أماas for أخوكyour brother أبوAbū; father of الوليـal-Walīd (first part)
أما أخوك أبو الوليـ
ـدcompletes al-Walīd فلابسthen he is wearing ثوبيthe two robes of مخامرْMukhāmir (a hyena epithet)
ـد فلابس ثوبي مخامرْ
As for your brother, Abū al-Walīd,
As for your brother Abul Walid
he wears Mukhāmir’s two robes,
Wearing my striped robe
فِعلَthe action of المقرَّةthe female who assents للمقاto the saying (first part)
فِعلَ المقرَّة للمقا
لةcompletes 'saying' خامريlie low (feminine command) ياO أمَّmother of عامرْʿĀmir
لة خامري يا أمَّ عامرْ
acting like her who accepts the saying,
Doing favors for the conversation
“Lie low, O Umm ʿĀmir!”
My chatting companion, oh mother of Amer
حتىuntil إذاwhen نشبcaught fast الضفيـthe braided cord (first part)
حتى إذا نشب الضفيـ
ـرcompletes 'braided cord' بجاذبwith a puller للحبلof the rope باترْruthless
ـر بجاذب للحبل باترْ
Until, when the braided cord caught fast
Until when the nails were driven
with a ruthless puller of the rope,
By the puller of the rope firmly
ذهبتshe began تَحيرreturning an answer إليهto him وهـand she (first part)
ذهبت تَحير إليه وهـ
ـيcompletes 'she' بغيرnot in منزلةthe position of المحاورْone who converses
ـي بغير منزلة المحاورْ
she began answering him, though she
You went wandering to him
was in no position to converse.
While I had no place for discussion
Sol 6.1