لِيَهنِئmay it gladden بَنيthe sons of ذُبيانَDhubyan أَنَّthat بِلادَهُمtheir lands
لِيَهنِئ بَني ذُبيانَ أَنَّ بِلادَهُم
خَلَتhave been left free لَهُمُfor them مِنof كُلِّevery مَولىally وَتابِعُand follower
خَلَت لَهُمُ مِن كُلِّ مَولى وَتابِعُ
May it gladden the sons of Dhubyan that their lands
Let the tribe of Dhubyan rejoice that their land
have been left to them, free of every ally and follower,
Is free of every lord and dependent
سِوىexcept أَسَدٍAsad يَحمونَهاthey guard them كُلَّevery شارِقٍsunrise
سِوى أَسَدٍ يَحمونَها كُلَّ شارِقٍ
بِأَلفَيwith two thousand كَميٍّarmored warrior ذيpossessing سِلاحٍweapons وَدارِعِand a mail-clad fighter
بِأَلفَي كَميٍّ ذي سِلاحٍ وَدارِعِ
save Asad, who guard them at every sunrise,
Except a lion they guard every dawn
with two thousand warriors, armed and clad in mail,
With two thousand armored and armed warriors
قُعوداًsitting astride عَلىon آلِthe offspring of الوَجيهِal-Wajih وَلاحِقٍand Lahiq
قُعوداً عَلى آلِ الوَجيهِ وَلاحِقٍ
يُقيمونَthey train حَولِيّاتِهاtheir yearlings بِالمَقارِعِwith whips
يُقيمونَ حَولِيّاتِها بِالمَقارِعِ
mounted on the offspring of al-Wajih and Lahiq,
Sitting upon the nobles and their followers
training their yearlings with whips.
Who surround its environs with weapons
يَهُزّونَthey brandish أَرماحاًspears طِوالاًlong مُتونُهاtheir shafts
يَهُزّونَ أَرماحاً طِوالاً مُتونُها
بِأَيدٍwith hands طِوالٍlong عارِياتِbare الأَشاجِعِthe knuckles
بِأَيدٍ طِوالٍ عارِياتِ الأَشاجِعِ
They brandish spears whose shafts are long,
They brandish long spears with sturdy shafts
with long hands, bare at the knuckles.
In long bare arms without sleeves
فَدَعso leave عَنكَaway from you قَوماًa people لاno عِتابَreproach عَلَيهِمُagainst them
فَدَع عَنكَ قَوماً لا عِتابَ عَلَيهِمُ
هُمُthey أَلحَقواthey drove عَبساً'Abs بِأَرضِto the land of القَعاقِعِrugged, stony ground
هُمُ أَلحَقوا عَبساً بِأَرضِ القَعاقِعِ
So leave alone a people beyond reproach:
So leave a people you cannot blame
they drove 'Abs into the rugged, stony land.
They have joined ‘Abs in the land of lances
وَقَدand indeed عَسَرَتproved obstinate مِنfrom دونِهِمbefore them بِأَكُفِّهِمin their hands
وَقَد عَسَرَت مِن دونِهِم بِأَكُفِّهِم
بَنوthe sons of عامِرٍ'Amir عَسرَthe obstinacy of المَخاضِpregnant she-camels المَوانِعِthe unyielding ones
بَنو عامِرٍ عَسرَ المَخاضِ المَوانِعِ
And before them, in their hands, had proved obstinate
And the clan of ‘Amir made difficult without them, with their palms
Banu 'Amir, like unyielding pregnant she-camels.
The difficulties of obstructed childbirth
فَماso not أَناI فيin سَهمٍSahm وَلاnor نَصرِNasr مالِكٍMalik
فَما أَنا في سَهمٍ وَلا نَصرِ مالِكٍ
وَمَولاهُمُand their ally عَبدِ'Abd اِبنِson of سَعدٍSa'd بِطامِعِat all hopeful
وَمَولاهُمُ عَبدِ اِبنِ سَعدٍ بِطامِعِ
So I place no hope in Sahm, nor in Nasr of Malik,
For I am neither in an arrow nor the aid of Malik
nor in their ally 'Abd ibn Sa'd.
And their lord is the grasping son of Sa’d
إِذاwhen نَزَلواthey camp ذاDhu (the place of) ضَرغَدٍDarghad فَعُتائِداًthen 'Uta'id
إِذا نَزَلوا ذا ضَرغَدٍ فَعُتائِداً
يُغَنّيهِمُsings to them فيهاin it نَقيقُcroaking of الضَفادِعِthe frogs
يُغَنّيهِمُ فيها نَقيقُ الضَفادِعِ
When they camp at Dhu Darghad, then at 'Uta'id,
When they descend to abundant goods, exulting
the croaking of frogs serenades them there,
The croaking of frogs sings to them there
قُعوداًsitting لَدىbeside أَبياتِهِمtheir tents يَثمِدونَهاthey drain its water
قُعوداً لَدى أَبياتِهِم يَثمِدونَها
رَمىmay He strike اللَهُGod فيat تِلكَthose الأُنوفِnoses الكَوانِعِthe cringing ones
رَمى اللَهُ في تِلكَ الأُنوفِ الكَوانِعِ
sitting beside their tents, draining its water—
Sitting by their tents poisoning them
may God strike at those cringing noses!
May God thrust into those haughty noses obstruction
Sol 6.1