ياO سَعدُSaʿd ياO خيرَbest أخٍbrother
يا سَعدُ يا خيرَ أخٍ
نازَعْتُI vied for دَرَّthe flowing milk of الحلمَهْthe nipple
نازَعْتُ دَرَّ الحلمَهْ
O Saʿd, O best of brothers,
O Saad, O best of brothers
with whom I vied for milk at the breast.
I struggled with the pearls of dreams
ياO ذائدَrepeller of الخيلِthe cavalry ومجتاand wearer (word begins)
يا ذائدَ الخيلِ ومجتا
بَcompletion of 'wearer' الدِلاصِthe gleaming mail الدَّرِمهْthe smooth (mail)
بَ الدِلاصِ الدَّرِمهْ
O repeller of cavalry and wearer
O leader of steeds and brave warrior
of gleaming, smooth mail.
With polished and sharp swords
سَيفكَyour sword لاnot يَشقَىsuffers بهby it
سَيفكَ لا يَشقَى به
إلاّexcept السِنادُthe large she-camel السَّنمهْthe high-humped one
إلاّ السِنادُ السَّنمهْ
Your sword—none suffers by it
Your sword only brings misery
save the large, high-humped she-camel.
To the enemy's evil alliance
ياO سَعْدُSaʿd كمْhow often أوقدتَyou kindled للأfor the (word continues)
يا سَعْدُ كمْ أوقدتَ للأ
ضيافِguests (word ending) ناراًa fire زَهِمَهsmelling of fat
ضيافِ ناراً زَهِمَه
O Saʿd, how often you kindled for the
O Saad, how many fires you lit
guests a fire smelling of fat.
For the guests, blazing flames
ياO قائدleader of الخيلthe horses إلىtoward الـthe
يا قائد الخيل إلى الـ
ـخيلhorses تعاديgalloping أضِمَهfurious
ـخيل تعادي أضِمَه
O leader of horses toward the
O leader of horses against horses
horses, charging in fury.
You attack the hostile army
جادَmay pour abundantly علىupon قَبرِكَyour grave غيْـrain (word begins)
جادَ على قَبرِكَ غيْـ
ـثcompletion of 'rain' منfrom سماءa sky رزِمَهrumbling with thunder
ـث من سماء رزِمَه
May there fall upon your grave
The rain poured down
abundant rain from a thunder-rumbling sky,
On your grave from generous skies
يُنْبِتُbrings forth نوراًblossoms أرِجاًfragrant
يُنْبِتُ نوراً أرِجاً
جرجارهits jarjar plant والينمَهand the yanamah plant
جرجاره والينمَه
bringing forth fragrant blossoms
Growing shining light
on its jarjar and yanamah.
Thundering and gentle
Sol 6.1