قَدalready وَطَّنَتhas harboured مُجاشِعٌMujashi' مِنَout of الشَقاwretchedness
قَد وَطَّنَت مُجاشِعٌ مِنَ الشَقا
قِرداًan ape وَذيخَand a male hyena قَلَعٍof a rocky hill تَشَرَّقاbasking in the sun
قِرداً وَذيخَ قَلَعٍ تَشَرَّقا
Mujashi', in its wretchedness, has harboured
an ape and a rocky-hill hyena basking in the sun,
أَلأَمَthe basest قَينَينِtwo smiths أَذاwhen ماever اِستَوسَقاthe two gather
أَلأَمَ قَينَينِ أَذا ما اِستَوسَقا
وَاِجتَمَعاand the two unite فيin اللُؤومِbaseness أَوor تَفَرَّقاthe two part
وَاِجتَمَعا في اللُؤومِ أَو تَفَرَّقا
the vilest pair of smiths, whether they gather
and unite in baseness, or go their separate ways.
قالَتshe said لِعِلجَيto the two louts of نَهشَلٍNahshal فَصَدَّقاso both agreed
قالَت لِعِلجَي نَهشَلٍ فَصَدَّقا
إِنَّindeed بُنَيَّthe little son of شِعرَةَShi'ra الفَرَزدَقاal-Farazdaq
إِنَّ بُنَيَّ شِعرَةَ الفَرَزدَقا
She told Nahshal's two louts, and both agreed:
"Shi'ra's little son, al-Farazdaq,
قَينٌa smith لِقَينٍborn of a smith أَينَماwherever تَصَفَّقاhe roams
قَينٌ لِقَينٍ أَينَما تَصَفَّقا
وَهوَand he يُرائيmakes a show before الناسَthe people حِجلاًan anklet مُغلَقاlocked
وَهوَ يُرائي الناسَ حِجلاً مُغلَقا
is a smith born of a smith, wherever he roams."
He flaunts a locked anklet before the people.
أَنفَقَhe spent فيin الماخورِthe brothel ماwhat قَدalready أَنفَقاhe spent
أَنفَقَ في الماخورِ ما قَد أَنفَقا
وَأَكَلَand he ate الصَيفَthrough the summer الخَزيرَthe gruel الأَورَقاgreyish
وَأَكَلَ الصَيفَ الخَزيرَ الأَورَقا
He spent in the brothel what he spent,
and all summer ate greyish gruel,
وَنالَand he gained مِنfrom غَيلِa pregnant nurse's milk القُيونِthe smiths رَفَقاsustenance
وَنالَ مِن غَيلِ القُيونِ رَفَقا
كيرَكَyour bellows ياO أَخبَثَfoulest قَينٍsmith عَرِقاever to sweat
كيرَكَ يا أَخبَثَ قَينٍ عَرِقا
and drew nourishment from the smiths' milk.
Mind your bellows, you foulest smith ever to sweat!
هَلّاwhy did you not حَمَيتَyou protect الكيرَthe bellows أَنfrom يُخَرَّقاbeing torn
هَلّا حَمَيتَ الكيرَ أَن يُخَرَّقا
إِنَّindeed عِقالاً'Iqal مُخَّmarrow رارٍthin and watery دُلِقاwas spilled
إِنَّ عِقالاً مُخَّ رارٍ دُلِقا
Why did you not protect the bellows from being torn?
Indeed, 'Iqal is watery marrow poured out;
تَلقىyou encounter القُيونَthe smiths دونَbefore reaching ذاكَthat العوَّقاlaggard
تَلقى القُيونَ دونَ ذاكَ العوَّقا
يالَO, to the rescue تَميمٍTamim مَنwhoever يَخافُfears البَروَقاthe lightning
يالَ تَميمٍ مَن يَخافُ البَروَقا
you meet the smiths before you reach that laggard.
O Tamim! Whoever fears the lightning
فيamong آلِthe clan of يَربوعٍYarbu' يُلاقيhe meets المِصدَقاthe proof
في آلِ يَربوعٍ يُلاقي المِصدَقا
وَنَسجَand the woven work of داوُودٍDavid عَليناupon us حَلَقاin rings
وَنَسجَ داوُودٍ عَلينا حَلَقا
will meet the proof among Yarbu's clan,
and David's woven mail upon us, ring on ring.
أَنَّthat أَباAbu (father of) مَندوسَةَMandusa المُعَرَّقاdeep-rooted in lineage
أَنَّ أَبا مَندوسَةَ المُعَرَّقا
يَومَthe day تَمَنّاناhe wished for us فَكانَand so he was المُزهَقاthe slain one
يَومَ تَمَنّانا فَكانَ المُزهَقا
For Abu Mandusa, of deep-rooted stock,
on the day he wished to face us—and was the one slain—
لاقىhe met مِنَof المَوتِdeath خَليجاًa channel مُتأَقاbrimming
لاقى مِنَ المَوتِ خَليجاً مُتأَقا
لَماwhen رَأوناthey saw us وَالسُيوفَand the swords البُرَّقاglittering
لَما رَأونا وَالسُيوفَ البُرَّقا
met a brimming channel of death.
When they saw us and the glittering swords,
قَدalready نِلنَthey gained مِنfrom عَهدِthe time of سُرَيجٍSurayj رَونَقاa sheen
قَد نِلنَ مِن عَهدِ سُرَيجٍ رَونَقا
يَصدَعنَthey split بَيضَthe helmets of الدارِعينَmail-clad warriors المُطرَقاhammered
يَصدَعنَ بَيضَ الدارِعينَ المُطرَقا
which had gained a sheen from Surayj's day,
splitting the hammered helmets of mail-clad men,
قَبّاًhewing إِذاif أَخطَأَit missed فَصلاًa joint طَبَّقاit struck home
قَبّاً إِذا أَخطَأَ فَصلاً طَبَّقا
يُمَوِّتُit strikes dead الروحَthe soul إِذاwhen ماever أَخفَقاit misses
يُمَوِّتُ الروحَ إِذا ما أَخفَقا
hewing—if a blade misses a joint, it still strikes home—
it strikes the soul dead even when it misses.
إِنّاindeed we لَنَسموsurely rise لِلعَدُوِّagainst the enemy حَنَقاin fury
إِنّا لَنَسمو لِلعَدُوِّ حَنَقا
بِالخَيلِwith the horses أَكداساًin masses تُثيرُraising غَسَقاdarkness
بِالخَيلِ أَكداساً تُثيرُ غَسَقا
We surely rise against the enemy in fury,
with horses massed in heaps, stirring up darkness;
يُقالُit is said هَذاthis أَجَمٌa thicket تَحَرَّقاis ablaze
يُقالُ هَذا أَجَمٌ تَحَرَّقا
بِالخَيلِwith the horses أَشتاتاًin scattered bands تُقادُbeing led عَرَقاsweating
بِالخَيلِ أَشتاتاً تُقادُ عَرَقا
one would say, "This is a thicket ablaze."
With horses in scattered bands, led sweating,
مِنfrom كُلِّevery شَقّاءَlong-bodied mare تَراهاyou see her خَيفَقاswift and light
مِن كُلِّ شَقّاءَ تَراها خَيفَقا
تُسابِحُshe swims across البيدَthe deserts بِشَدٍّwith a gallop أَنفَقاmore vigorous
تُسابِحُ البيدَ بِشَدٍّ أَنفَقا
from every long-bodied mare you see, swift and light,
swimming across the deserts at a vigorous gallop,
وَكُلِّand every مَشطونِlong-drawn العِنانِin rein أَشدَقاbroad-mouthed
وَكُلِّ مَشطونِ العِنانِ أَشدَقا
يَمُدُّhe strains فيagainst القَيقَبِthe maplewood saddle حَتّىuntil يُقلَقاit is shaken
يَمُدُّ في القَيقَبِ حَتّى يُقلَقا
and every broad-mouthed steed with long-drawn reins,
straining against the maplewood saddle until it rocks.
يَتبَعنَthey follow ذاone endowed with نَقيبَةٍsound judgment مُوَفَّقاfavoured with success
يَتبَعنَ ذا نَقيبَةٍ مُوَفَّقا
يَمضيhe presses on إِذاwhen خِمسُa five-day waterless stage الفَلاةِof the desert أَرهَقاweighs heavily
يَمضي إِذا خِمسُ الفَلاةِ أَرهَقا
They follow one of sound judgment, favoured with success,
who presses on when the desert's five-day thirst oppresses,
فَاِنشَقَّand splits apart فيهاin it الآلُthe mirage أَوor تَرَقرَقاripples
فَاِنشَقَّ فيها الآلُ أَو تَرَقرَقا
وَشَبَّهَand likened القَومُthe men النِجادَthe ridges الخُفَّقاwavering
وَشَبَّهَ القَومُ النِجادَ الخُفَّقا
and the mirage there breaks apart or ripples,
and the men liken the wavering ridges
شاماًdark patches وِراداًruddy فيon شَموسٍa skittish steed أَبلَقاpiebald
شاماً وِراداً في شَموسٍ أَبلَقا
to ruddy patches on a skittish piebald steed.
Sol 6.1