رُبَّmany a خالٍmaternal uncle لِيَof mine لَوْif أَبْصَرْتَهُyou saw him
رُبَّ خالٍ لِيَ لَوْ أَبْصَرْتَهُ
سَبِطَsmooth الْمِشْيَةِthe gait أَبَّاءٍunyielding أَنِفْproud
سَبِطَ الْمِشْيَةِ أَبَّاءٍ أَنِفْ
Many a maternal uncle of mine—if you saw him—
Smooth of gait, unyielding and proud,
لَيِّنَgentle الْجانِبِthe side فِيtoward أَقْرَبِهِhis closest kin
لَيِّنَ الْجانِبِ فِي أَقْرَبِهِ
وَعَلَىand against الْأَعْداءِthe enemies سُمٌّpoison كَالذُّعُفْlike deadly venom
وَعَلَى الْأَعْداءِ سُمٌّ كَالذُّعُفْ
Gentle in manner toward his closest kin,
But to enemies, poison like deadly venom.
وَكِرامٌand noble men لَمْnot يَشِنْهُمْdisgrace them حَسَبٌlineage
وَكِرامٌ لَمْ يَشِنْهُمْ حَسَبٌ
أَهْلُpeople of عِزٍّmight وَحِفاظٍand loyalty وَشَرَفْand honor
أَهْلُ عِزٍّ وَحِفاظٍ وَشَرَفْ
And noble men, unblemished in lineage,
People of might, loyalty, and honor.
يَبْذُلُونَthey freely give الْمالَthe wealth فِيماon whatever نابَهُمْbefalls them
يَبْذُلُونَ الْمالَ فِيما نابَهُمْ
لِحُقُوقٍfor obligations تَعْتَرِيهِمْthat come upon them وَعُرُفْand acts of kindness
لِحُقُوقٍ تَعْتَرِيهِمْ وَعُرُفْ
They freely spend their wealth on what befalls them,
For obligations that arise, and acts of kindness.
وَلُيُوثٌand lions حِينَwhen يَشْتَدُّgrows fierce الْوَغَىthe battle's din
وَلُيُوثٌ حِينَ يَشْتَدُّ الْوَغَى
غَيْرُnot أَنْكاسٍweaklings وَلاnor مِيلٍunsteady riders كُشُفْshieldless men
غَيْرُ أَنْكاسٍ وَلا مِيلٍ كُشُفْ
And lions when the battle's din grows fierce,
Not weaklings, nor unsteady riders or shieldless men.
فَهُمُfor they أَهْلُpeople of سَمَاحٍgenerosity وَقِرَىand hospitality
فَهُمُ أَهْلُ سَمَاحٍ وَقِرَى
وَحِفاظٍand loyalty لَمْnot يُعابُواthey were reproached بِصَلَفْfor arrogance
وَحِفاظٍ لَمْ يُعابُوا بِصَلَفْ
For they are people of generosity and hospitality,
And loyalty, never reproached for arrogance.
سَكَنُواthey inhabited مِنْof يَثْرِبٍYathrib كُلَّall رُبَىhills
سَكَنُوا مِنْ يَثْرِبٍ كُلَّ رُبَى
وَسُهُولٍand plains حَيْثُwhere حَلُّواthey settled فِيin أَنَفْuntouched land
وَسُهُولٍ حَيْثُ حَلُّوا فِي أَنَفْ
They inhabited all the hills of Yathrib,
And plains, where they settled on untouched land.
وَهُمُand they أَهْلُowners of مَشارِيبَwatering places بِهاin it
وَهُمُ أَهْلُ مَشارِيبَ بِها
وَنَخِيلٍand date palms وَحُصُونٍand fortresses وَغُرَفْand upper chambers
وَنَخِيلٍ وَحُصُونٍ وَغُرَفْ
And they possess watering places there,
And date palms, fortresses, and upper chambers.
وَلَناand we have بِئْرٌa well رَوَاءٌthirst-quenching جَمَّةٌbrimming
وَلَنا بِئْرٌ رَوَاءٌ جَمَّةٌ
مَنْwhoever يَرِدْهاcomes to it بِإِناءٍwith a vessel يَغْتَرِفْdraws water
مَنْ يَرِدْها بِإِناءٍ يَغْتَرِفْ
And we have a well, brimming with thirst-quenching water;
Whoever comes to it with a vessel draws water.
وَنَخِيلٌand date palms فِيin تِلاعٍvalleys جَمَّةٍnumerous
وَنَخِيلٌ فِي تِلاعٍ جَمَّةٍ
تُخْرِجُthey yield التَّمْرَthe dates كَأَمْثالِcomparable to الْأَكُفّْthe palms of hands
تُخْرِجُ التَّمْرَ كَأَمْثالِ الْأَكُفّْ
And date palms in many valleys,
They yield dates as large as the palms of hands.
وَصَرِيرٌand a creaking فِيin مَحالٍpulleys خِلْتُهُI imagined it
وَصَرِيرٌ فِي مَحالٍ خِلْتُهُ
آخِرَat the end of اللَّيْلِthe night أَهازِيجَsongs بِدُفّْwith a frame drum
آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ أَهازِيجَ بِدُفّْ
And a creaking of pulleys that I fancied
At night's end to be songs with a frame drum.
تُدْلِجُtravel by night الْجَوْنُthe dark camels عَلَىalong أَكْنافِهاits sides
تُدْلِجُ الْجَوْنُ عَلَى أَكْنافِها
بِدِلاءٍwith buckets ذاتِhaving أَرْكانٍsides صُدُفْslanting
بِدِلاءٍ ذاتِ أَرْكانٍ صُدُفْ
The dark camels travel by night along its sides,
With buckets whose sides are slanting.
كُلُّall حاجاتِيَmy needs قَدْalready قضَّيْتُهاI have fulfilled them
كُلُّ حاجاتِيَ قَدْ قضَّيْتُها
غَيْرَexcept حاجاتِيَmy needs فِيin بَطْنِthe hollow of الْجُرُفْal-Juruf
غَيْرَ حاجاتِيَ فِي بَطْنِ الْجُرُفْ
All my needs I have already fulfilled,
Except my needs in the hollow of al-Juruf.
Sol 6.1