إِنَّindeed بِالشامِin al-Sham بِالمُوَقَّرat al-Muwaqqar عِزّاًglory
إِنَّ بِالشامِ بِالمُوَقَّر عِزّاً
وَمُلوكاًand kings مُبارَكينَblessed شُهوداpresent
وَمُلوكاً مُبارَكينَ شُهودا
Indeed, in al-Sham, at al-Muwaqqar, there is glory,
In Damascus the honored lies glory,
and blessed kings present there,
And blessed kings, witnesses of faith.
سادَةًlords مِنfrom among بَنيsons of يَزيدَYazid كِراماًnoble
سادَةً مِن بَني يَزيدَ كِراماً
سَبَقواthey surpassed الناسَthe people مَكرُماتٍnoble deeds وَجوداand generosity
سَبَقوا الناسَ مَكرُماتٍ وَجودا
noble lords from among the sons of Yazid.
Nobles of the House of Yazid, so generous,
They surpassed others in noble deeds and generosity.
Surpassing people in noble deeds.
هانَwas of little concern ياناقَتيO my she-camel عَلَيَّto me فَسيريso travel on
هانَ ياناقَتي عَلَيَّ فَسيري
أَنthat تَموتيyou die إِذاwhen لَقيتُI met الوَليداal-Walid
أَن تَموتي إِذا لَقيتُ الوَليدا
It matters little to me, O my she-camel—so travel on—
Slow down, my she-camel, slow down,
that you should die once I have met al-Walid.
Lest you should die when we meet Al-Walid.
Sol 6.1