لَقَدindeed نَهَيتُI warned بَنيthe sons of ذُبيانَDhubyan عَنagainst أُقُرٍUqur
لَقَد نَهَيتُ بَني ذُبيانَ عَن أُقُرٍ
وَعَنand against تَرَبُّعِهِمtheir spring encamping فيin كُلِّevery أَصفارِSafar months
وَعَن تَرَبُّعِهِم في كُلِّ أَصفارِ
I indeed warned the sons of Dhubyan against Uqur,
and against their spring encampments each Safar.
وَقُلتُand I said ياO قَومُpeople إِنَّindeed اللَيثَthe lion مُنقَبِضٌis crouching
وَقُلتُ يا قَومُ إِنَّ اللَيثَ مُنقَبِضٌ
عَلىupon بَراثِنِهِits claws لِوَثبَةِfor the leap of الضاريthe predator
عَلى بَراثِنِهِ لِوَثبَةِ الضاري
And I said: O people, the lion is crouching
upon its claws, ready for a predator's leap.
لاnever أَعرِفَنlet me see رَبرَباًa herd of wild cattle حوراًdark-pupilled and white-eyed مَدامِعُهاtheir eye-corners
لا أَعرِفَن رَبرَباً حوراً مَدامِعُها
كَأَنَّas though أَبكارَهاtheir maidens نِعاجُwild cows دُوّارِDuwwar
كَأَنَّ أَبكارَها نِعاجُ دُوّارِ
Let me never see a herd of women with bright, dark eyes,
as though their maidens were the wild cows of Duwwar,
يَنظُرنَthey look شَزراًaskance إِلىat مَنwhoever جاءَcame عَنfrom عُرُضٍthe side
يَنظُرنَ شَزراً إِلى مَن جاءَ عَن عُرُضٍ
بِأَوجُهٍwith faces مُنكِراتِrejecting الرِقِّslavery أَحرارِfreeborn
بِأَوجُهٍ مُنكِراتِ الرِقِّ أَحرارِ
looking askance at whoever happens by,
with freeborn faces that reject slavery,
خَلفَbehind العَضاريطِthe menial servants لاnot يوقَينَthey are shielded فاحِشَةًan outrage
خَلفَ العَضاريطِ لا يوقَينَ فاحِشَةً
مُستَمسِكاتٍclinging بِأَقتابٍto pack-saddles وَأَكوارِand riding saddles
مُستَمسِكاتٍ بِأَقتابٍ وَأَكوارِ
behind the menials, unprotected from outrage,
clinging to pack-saddles and riding saddles,
يُذرينَthey shed دَمعاًtears عَلىupon الأَشفارِthe eyelashes مُنحَدِراًflowing down
يُذرينَ دَمعاً عَلى الأَشفارِ مُنحَدِراً
يَأمُلنَthey hope for رِحلَةَthe departure of حِصنٍHisn وَاِبنِand the son of سَيّارِSayyar
يَأمُلنَ رِحلَةَ حِصنٍ وَاِبنِ سَيّارِ
shedding tears that stream down over their lashes,
hoping for Hisn and Ibn Sayyar to set forth.
إِمّاif عُصيتُI am disobeyed فَإِنّيthen indeed I غَيرُnot مُنفَلِتٍslipping away
إِمّا عُصيتُ فَإِنّي غَيرُ مُنفَلِتٍ
مِنيfrom me اللِصابُal-Lisab فَجَنباthen the two flanks of حَرَّةِthe lava field of النارِal-Nar
مِني اللِصابُ فَجَنبا حَرَّةِ النارِ
If I am disobeyed, I shall not be denied
al-Lisab, then the two flanks of Harrat al-Nar.
أَوor أَضَعُI pitch البَيتَthe tent فيin سَوداءِa black tract مُظلِمَةٍdark
أَو أَضَعُ البَيتَ في سَوداءِ مُظلِمَةٍ
تُقَيِّدُit fetters العيرَthe wild ass لاnot يَسريtravels by night بِهاthrough it الساريthe night traveler
تُقَيِّدُ العيرَ لا يَسري بِها الساري
Or I shall pitch my tent in a black, dark waste
that fetters the wild ass; no night traveler passes through it.
تُدافِعُit fends off الناسَpeople عَنّاfrom us حينَwhen نَركَبُهاwe take to it
تُدافِعُ الناسَ عَنّا حينَ نَركَبُها
مِنَfrom المَظالِمِinjustices تُدعىit is called أُمَّUmm (Mother of) صَبّارِSabbar
مِنَ المَظالِمِ تُدعى أُمَّ صَبّارِ
It fends people off from us when we take to it,
shielding us from injustice; it is called Umm Sabbar.
ساقَhe led forth الرُفَيداتِthe Rufaydat مِنfrom جَوشٍJawsh وَمِنand from عِظَمٍ‘Izam
ساقَ الرُفَيداتِ مِن جَوشٍ وَمِن عِظَمٍ
وَماشَand Mash مِنfrom رَهطِthe clan of رَبعِيٍّRab‘i وَحَجّارِand Hajjar
وَماشَ مِن رَهطِ رَبعِيٍّ وَحَجّارِ
He led forth the Rufaydat from Jawsh and ‘Izam,
and Mash, from the clan of Rab‘i and Hajjar—
قَرمَيthe two chieftains of قُضاعَةَQuda‘a حَلّاboth settled حَولَaround حُجرَتَهُhis quarters
قَرمَي قُضاعَةَ حَلّا حَولَ حُجرَتَهُ
مَدّاboth sent reinforcements عَلَيهِto him بِسُلّافٍwith advance troops وَأَنفارِand bands of men
مَدّا عَلَيهِ بِسُلّافٍ وَأَنفارِ
Quda‘a's two chieftains, who camped around his quarters.
They reinforced him with advance troops and bands of men,
حَتّىuntil اِستَقَلَّhe set out بِجَمعٍwith a host لاno كِفاءَequal لَهُto it
حَتّى اِستَقَلَّ بِجَمعٍ لا كِفاءَ لَهُ
يَنفيit drives away الوُحوشَthe wild beasts عَنِfrom الصَحراءِthe desert جَرّارِvast and trailing
يَنفي الوُحوشَ عَنِ الصَحراءِ جَرّارِ
until he set out with a host without equal,
a vast, trailing host that drives wild beasts from the desert.
لاnot يَخفِضُit lowers الرِزَّthe din عَنfrom أَرضٍa land أَلَمَّit alighted بِهاin it
لا يَخفِضُ الرِزَّ عَن أَرضٍ أَلَمَّ بِها
وَلاand not يَضِلُّloses his way عَلىby مِصباحِهِits beacon الساريthe night traveler
وَلا يَضِلُّ عَلى مِصباحِهِ الساري
Its din never subsides in any land it reaches,
nor does the night traveler stray by its beacon.
وَعَيَّرَتنيand reproached me بَنوthe sons of ذُبيانَDhubyan خَشيَتَهُfear of him
وَعَيَّرَتني بَنو ذُبيانَ خَشيَتَهُ
وَهَلand is there عَلَيَّupon me بِأَنin that أَخشاكَI fear you مِنany عارِshame
وَهَل عَلَيَّ بِأَن أَخشاكَ مِن عارِ
And Dhubyan's sons reproached me for fearing him;
and is there any shame for me in fearing you?
Sol 6.1