ماnot أَنتَyou ياO عَنّابُʿAnnāb مِنof رَهطِthe clan of حاتِمٍḤātim
ما أَنتَ يا عَنّابُ مِن رَهطِ حاتِمٍ
وَلاnor مِنof رَوابيthe heights of عُروَةَʿUrwah بنِson of شَبيبِShabīb
وَلا مِن رَوابي عُروَةَ بنِ شَبيبِ
You are not, O ʿAnnāb, of Ḥātim’s clan,
You, O ʿAnnāb, are not of Ḥātim’s clan,
nor from the noble heights of ʿUrwa ibn Shabīb.
nor of the heights of ʿUrwah son of Shabīb.
رَأَيناwe saw قُروماًnoble sires (breeding camels) مِنfrom جَديلَةَJadīlah أَنجَبواthey begot noble offspring
رَأَينا قُروماً مِن جَديلَةَ أَنجَبوا
وَفَحلُand the sire of بَنيthe sons of نَبهانَNabhān غَيرُnot نَجيبِnobly bred
وَفَحلُ بَني نَبهانَ غَيرُ نَجيبِ
We have seen noble sires of Jadīla beget noble offspring,
We have seen noble sires of Jadīlah beget noble offspring,
but Banū Nabhān’s stallion is no thoroughbred.
but the sire of Banū Nabhān is not nobly bred.
Sol 6.1