أباO father of حسنٍHasan ربيعةُRabiʿa منof سُلَيمٍSulaym
أبا حسنٍ ربيعةُ من سُلَيمٍ
سنانٌa spearhead زانَadorned عاليةَthe upper part of الرماحthe spears
سنانٌ زانَ عاليةَ الرماح
O Abu Hasan, Rabiʿa of Sulaym,
Abu Hasan from the tribe of Rabi'ah,
a spearhead that graced the tops of spears.
A spear whose thrust is lofty.
وإنيand indeed I عائذٌseeking refuge بكwith you منfrom هَنَاتٍmisfortunes
وإني عائذٌ بك من هَنَاتٍ
نحتنthey whittled away دعائميmy pillars نحتَthe whittling of القداحِarrow shafts
نحتن دعائمي نحتَ القداحِ
And I seek refuge with you from misfortunes
And I seek refuge in you from weakness
that whittled my pillars as arrow shafts are whittled.
That undermines my pillars like woodworm.
فكِرَّso turn back علىtoward ابنson of عمكyour paternal uncle وانتشلهُand rescue him
فكِرَّ على ابن عمك وانتشلهُ
فليسfor it is not حِمَىprotected ground ابنson of عمكyour paternal uncle بالمُباحfree for the taking
فليس حِمَى ابن عمك بالمُباح
So turn to your cousin and rescue him;
So think of your cousin and rescue him,
for your cousin's protected ground is not free for the taking.
For betraying your cousin is not sanctioned.
فإنَّfor indeed الجارَthe protected neighbor عندكwith you بينbetween جنبيthe two flanks of
فإنَّ الجارَ عندك بين جنبي
عُقابِan eagle الدُّجنِthe dark clouds كاسرةِfolding الجَناحthe wing
عُقابِ الدُّجنِ كاسرةِ الجَناح
For the neighbor in your keeping lies between the two flanks
For your neighbor who resides beside you
of an eagle of dark clouds, folding her wing.
Is like a bird with broken wings in a cage.
Sol 6.1