أباO father of حسنٍHasan ربيعةُRabiʿa منof سُلَيمٍSulaym
أبا حسنٍ ربيعةُ من سُلَيمٍ
سنانٌa spearhead زانَadorned عاليةَthe upper parts of الرماحthe spears
سنانٌ زانَ عاليةَ الرماح
O Abu Hasan, Rabiʿa of Sulaym,
A spearhead that adorned the upper shafts of spears.
وإنيand indeed I عائذٌseeking refuge بكin you منfrom هَنَاتٍmisfortunes
وإني عائذٌ بك من هَنَاتٍ
نحتنthey whittled away دعائميmy pillars نحتَas one whittles القداحِarrow shafts
نحتن دعائمي نحتَ القداحِ
And I seek refuge in you from misfortunes
That whittled away my pillars as arrow shafts are whittled.
فكِرَّso turn back علىto ابنthe son of عمكyour paternal uncle وانتشلهُand rescue him
فكِرَّ على ابن عمك وانتشلهُ
فليسfor … is not حِمَىthe protected ground of ابنthe son of عمكyour paternal uncle بالمُباحfree for the taking
فليس حِمَى ابن عمك بالمُباح
So turn back to your cousin and rescue him;
For your cousin's sanctuary is not free for the taking.
فإنَّfor indeed الجارَthe neighbor under protection عندكin your care بينbetween جنبيthe two flanks of
فإنَّ الجارَ عندك بين جنبي
عُقابِan eagle of الدُّجنِthe dark clouds كاسرةِfolding الجَناحthe wing
عُقابِ الدُّجنِ كاسرةِ الجَناح
For the neighbor in your care lies between the flanks
Of an eagle of the dark clouds, folding her wing.
Sol 6.1