ألاLo! منْwho مبلِغٌone who conveys زْفَراًZufar رسولاًa message
ألا منْ مبلِغٌ زْفَراً رسولاً
ومُبْلغُهand one conveying it عُمَيْرَUmayr بنِson of الحُبابِal-Hubab
ومُبْلغُه عُمَيْرَ بنِ الحُبابِ
O, who will carry a message to Zufar,
And convey it to Umayr ibn al-Hubab?
ضربْناwe struck جمْعكُمْyour host حتىuntil تولَّىit retreated
ضربْنا جمْعكُمْ حتى تولَّى
بكلِّwith every مُهَنَّدٍIndian-steel sword مثلlike الشِّهابِa shooting star
بكلِّ مُهَنَّدٍ مثل الشِّهابِ
We struck your host until it retreated,
With every Indian-steel sword, like a shooting star.
فِدىًa ransom لِبنَىfor the sons of جَنابٍJanab جُلُّthe bulk of ماليmy wealth
فِدىً لِبنَى جَنابٍ جُلُّ مالي
أجَلْyes وخَلِيلَتيand my beloved لِبنيfor the sons of جَنابِJanab
أجَلْ وخَلِيلَتي لِبني جَنابِ
May the bulk of my wealth be ransom for Banu Janab—
Yes, and my beloved for Banu Janab.
همُّthey تركُواthey left سُراةَchiefs بنيthe sons of سُلَيْمٍSulaym
همُّ تركُوا سُراةَ بني سُلَيْمٍ
وعامِرَهاand their Amir طعاماًfood للذئابِfor wolves
وعامِرَها طعاماً للذئابِ
They left the chiefs of Banu Sulaym
And their Amir as food for wolves.
همُthey ضربوهُمُthey struck them حتىuntil تولَّوْاthey fled
همُ ضربوهُمُ حتى تولَّوْا
وخَلَّواand they left behind كلevery بَهْنكةٍplump woman كَعابِmaiden with budding breasts
وخَلَّوا كل بَهْنكةٍ كَعابِ
They struck them until they fled,
And left behind every plump maiden with budding breasts.
Sol 6.1