أَتَجعَلُdo you make ياO اِبنَson of القَينِthe smith أَولادَthe sons of دارِمٍDarim
أَتَجعَلُ يا اِبنَ القَينِ أَولادَ دارِمٍ
كَشَيبانَlike Shayban شَلَّتmay ... be paralyzed مِنfrom يَدَيكَyour two hands الأَصابِعُthe fingers
كَشَيبانَ شَلَّت مِن يَدَيكَ الأَصابِعُ
Do you, son of the smith, make the sons of Darim
Do you make the sons of Darim, O son of Qayn,
equal to Shayban? May the fingers of your hands be paralyzed!
Like Shayban, whose fingers old age has impaired,
وَأَينَand where مَحَلُّthe resting place of المَجدِglory إِلّاexcept عَلَيهِمُupon them
وَأَينَ مَحَلُّ المَجدِ إِلّا عَلَيهِمُ
وَأَينَand where النَدىgenerosity إِلّاexcept لَهُمtheirs وَالدَسائِعُand lavish gifts
وَأَينَ النَدى إِلّا لَهُم وَالدَسائِعُ
And where does glory rest, if not upon them?
And where is the abode of glory except with them,
And where are generosity and lavish gifts found, if not with them?
And where is generosity except theirs and the chargers?
فَماfor never رَحَلَتset out شَيبانُShayban إِلّاexcept that رَأَيتَهاyou saw it
فَما رَحَلَت شَيبانُ إِلّا رَأَيتَها
إِماماًas a leader وَإِلّاand except that سائِرُthe rest of الناسِthe people تابِعُa follower
إِماماً وَإِلّا سائِرُ الناسِ تابِعُ
For Shayban never set out without your seeing it
So Shayban did not set out except you saw them
in the lead, with all the rest of the people following.
Leading, while the rest of the people following,
لَهُمtheirs يَومُthe day of ذيDhi قارٍQar أَناخواthey made their camels kneel فَضارَبواthen they fought
لَهُم يَومُ ذي قارٍ أَناخوا فَضارَبوا
كَتائِبَthe battalions of كِسرىKisra حينَwhen طارَflew الوَشائِعُthe war banners
كَتائِبَ كِسرى حينَ طارَ الوَشائِعُ
The day of Dhi Qar is theirs: they made their camels kneel, then fought
At Dhi Qar they halted and attacked
Kisra's battalions when the war banners flew.
Kisra's regiments when rumors were rife,
وَماand not راحَwent forth in the evening فيهاin it يَشكُرِيٌّa man of Yashkur وَلاnor غَداwent forth in the morning
وَما راحَ فيها يَشكُرِيٌّ وَلا غَدا
لِذُهلٍof Dhuhl وَتَيمِand Taym اللَهِAllah رَأسٌa chief مُشايِعُlending support
لِذُهلٍ وَتَيمِ اللَهِ رَأسٌ مُشايِعُ
And no man of Yashkur went forth there at evening, nor in the morning did
Neither a Yashkuri nor a Dhul went forth there
a supporting chief of Dhuhl or Taym Allah.
Nor a Taym, Allah's heads, giving aid.
Sol 6.1