أَدارَO abode الجَميعِthe assembled company الصالِحينَthe virtuous بِذيat Dhu السِدرِal-Sidr (lote trees)
أَدارَ الجَميعِ الصالِحينَ بِذي السِدرِ
أَبينيanswer clearly لَناto us إِنَّindeed التَحِيَّةَthe greeting عَنafter عُفرِa long absence
أَبيني لَنا إِنَّ التَحِيَّةَ عَن عُفرِ
O abode of the virtuous company at Dhu al-Sidr,
With his fair-foliaged lote-tree he brought round all good men,
Answer us: this greeting comes after long absence.
Saying, “Give us clear signs that it is greeting from ‘Ufra.”
لَقَدindeed طَرَقَتstruck عَينَيَّmy two eyes فيin الدارِthe abode دِمنَةٌold campsite remains
لَقَد طَرَقَت عَينَيَّ في الدارِ دِمنَةٌ
تَعاوَرَهاassailed it in turn الأَزمانُthe years وَالريحُand the wind بِالقَطرِwith rain
تَعاوَرَها الأَزمانُ وَالريحُ بِالقَطرِ
Indeed, a campsite's remains in the abode struck my eyes,
My eyes have shed in the abode floods of tears
The years, and the wind with rain, have assailed it in turn.
Assailed by time and drenched by showers with rain.
فَقُلتُso I said لِأَدنىto the nearer of صاحِبَيَّmy two companions وَإِنَّنيwhile indeed I
فَقُلتُ لِأَدنى صاحِبَيَّ وَإِنَّني
لَأَكتُمُsurely conceal وَجداًlonging فيwithin الجَوانِحِthe ribs كَالجَمرِlike burning coals
لَأَكتُمُ وَجداً في الجَوانِحِ كَالجَمرِ
So I said to the nearer of my two companions, while I
I said to my companion, “Though indeed
concealed longing within my ribs like burning coals:
I conceal anguish in my breast hot as embers,
لَعَمرُكُماby both your lives لاdo not تَعجَلاyou two hurry إِنَّindeed مَوقِفاًa halt
لَعَمرُكُما لا تَعجَلا إِنَّ مَوقِفاً
عَلىat الدارِthe abode فيهِin it القَتلُdeath أَوor راحَةِrepose الدَهرِa lifetime
عَلى الدارِ فيهِ القَتلُ أَو راحَةِ الدَهرِ
By both your lives, do not hurry: a halt
By your lives, hurry not, for a stance there is
at the abode holds death, or lifelong repose.
At the abode in it killing or rest of time.
فَعاجاso they both turned aside وَماand no فيin الدارِthe abode عَينٌliving creature نُحِسُّهاwe sense it
فَعاجا وَما في الدارِ عَينٌ نُحِسُّها
سِوىexcept الرُبدِdusky ostrich-hens وَالظِلمانُand ostrich-cocks تَرعىgraze مَعَwith العُفرِpale gazelles
سِوى الرُبدِ وَالظِلمانُ تَرعى مَعَ العُفرِ
So they both turned aside; no living creature could we sense there,
Except gloom and darkness tending with barn-owls
save dusky ostrich-hens, and ostrich-cocks grazing with pale gazelles.
There is in the abode no eye it bodes ill,
فَلِلَّهِso, by God ماذاwhat هَيَّجَتit stirred مِنof صَبابَةٍardent longing
فَلِلَّهِ ماذا هَيَّجَت مِن صَبابَةٍ
عَلىupon هالِكٍone undone يَهذيhe raves بِهِندٍof Hind وَماand not يَدريhe knows
عَلى هالِكٍ يَهذي بِهِندٍ وَما يَدري
By God, what longing it has stirred
By God, what passion has it stirred from a youth
in one undone, raving of Hind without awareness!
Who raves of Hind, and knows not what he says!
طَوىhe hid حَزَناًsorrow فيin القَلبِthe heart حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّماas though
طَوى حَزَناً في القَلبِ حَتّى كَأَنَّما
بِهِin him نَفثُa breath of سِحرٍsorcery أَوor أَشَدُّstronger مِنَthan السِحرِsorcery
بِهِ نَفثُ سِحرٍ أَو أَشَدُّ مِنَ السِحرِ
He hid sorrow in his heart, till it seemed
He has harbored sorrow in his heart until
a breath of sorcery possessed him, or something stronger than sorcery.
By it is breathed a spell, or stronger than spells.
أَخالِدَO Khalida كانَwas الصَرمُthe severance بَينيbetween me وَبَينَكُمand you all
أَخالِدَ كانَ الصَرمُ بَيني وَبَينَكُم
دَلالاًcoquetry فَقَدso indeed أَجرىhas led البِعادُdistance إِلىto الهَجرِestrangement
دَلالاً فَقَد أَجرى البِعادُ إِلى الهَجرِ
O Khalida, the breach between me and you was
Al-Khalid was a guide between me and you,
coquetry; yet distance has led to estrangement.
So absence has inclined to estrangement.
جُزيتِmay you be requited أَلاwill you not تَجزينَyou requite وَجداًlonging يَشُفُّنيit wastes me away
جُزيتِ أَلا تَجزينَ وَجداً يَشُفُّني
وَإِنِّيَand indeed I لاdo not أَنساكِforget you إِلّاexcept عَلىin ذُكرِremembrance
وَإِنِّيَ لا أَنساكِ إِلّا عَلى ذُكرِ
May you be requited! Will you not requite the longing that wastes me?
May you not requite with anguish that heals me!
And I never forget you except in remembrance.
I forget you not, except by mention of you.
خَليلَيَّmy two friends ماذاwhat تَأمُرانيdo you two advise me بِحاجَةٍabout a desire
خَليلَيَّ ماذا تَأمُراني بِحاجَةٍ
وَلَولاand were it not for الحَياءُmodesty قَدindeed أَشادَwould have proclaimed بِهاabout it صَدريmy breast
وَلَولا الحَياءُ قَد أَشادَ بِها صَدري
My two friends, what do you advise me about a desire?
O my two friends, what would you bid me seek
Were it not for modesty, my breast would have proclaimed it.
Had not modesty held back my breast?”
أَقيماstay, you two فَإِنَّfor indeed اليَومَtoday يَومٌa day جَرَتhave come لَناto us
أَقيما فَإِنَّ اليَومَ يَومٌ جَرَت لَنا
أَيامِنُgood omens طَيرٍof birds لاnot نُحوسٍill fortune وَلاnor عُسرِhardship
أَيامِنُ طَيرٍ لا نُحوسٍ وَلا عُسرِ
Stay, both of you: today is a day that has brought us
Stay awhile! For today a day Fortune
auspicious bird-omens, not ill luck or hardship.
Has made for us, no day of ill-omen or harm.
فَإِنso if بَخِلَتwas stingy هِندٌHind عَلَيكَtoward you فَعَلَّهاthen perhaps she will
فَإِن بَخِلَت هِندٌ عَلَيكَ فَعَلَّها
وَإِنand if هِيَshe جادَتgave generously كانَit would be صَدعاًa crack عَلىupon وَقرِan existing fracture
وَإِن هِيَ جادَت كانَ صَدعاً عَلى وَقرِ
If Hind withholds from you, then perhaps she will...
If Hind is niggardly to you, leave her be,
And if she gives, it is a crack upon an existing fracture.
But if she is bounteous, a cleft in firm rock.
مِنَamong البيضِthe fair women أَطرافاًin their limbs كَأَنَّas though بَنانَهاher fingertips
مِنَ البيضِ أَطرافاً كَأَنَّ بَنانَها
مَنابِتُshoots of ثَدّاءٍthadda' sedge مِنَfrom الأَجرَعِthe sandy rise المُثريmoist
مَنابِتُ ثَدّاءٍ مِنَ الأَجرَعِ المُثري
She is one of the fair-limbed women; her fingertips seem
Ends of white fingers as though their roots
like shoots of thadda' sedge from a moist sandy rise.
Were burgeoning breasts coming from a shaggy goat
لَقَدindeed طالَhas lasted long لَومُthe blame of العاذِلينَthe reproachers وَشَفَّنيand has wasted me
لَقَد طالَ لَومُ العاذِلينَ وَشَفَّني
تَناءٍseparation طَويلٌlong وَاختِلافٌand a difference مِنَin النَجرِdisposition
تَناءٍ طَويلٌ وَاختِلافٌ مِنَ النَجرِ
The reproachers' blame has lasted long, and I am wasted by
Much blame from censurers has wearied me.
long separation and a difference of disposition.
Estrangement is long, and slander grievous.
أَثَعلَبَO Tha'lab أوليI swear حَلفَةًan oath ماnot ذَكَرتُكُمI mentioned you all
أَثَعلَبَ أولي حَلفَةً ما ذَكَرتُكُم
بِسوءٍwith ill words وَلَكِنّيbut I عَتَبتُreproached عَلىagainst بَكرِBakr
بِسوءٍ وَلَكِنّي عَتَبتُ عَلى بَكرِ
O Tha'lab, I swear an oath: I have not spoken of you
Has Aethal ever made you an evil pact I recalled not?
with ill words, but I reproached Bakr.
Rather I chided Bakr about a matter.
فَلاso do not توبِسواyou all dry out بَينيbetween me وَبَينَكُمُand you all الثَرىthe moist earth
فَلا توبِسوا بَيني وَبَينَكُمُ الثَرى
فَإِنَّfor indeed الَّذيwhat بَينيbetween me وَبَينَكُمُand you all مُثريis moist
فَإِنَّ الَّذي بَيني وَبَينَكُمُ مُثري
So do not dry out the soil between me and you,
So twist not the earth between me and you,
for what lies between me and you is moist.
For what is between me and you but twisted!
عِظامُgreat المَقاريguest-bowls فيin السِنينَfamine years وَجارُكُمand your neighbor
عِظامُ المَقاري في السِنينَ وَجارُكُم
يَبيتُspends the night مِنَfrom اللاتيthe things that تُخافُare feared لَدىat وَكرِa nest
يَبيتُ مِنَ اللاتي تُخافُ لَدى وَكرِ
Great are your guest-bowls in famine years, and your neighbor
Bones bleaching through the years, and your neighbor
spends the night sheltered from dreaded dangers, as in a nest.
Spends the night with those fearsome in the lair.
أَثَعلَبَO Tha'lab إِنّيindeed I لَمnot أَزَلhave ceased مُذsince عَرَفتُكُمI knew you all
أَثَعلَبَ إِنّي لَم أَزَل مُذ عَرَفتُكُم
أَرىI regard لَكُمُfor you all سِتراًa veil فَلاso do not تَهتِكواyou all tear away سِتريmy veil
أَرى لَكُمُ سِتراً فَلا تَهتِكوا سِتري
O Tha'lab, since I first knew you, I have always
Aethal, I have not ceased, since I knew you,
respected your veil; so do not tear away mine.
To see for you a screen, so unveil not my screen!
فَلَولاso were it not for ذَوُوthe possessors of الأَحلامِsound judgment عَمروُ'Amr بنُson of عامِرٍ'Amir
فَلَولا ذَوُو الأَحلامِ عَمروُ بنُ عامِرٍ
رَمَيتُI would have struck بَنيthe sons of بَكرٍBakr بِقاصِمَةِwith a crushing blow to الظَهرِthe back
رَمَيتُ بَني بَكرٍ بِقاصِمَةِ الظَهرِ
Were it not for the wise men of 'Amr ibn 'Amir,
But for the noble souls—‘Amr son of ‘Aamir—
I would have struck Banu Bakr with a back-breaking blow.
I had assaulted Bakr with a back-breaking blow.
هُمُthey يَمنَعونَprotect السَرحَthe grazing herd لاdo not يَمنَعونَهُthey protect it
هُمُ يَمنَعونَ السَرحَ لا يَمنَعونَهُ
مِنَfrom الجَيشِthe army أَنthat يَزدادَit grows نَفراًa troop عَلىupon نَفرِa troop
مِنَ الجَيشِ أَن يَزدادَ نَفراً عَلى نَفرِ
They guard the grazing herd, but do not guard it
They forbid free pasturage—not so they forbid
from an army swelling troop upon troop.
Reinforcements to the army, rank after rank.
جَزىmay repay اللَهُGod يَربوعاًYarbu' مِنَfrom السيدِal-Sid قَرضَهاits good turn
جَزى اللَهُ يَربوعاً مِنَ السيدِ قَرضَها
وَماand no فيin شِيَيمٍShiyaym مِنany جَزاءٍrepayment وَلاnor شُكرِthanks
وَما في شِيَيمٍ مِن جَزاءٍ وَلا شُكرِ
May God repay Yarbu' for its good turn to al-Sid,
May God reward Yarbu‘ with the best reward
and in Shiyaym there is neither recompense nor thanks.
From the Sayyids! No requital nor thanks are in Shayyam.
بَنيsons of السيدِal-Sid آوَيناكُمُwe sheltered you all قَدindeed عَلِمتُمُyou all know
بَني السيدِ آوَيناكُمُ قَد عَلِمتُمُ
إِلَيناto us وَقَدand already لَجَّpersisted الظَعائِنُthe women in litters فيin نَفرِflight
إِلَينا وَقَد لَجَّ الظَعائِنُ في نَفرِ
Sons of al-Sid, we sheltered you, as you well know,
O clans of the Sayyids, we gave you refuge, as you knew,
among us, while the women in litters pressed on in flight.
When calamities closed in about a group.
مَنَنّاwe bestowed favors عَلَيكُمon you all لَوif only شَكَرتُمyou all had thanked بَلاءَناour service
مَنَنّا عَلَيكُم لَو شَكَرتُم بَلاءَنا
وَقَدand already حَمَلَتكُمhad driven you all حَربُthe war of ذُهلٍDhuhl عَلىinto قُترِstraits
وَقَد حَمَلَتكُم حَربُ ذُهلٍ عَلى قُترِ
We bestowed favors on you—if only you had thanked us for our service—
We did you a favor—would you had thanked for our affliction!
when Dhuhl's war had driven you into straits.
And the war of Dhuhl has carried you to wretchedness.
بَنيsons of السيدِal-Sid لاdoes not يَمحيerase تَرَمُّزُthe gesturing of مُدرِكٍMudrik
بَني السيدِ لا يَمحي تَرَمُّزُ مُدرِكٍ
نُدوبَthe scars of القَوافيrhymes فيin جُلودِكُمُyour hides الخُضرِdusky
نُدوبَ القَوافي في جُلودِكُمُ الخُضرِ
Sons of al-Sid, Mudrik's gesturing cannot erase
O clans of the Sayyids, the groping of Mudrik
the scars of rhymes upon your dusky hides.
Will not erase the scars on your tawny skins.
بِأَيِّfor what بَلاءٍservice تَحمَدونَdo you all praise مُجاشِعاًMujashi'
بِأَيِّ بَلاءٍ تَحمَدونَ مُجاشِعاً
غَباغِبَdewlaps of أَثوارٍbulls تَلَظّىblaze عَلىupon جَسرِa bridge
غَباغِبَ أَثوارٍ تَلَظّى عَلى جَسرِ
For what feat do you praise Mujashi'—
With what affliction do you dissemble submissively,
bulls' dewlaps blazing upon a bridge?
Ravenous wolves rending on a causeway?
أَلاdo you not تَعرِفونَyou all recognize النافِشينَthose who fluff لِحاهُمُtheir beards
أَلا تَعرِفونَ النافِشينَ لِحاهُمُ
إِذاwhen بَطِنواthey fill their bellies وَالفاخِرينَand those boasting بِلاwithout فَخرِglory
إِذا بَطِنوا وَالفاخِرينَ بِلا فَخرِ
Do you not know those who fluff their beards
Know you not the hypocrites by their beards
when their bellies are full, who boast with nothing to boast of?
When they are treacherous, and boast without boast?
أَناI البَدرُthe full moon يُعشيdazzles طَرفَthe gaze of عَينَيكَyour two eyes ضَوؤُهُits light
أَنا البَدرُ يُعشي طَرفَ عَينَيكَ ضَوؤُهُ
وَمَنand who يَجعَلِwould make القِردَthe monkey المُسَروَلَwearing trousers كَالبَدرِlike the full moon
وَمَن يَجعَلِ القِردَ المُسَروَلَ كَالبَدرِ
I am the full moon, whose light dazzles your eyes.
I am the moon that dazes your eyelid with its light.
And who would liken a trousered monkey to the full moon?
Who makes the prancing ape as the full moon?
حَمَتنيprotected me لِيَربوعٍbelonging to Yarbu' جِبالٌmountains حَصينَةٌimpregnable
حَمَتني لِيَربوعٍ جِبالٌ حَصينَةٌ
وَيَزخَرُand surges دونيbefore me قُمقُمانٌa vast expanse مِنَof البَحرِthe sea
وَيَزخَرُ دوني قُمقُمانٌ مِنَ البَحرِ
Yarbu's impregnable mountains have protected me,
Jibal has protected me, rugged mountains,
and a vast expanse of sea surges before me.
Below me seethe springs from the sea.
فَضَلَّso he went astray ضَلالَwith the error of العادِلينَthose who equate مُجاشِعاًMujashi'
فَضَلَّ ضَلالَ العادِلينَ مُجاشِعاً
ثُلوطَdung of الرَواياwater-bearing camels بِالحُماةِwith the defenders عَنِof الثَغرِthe frontier
ثُلوطَ الرَوايا بِالحُماةِ عَنِ الثَغرِ
So he went astray, like those who equate Mujashi',
Mudrik has wandered astray from the path of justice,
the dung of water-camels, with defenders of the frontier.
A worthless tedious talker, far from the forts.
فَماfor not شَهِدَتwas present يَومَthe day of الغَبيطِal-Ghabit مُجاشِعٌMujashi'
فَما شَهِدَت يَومَ الغَبيطِ مُجاشِعٌ
وَلاnor نَقَلانَthe rush of الخَيلِthe horses مِنfrom قُلَّتَيthe two peaks of يُسرِYusr
وَلا نَقَلانَ الخَيلِ مِن قُلَّتَي يُسرِ
For Mujashi' was not present on the day of al-Ghabit,
Mudrik never witnessed the day of victory,
nor at the horses' rush from the twin peaks of Yusr.
Nor the horses pairing off on my two flanks.
وَلاnor شَهِدَتناwas present with us يَومَthe day of جَيشِthe army of مُحَرِّقٍMuharriq
وَلا شَهِدَتنا يَومَ جَيشِ مُحَرِّقٍ
طُهَيَّةُTuhayya فُرسانُhorsemen of الوَقيدِيَّةِthe Waqidiyya steeds الشُقرِchestnut-colored
طُهَيَّةُ فُرسانُ الوَقيدِيَّةِ الشُقرِ
Nor, on the day of Muharriq's army, were we joined by
Nor witnessed us on the day the fiery army,
Tuhayya, riders of the chestnut Waqidiyya steeds.
The horsemen of Wadi'a with fallow steeds.
وَلاnor شَهِدَتwas present يَومَthe day of النَقاal-Naqa خَيلُthe horses of هاجَرٍHajar
وَلا شَهِدَت يَومَ النَقا خَيلُ هاجَرٍ
وَلاnor السيدُal-Sid إِذwhen يَنحِطنَthey snort فيamid الأَسَلِthe spears الحُمرِred
وَلا السيدُ إِذ يَنحِطنَ في الأَسَلِ الحُمرِ
Nor did Hajar's horses attend the day of al-Naqa,
Nor the day of Naqa, the horses of Hajar,
nor al-Sid, when they snorted amid the red spears.
Nor the Sayyid as they plunged in the red pools.
وَنَحنُand we سَلَبناwe despoiled الجَونَal-Jawn وَاِبنَيand the two sons of مُحَرِّقٍMuharriq
وَنَحنُ سَلَبنا الجَونَ وَاِبنَي مُحَرِّقٍ
وَعَمرواًand 'Amr وَقَتَّلناand we slaughtered مُلوكَthe kings of بَنيthe sons of نَصرِNasr
وَعَمرواً وَقَتَّلنا مُلوكَ بَني نَصرِ
And we despoiled al-Jawn and Muharriq's two sons,
We carried off the camels of the Gawan and the Banu Muharraq,
and 'Amr, and we slaughtered the kings of Banu Nasr.
And ‘Amr—we killed the kings of Banu Nasr.
إِذاwhen نَحنُwe جَرَّدناwe unsheathed عَلَيهِمagainst them سُيوفَناour swords
إِذا نَحنُ جَرَّدنا عَلَيهِم سُيوفَنا
أَقَمناwe straightened بِهاwith them دَرءَthe crookedness of الجَبابِرَةِthe tyrants الصُعرِhaughty
أَقَمنا بِها دَرءَ الجَبابِرَةِ الصُعرِ
When we unsheathed our swords against them,
When we unsheathe our swords against them,
we straightened with them the crookedness of haughty tyrants.
We set them to repel the terrible giants.
إِذاwhen ماever (emphatic) رَجاhoped روحُthe spirit of الفَرَزدَقِal-Farazdaq راحَةًrespite
إِذا ما رَجا روحُ الفَرَزدَقِ راحَةً
تَغَمَّدَهُengulfed him آذِيُّthe waves of ذيone possessing حَدَبٍswelling crests غَمرِdeep
تَغَمَّدَهُ آذِيُّ ذي حَدَبٍ غَمرِ
Whenever al-Farazdaq's spirit hoped for respite,
When the soul of al-Farazdaq hopes for rest,
the waves of a deep, swelling sea engulfed him.
It is clad in unending gloom.
فَطاشَتso faltered يَدُthe hand of القَينِthe smith الدَعِيِّof false lineage وَغَمَّهُand smothered him
فَطاشَت يَدُ القَينِ الدَعِيِّ وَغَمَّهُ
ذُرىcrests واسِقاتٍtowering يَرتَمينَhurling themselves مِنَfrom البَحرِthe sea
ذُرى واسِقاتٍ يَرتَمينَ مِنَ البَحرِ
So the bastard smith's hand faltered, and he was smothered by
The hand of the suppliant outcast has found him—
towering crests hurling themselves from the sea.
Woe!—pelted by a constant rain from the sea.
لَعَلَّكَperhaps you تَرجوhope أَنto تَنَفَّسَbreathe بَعدَماafter
لَعَلَّكَ تَرجو أَن تَنَفَّسَ بَعدَما
غُمِمتَyou were smothered كَماjust as غُمَّwas smothered المُعَذَّبُthe tormented man فيin القَبرِthe grave
غُمِمتَ كَما غُمَّ المُعَذَّبُ في القَبرِ
Perhaps you hope to breathe after
Perhaps you hope to breathe at last, after you were
you were smothered, as the tormented man is smothered in the grave.
Choked, as the tortured man choked in his grave.
فَماso not أَحصَنَتهُshe bore him lawfully بِالسُعودِunder lucky stars لِمالِكٍto Malik
فَما أَحصَنَتهُ بِالسُعودِ لِمالِكٍ
وَلاnor وَلَدَتهُshe bore him أُمُّهُhis mother لَيلَةَthe Night of القَدرِPower
وَلا وَلَدَتهُ أُمُّهُ لَيلَةَ القَدرِ
So she did not bear him lawfully to Malik under lucky stars,
Not with good fortune did Malik fortify him,
nor did his mother bear him on the Night of Power.
Nor did his mother bear him on the Night of Power.
فَلاso do not تَحسِبَنَّever think الحَربَwar لَمّاwhen تَشَنَّعَتbecame hideous
فَلا تَحسِبَنَّ الحَربَ لَمّا تَشَنَّعَت
مُفايَشَةًa boasting contest إِنَّindeed الفِياشَboasting بِكُمto you all مُزريdisgraceful
مُفايَشَةً إِنَّ الفِياشَ بِكُم مُزري
So do not think that war, once it grows hideous,
Think not war is finished, now it is enraged
is a boasting contest: boasting disgraces you.
With sudden onslaughts—through you it is provoked!
أَبَعدَis it after بَنيthe sons of بَدرٍBadr وَأَسلابِand the spoils of جارِكُمyour neighbor
أَبَعدَ بَني بَدرٍ وَأَسلابِ جارِكُم
رَضيتُمyou all accepted بِضَيمٍwith humiliation وَاِحتَبَيتُمand sat clasping your knees عَلىover وِترِan unavenged wrong
رَضيتُم بِضَيمٍ وَاِحتَبَيتُم عَلى وِترِ
After Banu Badr and the spoils taken from your neighbor,
After Banu Badr and booty from your neighbor
did you accept humiliation and sit clasping your knees over an unavenged wrong?
Are you content with loss, bent over a tent-peg?
وَنُبِّئتُand I was told جَوّاباًJawwab وَسَكناًand Sakan يَسُبُّنيreviles me
وَنُبِّئتُ جَوّاباً وَسَكناً يَسُبُّني
وَعَمروَand 'Amr بنَson of عِفرى'Ifra لاno سَلامَpeace عَلىupon عَمروِ'Amr
وَعَمروَ بنَ عِفرى لا سَلامَ عَلى عَمروِ
And I was told that Jawwab and Sakan revile me,
I was told of answers and composure that blame me,
and 'Amr ibn 'Ifra—no peace be upon 'Amr!
And ‘Amr ibn ‘Ifra—no peace upon ‘Amr!
Sol 6.1