لاdo not تَلُمblame شَيخيmy father فَماfor … not أَدريI know بِهِof him
لا تَلُم شَيخي فَما أَدري بِهِ
غَيرَexcept أَنthat شارَكَhe shared نَهداًNahd فيin النَسَبlineage
غَيرَ أَن شارَكَ نَهداً في النَسَب
Do not blame my father, for I know no fault in him
My aged friend blame not, for I know
Except that he shared lineage with Nahd.
Naught of him, save that he can claim
كانَhe was فيamong قَيسٍQays حَسيباًwell-born ماجِداًillustrious
كانَ في قَيسٍ حَسيباً ماجِداً
فَأَتَتthen came نَهدُنNahd عَلىupon ذاكَthat الحَسَبancestral honor
فَأَتَت نَهدُن عَلى ذاكَ الحَسَب
Among Qays he was well-born and illustrious,
Some kinship to that noble race
Then Nahd brought that ancestral honor to ruin.
Sired by Kaiss, tribe of ancient fame.
Sol 6.1