حَمِدتُI praised اللَهَGod وَاللَهُand God الحَميدُthe Praiseworthy
حَمِدتُ اللَهَ وَاللَهُ الحَميدُ
وَلِلَّهِand to God المُؤَثَّلُthe man of established lineage وَالعَديدُand the affiliated clansman
وَلِلَّهِ المُؤَثَّلُ وَالعَديدُ
I have praised God, and God is the Praiseworthy.
And to God belong the trueborn and the kinsman by affiliation.
فَإِنَّfor indeed اللَهَGod نافِلَةٌa blessing تُقاهُreverence for Him
فَإِنَّ اللَهَ نافِلَةٌ تُقاهُ
وَلاand not يَقتالُهاattains it إِلّاexcept سَعيدُa fortunate person
وَلا يَقتالُها إِلّا سَعيدُ
For reverence for God is a blessing,
And only the fortunate attain it.
وَلَستُand I am not كَماas يَقولُsays أَبوfather of حُفَيدٍHufayd
وَلَستُ كَما يَقولُ أَبو حُفَيدٍ
وَلاnor نَدمانُهُhis drinking companion الرِخوُthe feeble البَليدُthe dull-witted
وَلا نَدمانُهُ الرِخوُ البَليدُ
And I am not as Abu Hufayd says,
Nor as his feeble, dull-witted drinking companion says.
فَعَمّيfor my paternal uncle اِبنُson of الحَياal-Haya (rain) وَأَبوand father of شُرَيحٍShurayh
فَعَمّي اِبنُ الحَيا وَأَبو شُرَيحٍ
وَعَمّيand my paternal uncle خالِدٌKhalid حَزمٌresolute وَجودُand generous
وَعَمّي خالِدٌ حَزمٌ وَجودُ
For my uncles are Ibn al-Haya and Abu Shurayh,
And my uncle Khalid is resolute and generous.
وَجَدّيand my grandfather فارِسُrider of الرَعشاءِal-Raʿshaʾ مِنهُمamong them
وَجَدّي فارِسُ الرَعشاءِ مِنهُم
رَئيسٌa chief لاnot أَسَرُّbaseborn وَلاnor سَنيدُof spurious descent
رَئيسٌ لا أَسَرُّ وَلا سَنيدُ
And my grandfather, the rider of al-Raʿshaʾ, is among them:
A chief, neither baseborn nor of spurious descent.
وَشارَفَand rose to distinction فيin قُرىthe villages of الأَريافِthe fertile countryside خاليmy maternal uncle
وَشارَفَ في قُرى الأَريافِ خالي
وَأُعطِيَand he was given فَوقَbeyond ماwhat يُعطىis granted to الوُفودُthe delegations
وَأُعطِيَ فَوقَ ما يُعطى الوُفودُ
My maternal uncle rose to distinction in the country towns,
And was given more than visiting delegations receive.
وَجَدتُI found أَبيmy father رَبيعاًa springtime لِليَتامىfor orphans
وَجَدتُ أَبي رَبيعاً لِليَتامى
وَلِلأَضيافِand for guests إِذwhen حُبَّwas prized الفَئيدُash-baked bread
وَلِلأَضيافِ إِذ حُبَّ الفَئيدُ
I found my father a springtime for orphans,
And for guests, when ash-baked bread was prized.
وَخاليand my maternal uncle خِديَمٌKhidyam وَأَبوand father of زُهَيرٍZuhayr
وَخالي خِديَمٌ وَأَبو زُهَيرٍ
وَزِنباعٌand Zinbaʿ وَمَولاهُمand their client أَسيدُAsid
وَزِنباعٌ وَمَولاهُم أَسيدُ
And my maternal uncles are Khidyam and Abu Zuhayr,
And Zinbaʿ, and their client Asid,
وَقَيسٌand Qays رَهطُthe clan of آلَthe house of أَبيfather of أُسَيمٍUsaym
وَقَيسٌ رَهطُ آلَ أَبي أُسَيمٍ
فَإِنso if قايَستَyou compare فَاِنظُرthen see ماwhat تُفيدُyou gain
فَإِن قايَستَ فَاِنظُر ما تُفيدُ
And Qays, the clan of Abu Usaym’s house.
So if you compare, then see what you gain.
أولَئِكَthose أُسرَتيmy kin فَاِجمَعso gather إِلَيهِمalongside them
أولَئِكَ أُسرَتي فَاِجمَع إِلَيهِم
فَماfor there is no فيin شُعبَتَيكَyour two lineage branches لَهُمto them نَديدُa peer
فَما في شُعبَتَيكَ لَهُم نَديدُ
Those are my kin; gather yours beside them,
For neither branch of your lineage holds their equal.
Sol 6.1