أَلاAh! وَدَّعتَbade farewell جيرانَهاher neighbors أَمUmm (mother of) أُسوداAswad
أَلا وَدَّعتَ جيرانَها أَم أُسودا
وَضَنَّتand she begrudged عَلىto ذيone with حاجَةٍa need أَنthat يَزوداreceive provisions
وَضَنَّت عَلى ذي حاجَةٍ أَن يَزودا
Ah, Umm Aswad bade her neighbors farewell,
Alas, she bid her neighbors farewell, the dark cliffs,
and grudged a needy man his provisions.
And was miserly to one in need, never offering provisions.
وَأَبغَضand most hateful أَخلاقtraits النِساءِof women أَشَدَّهُthe harshest of them
وَأَبغَض أَخلاق النِساءِ أَشَدَّهُ
إِلَيَّto me فَلاso do not تولنinflict أَهليmy household تَشَدُّداharshness
إِلَيَّ فَلا تولن أَهلي تَشَدُّدا
The harshest of women's ways is the most hateful
Of women's traits I most despise in her utmost severity,
to me; so do not treat my household harshly.
So turn not, my tribe, to sternness and rigidity.
وَسائِلand ask بَنيthe sons of نَبهانَNabhan عَنّاabout us وَعِندَهُمand they have
وَسائِل بَني نَبهانَ عَنّا وَعِندَهُم
بَلاءٌproven valor كَحَدِّlike the edge of السَيفِthe sword إِذwhen قَطَعَit severed اليَداthe hand
بَلاءٌ كَحَدِّ السَيفِ إِذ قَطَعَ اليَدا
Ask the sons of Nabhan about us; they have
Ask the Bani Nabhan about us, and with them
proof of our mettle, like the sword's edge when it severed the hand.
Is an affliction like the cut of a blade that severs the hand.
دَعواthey called upon مالِكاًMalik ثُمَّthen اِتصَلناwe rallied بِمالِكٍto Malik
دَعوا مالِكاً ثُمَّ اِتصَلنا بِمالِكٍ
فَكانَthen came ذَكاthe blaze مِصباحِهِof his lamp فَتَوَقَّداand it flared
فَكانَ ذَكا مِصباحِهِ فَتَوَقَّدا
They called on Malik; then we rallied to Malik,
They left Malik, then we joined with Malik,
and his lamp's flame rose and blazed.
And his light, like a lamp, shone bright.
وَبَشرand Bishr بنُson of عَمرٍوAmr قَدindeed تَرَكَناwe left مُجَندلاًsprawled on the ground
وَبَشر بنُ عَمرٍو قَد تَرَكَنا مُجَندلاً
يَنوءُstruggles to rise بِخطارٍunder a swaying spear هُناكَthere وَمَعبَداand Ma'bad
يَنوءُ بِخطارٍ هُناكَ وَمَعبَدا
And Bishr, son of Amr, we left sprawled on the ground,
And Bashir son of 'Amr left us Mujannadal
struggling beneath a swaying spear there—and Ma'bad too.
Swaying with worry there and Ma'bad.
تَمَطَّتstretched out بِهِwith him قَوداءُa long-necked mare ذاتَpossessing عُلالَةٍreserve strength
تَمَطَّت بِهِ قَوداءُ ذاتَ عُلالَةٍ
إِذاwhen الصلدَمُthe sturdy steed الخِنذيذthe powerful horse أَعياgrew weary وَبَلَّداand became sluggish
إِذا الصلدَمُ الخِنذيذ أَعيا وَبَلَّدا
A long-necked mare stretched out beneath him, with strength in reserve,
The she-mule of 'Ulalah hobbled with him
when the sturdy, powerful steed grew weary and sluggish.
When the jingling bridle-leather whimpered and palled.
لَقيناهُمwe met them نَستَنقِذُwe wrest free الخَيلَthe horses كَالقَناlike spear-shafts
لَقيناهُم نَستَنقِذُ الخَيلَ كَالقَنا
وَيَستَسلِبونَand they seize السَمهَرِيِّthe Samhari spears المُقَصَّداsplintered
وَيَستَسلِبونَ السَمهَرِيِّ المُقَصَّدا
We met them, wresting free horses like spear-shafts,
We met them to rescue the horses like ostriches
while they seized the splintered Samhari spears.
As they plundered the coveted Samharite.
فَياso, ah! رُبّmany a قدرٍcooking pot قَدindeed كَفَأناwe overturned وَجَفنَةًand a great bowl
فَيا رُبّ قدرٍ قَد كَفَأنا وَجَفنَةً
بِذيat Dhu الرَمثِal-Ramth إِذwhen يَدعونَthey called out مَثنىin pairs وَموحِداand singly
بِذي الرَمثِ إِذ يَدعونَ مَثنى وَموحِدا
Ah, many a cooking pot we overturned, and a great bowl,
So oh Lord of Fate, we clashed with Jafnah
at Dhu al-Ramth, as they called out in pairs and singly.
At Thi Al-Ramth when they called for pairs and One.
عَلىyet أَنَّنيthat I أَثويI lay low سِنانيthe two points of صَعدَتيmy lance
عَلى أَنَّني أَثوي سِناني صَعدَتي
بِساقِينat Saqin زيداًZayd أَنso that يَبوءَhe pays in requital وَمَعبَداand Ma'bad
بِساقِين زيداً أَن يَبوءَ وَمَعبَدا
Yet with the two points of my lance I lay low
Yet I will store my spear, Sa'dah,
Zayd at Saqin, in requital, and Ma'bad.
With legs swift as Zayd's, lest Ma'bad be laid waste.
Sol 6.1