أَنعَتُI describe عيراًan ass مِنfrom عُيورِthe asses القَهرِal-Qahr
أَنعَتُ عيراً مِن عُيورِ القَهرِ
أَقمَرَpale-coated مِنamong شَرِّthe worst حَميرِasses قُمرِpale
أَقمَرَ مِن شَرِّ حَميرِ قُمرِ
I describe an ass from the asses of al-Qahr,
I lamented a caravan from the caravans of oppression
Pale-coated, among the worst of pale asses.
A moon from the evil of a deceitful moon
صُبحُdawn أَبياتٍdwellings فُدَيكَFudayk يَجريhe runs
صُبحُ أَبياتٍ فُدَيكَ يَجري
مُنزِلَةَthe abode اللُؤمِbaseness وَدارِand the house الغَدرِtreachery
مُنزِلَةَ اللُؤمِ وَدارِ الغَدرِ
At dawn he runs to Fudayk’s dwellings,
Morning of verses for you flows
The abode of baseness and the house of treachery.
To the abode of cowardice and the house of betrayal
فَلَقَيتَهُthen you met him عِندَat بابِthe gate العَقرِthe homestead
فَلَقَيتَهُ عِندَ بابِ العَقرِ
يَنشُطُهاhe tugs at her وَالدَرعُand the shift عِندَat الصَدرِthe breast
يَنشُطُها وَالدَرعُ عِندَ الصَدرِ
Then you met him at the homestead’s gate,
So you met it at the gate of destruction
He tugs at her, with the shift at her breast,
It rouses it and the armor at the chest
نَشَطُّكَyour drawing up بِالدَلوِwith the bucket قَراحَpure water الجَعفَرِthe river
نَشَطُّكَ بِالدَلوِ قَراحَ الجَعفَرِ
As you draw the river’s pure water with a bucket.
Your vigor with the bucket wounds the coward
Sol 6.1