أَلَمdid ... not? يَكُbe لاno أَباfather لَكَfor you شَتمُreviling تَيمٍTaym
أَلَم يَكُ لا أَبا لَكَ شَتمُ تَيمٍ
بَنيthe sons of زَيدٍZayd مِنَamong الحَدَثِthe offenses العَظيمِgrave
بَني زَيدٍ مِنَ الحَدَثِ العَظيمِ
Was not Taym's reviling—may you have no father!—
Was it not enough that you insulted Taim,
of the sons of Zayd a grievous outrage?
The descendants of Zaid from a noble clan,
إِذاwhen نُسِبَare traced الكِرامُthe noble men إِلىto أَبيهِمtheir father
إِذا نُسِبَ الكِرامُ إِلى أَبيهِم
فَماthen no لِلتَيمِfor Taym ضَربُstock أَبٍfather كَريمِnoble
فَما لِلتَيمِ ضَربُ أَبٍ كَريمِ
When noble men are traced to their father,
When nobility is attributed to their fathers,
Taym has no stock from a noble father.
Why then strike a noble father with blame?
وَتَيمٌand Taym لاnot تُقيمُdwells بِدارِin a land of ثَغرٍa frontier
وَتَيمٌ لا تُقيمُ بِدارِ ثَغرٍ
وَتَيمٌand Taym لاnot تُحَكَّمُis appointed arbiter فيin الحُكومِthe disputes
وَتَيمٌ لا تُحَكَّمُ في الحُكومِ
Taym does not dwell in a frontier land,
Taim does not reside in the land of watchtowers,
nor is Taym appointed arbiter in disputes.
Nor does Taim arbitrate in governance,
يَشينُكَshames you أَنto تَقولَsay أَناI اِبنُa son of تَيمٍTaym
يَشينُكَ أَن تَقولَ أَنا اِبنُ تَيمٍ
وَتَيمٌand Taym مُنتَهىthe utmost limit of الحَسَبِpedigree اللَئيمِignoble
وَتَيمٌ مُنتَهى الحَسَبِ اللَئيمِ
It shames you to say, 'I am a son of Taym,'
It disgraces you to say I am the son of Taim,
and Taym is the ultimate in ignoble pedigree.
For Taim is the utmost of ignoble lineage.
بَداbecame plain ضَربُthe stamp of الكِرامِthe noble men وَضَربُand the stamp of تَيمٍTaym
بَدا ضَربُ الكِرامِ وَضَربُ تَيمٍ
كَضَربِlike the minting of الدَيبُليَّةِDaybuli coins وَالخُسومِand debased coins
كَضَربِ الدَيبُليَّةِ وَالخُسومِ
The stamp of noble men and the stamp of Taym stand revealed,
To equate the nobility of honor with the nobility of Taim,
like the minting of Daybuli coins and debased coins.
Is like equating generals with peasants.
وَأَخزىand disgraced التَيمَTaym أَنَّthat نِجارَthe stock of تَيمٍTaym
وَأَخزى التَيمَ أَنَّ نِجارَ تَيمٍ
بَعيدٌfar removed مِنfrom نِجارِthe stock of بَنيthe sons of تَميمِTamim
بَعيدٌ مِن نِجارِ بَني تَميمِ
And Taym is disgraced because Taym's stock
And it shames Taim that the carpenter of Taim,
is far removed from the stock of the sons of Tamim.
Is far from the carpenter of Banu Tamim.
إِذاwhen بَدَتِappear الأَهِلَّةُthe crescent moons ياO اِبنَson of تَيمٍTaym
إِذا بَدَتِ الأَهِلَّةُ يا اِبنَ تَيمٍ
غُمِمتَyou are clouded over فَماso not بَدَوتَyou emerge مِنَfrom الغُمومِthe gloom
غُمِمتَ فَما بَدَوتَ مِنَ الغُمومِ
When the crescent moons appear, O son of Taym,
When the new moon rises, O son of Taim,
you are clouded over and never emerge from the gloom.
You are veiled, appearing not from the clouds.
لَناours البَدرُthe full moon المُنيرُradiant وَكُلُّand every نَجمٍstar
لَنا البَدرُ المُنيرُ وَكُلُّ نَجمٍ
وَفيمَand what part has? التَيمُTaym مِنin طَلَبِseeking النُجومِthe stars
وَفيمَ التَيمُ مِن طَلَبِ النُجومِ
Ours are the radiant full moon and every star;
For us is the shining full moon and every star,
and what has Taym to do with seeking the stars?
While Taim seeks the rising of stars in vain.
تَبَيَّنdiscern مِنwho قَسيمُكَyour peer إِنَّindeed عَمرواًAmr
تَبَيَّن مِن قَسيمُكَ إِنَّ عَمرواً
وَزَيدَand Zayd مَناةَManat فَاِعتَرِفواso acknowledge قَسيميmy peers
وَزَيدَ مَناةَ فَاِعتَرِفوا قَسيمي
Discern who your peer is: indeed, Amr
It is evident your allotment is that Amr
and Zayd Manat—acknowledge it—are my peers.
And Zaid took Manat, so recognize who is paired with me.
قَناةُthe spear-shaft of الأَلأَمينَthe basest men قَناةُthe spear-shaft of تَيمٍTaym
قَناةُ الأَلأَمينَ قَناةُ تَيمٍ
مُبَيَّنَةُplainly exposed القَوادِحِthe wormholes وَالوُصومِand the cracks
مُبَيَّنَةُ القَوادِحِ وَالوُصومِ
The basest men's spear-shaft is Taym's spear-shaft,
The canal of sorrows is the canal of Taim,
with its wormholes and cracks laid bare.
Clarifying the goblets and drinking vessels.
أَبوناour father مالِكٌMalik وَأَبوكَand your father تَيمٌTaym
أَبونا مالِكٌ وَأَبوكَ تَيمٌ
فَقَدso indeed عُرِفَhas been distinguished الأَغَرُّthe white-blazed steed مِنَfrom البَهيمِthe unmarked steed
فَقَد عُرِفَ الأَغَرُّ مِنَ البَهيمِ
Our father is Malik, and your father Taym;
Our father is Malik and your father is Taim,
so the white-blazed steed is distinguished from the unmarked.
So the most contemptible of the foolish is known.
تُغَبَّرُare dust-covered فيin الرِهانِthe race وُجوهُthe faces of تَيمٍTaym
تُغَبَّرُ في الرِهانِ وُجوهُ تَيمٍ
إِذاwhen اِعتَزَمَstrain hard الجِيادُthe thoroughbreds عَلىagainst الشَكيمِthe bits
إِذا اِعتَزَمَ الجِيادُ عَلى الشَكيمِ
Taym's faces are dust-covered in the race
The faces of Taim are darkened in wagers,
when the thoroughbreds strain against their bits.
When thoroughbreds are poised for the contest.
وَتُظعَنُand you are driven away عَنfrom مَقامِكَyour dwelling ياO اِبنَson of تَيمٍTaym
وَتُظعَنُ عَن مَقامِكَ يا اِبنَ تَيمٍ
وَماand not أَظعَنتَyou drove away مِنany أَحَدٍperson مُقيمِsettled
وَما أَظعَنتَ مِن أَحَدٍ مُقيمِ
And you are driven from your dwelling, O son of Taym,
You are driven away from your position, O son of Taim,
yet you have driven no settled man away.
Though you have not been driven by any settled person.
وَتَمضيand prevails كُلُّevery مَظلِمَةٍinjustice عَلَيكُمagainst you
وَتَمضي كُلُّ مَظلِمَةٍ عَلَيكُم
وَماand not تَثنَونَyou repel عادِيَةَthe onslaught of الظَلومِthe oppressor
وَما تَثنَونَ عادِيَةَ الظَلومِ
And every injustice prevails against you,
And every injustice passes upon you,
and you do not repel the oppressor's onslaught.
Though you do not refrain from the injustice of aggressors.
وَأَبناءُand the sons of الضَرائِرِco-wives جَدَّعَوكُمhave mutilated you
وَأَبناءُ الضَرائِرِ جَدَّعَوكُم
وَأَنتُمyet you فَرخُthe chick of واحِدَةٍone woman عَقيمِbarren
وَأَنتُم فَرخُ واحِدَةٍ عَقيمِ
The sons of co-wives have mutilated you,
The sons of adulteresses treat you with disdain,
yet you are the chick of one barren woman.
While you are the chicks of a single barren hen.
وَلَوand if عَلِمَhad known اِبنُthe son of شَيبَةَShayba لُؤمَthe baseness of تَيمٍTaym
وَلَو عَلِمَ اِبنُ شَيبَةَ لُؤمَ تَيمٍ
لَماwould not have طافواthey circled بِزَمزَمَaround Zamzam وَالحَطيمِand al-Hatim
لَما طافوا بِزَمزَمَ وَالحَطيمِ
Had Ibn Shayba known Taym's baseness,
Had the son of Shaibah known the disgrace of Taim,
they would not have circled Zamzam and al-Hatim.
They would not have circumambulated Zamzam and al-Hatim.
نَهَيتُI forbade التَيمَTaym عَنfrom سَفَهٍfolly وَطالَتand grew long
نَهَيتُ التَيمَ عَن سَفَهٍ وَطالَت
أَناتيmy forbearance وَاِنتَظَرتُand I awaited ذَويthose possessing الحُلومِsound judgment
أَناتي وَاِنتَظَرتُ ذَوي الحُلومِ
I forbade Taym folly, and long was
I forbade Taim from foolishness but my
my forbearance; I awaited men of sound judgment.
Patience was long and I awaited the wise.
فَمَنso whoever كانَwas الغَداةَthis morning يَلومُblaming تَيماًTaym
فَمَن كانَ الغَداةَ يَلومُ تَيماً
فَقَدfor indeed نَزَلواthey have taken their place بِمَنزِلَةِat the station of المُليمِone deserving blame
فَقَد نَزَلوا بِمَنزِلَةِ المُليمِ
So whoever blames Taym this morning—
So whoever blames Taim in the morning,
they have indeed taken the place of the blameworthy.
They have attained the position of the blamer.
بِذيفانِwith the deadliest essence of السِمامِpoisons سَقَيتُI gave drink to تَيماًTaym
بِذيفانِ السِمامِ سَقَيتُ تَيماً
وَتُمطِرُand rain down بِالعَذابِwith torment لَهاupon them غُيوميmy clouds
وَتُمطِرُ بِالعَذابِ لَها غُيومي
I made Taym drink the deadliest of poisons,
With the swords of insult I quenched the thirst of Taim,
and my clouds rain torment upon them.
And my clouds rain punishment upon them.
تَرىyou see الأَبطالَthe heroes قَدalready كُلِمواhave been wounded وَتَيمٌwhile Taym
تَرى الأَبطالَ قَد كُلِموا وَتَيمٌ
صَحيحوintact الجِلدِin skin مِنfree from أَثَرِthe traces of الكُلومِwounds
صَحيحو الجِلدِ مِن أَثَرِ الكُلومِ
You see the heroes wounded, while Taym
You see the heroes who are unharmed, while Taim
have skin intact, without a trace of wounds.
Have unscarred skin from the wounds of swords.
وَماand no لِلتَيمِfor Taym مِنany حَسَبٍlineage-honor هَديثٍrecent
وَما لِلتَيمِ مِن حَسَبٍ هَديثٍ
وَماand no لِلتَيمِfor Taym مِنany حَسَبٍlineage-honor قَديمِancient
وَما لِلتَيمِ مِن حَسَبٍ قَديمِ
Taym has no honor of recent date,
Taim has no recent or old nobility,
nor does Taym have honor from of old.
No venerable lineage or family tree.
مِنَfrom الأَصلابِthe loins يَنزِلُdescends لُؤمُthe baseness of تَيمٍTaym
مِنَ الأَصلابِ يَنزِلُ لُؤمُ تَيمٍ
وَفيand in الأَرحامِthe wombs يُخلَقُis formed وَالمَشيمِand the placentas
وَفي الأَرحامِ يُخلَقُ وَالمَشيمِ
From the loins descends Taym's baseness,
From the loins comes the disgrace of Taim,
and it is formed in wombs and placentas.
And in the wombs it is created even in miscarriage.
تَرىyou see التَيمِيَّthe Taymi يَزحَفُcrawls كَالقَرَنبىlike a beetle
تَرى التَيمِيَّ يَزحَفُ كَالقَرَنبى
إِلىtoward سَوداءَa black woman مِثلِlike قَفاthe back of القَدومِan adze
إِلى سَوداءَ مِثلِ قَفا القَدومِ
You see the Taymi crawl like a beetle
You see the people of Taim crawl like lizards
toward a black woman like the back of an adze.
To a black woman, like the hump of a camel.
إِذاif التَيمِيُّthe Taymi ضافَكَcomes as your guest فَاِستَعِدّواthen make ready
إِذا التَيمِيُّ ضافَكَ فَاِستَعِدّوا
لِمُقرِفَةٍfor a low-bred mare جَحافِلُهُhis jowls طَعومُvoracious
لِمُقرِفَةٍ جَحافِلُهُ طَعومُ
If a Taymi comes as your guest, make ready
When one of Taim comes to you as a guest be prepared,
for a low-bred mare with ravenous jowls.
For transgressions - his groups are gluttons.
تَشَكّىhe complained حينَwhen جاءَhe arrived شُقاقَthe cracked skin of عَبدٍa slave
تَشَكّى حينَ جاءَ شُقاقَ عَبدٍ
وَأَدنىand brought near الراحَتَينِboth palms مِنَto الجَحيمِthe blazing fire
وَأَدنى الراحَتَينِ مِنَ الجَحيمِ
On arriving, he complained of a slave's cracked skin,
They complained when the estrangement of a slave came,
and brought both palms close to the blazing fire.
And the more bearable of two evils is hellfire.
فَعَمروٌfor Amr عَمُّناour uncle وَأَناand I اِبنُson of زَيدٍZayd
فَعَمروٌ عَمُّنا وَأَنا اِبنُ زَيدٍ
فَأَكرِمso how noble! بِالأُبوَّةِin fatherhood وَالعُمومِand uncles
فَأَكرِم بِالأُبوَّةِ وَالعُمومِ
For Amr is our uncle, and I am a son of Zayd;
Amr is our uncle and I am the son of Zaid,
how noble the fathers and the uncles!
So honor me with kinship and uncles.
وَتَلقىand you find فيin الوَلاءِclientage عَلَيكَover you سَعداًSa'd
وَتَلقى في الوَلاءِ عَلَيكَ سَعداً
ثِقالَheavy in الوَطءِtread ضالِعَةَbending low الخُصومِthe opponents
ثِقالَ الوَطءِ ضالِعَةَ الخُصومِ
And in clientage you find Sa'd over you,
And Sa'd encountered you with loyal allegiance,
heavy of tread, bending their foes low.
As a heavy ally conversant in conflict.
وَماand not جُعِلَwere made القَوادِمُthe primary feathers كَالذُنابىlike the tail feathers
وَما جُعِلَ القَوادِمُ كَالذُنابى
وَماجُعِلَand were not made المَواليthe clients كَالصَميمِlike the trueborn
وَماجُعِلَ المَوالي كَالصَميمِ
The primary feathers were not made like the tail feathers,
Those who arrive are not like the talebearers,
nor were clients made equal to the trueborn.
Nor are loyal allies like the bosom friends.
يَحوطُكَprotects you مَنhe who يَحوطُguards ذِمارَthe honor of قَيسٍQays
يَحوطُكَ مَن يَحوطُ ذِمارَ قَيسٍ
وَمَنand he who وَسَطَstands amid القَماقِمَthe chieftains مِنof تَميمِTamim
وَمَن وَسَطَ القَماقِمَ مِن تَميمِ
He who guards Qays's honor protects you,
You are protected by those who protect the houses of Qais,
and he who stands among the chieftains of Tamim.
And those who inhabit the wineskins of Tamim.
Sol 6.1