقابَلَتِ الرَغاما
Umama has settled on a valley floor
Where there are palms, facing al-Ragham.
تَزَيَّنَهاadorned her النَعيمُluxury بِهِthere فَتَمَّتand she became perfect
تَزَيَّنَها النَعيمُ بِهِ فَتَمَّت
كَقِرنِlike the rim of الشَمسِthe sun زايَلَتِhaving left الجَهاماthe rainless clouds
كَقِرنِ الشَمسِ زايَلَتِ الجَهاما
There luxury adorned her, and she grew perfect,
Like the sun's rim emerging from rainless clouds.
كَأَنَّas though المِرطَthe mantle ذاwith الأَنيارِwoven stripes يُكسىis draped
كَأَنَّ المِرطَ ذا الأَنيارِ يُكسى
إِذاwhen اِتَّزَرَتshe girds herself بِهِwith it عَقِداًa compact dune رُكاماheaped high
إِذا اِتَّزَرَت بِهِ عَقِداً رُكاما
It is as though the striped mantle clothes,
When she girds herself with it, a dense, heaped-up dune.
تَرىyou see القَصَبَthe limbs المُسَوَّرَbracelet-adorned وَالمُبَرّىand anklet-adorned
تَرى القَصَبَ المُسَوَّرَ وَالمُبَرّى
خِدالاًfull and rounded تَمَّgrew complete مِنهاof hers فَاِستَقاماand straight
خِدالاً تَمَّ مِنها فَاِستَقاما
You see her bracelet- and anklet-girt limbs,
Full-fleshed, perfectly formed and straight.
فَلَولاand were it not أَنَّهاthat she تَمشيwalks الهُوَيناgently
فَلَولا أَنَّها تَمشي الهُوَينا
كَمَشيِlike the gait of مَواعِسٍsand-treading camels وَعثاًsoft sand هِياماloose and dry
كَمَشيِ مَواعِسٍ وَعثاً هِياما
Were it not that she walks so gently,
Like camels treading soft, loose sand,
إِذَنthen لَتَقَصَّمَwould surely shatter الحِجلانِthe two anklets عَنهاoff her
إِذَن لَتَقَصَّمَ الحِجلانِ عَنها
وَظُنّاand both would be thought فيin مَكانِهِماtheir places رُثاماstone fragments
وَظُنّا في مَكانِهِما رُثاما
Her two anklets would shatter off her,
And be mistaken for stone chips where they lay.
وَلَوand if خَرَجَتcame out أُمامَةُUmama يَومَon the day of عيدٍa festival
وَلَو خَرَجَت أُمامَةُ يَومَ عيدٍ
لَمَدَّwould stretch out الناسُthe people أَيدِيَهُمtheir hands قِياماstanding
لَمَدَّ الناسُ أَيدِيَهُم قِياما
If Umama came out on a feast day,
The people, standing, would stretch out their hands.
تَرىyou see السودَthe black women الهِباجَthe hulking ones يَلُذنَseek refuge مِنهاfrom her
تَرى السودَ الهِباجَ يَلُذنَ مِنها
حِذارَfor fear of الغَمِّdistress يَكرَهنَthey hate الزُحاماthe crush
حِذارَ الغَمِّ يَكرَهنَ الزُحاما
You see the hulking black women shrink away from her,
Fearing distress and shunning the crush.
مَعاذَrefuge in اللَهِGod أَنthat يَدنونَthey draw near مِنهاto her
مَعاذَ اللَهِ أَن يَدنونَ مِنها
وَإِنeven if أُلبِسنَthey were clothed in كِتّاناًlinen وَخاماand unbleached cloth
وَإِن أُلبِسنَ كِتّاناً وَخاما
God forbid that they should come near her,
Even if dressed in linen and unbleached cloth.
كِلاboth يَوميdays of أُمامَةَUmama يَومُa day of صِدقٍtrue worth
كِلا يَومي أُمامَةَ يَومُ صِدقٍ
وَإِنeven though لَمnot تَأتِهاyou visit her إِلّاexcept لِماماoccasionally
وَإِن لَم تَأتِها إِلّا لِماما
Both of Umama's days are days of true worth,
Though you visit her only seldom.
فَأَمّاas for يَومَthe day آتيهاI visit her فَإِنّيthen I
فَأَمّا يَومَ آتيها فَإِنّي
كَأَنَّas though المُزنَthe rain clouds تُمطِرُنيrain upon me رِهاماgentle showers
كَأَنَّ المُزنَ تُمطِرُني رِهاما
As for the day I visit her, I feel
As though rain clouds shower gentle rain upon me.
فَإِنَّكِfor you indeed ياO أُمامَUmam وَرَبِّby the Lord of موسىMoses
فَإِنَّكِ يا أُمامَ وَرَبِّ موسى
أَحَبُّdearest إِلَيَّto me مَنof those who صَلّىprayed وَصاماand fasted
أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مَن صَلّى وَصاما
For you, Umam, by the Lord of Moses,
Are dearest to me of all who pray and fast.
مَتىwhenever ماever تَنجَلِclear away الغَمَراتُthe perils يَعلَمwill know
مَتى ما تَنجَلِ الغَمَراتُ يَعلَم
هُرَيمٌHuraym وَاِبنُand the son of أَحوَزَAhwaz ماnot أُلاماI am blamed
هُرَيمٌ وَاِبنُ أَحوَزَ ما أُلاما
When the turmoil clears, it will be plain
To Huraym and Ibn Ahwaz that I am not to blame.
هُماthe two of them ذاداdrove back لِخِندِفَfor Khindif عَنfrom حِماهاher protected lands
هُما ذادا لِخِندِفَ عَن حِماها
وَنارُwhile the fire of الحَربِwar تَضطَرِمُblazes اِضطِراماfiercely
وَنارُ الحَربِ تَضطَرِمُ اِضطِراما
Those two defended Khindif's protected lands,
While the fire of war blazed fiercely.
إِذاwhen غَدَرَتbetrayed رَبيعَةُRabi'a وَاِستَقادواand they submitted
إِذا غَدَرَت رَبيعَةُ وَاِستَقادوا
لِطاغِيَةٍto a tyrant دَعاwho summoned بَشَراًmen طَغاماrabble
لِطاغِيَةٍ دَعا بَشَراً طَغاما
When Rabi'a betrayed and submitted
To a tyrant who summoned a rabble of men,
فَمَنّاهُمso he promised them مُنَنfavors لَمnot تُغنِavailed شَيئاًanything
فَمَنّاهُم مُنَن لَم تُغنِ شَيئاً
غُلامُthe youth of الأُزدِAzd وَاِتَّبَعواand they followed الغُلاماthe youth
غُلامُ الأُزدِ وَاِتَّبَعوا الغُلاما
Favors of no avail were promised them
By the youth of Azd, and they followed the youth.
فَوَلَّوهُthen they turned toward him الظُهورَtheir backs وَأَسلَموهُand abandoned him
فَوَلَّوهُ الظُهورَ وَأَسلَموهُ
بِمَلحَمَةٍin a fierce battle إِذاwhen ماever النِكسُthe weakling خاماshrank back
بِمَلحَمَةٍ إِذا ما النِكسُ خاما
Then they turned their backs on him and abandoned him
In a fierce battle, when the weakling shrank away.
وَلَمand did not يَحمواthey defend النِساءَthe women وَقَدthough رَأَوهاthey saw them
وَلَم يَحموا النِساءَ وَقَد رَأَوها
حَواسِرَbareheaded ماnot يُوارينَthey concealed الخِداماthe anklets
حَواسِرَ ما يُوارينَ الخِداما
They did not defend the women, though they saw them
Bareheaded, not even concealing their anklets.
وَمَنand whoever يَقرَعlocks بِناwith us الرَوقَينِboth horns يَعرِفwill recognize
وَمَن يَقرَع بِنا الرَوقَينِ يَعرِف
لَناours are الرَأسَthe head المُقَدَّمَforemost وَالسَناماand the hump
لَنا الرَأسَ المُقَدَّمَ وَالسَناما
Whoever locks horns with us will recognize
Our foremost head and our lofty hump.
أَلَمdid not? تَرَyou see مَنthose who نَجاescaped مِنهُمamong them سَليماًunharmed
أَلَم تَرَ مَن نَجا مِنهُم سَليماً
عَلَيهِمagainst them فيin مُحافَظَةٍdefending honor ذِماماa reproach
عَلَيهِم في مُحافَظَةٍ ذِماما
Did you not see those of them who escaped unharmed,
A reproach to them when honor must be defended?
وَأَعضَدنَand they set to hewing السُيوفَthe swords مُجَرَّداتٍunsheathed
وَأَعضَدنَ السُيوفَ مُجَرَّداتٍ
لِهامِat the heads of الأُزدِAzd قُبَّحَaccursed be ذاكَthose هاماheads
لِهامِ الأُزدِ قُبَّحَ ذاكَ هاما
And unsheathed swords were set to hewing
At the heads of Azd—accursed heads!
نَكُرَّwe wheel back الخَيلَthe horses عائِدَةًreturning عَلَيهِمagainst them
نَكُرَّ الخَيلَ عائِدَةً عَلَيهِم
تَوَطَّأُtrampling مِنهُمُamong them قَتلىthe slain لِئاماbaseborn
تَوَطَّأُ مِنهُمُ قَتلى لِئاما
We charge our horses back upon them,
Trampling their baseborn dead,
وَمَنand those who بَلَغواreached الحَزيزَal-Haziz وَهُمwhile they were عِجالٌin haste
وَمَن بَلَغوا الحَزيزَ وَهُم عِجالٌ
وَقَدand already جَعَلواthey placed وَرائُهُمُbehind them سَناماSanam
وَقَد جَعَلوا وَرائُهُمُ سَناما
And those who reached al-Haziz in haste,
Having left Sanam behind them.
فَذوقواso taste وَقعَthe impact of أَطرافِthe points of العَواليthe tall spears
فَذوقوا وَقعَ أَطرافِ العَوالي
فَياso O أَهلَpeople of اليَمامَةِal-Yamama لاno يَماماplace to turn
فَيا أَهلَ اليَمامَةِ لا يَماما
So taste the blows of the tall spears' points,
O people of al-Yamama—no place to turn!
وَبَكرٌand Bakr قَدalready رَفَعناwe lifted السَيفَthe sword عَنهاfrom them
وَبَكرٌ قَد رَفَعنا السَيفَ عَنها
وَلَولاand but for ذاكَthat لَاِقتُسِمواthey would have been divided اِقتِساماutterly
وَلَولا ذاكَ لَاِقتُسِموا اِقتِساما
As for Bakr, we had lifted the sword from them;
But for that, they would have been divided up utterly.
فَوَدّواthen they wished يَومَon the day of ذَلِكَthat إِذwhen رَأَوناthey saw us
فَوَدّوا يَومَ ذَلِكَ إِذ رَأَونا
نَحُسُّwe slaughtered الأُسدَthe lions لَوif only رَكِبواthey had ridden النَعاماostriches
نَحُسُّ الأُسدَ لَو رَكِبوا النَعاما
That day, when they saw us, they wished,
As we slew the lions, that they had ridden ostriches.
وَعَبدُand Abd القَيسِal-Qays قَدindeed رَجَعواthey returned خَزاياdisgraced
وَعَبدُ القَيسِ قَد رَجَعوا خَزايا
وَأَهلُand the people of عُمانَOman قَدindeed لاقواmet غَراماruin
وَأَهلُ عُمانَ قَد لاقوا غَراما
And Abd al-Qays returned disgraced,
And the people of Oman met with ruin.
مَشَواthey went مِنfrom واسِطٍWasit حَتّىuntil تَناهَتcame to a stop
مَشَوا مِن واسِطٍ حَتّى تَناهَت
فُلولَهُمُtheir routed remnants وَقَدand already وَرَدواthey reached تُؤاماTu'am
فُلولَهُمُ وَقَد وَرَدوا تُؤاما
They went from Wasit until their journey ended,
Their routed remnants having reached Tu'am.
فَمِنهُمso among them مَنwere those who نَجاescaped وَبِهِand bearing جِراحٌwounds
فَمِنهُم مَن نَجا وَبِهِ جِراحٌ
وَآخَرُand another مُقعَصٌfelled outright لَقِيَmet الحِماماdeath
وَآخَرُ مُقعَصٌ لَقِيَ الحِماما
Some of them escaped, bearing wounds,
And another, felled outright, met his death.
فَلَولاwere it not أَنَّthat إِخوَتَناour brothers قُرَيشٌQuraysh
فَلَولا أَنَّ إِخوَتَنا قُرَيشٌ
وَأَنّاand that we لاnot نُحِلُّmake lawful لَهُمfor them حَراماwhat is forbidden
وَأَنّا لا نُحِلُّ لَهُم حَراما
Were it not that our brothers are Quraysh,
And that we do not make lawful for them what is forbidden,
وَأَنَّهُمُand that they وُلاةُare the holders of الأَمرِauthority فيناamong us
وَأَنَّهُمُ وُلاةُ الأَمرِ فينا
وَخَيرُand the best of الناسِpeople عَفواًin pardon وَاِنتِقاماand vengeance
وَخَيرُ الناسِ عَفواً وَاِنتِقاما
And that they hold authority among us,
And are the best of people in pardon and vengeance,
لَكانَthere would be لَناfor us عَلىupon الأَقوامِthe peoples خَرجٌtribute
لَكانَ لَنا عَلى الأَقوامِ خَرجٌ
وَسُمناand we would impose on الناسَthe people كُلَّهُمُall of them ظِلاماoppression
وَسُمنا الناسَ كُلَّهُمُ ظِلاما
We would have levied tribute on the peoples,
And subjected all mankind to oppression.
مَنَعناwe defended بِالرِماحِwith spears بَياضَthe open expanses of نَجدٍNajd
مَنَعنا بِالرِماحِ بَياضَ نَجدٍ
وَقَتَّلناand we slaughtered الجَبابِرَةَthe tyrants العِظاماthe mighty
وَقَتَّلنا الجَبابِرَةَ العِظاما
We defended Najd's open expanses with spears,
And slaughtered the mighty tyrants,
بِجُردٍwith sleek horses كَالقِداحِlike arrow-shafts مُسَوَّماتٍmarked
بِجُردٍ كَالقِداحِ مُسَوَّماتٍ
بِأَيديناunder our hands يُعارِضنَracing alongside السَماماthe swifts
بِأَيدينا يُعارِضنَ السَماما
With marked, sleek horses like arrow-shafts,
Under our hands, racing alongside the swifts.
وَكَمand how many مِنof مَعشَرٍa people قُدناwe led إِلَيهِمagainst them
وَكَم مِن مَعشَرٍ قُدنا إِلَيهِم
بِحُرِّinto the heart of بِلادِهِمtheir country لَجِباًa clamorous army لُهاماall-devouring
بِحُرِّ بِلادِهِم لَجِباً لُهاما
And against how many a people have we led
Into their heartland a clamorous, all-devouring host!
يُسَهِّلُsmooths حينَwhen يَغدواit marches out مِنfrom مَبيتٍa night's encampment
يُسَهِّلُ حينَ يَغدوا مِن مَبيتٍ
أَوائِلُهُits foremost ranks لِئاخِرِهِfor its rearguard الإِكاماthe hills
أَوائِلُهُ لِئاخِرِهِ الإِكاما
As it marches from its night's camp, the ground is made easy,
Its vanguard smoothing the hills for its rear,
بِكُلِّwith every طُوالَةٍtall mare مِنof آلِthe stock of قَيدِنQaydin
بِكُلِّ طُوالَةٍ مِن آلِ قَيدِن
تَكادُshe almost تَقُضُّbreaks زَفرَتُهاher heaving breath الحِزاماthe girth
تَكادُ تَقُضُّ زَفرَتُها الحِزاما
With every tall mare of the stock of Qaydin,
Whose heaving breath almost snaps her girth.
عَصَيناwe defied فيin الأُمورِaffairs بَنيthe sons of تَميمٍTamim
عَصَينا في الأُمورِ بَني تَميمٍ
وَزِدناand we increased مَجدَهاtheir glory أَبَداًever تَماماin fullness
وَزِدنا مَجدَها أَبَداً تَماما
We defied Banu Tamim in our affairs,
And ever added fullness to their glory.
Sol 6.1