قَوميmy people بَنوsons of عَمروِʿAmr اِبنِson of عَوʿAw- (beginning of ʿAwf)
قَومي بَنو عَمروِ اِبنِ عَو
فٍ-f (completion of ʿAwf) إِنif أَرادَseeks العِلمَknowledge عالِمa learned man
فٍ إِن أَرادَ العِلمَ عالِم
My people are the sons of ʿAmr, son of ʿAwf,
if a learned man seeks knowledge.
قَومٌa people إِذاwhen ذَهَبَتpassed away خَضاgenerous chiefs (word beginning)
قَومٌ إِذا ذَهَبَت خَضا
رِمُgenerous chiefs (word ending) مِنهُمُfrom among them خَلَفَتtook their place خَضارِمgenerous chiefs
رِمُ مِنهُمُ خَلَفَت خَضارِم
A people—when generous chiefs pass away
from among them, generous chiefs take their place.
لاnot يَفشَلونَthey lose heart وَلاand not تَبيremains overnight (word beginning)
لا يَفشَلونَ وَلا تَبي
تُremains overnight (word ending) عَلىupon أُنوفِهِمُtheir noses الخَواطِمthe halters
تُ عَلى أُنوفِهِمُ الخَواطِم
They do not lose heart, nor do they spend the night
with halters upon their noses.
Sol 6.1