Claude 2

  1. أَوالِبُ أَنتَ في العَرَبِ

    كَمِثلِ الشَيصِ في الرُطَبِ

    Owalib, you are an Arab

    Like a raisin among dates

  2. هَلُمَّ إِلى المَوالي الصي

    دِ في سَعَةٍ وَفي رَحَبِ

    Come closer, my friend

    With hospitality and generosity

  3. فَأَنتَ بِنا لَعَمرُ اللَ

    هِ أَشبَهُ مِنكَ بِالعَرَبِ

    By God, you resemble Arabs more than an Arab does

    I was angry at you, but then I saw

  4. غَضِبتُ عَلَيكَ ثُمَّ رَأَي

    تُ وَجهَكَ فَانجَلى غَضَبي

    Your face, so my anger passed

    When you reminded me of

  5. لِما ذَكَّرتَني مِن لَو

    نِ أَجدادي وَلَونِ أَبي

    The complexion of my ancestors and the hue of my father

    Say what you will, I'll accept it

  6. فَقُل ما شِئتَ أَقبَلهُ

    وَإِن أَطنَبتَ في الكَذِبِ

    And if you exaggerate in lying

    I have already told about you and about

  7. لَقَد أَخبَرتُ عَنكَ وَعَن

    أَبيكَ الخالِصِ العَرَبِ

    Your father, the pure Arab

    The knowing ones said of him

  8. فَقالَ العارِفونَ بِهِ

    مُصاصٌ غَيرُ مُؤتَشِبِ

    A bloodsucker, not a Bedouin

    Who came to us from the lands of Rome

  9. أَتانا مِن بِلادِ الرو

    مِ مُعتَجِراً عَلى قَتَبِ

    Covered in armor and mail coat

    Small-bellied like a lizard

  10. خَفيفَ الحاذِ كَالصَمصا

    مِ أَطلَسَ غَيرَ ذي نَشَبِ

    Wearing a cloak but no dagger

    Owalib, what brought you among

  11. أَوالِبُ ما دَهاكَ وَأَن

    تَ في الأَعرابِ ذو نَسَبِ

    The nomads, you of noble lineage?

    I see you were born in Mirrih

  12. أَراكَ وُلِدتَ بِالمِرّي

    خِ يا اِبنَ سَبائِكِ الذَهَبِ

    O son of gilt Sabaeans

    You came, hollow-cheeked,

  13. فَجِئتَ أُقَيشِرَ الخَدَّي

    نِ أَزرَقَ عارِمَ الذَنَبِ

    Blue-eyed, dock-tailed

    You have erred in insulting me

  14. لَقَد أَخطَأتَ في شَتمي

    فَخَبِّرني أَلَم أُصِب

    So tell me, did I not hit the mark?