سائِلask بنيthe sons of ثَورٍThawr فَهَلso did ...? لاقاكُمُmeet you (plural)
سائِل بني ثَورٍ فَهَل لاقاكُمُ
يَومَon the day of العُروبَةِFriday جَحفَلٌa mighty host خَطّابُclamoring for battle
يَومَ العُروبَةِ جَحفَلٌ خَطّابُ
Ask the sons of Thawr: were you met
On Friday by a mighty host clamoring for battle?
مُتَشَنِّعونَarrayed for battle لِأَنin order that يَشِنّواthey launch غارَةًa raid
مُتَشَنِّعونَ لِأَن يَشِنّوا غارَةً
بيضُgleaming white الصَوارِمِthe keen swords فيهُمُamong them وَالغابُand reeds (spears)
بيضُ الصَوارِمِ فيهُمُ وَالغابُ
Arrayed for battle, ready to launch a raid,
Gleaming swords among them, and a thicket of spears;
وَأَغَرُّand a bright-faced man مُنخَرِقُtorn القَميصِthe tunic سمَيدَعٌa noble chief
وَأَغَرُّ مُنخَرِقُ القَميصِ سمَيدَعٌ
يَدعوhe calls لِيَغزوso that he may raid ظالِماًas an aggressor فَيُجابُand so he is answered
يَدعو لِيَغزو ظالِماً فَيُجابُ
And a bright-faced, noble chief, his tunic torn,
He calls to raid as an aggressor, and is answered;
مُتَعَمِّمٌturbaned بِالشَرِّin evil مُؤتَزِرٌgirded at the waist بِهِwith it
مُتَعَمِّمٌ بِالشَرِّ مُؤتَزِرٌ بِهِ
ضَرِمُfiery الشَذاةِferocity قُضاقِضٌsavage قَصّابُa butcher
ضَرِمُ الشَذاةِ قُضاقِضٌ قَصّابُ
Turbaned in evil, girded with it,
Burning with ferocity, savage, a butcher.
قَدalready مَدَّhe stretched out أَرسانَthe halter-ropes of الجِيادِthe steeds مِنَfrom الوَجىhoof-soreness
قَد مَدَّ أَرسانَ الجِيادِ مِنَ الوَجى
فَكَأَنَّماso it is as though أَرسانُهاtheir halter-ropes أَطنابُtent guy-ropes
فَكَأَنَّما أَرسانُها أَطنابُ
He has stretched out the steeds’ halter-ropes because their hooves are sore,
So their halter-ropes seem like the guy-ropes of tents.
Sol 6.1