أتاكُمhas come to you (plural) غُلامٌa young man مِنfrom عَرَانِنينِthe chieftains مَذحِجٍMadhhij
أتاكُم غُلامٌ مِن عَرَانِنينِ مَذحِجٍ
جَرىءٌbold علىagainst الأعدَاءِthe enemies غَيرُnot نَكُولِone who shrinks back
جَرىءٌ على الأعدَاءِ غَيرُ نَكُولِ
A young man from the chieftains of Madhhij has come to you,
A youth came to you from honorable Maḍḥij
Bold against the enemies, never shrinking back.
Brave against enemies, never retreating
فَيَاso, O ابنَson of زِيَادٍZiyad بُؤbear بِأعظَمِwith the greatest مَأبَإٍguilt (uncertain reading)
فَيَا ابنَ زِيَادٍ بُؤ بِأعظَمِ مَأبَإٍ
وَذُقand taste حَدَّthe edge مَاضِىkeen الشَّفرَتَينِthe two cutting edges صَقِيلِpolished
وَذُق حَدَّ مَاضِى الشَّفرَتَينِ صَقِيلِ
So, son of Ziyad, bear the greatest guilt,
So O son of Ziyad, lament with greatest sorrow
And taste the edge of a polished blade, keen on both sides.
And taste the sharpness of my polished blades
ضَرَبنَاكَwe struck you بِالعُضبِwith the sharp sword الحُسَامِthe cleaving blade فَلَمand so did not نَجُرwe act unjustly
ضَرَبنَاكَ بِالعُضبِ الحُسَامِ فَلَم نَجُر
إِذَاwhen مَاan emphatic particle أَبَأنَاwe slew in requital قَاتِلاa killer بِقَتِيلِfor one slain
إِذَا مَا أَبَأنَا قَاتِلا بِقَتِيلِ
We struck you with the sharp, cleaving sword, and did no wrong
We struck you with the sword of wrath but did not flee
When we slew a killer in requital for one slain.
When we, a killer, met with one to be killed
جَزَىmay reward اللهُGod خَيراًwith good شُرطَةَthe elite troops اللهِof God إِنَّهُمindeed they
جَزَى اللهُ خَيراً شُرطَةَ اللهِ إِنَّهُم
شَفَواthey quenched مِنagainst عُبَيدِUbayd اللهِAllah أمسِyesterday غَلِيلِىmy burning thirst for vengeance
شَفَوا مِن عُبَيدِ اللهِ أمسِ غَلِيلِى
May God reward God's elite troops with good, for they
May God reward well the police of God, they
Yesterday quenched my thirst for vengeance on Ubayd Allah.
Quenched yesterday the burning thirst of their oppressed
وَأَجدِرand how fitting بِهِندٍfor Hind أنthat تُسَاقَshe be led away سَبسَّةُa captive woman (probable reading)
وَأَجدِر بِهِندٍ أن تُسَاقَ سَبسَّةُ
لَهَاhers is مِنfrom among بَنشىthe sons of (probable reading) إسحَاقَIsaac شَرُّthe worst حَلِيلِhusband
لَهَا مِن بَنشى إسحَاقَ شَرُّ حَلِيلِ
And how fitting that Hind should be led away a captive—
And Hind deserves to be led in chains
Hers is the worst husband among the sons of Isaac.
She who wed Isaac's son, the worst of spouses
Sol 6.1