قالَتshe said أُمامَةُUmāmah عِرسيmy wife وَهيَand she خالِيَةٌalone
قالَت أُمامَةُ عِرسي وَهيَ خالِيَةٌ
إِنَّindeed المَطامِعَthe hoped-for gains قَدalready صارَتhave come إِلىto قُلَلِlofty peaks
إِنَّ المَطامِعَ قَد صارَت إِلى قُلَلِ
Umāmah, my wife, said while alone:
Indeed, hoped-for bounty now lies on lofty peaks.
آمَرتُI consulted نَفسيmy soul فَقالَتso it said وَهيَand it خالِيَةٌalone
آمَرتُ نَفسي فَقالَت وَهيَ خالِيَةٌ
إِنَّindeed الجَوادَthe generous man اِبنُson of دَفّاعٍDaffāʿ عَلىdespite العِلَلِhindrances
إِنَّ الجَوادَ اِبنُ دَفّاعٍ عَلى العِلَلِ
I consulted my soul, and it said while alone:
Indeed, Ibn Daffāʿ is the generous man, despite hindrances.
نِعمَhow fine is الفَتىthe young man عِندَat مُلقىthe unloading of زِفرِthe load of عَيهَلَةٍa sturdy she-camel
نِعمَ الفَتى عِندَ مُلقى زِفرِ عَيهَلَةٍ
شَبَّتblazed لَهاfor her النارُthe fire بَينَbetween اللَيلِnight وَالطَفَلِand twilight
شَبَّت لَها النارُ بَينَ اللَيلِ وَالطَفَلِ
How fine a young man where a sturdy she-camel's load is laid down,
The fire blazed for her between night and twilight.
وَالفِتيَةُand the young men الشُعثُdisheveled قَدalready خَفَّتhave grown light حَقائِبُهُمtheir packs
وَالفِتيَةُ الشُعثُ قَد خَفَّت حَقائِبُهُم
شُمُّlofty العَرانَينِthe noses قَدalready سارواthey journeyed إِلىuntil الأُصُلِthe late afternoons
شُمُّ العَرانَينِ قَد ساروا إِلى الأُصُلِ
And the disheveled young men, their packs grown light,
High-nosed, have journeyed on till late afternoon.
مُبَرَّأٌunblemished عِرضُهُhis honor راعٍsafeguarding أَمانَتَهُhis trust
مُبَرَّأٌ عِرضُهُ راعٍ أَمانَتَهُ
فَلَيسَso he does not يَغتالُهاhe betrays it بِالعَجزِthrough weakness وَالدَغَلِand deceit
فَلَيسَ يَغتالُها بِالعَجزِ وَالدَغَلِ
His honor is unblemished; he safeguards his trust,
So he does not betray it through weakness or deceit.
فيin إِرثِa heritage عادِيَةٍancient عَزٍّhonor وَمَكرُمَةٌand nobility
في إِرثِ عادِيَةٍ عَزٍّ وَمَكرُمَةٌ
فيهاwithin it مِنَfrom اللَهِGod صُنعٌhandiwork غَيرُnot ذيpossessing خَلَلِa flaw
فيها مِنَ اللَهِ صُنعٌ غَيرُ ذي خَلَلِ
In an ancient heritage are honor and nobility;
Within it is God's handiwork, free from flaw.
كَالهُندُوانِيِّlike an Indian sword لاnot تَثنيbend مَضارِبُهُits striking edges
كَالهُندُوانِيِّ لا تَثني مَضارِبُهُ
ذاتُbearing الحَرابِيِّthe armor studs فَوقَupon الدارِعِthe armored man البَطَلِthe champion
ذاتُ الحَرابِيِّ فَوقَ الدارِعِ البَطَلِ
Like an Indian sword whose striking edges cannot be bent
By studded mail upon an armored champion.
Sol 6.1