فِدىًa ransom لِاِبنِfor the son of حِصنٍHisn ماwhatever أُريحُI bring home at dusk فَإِنَّهُfor he is
فِدىً لِاِبنِ حِصنٍ ما أُريحُ فَإِنَّهُ
ثِمالُa refuge اليَتامىthe orphans عِصمَةٌa safeguard فيin المَهالِكِdeadly perils
ثِمالُ اليَتامى عِصمَةٌ في المَهالِكِ
May all I bring home at dusk be ransom for Ibn Hisn, for he is
The orphans’ refuge, a safeguard amid deadly perils.
سَماhe advanced لِعُكاظٍagainst Ukaz مِنfrom بَعيدٍfar away وَأَهلِهاand its people
سَما لِعُكاظٍ مِن بَعيدٍ وَأَهلِها
بِأَلفَينِwith two thousand حَتّىuntil دُسنَهُمthey trampled them بِالسَنابِكِwith the hooves
بِأَلفَينِ حَتّى دُسنَهُم بِالسَنابِكِ
He advanced from afar against Ukaz and its people,
With two thousand, till the horses trampled them under hoof.
فَباعَthen sold بَنيهِمtheir sons بَعضُهُمsome of them بِخُشارَةٍfor poor-quality dates
فَباعَ بَنيهِم بَعضُهُم بِخُشارَةٍ
وَبِعتَand you bought لِذُبيانَfor Dhubyan العَلاءَglory بِمالِكِwith your wealth
وَبِعتَ لِذُبيانَ العَلاءَ بِمالِكِ
Then some of them sold their sons for poor-quality dates,
And you bought glory for Dhubyan with your wealth.
وَقَومٍand many a tribe لَحاhe stripped bare لَحوَas one strips العِصِيِّrods فَأَصبَحواso they became
وَقَومٍ لَحا لَحوَ العِصِيِّ فَأَصبَحوا
مَراميلَdestitute بَعدَafter الوَفرِabundance بيضَwhite and bare المَبارِكِthe camels’ resting grounds
مَراميلَ بَعدَ الوَفرِ بيضَ المَبارِكِ
And many a tribe he stripped as rods are stripped of bark, leaving them
Destitute after plenty, their camels’ resting grounds white and bare.
وَبِكرٍand many a maiden فَلاهاhe weaned her عَنfrom نَعيمٍluxury غَريرَةٍguileless
وَبِكرٍ فَلاها عَن نَعيمٍ غَريرَةٍ
مُصاحِبَةٍliving as a wife عَلىdespite الكَراهينَaversion فارِكِhating her husband
مُصاحِبَةٍ عَلى الكَراهينَ فارِكِ
And many a guileless maiden he weaned from luxury,
A wife against her will, loathing her husband.
يَقُلنَthey (the women) say لَهاto her لاdo not تَجزَعيyou grieve أَنthat تَبَدَّليyou exchange
يَقُلنَ لَها لا تَجزَعي أَن تَبَدَّلي
بِبَعلِكِin place of your husband بَعلاًa husband وَالخُطوبُand calamities كَذَلِكِlike that
بِبَعلِكِ بَعلاً وَالخُطوبُ كَذَلِكِ
The women tell her, ‘Do not grieve at exchanging
Your husband for another—such are life’s calamities.’
Sol 6.1