بانَdeparted الخَليطُthe companions غَداةَon the morning of الجِنابِparting
بانَ الخَليطُ غَداةَ الجِنابِ
وَلَمand had not تَقضِfulfilled نَفسُكَyour soul أَوطارَهاits desires
وَلَم تَقضِ نَفسُكَ أَوطارَها
The companions departed on the morning of parting,
The mixture appeared after purification
And your soul had not fulfilled its desires.
And your soul did not finish its cycles
فَلاso do not تُكثِرواmake much of طولَthe length of شَكِّdoubt الخِلاجِthe restless stirrings
فَلا تُكثِروا طولَ شَكِّ الخِلاجِ
وَشُدّواand fasten عَلىupon العيسِthe pale camels أَكوارَهاtheir saddles
وَشُدّوا عَلى العيسِ أَكوارَها
So do not prolong your wavering doubt,
So do not prolong the doubt of turmoil
And fasten their saddles upon the pale camels.
And urge the basis to complete its rounds
سَأَرميI shall drive بِهاwith them قاتِماتِthe dust-dark stretches of الفِجاجِthe passes
سَأَرمي بِها قاتِماتِ الفِجاجِ
وَنَهجُرُand we abandon هِنداًHind وَزوّارَهاand her visitors
وَنَهجُرُ هِنداً وَزوّارَها
I shall drive them through the dust-dark passes,
I will throw those who cause darkness
And we shall abandon Hind and her visitors.
And we will abandon India and its visitors
أَلاah قَبَّحَmay disgrace اللَهُGod يَومَon the day of الزُبَيرِal-Zubayr
أَلا قَبَّحَ اللَهُ يَومَ الزُبَيرِ
بَلاءَthe exploits of القُيونِthe smiths وَأَخبارَهاand their tales
بَلاءَ القُيونِ وَأَخبارَها
Ah, may God disgrace, on the day of al-Zubayr,
May Allah make ugly the day of Al-Zubayr
The smiths' exploits and their tales!
The affliction of slaves and their news
فَإِنّاfor indeed we وَجَدناwe found اِبنَthe son of جَوخىJawkha القُيونِthe smiths
فَإِنّا وَجَدنا اِبنَ جَوخى القُيونِ
لَئيمَbase المُواطِنِthe battlefields خَوّارَهاa coward in them
لَئيمَ المُواطِنِ خَوّارَها
For we found the son of Jawkha, of the smiths,
For we found the son of Juha the slave
Base on the battlefields, a coward there.
Vile in dwelling, degrading it
وَلَوand if خُيِّرَwere given a choice القَينُthe smith بَينَbetween الحَياةِlife
وَلَو خُيِّرَ القَينُ بَينَ الحَياةِ
وَبَينَand between المَنيَّةِdeath لَاِختارَهاhe would surely choose it
وَبَينَ المَنيَّةِ لَاِختارَها
And were the smith given a choice between life
If the slave was given a choice between
And death, he would surely choose it.
Life and death, he would choose it
أَنِمتَdid you sleep? بِعَينٍwith an eye عَلىupon خِزيَةٍdisgrace
أَنِمتَ بِعَينٍ عَلى خِزيَةٍ
فَأَغضِthen lower عَلىover الذُلِّhumiliation أَشفارَهاits lashes
فَأَغضِ عَلى الذُلِّ أَشفارَها
Did you sleep with your eye upon disgrace?
You slept with an eye on humiliation
Then lower its lashes over humiliation.
So lower your eyelids over disgrace
وَقَدand indeed يَعلَمُknows الحَيُّthe clan مِنof مالِكٍMalik
وَقَد يَعلَمُ الحَيُّ مِن مالِكٍ
مُناخَthe halting-place of الدُهَيمِal-Duhaym وَأَيسارَهاand her lot-casters
مُناخَ الدُهَيمِ وَأَيسارَها
And the clan of Malik well knows
And the alive may know Malik's
Al-Duhaym's halting-place and her lot-casters.
Places of Duhaym and its surrounds
أَخَذناwe took عَلىdespite الخورِweakness قَدindeed تَعلَمونَyou know
أَخَذنا عَلى الخورِ قَد تَعلَمونَ
رِدافَthe deputies of المُلوكِthe kings وَأَصهارَهاand their in-laws
رِدافَ المُلوكِ وَأَصهارَها
We took, despite weakness—as you know—
We took at the creek, as you know
The kings' deputies and their kin by marriage.
The relatives of kings and their in-laws
وَنَكفيهِمُand we spare them ثُمَّthen لاnot يَشكُرونَthey give thanks
وَنَكفيهِمُ ثُمَّ لا يَشكُرونَ
مِراسَthe rigors of الحُروبِwars وَأَضرارَهاand their harms
مِراسَ الحُروبِ وَأَضرارَها
And we spare them—yet they give no thanks—
We suffice them, yet they do not thank
The rigors of wars and the harm they bring.
The horsemen of wars and their harms
أَناI اِبنُthe son of الفَوارِسِthe horsemen يَومَon the day of الغَبيطِal-Ghabit
أَنا اِبنُ الفَوارِسِ يَومَ الغَبيطِ
وَماand not تَعرِفُrecognize العوذُthe newly foaled mares أَمهارَهاtheir foals
وَما تَعرِفُ العوذُ أَمهارَها
I am the son of the horsemen on the day of al-Ghabit,
I am the son of knights on the glorious day
And the newly foaled mares did not recognize their foals.
My mother does not know how to seek refuge
لَحِقناwe caught up بِأَبجَرَwith Abjar وَالحَوفَزانِand al-Hawfazan
لَحِقنا بِأَبجَرَ وَالحَوفَزانِ
وَقَدand already مَدَّتِhad spread الخَيلُthe horses إِعصارَهاtheir whirlwind
وَقَد مَدَّتِ الخَيلُ إِعصارَها
We caught up with Abjar and al-Hawfazan,
We caught up with Abjar and Al-Hawfazan
While the horses had spread their whirlwind.
As the horses stretched their storms
وَرايَةِand many a banner مَلكٍof a king كَظِلِّlike the shadow of العُقابِthe eagle
وَرايَةِ مَلكٍ كَظِلِّ العُقابِ
ضَرَبناwe struck عَلىupon الرَأسِthe head جَبّارَهاits tyrant
ضَرَبنا عَلى الرَأسِ جَبّارَها
And many a king's banner, like an eagle's shadow—
And the flag of the king like an eagle's shadow
We struck its tyrant upon the head.
We raised over the head of the tyrant
وَكُنّاand we used to إِذاwhenever حَومَةٌa battle's tumult أَعرَضَتcame into view
وَكُنّا إِذا حَومَةٌ أَعرَضَت
نَخوضُwe wade through إِلىtoward المَوتِdeath أَغمارَهاits depths
نَخوضُ إِلى المَوتِ أَغمارَها
And whenever a battle's tumult loomed,
Whenever a protection turned away
We would wade through its depths toward death.
We wade into death and its depths
فَأَفسَدتَso you ruined تَغلِبَTaghlib كُلَّall الفَسادِthe ruin
فَأَفسَدتَ تَغلِبَ كُلَّ الفَسادِ
وَشُمتَand you brought ill luck upon القُيونَthe smiths وَأَكيارَهاand their bellows
وَشُمتَ القُيونَ وَأَكيارَها
So you have utterly ruined Taghlib,
You corrupted Taghlib in every corruption
And brought ill luck upon the smiths and their bellows.
And delighted the slaves and their masses
وَحامىand fought in defense الفَوارِسُthe horsemen يَومَon the day of الكُحَيلِal-Kuhayl
وَحامى الفَوارِسُ يَومَ الكُحَيلِ
وَلَمand did not تَحمِdefend تَغلِبُTaghlib أَدبارَهاits rear
وَلَم تَحمِ تَغلِبُ أَدبارَها
And the horsemen fought in defense on the day of al-Kuhayl,
The knights protected on the day of Kuhayl
Yet Taghlib did not defend its rear.
But Taghlib did not protect their fleeing
تَرَكتُمyou abandoned لِقَيسٍto Qays بَناتِthe daughters of الصَريحِthe purebred stallion
تَرَكتُم لِقَيسٍ بَناتِ الصَريحِ
وَعونَand the mature ones of النِساءَthe women وَأَبكارَهاand their virgins
وَعونَ النِساءَ وَأَبكارَها
You abandoned to Qays the purebred stallion's daughters,
You left the daughters of encampment for Qays
And the mature women and the maidens among them.
And the support of women and their virgins
وَضَعتُمyou laid down بِحَزَّةَat Hazza حَملَthe burden of السِلاحِarms
وَضَعتُم بِحَزَّةَ حَملَ السِلاحِ
وَلَمand had not تَضَعِlaid down الحَربُwar أَوزارَهاits burdens
وَلَم تَضَعِ الحَربُ أَوزارَها
At Hazza you laid down the burden of arms,
You placed the burden of weapons in Haza
While war had not laid down its burdens.
And war did not place down its burdens
فَإِنَّfor indeed البَرِيَّةَhumankind لَوif جُمِّعَتwere gathered
فَإِنَّ البَرِيَّةَ لَو جُمِّعَت
لَأَلفَيتَyou would surely find تَغلِبَTaghlib أَشرارَهاthe worst of them
لَأَلفَيتَ تَغلِبَ أَشرارَها
For, were all mankind gathered,
The wilderness, if gathered
You would find Taghlib the worst among them.
You would find Taghlib the worst of it
وَلَوand even if أَصبَحَbecame الناسُthe people حَرباًat war عِدىًenemies
وَلَو أَصبَحَ الناسُ حَرباً عِدىً
لِقَيسٍto Qays وَخِندِفَand Khindif ماnot ضارَهاwould harm them
لِقَيسٍ وَخِندِفَ ما ضارَها
And even if the people became warring foes
If people became enemies in the morning
Of Qays and Khindif, they would do them no harm.
Qays and Khindif would not harm it
أَخَذناwe seized عَلَيكُمagainst you عُيونَthe springs of البُحورِthe great waters
أَخَذنا عَلَيكُم عُيونَ البُحورِ
وَبَرَّand the dry land of البِلادِthe country وَأَمصارَهاand its cities
وَبَرَّ البِلادِ وَأَمصارَها
We seized, against you, the springs of the great waters,
We took the springs of seas against you
And the country's dry land and its cities.
The land and its big cities
وَنَحنُand we وَرِثناwe inherited فَخَلِّso clear الطَريقَthe way
وَنَحنُ وَرِثنا فَخَلِّ الطَريقَ
جَوابِيَthe cisterns of عادٍ'Ad وَآبارَهاand their wells
جَوابِيَ عادٍ وَآبارَها
And we inherited—so clear the way—
While we inherited the empty road
The cisterns of 'Ad and their wells.
Of ‘Aad’s ruins and its wells
وَأَدعوand I call upon الإِلَهَGod وَتَدعوand you call upon الصَليبَthe cross
وَأَدعو الإِلَهَ وَتَدعو الصَليبَ
وَأَدعوand I call upon قُرَيشاًQuraysh وَأَنصارَهاand their supporters
وَأَدعو قُرَيشاً وَأَنصارَها
And I call upon God, while you call upon the cross,
I call upon God and you call upon the cross
And I call upon Quraysh and their supporters.
I call upon Quraysh and its supporters
كَفَواthey spared خُزرَthe squint-eyed men of تَغلِبَTaghlib نَصرَthe aiding of الرَسولِthe Messenger
كَفَوا خُزرَ تَغلِبَ نَصرَ الرَسولِ
وَنَقضَand the unraveling of الأُمورِaffairs وَإِمرارَهاand twisting them tight
وَنَقضَ الأُمورِ وَإِمرارَها
They spared squint-eyed Taghlib the task of aiding the Messenger,
They sufficed Khazar Taghlib the Prophet’s victory
And of unraveling affairs and twisting them tight.
And the reversal of affairs and its passage
Sol 6.1