طَرِبَsang joyfully الحَمامُthe doves بِذيat Dhu الأَراكِal-Arak فَهاجَنيand stirred me
طَرِبَ الحَمامُ بِذي الأَراكِ فَهاجَني
لاmay not زِلتَyou cease فيamid غَلَلٍsprings وَأَيكٍand groves ناضِرِflourishing
لا زِلتَ في غَلَلٍ وَأَيكٍ ناضِرِ
The doves sang joyfully at Dhu al-Arak and stirred my longing.
May you remain amid springs and flourishing groves.
شَبَّهتُI recognized مَنزِلَةًa dwelling بِراحَat Birah وَقَدand already أَتىhad come
شَبَّهتُ مَنزِلَةً بِراحَ وَقَد أَتى
حَولُa year المُحيلِof abandonment خِلالَwithin جَفنٍan eyelid دائِرِturning
حَولُ المُحيلِ خِلالَ جَفنٍ دائِرِ
I recognized a dwelling at Birah, though
a full year of abandonment had passed in the blink of an eye.
نُشِرَتwas spread عَلَيكَover you فَبَشَّرَتand brought tidings بَعدَafter البِلىdecay
نُشِرَت عَلَيكَ فَبَشَّرَت بَعدَ البِلى
ريحٌa wind يَمانِيَةٌYemeni بِيَومٍof a day ماطِرِrainy
ريحٌ يَمانِيَةٌ بِيَومٍ ماطِرِ
A Yemeni wind spread over you and brought glad tidings after decay
of a rainy day.
إِنif قالَsay صُحبَتُكَyour companions الرَواحَdeparture فَقُلthen tell لَهُمthem
إِن قالَ صُحبَتُكَ الرَواحَ فَقُل لَهُم
حَيّواgreet الغُزَيزَal-Ghuzayz وَمَنand whoever بِهِis in it مِنamong حاضِرِresidents
حَيّوا الغُزَيزَ وَمَن بِهِ مِن حاضِرِ
If your companions say it is time to depart, tell them:
Greet al-Ghuzayz and those who dwell there.
نَهوىwe love الخَليطَthe departing company وَلَوeven if أَقَمناwe stayed بَعدَهُمafter them
نَهوى الخَليطَ وَلَو أَقَمنا بَعدَهُم
إِنَّindeed المُقيمَthe one who stays مُكَلَّفٌis bound بِالسائِرِto the one departing
إِنَّ المُقيمَ مُكَلَّفٌ بِالسائِرِ
We love the departing company, even if we stay behind them;
the one who stays is bound in longing to the one who goes.
إِنَّindeed المَطِيَّthe mounts بِناwith us يَخِدنَmove swiftly ضُحىat morning غَدٍtomorrow
إِنَّ المَطِيَّ بِنا يَخِدنَ ضُحى غَدٍ
وَاليَومَand today يَومُis a day لُبانَةٍof desire وَتَزاوُرِand visiting
وَاليَومَ يَومُ لُبانَةٍ وَتَزاوُرِ
Our mounts will carry us swiftly tomorrow morning,
but today is for satisfying desire and visiting one another.
سَنَحَappeared الهَوىlove فَكَتَمتُso I concealed صَحبيmy companions حاجَةًa longing
سَنَحَ الهَوى فَكَتَمتُ صَحبي حاجَةً
بَلَغَتreached تَجَلُّدَthe endurance ذيof one possessing العَزاءِfortitude الصابِرِpatient
بَلَغَت تَجَلُّدَ ذي العَزاءِ الصابِرِ
Love appeared, and I concealed a longing from my companions
that strained the endurance of one patient in grief.
جَزَعاًin anguish بَكيتُI wept عَلىfor الشَبابِyouth وَشاقَنيand moved me
جَزَعاً بَكيتُ عَلى الشَبابِ وَشاقَني
عِرفانُrecognition مَنزِلَةٍof a dwelling بِجِزعَيat the two bends of ساجِرِSajir
عِرفانُ مَنزِلَةٍ بِجِزعَي ساجِرِ
In anguish I wept for youth, and I was moved
by recognizing a dwelling at the two bends of Sajir.
أَمّاas for الفُؤادُthe heart فَلَنit will not يَزالَcease مُتَيَّماًenthralled
أَمّا الفُؤادُ فَلَن يَزالَ مُتَيَّماً
بِهَوىby love of جُمانَةَJumana أَوor بَرِيّاBarayya العاقِرِal-Aqir
بِهَوى جُمانَةَ أَو بَرِيّا العاقِرِ
As for my heart, it will remain enthralled
by love for Jumana or Barayya al-Aqir.
طَرَقَتcame by night بِمُختَرَقِthrough the open stretch of الفَلاةِthe desert مُشَرَّداًto one driven far
طَرَقَت بِمُختَرَقِ الفَلاةِ مُشَرَّداً
جَعَلَhe made الوِسادَthe pillow ذِراعَthe foreleg of حَرفٍa lean she-camel ضامِرِwasted
جَعَلَ الوِسادَ ذِراعَ حَرفٍ ضامِرِ
She came by night through the open desert to one driven far afield,
who made the foreleg of a lean she-camel his pillow.
ياO أُمَّmother of طَلحَةَTalha ماnot لَقيناhave we met مِثلَكُمyour like
يا أُمَّ طَلحَةَ ما لَقينا مِثلَكُم
فيamong المُنجِدينَhighland dwellers وَلاnor بِغَورِin the lowland of الغائِرِthe deep valley
في المُنجِدينَ وَلا بِغَورِ الغائِرِ
O Umm Talha, we have met none like you
among those in the highlands or in the deep lowlands.
رُهبانُmonks of مَديَنَMidian لَوif رَأوكِthey saw you تَنَزَّلواwould descend
رُهبانُ مَديَنَ لَو رَأوكِ تَنَزَّلوا
وَالعُصمُand white-marked goats مِنfrom شَعَفِthe peaks of العُقولِthe hills الفادِرِlofty
وَالعُصمُ مِن شَعَفِ العُقولِ الفادِرِ
Had the monks of Midian seen you, they would have descended,
as would the white-marked mountain goats from the peaks of the lofty hills.
لِمَنِwhose are الحُمولُthe laden litters مِنَfrom الإِيادِal-Iyad تَحَمَّلَتthat set out
لِمَنِ الحُمولُ مِنَ الإِيادِ تَحَمَّلَت
كَالدَومِlike palms أَوor ظَلَلِcanopies of السَفينِships العابِرِpassing
كَالدَومِ أَو ظَلَلِ السَفينِ العابِرِ
Whose laden litters are these, setting out from al-Iyad,
like palm trees or the canopies of passing ships?
يَحدوurges onward بِهِنَّthem مُشَمِّرٌone with clothing raised عَنfrom ساقِهِhis leg
يَحدو بِهِنَّ مُشَمِّرٌ عَن ساقِهِ
مِثلُlike المَنيحِthe spare gaming arrow نَحىset aside قِداحَthe arrows of الياسِرِthe gambler
مِثلُ المَنيحِ نَحى قِداحَ الياسِرِ
A man with his leg bared urges them onward,
like the spare gaming arrow set aside from the gambler’s arrows.
قَرَّبنَthey brought near مُفرِعَةَtall-shouldered الكَواهِلِshoulders بُزَّلاًmature camels
قَرَّبنَ مُفرِعَةَ الكَواهِلِ بُزَّلاً
مِنfrom كُلِّeach مُطَّرِدِstraight and long الجَديلِof neck عُذافِرِhuge beast
مِن كُلِّ مُطَّرِدِ الجَديلِ عُذافِرِ
They brought forward tall-shouldered, mature camels,
each a great beast with a long, even neck.
نَهِدِbroad المَحالِin shoulder joints إِذاwhen حُدينَthey were driven مُفَرَّجٍwide-set
نَهِدِ المَحالِ إِذا حُدينَ مُفَرَّجٍ
سَبطِsmooth المَشافِرِof lips مُخلِفٍpast its prime أَوor فاطِرِnewly aging
سَبطِ المَشافِرِ مُخلِفٍ أَو فاطِرِ
Broad in the shoulder joints when driven, wide-set,
with smooth lips, past its prime or just beginning to age.
مِنهُfrom it بِمُجتَمَعِat the junction of الأَخادِعِthe neck muscles نابِعٌwelling
مِنهُ بِمُجتَمَعِ الأَخادِعِ نابِعٌ
يَغشىcovers الذَفارىthe backs of heads كَالكَحيلِlike dark dye القاطِرِdripping
يَغشى الذَفارى كَالكَحيلِ القاطِرِ
From its joined neck muscles a stream wells up
and covers the back of its head like dripping dark dye.
وَإِذاand when الأَزِمَّةُthe reins أُعلِقَتwere fastened أَزرارُهاtheir fastenings
وَإِذا الأَزِمَّةُ أُعلِقَت أَزرارُها
جَرجَرنَthey rumbled بَينَbetween لَهاًjaws وَبَينَand between حَناجِرِthroats
جَرجَرنَ بَينَ لَهاً وَبَينَ حَناجِرِ
And when the fastenings of the reins are attached,
they rumble deep between their jaws and throats.
زالَmoved الجِمالُthe camels بِنَخلِpast the palms of يَثرِبَYathrib بِالضُحىin the morning
زالَ الجِمالُ بِنَخلِ يَثرِبَ بِالضُحى
أَوor بِالرَواجِحِby the weighty palms مِنof إِباضَIbad العامِرِflourishing
أَو بِالرَواجِحِ مِن إِباضَ العامِرِ
The camels moved past the palms of Yathrib in the morning
or by the weighty palms of flourishing Ibad.
لَيتَwould that الزُبَيرَal-Zubayr بِناwith us تَلَبَّسَhad joined حَبلُهُhis bond
لَيتَ الزُبَيرَ بِنا تَلَبَّسَ حَبلُهُ
لَيسَis not الوَفِيُّthe loyal one لِجارِهِto his neighbor كَالغادِرِlike the betrayer
لَيسَ الوَفِيُّ لِجارِهِ كَالغادِرِ
Would that al-Zubayr’s bond had joined him to us;
one loyal to his neighbor is unlike a betrayer.
وَجَدَfound الزُبَيرُal-Zubayr بِذيat Dhu السِباعِal-Siba مُجاشِعاًMujashi
وَجَدَ الزُبَيرُ بِذي السِباعِ مُجاشِعاً
لِلحَيثَلوطِgiven to coarse conduct وَنَزوَةًand a leap مِنfrom ضاطِرِa boor
لِلحَيثَلوطِ وَنَزوَةً مِن ضاطِرِ
At Dhu al-Siba, al-Zubayr found Mujashi
given to coarse behavior and the leap of a boor.
باتواthey spent the night وَقَدwhile already قُتِلَhad been killed الزُبَيرُal-Zubayr كَأَنَّهُمas if they
باتوا وَقَد قُتِلَ الزُبَيرُ كَأَنَّهُم
خورٌweak cattle صَوادِرُreturning عَنfrom نَجيلِthe waters of قُراقِرِQuraqir
خورٌ صَوادِرُ عَن نَجيلِ قُراقِرِ
They spent the night after al-Zubayr had been killed as though they were
weak cattle returning from the waters of Quraqir.
وَلَدَتgave birth قُفَيرَةُQufayra أُمُّmother of صَعصَعَةَSa’sa’a اِبنَهاto her son
وَلَدَت قُفَيرَةُ أُمُّ صَعصَعَةَ اِبنَها
فَوقَabove المُزَنَّمِal-Muzannam بَينَbetween وَطبَيtwo waterskins of جازِرِa butcher
فَوقَ المُزَنَّمِ بَينَ وَطبَي جازِرِ
Qufayra, mother of Sa’sa’a, gave birth to her son
above al-Muzannam, between a butcher’s two waterskins.
عَزَبَتwent out to pasture قُفَيرَةُQufayra فيin العَزيبِdistant pasture وَراوَحَتand alternated
عَزَبَت قُفَيرَةُ في العَزيبِ وَراوَحَت
بِالكَفِّwith the hand بَينَbetween قَوادِمٍfront parts وَأَواخِرِand rear parts
بِالكَفِّ بَينَ قَوادِمٍ وَأَواخِرِ
Qufayra went out to distant pasture and moved her hand
back and forth between the front and rear parts.
عَلِقَwas caught الأُخَيطِلُal-Ukhaytil فيin حِباليmy snares بَعدَماafter
عَلِقَ الأُخَيطِلُ في حِبالي بَعدَما
عَثَرَstumbled الفَرَزدَقُal-Farazdaq لاno لَعاًrecovery لِلعاثِرِfor the stumbler
عَثَرَ الفَرَزدَقُ لا لَعاً لِلعاثِرِ
Al-Ukhaytil was caught in my snares after
al-Farazdaq stumbled—no recovery for the one who stumbles.
لَقِيَmet الأُخَيطِلُal-Ukhaytil ماwhat لَقيتَyou met وَقَبلَهُand before him
لَقِيَ الأُخَيطِلُ ما لَقيتَ وَقَبلَهُ
طاحَfell البَعيزُal-Ba’iz بِغَيرِwithout عِرضٍhonor وافِرِample
طاحَ البَعيزُ بِغَيرِ عِرضٍ وافِرِ
Al-Ukhaytil met what you met, and before him
al-Ba’iz fell, his honor diminished.
وَإِذاand whenever رَجَواthey hoped أَنto يَنقُضواundo مِنّيfrom me قُوىًstrength
وَإِذا رَجَوا أَن يَنقُضوا مِنّي قُوىً
مَرَسَتheld firm قُوايَmy strengths عَلَيهِمُagainst them وَمَرائِريand my twisted cords
مَرَسَت قُوايَ عَلَيهِمُ وَمَرائِري
Whenever they hoped to undo my strength,
my strength and tightly twisted cords held firm against them.
وَمُنواand they were tried بِمُلتَهِمِby a rein-straining one العِنانِthe rein مُناقِلٍchanging pace
وَمُنوا بِمُلتَهِمِ العِنانِ مُناقِلٍ
عِندَat الرِهانِthe race مُقَرِّبٍdrawing near وَمُحاضِرِand racing
عِندَ الرِهانِ مُقَرِّبٍ وَمُحاضِرِ
They were tried by a horse that strains against the rein and changes pace,
quick to draw close and race at the contest.
إِنّيindeed I نَزَلتُtook my place بِمُفرَعٍamong a lofty branch مِنof خِندِفٍKhindif
إِنّي نَزَلتُ بِمُفرَعٍ مِن خِندِفٍ
فيamong أَهلِpeople of مَملَكَةٍsovereignty وَمُلكٍand rule قاهِرِcommanding
في أَهلِ مَملَكَةٍ وَمُلكٍ قاهِرِ
I have taken my place among a lofty branch of Khindif,
among people of sovereignty and commanding rule.
كانَتwere فَواضِلُناour favors عَلَيكَto you عَظيمَةًgreat
كانَت فَواضِلُنا عَلَيكَ عَظيمَةً
مِنfrom سَيبِthe gifts of مُقتَدِرٍone powerful عَزيزٍhonored قادِرِable
مِن سَيبِ مُقتَدِرٍ عَزيزٍ قادِرِ
Our favors to you were great,
gifts from one powerful, honored, and able.
ماذاwhat تَقولُdo you say وَقَدwhen already عَرَفتَyou know لِخِندِفٍfor Khindif
ماذا تَقولُ وَقَد عَرَفتَ لِخِندِفٍ
زُهرَbright النُجومِstars وَكُلَّand every بَحرٍsea زاخِرِoverflowing
زُهرَ النُجومِ وَكُلَّ بَحرٍ زاخِرِ
What can you say, when you know that Khindif possesses
bright stars and every overflowing sea?
إِنَّindeed القَصائِدَthe poems قَدalready وَطِئنَtrampled مُجاشِعاًMujashi
إِنَّ القَصائِدَ قَد وَطِئنَ مُجاشِعاً
وَوَطِئنَand trampled تَغلِبَTaghlib ماnot لَهاfor them مِنany زاجِرِrestrainer
وَوَطِئنَ تَغلِبَ ما لَها مِن زاجِرِ
The poems have trampled Mujashi,
and trampled Taghlib too, with none to restrain them.
نُبِّئتُI was told تَغلِبَTaghlib يَعبُدونَworship صَليبَهُمtheir cross
نُبِّئتُ تَغلِبَ يَعبُدونَ صَليبَهُم
بِالرَقَّتَينِat the two Raqqas إِلىtoward جَنوبِthe south of الماخِرِal-Makhir
بِالرَقَّتَينِ إِلى جَنوبِ الماخِرِ
I was told that Taghlib worship their cross
at the two Raqqas, south of al-Makhir.
يَستَنصِرونَthey seek aid بِمارَfrom Mar سَرجِسَSergius وَاِبنِهِand his son
يَستَنصِرونَ بِمارَ سَرجِسَ وَاِبنِهِ
بَعدَafter الصَليبِthe cross وَماand not لَهُمfor them مِنany ناصِرِhelper
بَعدَ الصَليبِ وَما لَهُم مِن ناصِرِ
They seek help from Mar Sergius and his son
after the cross, yet they have no helper.
كَذَبَlied الأُخَيطِلُal-Ukhaytil ماnever تَوَقَّفَhalted خَيلُناour horses
كَذَبَ الأُخَيطِلُ ما تَوَقَّفَ خَيلُنا
عِندَat اللِقاءِthe encounter وَماnor تُرىare they seen فيamong السامِرِnight companions
عِندَ اللِقاءِ وَما تُرى في السامِرِ
Al-Ukhaytil lies: our horses never halted
at the encounter, nor are they seen idling at night.
رُجُعاًreturning نَقُصُّwe fit لَهاfor them الحَديدَiron مِنَagainst الوَجىsoreness
رُجُعاً نَقُصُّ لَها الحَديدَ مِنَ الوَجى
بَعدَafter اِبتِراءِwearing down سَنابِكٍfront hooves وَدَوابِرِand rear hooves
بَعدَ اِبتِراءِ سَنابِكٍ وَدَوابِرِ
We fit their hooves with iron against soreness
after their front and rear hooves have worn down.
سائِلask بِهِنَّabout them أَباAbu رَبيعَةَRabi’a كُلَّهُمall of them
سائِل بِهِنَّ أَبا رَبيعَةَ كُلَّهُم
وَاِسأَلand ask بَنيthe sons of غُبَرٍGhubar غَداةَon the morning of الحائِرِal-Ha’ir
وَاِسأَل بَني غُبَرٍ غَداةَ الحائِرِ
Ask all of Abu Rabi’a’s people about those horses,
and ask the sons of Ghubar on the morning of al-Ha’ir.
وَطِئَتtrampled جِيادُthe steeds of بَنيBanu تَميمٍTamim تَغلِباًTaghlib
وَطِئَت جِيادُ بَني تَميمٍ تَغلِباً
يَومَon the day of الهُذَيلِal-Hudhayl غَداةَat the morning of حَيِّيthe two clans of هاجِرِHajir
يَومَ الهُذَيلِ غَداةَ حَيِّي هاجِرِ
The steeds of Banu Tamim trampled Taghlib
on the day of al-Hudhayl, at the morning of the two clans of Hajir.
وَإِذاand when رَجَعنَthey returned وَقَدhaving already وَطِئنَtrampled عَدُوَّناour enemy
وَإِذا رَجَعنَ وَقَد وَطِئنَ عَدُوَّنا
قُرَّبنَthey were brought near بَينَamong أَجِلَّةٍsaddle coverings وَأَياصِرِand tethering ropes
قُرَّبنَ بَينَ أَجِلَّةٍ وَأَياصِرِ
And when they returned after trampling our enemy,
they were brought among saddle coverings and tethering ropes.
حَدَرَتكَdrove you down مِنfrom شَرَفَيthe two heights of خَزارٍKhazar خَيلُناour cavalry
حَدَرَتكَ مِن شَرَفَي خَزارٍ خَيلُنا
وَالحَربُand war ذاتُpossessed تَقَحُّمٍassaults وَتَراتِرِand clamor
وَالحَربُ ذاتُ تَقَحُّمٍ وَتَراتِرِ
Our cavalry drove you down from the two heights of Khazar,
while war brought assaults and clamor.
خَسِرَlost الأُخَيطِلُal-Ukhaytil وَالصَليبُand the cross وَتَغلِبٌand Taghlib
خَسِرَ الأُخَيطِلُ وَالصَليبُ وَتَغلِبٌ
وَيُكالُand is measured ماwhat جَمَعواthey gathered بِمُدٍّby a measure خاسِرِdeficient
وَيُكالُ ما جَمَعوا بِمُدٍّ خاسِرِ
Al-Ukhaytil, the cross, and Taghlib lost,
and what they gathered is measured by a deficient measure.
وَاِبتَعتَand you bought ويلَwoe to أَبيكَyour father أَلأَمَthe vilest شَربَةٍdraught
وَاِبتَعتَ ويلَ أَبيكَ أَلأَمَ شَربَةٍ
بِفَسادِat the cost of ruining تَغلِبَTaghlib بِئسَwretched is رِبحُthe profit of التاجِرِthe trader
بِفَسادِ تَغلِبَ بِئسَ رِبحُ التاجِرِ
You bought, woe to your father, the vilest draught
at the cost of Taghlib’s ruin—a wretched trader’s profit.
أَدِّpay الجِزىthe tribute وَدَعِand leave الفَخارَboasting بِتَغلِبٍof Taghlib
أَدِّ الجِزى وَدَعِ الفَخارَ بِتَغلِبٍ
وَاِخسَءand be abased بِمَنزِلَةِin the station of الذَليلِthe humiliated الصاغِرِthe lowly
وَاِخسَء بِمَنزِلَةِ الذَليلِ الصاغِرِ
Pay the tribute and leave off boasting of Taghlib;
take your place, abased and low.
أُنبِئتُI was told تَغلِبَTaghlib بَعدَماafter جَدَّعتُهُمI disgraced them
أُنبِئتُ تَغلِبَ بَعدَما جَدَّعتُهُم
يَتَعَذَّرونَmake excuses وَماand not لَهُمfor them مِنany عاذِرِone to excuse them
يَتَعَذَّرونَ وَما لَهُم مِن عاذِرِ
I was told that Taghlib, after I had disgraced them,
make excuses, though they have no one to excuse them.
وَالتَغلِبِيَّةُand the Taghlib woman حينَwhen غَبَّstayed away غَبيبُهاher absent one
وَالتَغلِبِيَّةُ حينَ غَبَّ غَبيبُها
تَهويdroop مَشافِرُهاher lips لَشَرِّtoward the worst مَخافِرِof disgraceful acts
تَهوي مَشافِرُها لَشَرِّ مَخافِرِ
And the Taghlib woman, when her absent one stayed away,
her lips drooped toward the worst of disgraceful acts.
إِنَّindeed الأُخَيطِلَal-Ukhaytil لَنwill not يَقومَstand against لِبُزَّلٍmature camels
إِنَّ الأُخَيطِلَ لَن يَقومَ لِبُزَّلٍ
أَنيابُهاtheir fangs كَشَباlike sharp points of الزُجاجِglass قَساوِرِfierce ones
أَنيابُها كَشَبا الزُجاجِ قَساوِرِ
Al-Ukhaytil cannot stand against mature beasts
whose fangs are like sharp points of glass, fierce ones.
فيناamong us الخِلافَةُthe caliphate وَالنُبُوَّةُand prophecy وَالهُدىand guidance
فينا الخِلافَةُ وَالنُبُوَّةُ وَالهُدى
وَذَوُوand people of المَشورَةِcounsel كُلَّevery يَومِday of تَشاوُرِconsultation
وَذَوُو المَشورَةِ كُلَّ يَومِ تَشاوُرِ
Among us are the caliphate, prophecy, and guidance,
and people of counsel who confer every day.
وَرَجاand hoped الأُخَيطِلُal-Ukhaytil أَنto يُكَدِّرَmuddy بَحرَناour sea
وَرَجا الأُخَيطِلُ أَن يُكَدِّرَ بَحرَنا
فَأَصابَbut he struck حَومَةَthe deep center of ذيone of لَجاجٍsurging waters غامِرِvast
فَأَصابَ حَومَةَ ذي لَجاجٍ غامِرِ
Al-Ukhaytil hoped to muddy our sea,
but struck the deep center of a vast, surging one.
بَينَbetween الحَواجِبِthe brows وَاللِحىand the beards مِنof تَغلِبٍTaghlib
بَينَ الحَواجِبِ وَاللِحى مِن تَغلِبٍ
لُؤمٌbaseness تُوُرِّثَwas inherited كابِراًby elder عَنfrom كابِرِelder
لُؤمٌ تُوُرِّثَ كابِراً عَن كابِرِ
Between the brows and beards of Taghlib lies
baseness inherited from elder to elder.
ياO اِبنَson of الخَبيثَةِthe vile woman أَينَwhere مَنare those whom أَعدَدتُمُyou mustered
يا اِبنَ الخَبيثَةِ أَينَ مَن أَعدَدتُمُ
لِبَنيagainst Banu فَزارَةَFazara أَوor لِحَيِّيagainst the two clans of عامِرِAmir
لِبَني فَزارَةَ أَو لِحَيِّي عامِرِ
O son of the vile woman, where are those you mustered
against Banu Fazara or the two clans of Amir?
وَإِذاand when لَقيتَyou met قُرومَthe chiefs of فَرعَيthe two branches of خِندِفٍKhindif
وَإِذا لَقيتَ قُرومَ فَرعَي خِندِفٍ
يَبذَخنَthey tower بَعدَafter تَزايُفٍrivalry وَتَخاطُرِand mutual boasting
يَبذَخنَ بَعدَ تَزايُفٍ وَتَخاطُرِ
And when you met the chiefs of Khindif’s two branches,
they towered after rivalry and mutual boasting.
خَلَّيتَyou left عَنfrom سَنَنِthe course of الطَريقِthe road وَلَمand never تَزَلceased
خَلَّيتَ عَن سَنَنِ الطَريقِ وَلَم تَزَل
فيهِمamong them مُلوكُkings of أَسِرَّةٍthrones وَمَنابِرِand pulpits
فيهِم مُلوكُ أَسِرَّةٍ وَمَنابِرِ
You left the straight road; among them have always been
kings of thrones and pulpits.
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