تَطَاوَلَgrew long لَيْلِيmy night واعْتَرَتْنِيand assailed me وَسَاوِسِيmy misgivings
تَطَاوَلَ لَيْلِي واعْتَرَتْنِي وَسَاوِسِي
لآتٍbecause of a visitor أَتَىcame بالتُّرَّهَاتِwith nonsense البَسَابِسِempty
لآتٍ أَتَى بالتُّرَّهَاتِ البَسَابِسِ
My night has grown long, and my misgivings have assailed me,
Because of a visitor who brought empty nonsense.
أتاناcame to us جَرِيرٌJarir الحَوادِثُthe troubles جَمّةٌmany
أتانا جَرِيرٌ الحَوادِثُ جَمّةٌ
بتلكَwith that التيwhich فيهاin it اجتداعُthe cutting off of المَعَاطِسِthe noses
بتلكَ التي فيها اجتداعُ المَعَاطِسِ
Jarir came to us when troubles were many,
With that which entails the cutting off of noses.
أُكابِدُهُI contend with him والسّيفُand the sword بينيbetween me وبَيْنَهُand between him
أُكابِدُهُ والسّيفُ بيني وبَيْنَهُ
ولستُand I am not لأَثْوابِof the garments of الدّنِيّthe ignoble بلاِبسِa wearer
ولستُ لأَثْوابِ الدّنِيّ بلاِبسِ
I contend with him, the sword between us,
And I do not wear the garments of the ignoble.
إنِif الشّامُSyria أُعْطَتْwas given طَاعَةًallegiance يَمَنِيّةًYemeni
إنِ الشّامُ أُعْطَتْ طَاعَةً يَمَنِيّةً
تَواصَفَهاdescribed it to one another أَشيَاخُهاits elders فيin المحالِسِthe assemblies
تَواصَفَها أَشيَاخُها في المحالِسِ
If Syria is granted Yemeni allegiance,
Which its elders have described to one another in assemblies,
فإنْthen if يُجْمِعُواthey agree أَصْدِمْI shall assail عَلِيّاAli بِجَبْهَةٍwith a battle line
فإنْ يُجْمِعُوا أَصْدِمْ عَلِيّا بِجَبْهَةٍ
تَفُتُّcrushes عَلَيْهِagainst him كُلَّevery رَطْبٍmoist thing ويابِسِand dry thing
تَفُتُّ عَلَيْهِ كُلَّ رَطْبٍ ويابِسِ
Then, if they agree, I shall assail Ali with a battle line
That crushes everything, moist and dry, in its assault on him.
وإنّيand I لأَرجوsurely hope for خَيْرَthe best of ماwhat نالَgained نائِلٌone who gains
وإنّي لأَرجو خَيْرَ ما نالَ نائِلٌ
وَمَاand not أَناI منof مُلْكِdominion over العِراقِIraq بِآيِسِdespairing
وَمَا أَنا من مُلْكِ العِراقِ بِآيِسِ
And I surely hope for the best that anyone has gained,
Nor do I despair of dominion over Iraq.
وإلاّand if not يَكونواthey prove to be عِنْدَup to ظَنّيmy expectations بِنَظْرِهِمْin their deliberations
وإلاّ يَكونوا عِنْدَ ظَنّي بِنَظْرِهِمْ
وإنْand if يخلفواthey disappoint ظَنّيmy expectations يكنthere will be كفّa holding back عابسِof one who scowls
وإنْ يخلفوا ظَنّي يكن كفّ عابسِ
And if they do not meet my expectations in their deliberations,
And if they disappoint my expectations, I shall hold back, scowling.
Sol 6.1