صَبراً بَغيضَ بنَ رَيثٍ إِنَّها رَحِمٌ

صَبراً بَغيضَ بنَ رَيثٍ إِنَّها رَحِمٌ

حُبتُم بِها فَأَناخَتكُم بِجَعجاعِ

حُبتُم بِها فَأَناخَتكُم بِجَعجاعِ

Be patient, Baghīḍ son of Rayth: this is a bond of kinship

Patience, loathed son of Rayth, for it is a womb

Patience, O Baghid bin Rayth, for it is a kinship bond; you were favored with it, yet it forced you to kneel in a rough place.

you have sinned against, and it has made you kneel on rough, barren ground.

You loved it, so it moored you at Ja'ja'

Sumayya did not transgress when they slew the Banu Usayd for the slaying of Zinba's folk.

فَما أَشَطَّت سُمَيٌّ أَن هم قَتَلوا

فَما أَشَطَّت سُمَيٌّ أَن هم قَتَلوا

بَني أُسَيدٍ بِقَتلي آلِ زِنباعِ

بَني أُسَيدٍ بِقَتلي آلِ زِنباعِ

Sumayy did not go too far when they killed

Thus did spearheads rage before they killed

Banu Dhubyan have requited you openly for what you did, measure for measure, like for like.

the sons of Usayd in return for the slain of the house of Zinbāʿ.

The sons of Usayd for my killing the clan of Zinba'

Killing for killing, and wounding for your wounding; gently, O Humayd, let no slanderer run between us.

لَقَد جَزَتكُم بَنو ذُبيانَ ضاحِيَةً

لَقَد جَزَتكُم بَنو ذُبيانَ ضاحِيَةً

بِما فَعَلتُم كَكَيلِ الصاعِ بِالصاعِ

بِما فَعَلتُم كَكَيلِ الصاعِ بِالصاعِ

The sons of Dhubyān have indeed repaid you openly

The sons of Dhubyan have indeed rewarded you

for what you did, like matching measure for measure:

For what you did, like for like, measure for measure

قَتلاً بِقَتلٍ وَتَعقيراً بِعَقرِكُم

قَتلاً بِقَتلٍ وَتَعقيراً بِعَقرِكُم

مَهلاً حُمَيضَ فَلا يَسعى بِنا الساعي

مَهلاً حُمَيضَ فَلا يَسعى بِنا الساعي

killing for killing, and hamstringing for your hamstringing.

Killing for killing, mutilation for your mutilation

Easy, Ḥumayḍ; let no tale-bearer work against us.

Gently, Humayd, for the envoy shall not hurry us