إذاif ظَعَنَتْdeparts عَنّاfrom us بِجَادٌBijād فَلاَthen may it not دَنَتْdraw near
إذا ظَعَنَتْ عَنّا بِجَادٌ فَلاَ دَنَتْ
ولاand may it not رَجَعَتْreturn حاشاexcept مُعَيَّةَMuʿayya والجَعْدِand al-Jaʿd
ولا رَجَعَتْ حاشا مُعَيَّةَ والجَعْدِ
If Bajād strikes camp and leaves us, may they never draw near,
If Bijād departs from us, may it never draw near,
nor ever return—save Muʿayya and al-Jaʿd.
nor return, except for Muʿayya and al-Jaʿd.
أَكُلُّis everyone of بِجَادٍBijād فَاقَدَmay [He] cause separation اللّهGod بَيْنَهُمْbetween them
أَكُلُّ بِجَادٍ فَاقَدَ اللّه بَيْنَهُمْ
كحَيَّةَlike Ḥayya يَسْتَهْدِيasks for as a gift الطّعَامَfood ولاand does not يُهْدِيgive gifts
كحَيَّةَ يَسْتَهْدِي الطّعَامَ ولا يُهْدِي
Is every one of Bajād—may God part them from one another—
Is everyone in Bijād—may God separate them from one another—
like a snake that asks you for food as a gift, yet gives you nothing in return?
like Ḥayya, who asks for food as a gift but gives none?
Sol 6.1