أَعاذِلَO reproacher هَلdo يَأتيreceive القَبائِلَthe tribes حَظُّهاtheir share
أَعاذِلَ هَل يَأتي القَبائِلَ حَظُّها
مِنَof المَوتِdeath أَمor أَخلىsingled out لَناfor us المَوتُdeath وَحدَناus alone
مِنَ المَوتِ أَم أَخلى لَنا المَوتُ وَحدَنا
O reproacher, do the tribes receive their share
of death, or has death singled us out alone?
أَعاذِلَO reproacher مَنwho يَحتَلُّinhabits فَيفاًFayf وَفَيحَةًand Fayhah
أَعاذِلَ مَن يَحتَلُّ فَيفاً وَفَيحَةً
وَثَوراًand Thawr وَمَنand who يَحميguards المَكابِلَal-Makabil بَعدَناafter us
وَثَوراً وَمَن يَحمي المَكابِلَ بَعدَنا
O reproacher, who will inhabit Fayf and Fayhah,
and Thawr, and who will guard al-Makabil after us?
أَعاذِلَO reproacher خَفَّdeparted الحَيُّthe clan مَنfrom أَكَمِthe hills of القُرىal-Qura
أَعاذِلَ خَفَّ الحَيُّ مَن أَكَمِ القُرى
وَجَزعُand the valley bend of الصُعَيبِal-Su'ayb أَهلُهُits people قَدalready تَظَعَّناdeparted
وَجَزعُ الصُعَيبِ أَهلُهُ قَد تَظَعَّنا
O reproacher, the clan has left the hills of al-Qura,
and the people of al-Su'ayb's valley bend have already departed.
فَماso did not بَرِحَcease المَغرورُthe deluded man حَتّىuntil اِشتَرَيتُهاI bought them
فَما بَرِحَ المَغرورُ حَتّى اِشتَرَيتُها
مَجاليحَlong-milking she-camels سُكّاًshort-eared مِنfrom بَهيمٍBahim وَأَعيَناand A'yan
مَجاليحَ سُكّاً مِن بَهيمٍ وَأَعيَنا
So the deluded man persisted until I bought them:
long-milking, short-eared she-camels from Bahim and A'yan.
لَهاthey have مُورَةٌan abundant milk-flow عِندَin الشِتاءِwinter وَسَورَةٌand a surge
لَها مُورَةٌ عِندَ الشِتاءِ وَسَورَةٌ
تَسُرُّكَdelights you إِنif نَوءُrain-time associated with a star's setting الذِراعَينِthe Two Forearms أَدجَناgrew overcast
تَسُرُّكَ إِن نَوءُ الذِراعَينِ أَدجَنا
They have an abundant flow of milk in winter, and a surge
that delights you if the Two Forearms' rain-time grows overcast.
وَلَمand did not تُخلِدِmake immortal الكَومُthe high-humped camels الكِرامُthe noble ones مُسافِعاًMusafi'
وَلَم تُخلِدِ الكَومُ الكِرامُ مُسافِعاً
وَلَمand did not تَحفِلِcare for الأُدمُthe white camels المُقيمَةُremaining مِحجَناMihjan
وَلَم تَحفِلِ الأُدمُ المُقيمَةُ مِحجَنا
Nor did the noble, high-humped camels make Musafi' immortal,
nor did the white camels that remained care for Mihjan.
أَعاذِلَO reproacher كاناboth were جُنَّةًa shield يُتَّقىone seeks protection بِهاwith it
أَعاذِلَ كانا جُنَّةً يُتَّقى بِها
وَرُمحيand two spears طِعانٍfor battle-thrusting يَمنَعانِboth defend حِمّىprotected ground لَناfor us
وَرُمحي طِعانٍ يَمنَعانِ حِمّى لَنا
O reproacher, those two were a shield to shelter behind,
and two battle-spears defending our protected ground.
Sol 6.1