وَلَدَتgave birth to بَنوthe sons of حُرثانَHurthan فَرخَthe fledgling of مُحَرِّقٍMuharriq
وَلَدَت بَنو حُرثانَ فَرخَ مُحَرِّقٍ
بِلِوىat the sandy bend of الوَضيعَةِal-Wadi‘a مُرتَجَshut tight الأَبوابِthe doors
بِلِوى الوَضيعَةِ مُرتَجَ الأَبوابِ
The sons of Hurthan brought forth Muharriq’s fledgling,
The sons of Hurthan bore a blazing torch
At the sandy bend of al-Wadi‘a, with his doors barred.
At the dishonored assemblies with unbolted doors
لاdo not تَسقِنيgive me drink بِيَدَيكَwith your two hands إِنif لَمnot أَلتَمِسI seek
لا تَسقِني بِيَدَيكَ إِن لَم أَلتَمِس
نَعَمَthe livestock of الضَجوعِal-Daju‘ بِغارَةٍwith a raiding force أَسرابِin bands
نَعَمَ الضَجوعِ بِغارَةٍ أَسرابِ
Do not give me drink with your own hands if I do not seek
Do not give me drink with your hands unless I seek
The herds of al-Daju‘ with raiding squadrons.
The bounty of meadows with plundered cattle
تَهديleads أَوائِلَهُنَّtheir foremost ranks كُلُّevery طِمِرَّةٍlong-legged mare
تَهدي أَوائِلَهُنَّ كُلُّ طِمِرَّةٍ
جَرداءَsleek مِثلِlike هِراوَةِthe cudgel of الأَعزابِbachelors
جَرداءَ مِثلِ هِراوَةِ الأَعزابِ
Their vanguard is led by every long-legged mare,
Their first ones guide every roaming camel
Sleek, like the cudgel of bachelors,
Bare like the gazelles of single men
وَمُقَطِّعٍand one that snaps حَلَقَthe rings of الرِحالَةِthe saddle سابِحٍswift-galloping
وَمُقَطِّعٍ حَلَقَ الرِحالَةِ سابِحٍ
بادٍshowing نَواجِذُهُhis back teeth عَلىon الأَظرابِthe rocky knolls
بادٍ نَواجِذُهُ عَلى الأَظرابِ
And every galloping horse that snaps the saddle’s rings,
And the cleaver of the throats of swimmers wandering
His back teeth showing on the rocky knolls.
With snarling fangs upon the hillsides
يَخرُجنَthey emerge مِنfrom خَلَلِgaps in الغُبارِthe dust عَوابِساًscowling
يَخرُجنَ مِن خَلَلِ الغُبارِ عَوابِساً
تَحتَbeneath العَجاجَةِthe dust-cloud فيin الغُبارِthe dust الكابيbillowing
تَحتَ العَجاجَةِ في الغُبارِ الكابي
They emerge through gaps in the dust, scowling,
They come forth from the midst of dust wrathfully
Beneath the dust-cloud, amid billowing dust.
Beneath the dust veil in the accumulating dust
وَإِذاand when الأَسِنَّةُthe spearheads أُشرِعَتare leveled لِنُحورِهاat their breasts
وَإِذا الأَسِنَّةُ أُشرِعَت لِنُحورِها
أَبدَينَthey bare حَدَّthe sharp edge of نَواجِذِteeth الأَنيابِthe fangs
أَبدَينَ حَدَّ نَواجِذِ الأَنيابِ
And when spearheads are leveled at their breasts,
And when their blades are bared for their throats
They bare the sharp edges of their canine teeth.
They show the sharp edges of canine teeth
يَحمِلنَthey carry فِتيانَthe young men of الوَغىbattle مِنfrom جَعفَرٍJa‘far
يَحمِلنَ فِتيانَ الوَغى مِن جَعفَرٍ
شُعثاًdisheveled كَأَنَّهُمُas though they أُسودُlions of الغابِthe thickets
شُعثاً كَأَنَّهُمُ أُسودُ الغابِ
They carry the young warriors of Ja‘far,
They carry the youths of calamity from Ja’far
Disheveled, as though they were lions of the thickets.
Disheveled as if they are the black of thickets
وَمُدَجَّجينَand fully armored تَرىyou see المَغاوِلَthe daggers وَسطَهُمamong them
وَمُدَجَّجينَ تَرى المَغاوِلَ وَسطَهُم
وَذُبابَand the tip of كُلِّevery مُهَنَّدٍIndian sword قِرضابِkeen-cutting
وَذُبابَ كُلِّ مُهَنَّدٍ قِرضابِ
And fully armored—you see daggers among them,
And you see spears amidst them
And the tip of every keen-cutting Indian sword.
And flies upon each growling tattered garment
يَرعَونَthey guard مُنخَرِقَthe broad passage of اللَديدِthe valley-side كَأَنَّهُمas though they
يَرعَونَ مُنخَرِقَ اللَديدِ كَأَنَّهُم
فيin العِزِّmight أُسرَةُthe clan of حاجِبٍHajib وَشِهابِand Shihab
في العِزِّ أُسرَةُ حاجِبٍ وَشِهابِ
They guard the broad passage along the valley-side, as though they were,
They pasture the oozing of wounds as if they
In might, the clan of Hajib and Shihab.
In glory are the elite guards of the noble lords
أَبَنيO sons of كِلابٍKilab كَيفَhow تُنفىis banished جَعفَرٌJa‘far
أَبَني كِلابٍ كَيفَ تُنفى جَعفَرٌ
وَبَنوand the sons of ضُبَينَةَDubayna حاضِروdwelling at الأَجبابِal-Ajbab
وَبَنو ضُبَينَةَ حاضِرو الأَجبابِ
O sons of Kilab, how can Ja‘far be banished,
Oh sons of dogs how can Ja’far be denied
While the sons of Dubayna dwell at al-Ajbab?
And the clan of Dubyana present at the assembly
قَتَلواthey killed اِبنَthe son of عُروَةَ‘Urwa ثُمَّthen لَطّواthey covered up دونَهُconcerning him
قَتَلوا اِبنَ عُروَةَ ثُمَّ لَطّوا دونَهُ
حَتّىuntil نُحاكِمَهُمwe bring our case against them إِلىto جَوّابِJawwab
حَتّى نُحاكِمَهُم إِلى جَوّابِ
They killed Ibn ‘Urwa, then covered up his killing,
They killed the son of ‘Urwa then hastened without him
Until we bring them before Jawwab for judgment.
Until we judge them to answer
بَينَbetween اِبنِthe son of قُطرَةَQutra وَاِبنِand the son of هاتِكِthe destroyer of عَرشِهِhis throne
بَينَ اِبنِ قُطرَةَ وَاِبنِ هاتِكِ عَرشِهِ
ماnot إِنfor emphasis يَجودُhe is generous لِوافِدٍto a visitor بِخِطابِwith a word
ما إِن يَجودُ لِوافِدٍ بِخِطابِ
Between Ibn Qutra and the son of the man who tore down his throne,
Between the son of Qutra and son of Hatik his throne
He grants no visitor so much as a word.
What generosity to a petitioner with address
قَومٌa people لَهُمfor them عَرَفَتhas recognized مَعَدٌّMa‘add فَضلَهاits excellence
قَومٌ لَهُم عَرَفَت مَعَدٌّ فَضلَها
وَالحَقُّand the truth يَعرِفُهُrecognize it ذَوُوpossessors of الأَلبابِunderstanding
وَالحَقُّ يَعرِفُهُ ذَوُو الأَلبابِ
A people whose excellence Ma‘add has acknowledged,
A people whose excellence Madan knows
And those of understanding recognize the truth.
And truth is known by the wise
Sol 6.1