لقدماlong since رأيتI have seen الناسpeople أبناءsons علةa co-wife (a different mother)
لقدما رأيت الناس أبناء علة
وأرحامهمand their kinship ties أكراشpaunches دمنdung (figuratively, old grudges) تجررُare dragged about
وأرحامهم أكراش دمن تجررُ
Long have I seen people as paternal half-brothers,
I have seen people as sons of sin
and their kinship ties as dung-filled paunches dragged about.
With wombs like dens filled with creeping beasts
وكادتand have nearly عيابbags الودaffection مناfrom us ومنهمand from them
وكادت عياب الود منا ومنهم
وإنthough قيلit is said أبناءsons العمومةpaternal uncles تَصْفَرُgrow empty
وإن قيل أبناء العمومة تَصْفَرُ
And the bags of affection, ours and theirs, have nearly
Evil traits from us and them almost tore apart
grown empty, though we are called paternal cousins.
Our familial bonds, though it's said cousins grow pale
Sol 6.1