أَحَارِO Harith بْنَson of كَعْبٍKa‘b ثُمَّthen لاَno شَيْءَthing بَعْدَهُafter him
أَحَارِ بْنَ كَعْبٍ ثُمَّ لاَ شَيْءَ بَعْدَهُ
ولاَand not قَبْلَهُbefore him غَيْرَexcept الضَّلاَلِerror المُضَلِّلِthat leads astray
ولاَ قَبْلَهُ غَيْرَ الضَّلاَلِ المُضَلِّلِ
O Harith son of Ka‘b—then there is nothing after him,
Nor before him, save error that leads astray.
أَحَارِO Harith بْنَson of كَعْبٍKa‘b بِئْسَevil is مَاwhat رَامَsought جَدُّكُمْyour fortune
أَحَارِ بْنَ كَعْبٍ بِئْسَ مَا رَامَ جَدُّكُمْ
بِكُمْfor you إِذْwhen تَعَلَّقْتُمْyou clung to عِنَانَthe rein of ابْنِthe son of مُقْبِلِMuqbil
بِكُمْ إِذْ تَعَلَّقْتُمْ عِنَانَ ابْنِ مُقْبِلِ
O Harith son of Ka‘b, ill was what your fortune sought
For you, when you clung to Ibn Muqbil’s rein.
أَحارِO Harith بْنَson of كَعْبٍKa‘b إِنَّمَاonly أَنْتَyou قُنْفُذٌa hedgehog
أَحارِ بْنَ كَعْبٍ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ قُنْفُذٌ
بِمَدْرَجَةٍon a path يَأْوِيtakes refuge إِلىto شَرِّthe worst مَعْقِلِshelter
بِمَدْرَجَةٍ يَأْوِي إِلى شَرِّ مَعْقِلِ
O Harith son of Ka‘b, you are only a hedgehog
On a path, taking refuge in the worst of shelters.
Sol 6.1