هَلwill ...? تُبلِغَنّيcarry me إِلىto الأَخيارِthe noble men ناجِيَةٌa fleet she-camel
هَل تُبلِغَنّي إِلى الأَخيارِ ناجِيَةٌ
تَخديshe strides swiftly كَوَخدِlike the stride of ظَليمٍa male ostrich خاضِبٍred-legged زَعِرِscant-feathered
تَخدي كَوَخدِ ظَليمٍ خاضِبٍ زَعِرِ
Will a fleet she-camel carry me to the noble men,
striding like a red-legged, scant-feathered male ostrich,
فيon يَومِa day of دَجنٍovercast weather يُواليkeeps up الشَدَّrunning فيin عَجَلٍhaste
في يَومِ دَجنٍ يُوالي الشَدَّ في عَجَلٍ
إِلىtoward لِوىcurving sands حَضَنٍHadan مِنout of خيفَةِfear of المَطَرِthe rain
إِلى لِوى حَضَنٍ مِن خيفَةِ المَطَرِ
which on an overcast day keeps running in haste
toward Hadan's curving sands, for fear of rain,
حَتّىuntil تَحُلَّshe arrives بِهِمamong them يَوماًone day وَقَدand already ذَبَلَتshe has grown gaunt
حَتّى تَحُلَّ بِهِم يَوماً وَقَد ذَبَلَت
مِنfrom سَيرِtravel هاجِرَةٍmidday heat أَوor دُلجَةِa night journey السَحَرِthe predawn hours
مِن سَيرِ هاجِرَةٍ أَو دُلجَةِ السَحَرِ
until one day she reaches them, already grown gaunt
from travel in the midday heat or a night journey before dawn?
قَوماًa people تَرىyou see عِزَّهُمtheir glory وَالفَخرَand pride إِنif فَخَرواthey boast
قَوماً تَرى عِزَّهُم وَالفَخرَ إِن فَخَروا
فيin بَيتِa house of مَكرُمَةٍhonor قَدindeed لُزَّwas pressed close بِالقَمَرِto the moon
في بَيتِ مَكرُمَةٍ قَد لُزَّ بِالقَمَرِ
A people whose glory—and pride, if they boast—you see
in a house of honor pressed close to the moon.
الضامِنونَthose who stand surety فَماso never تَنفَكُّcease to be خَيلُهُمُtheir horses
الضامِنونَ فَما تَنفَكُّ خَيلُهُمُ
شُعثَtousled النَواصيthe forelocks عَلَيهاupon them كُلُّevery مُشتَهِرِman with sword drawn
شُعثَ النَواصي عَلَيها كُلُّ مُشتَهِرِ
They stand surety; their horses are ever
tousle-forelocked, each bearing a man with sword drawn.
مِنfrom جِذمِthe stock of ذُبيانَDhubyan تَنميهِمtrace their lineage ذَوائِبُهاits foremost nobles
مِن جِذمِ ذُبيانَ تَنميهِم ذَوائِبُها
إِلىto أَرومَةِa root of عِزٍّglory غَيرِnot مُحتَقَرِheld in contempt
إِلى أَرومَةِ عِزٍّ غَيرِ مُحتَقَرِ
Of Dhubyan's stock, whose foremost nobles trace their lineage
to a root of glory never held in contempt.
بَثّواthey sent out خُيولَهُمُtheir horses فيinto كُلِّevery مَعرَكَةٍbattlefield
بَثّوا خُيولَهُمُ في كُلِّ مَعرَكَةٍ
كَماjust as تَقاذَفَscattered ضَربُthe hammering of القَينِthe smith بِالشَرَرِwith sparks
كَما تَقاذَفَ ضَربُ القَينِ بِالشَرَرِ
They sent their horses out across every battlefield,
as the smith's hammering scatters sparks.
المانِعونَthose who defend غَداةَon the morning of الرَوعِterror عَقوَتَهُمtheir home ground
المانِعونَ غَداةَ الرَوعِ عَقوَتَهُم
وَالرافِدونَand those who aid لَدىduring اللَزباتِhardships بِالغِيَرِwith blood-money payments
وَالرافِدونَ لَدى اللَزباتِ بِالغِيَرِ
They defend their home ground on the morning of terror,
and give aid in hard times with blood-money payments.
بَلِّغtell قَبائِلَtribes شَتّىvarious فيin مَحَلِّهِمُtheir encampment
بَلِّغ قَبائِلَ شَتّى في مَحَلِّهِمُ
وَقَدand may يَجيءُcome رَسولُthe messenger of القَومِthe people بِالخَبَرِwith the news
وَقَد يَجيءُ رَسولُ القَومِ بِالخَبَرِ
Tell the various tribes in their encampments—
and the people's messenger may bring the news—
لَولاwere it not for سِنانٌSinan وَدَفعٌand defense مِنfrom حُمُوَّتِهِhis fierce zeal
لَولا سِنانٌ وَدَفعٌ مِن حُمُوَّتِهِ
ماnot زالَceased مِنكُمfrom among you أَسيرٌa captive عِندَwith مُقتَسِرِa coercive captor
ما زالَ مِنكُم أَسيرٌ عِندَ مُقتَسِرِ
were it not for Sinan and defense born of his fierce zeal,
a captive from among you would still be in an oppressor's power.
المانِعُthe protector of الجارِthe neighbor يَومَon the day of الرَوعِterror قَدindeed عَلِمواthey know
المانِعُ الجارِ يَومَ الرَوعِ قَد عَلِموا
وَذوand a possessor of الفُضولِample bounty بِلاwithout مَنٍّreminders of favors وَلاand no كَدَرِbitterness
وَذو الفُضولِ بِلا مَنٍّ وَلا كَدَرِ
The neighbor's protector on the day of terror, as they know,
and a man of ample bounty, without reminders of favors or bitterness.
إِنّيindeed I شَهِدتُhave witnessed كِراماًnoble ones مِنamong مَواطِنِهِhis encounters
إِنّي شَهِدتُ كِراماً مِن مَواطِنِهِ
لَيسَتare not بِغَيبٍunwitnessed وَلاnor تَقوالِthe talk of ذيone given to هَذَرِbabbling
لَيسَت بِغَيبٍ وَلا تَقوالِ ذي هَذَرِ
Indeed, I have witnessed some of his noble encounters,
not hearsay, nor the idle talk of a babbler.
أَيّامَin the days of ذُبيانُDhubyan إِذwhen عَضَّbit الزَمانُtime بِهِمinto them
أَيّامَ ذُبيانُ إِذ عَضَّ الزَمانُ بِهِم
كانَhe was الغِياثَthe succor لَهُمfor them مِنfrom هَيشَةِthe tumult of الهُوَرِthe throngs
كانَ الغِياثَ لَهُم مِن هَيشَةِ الهُوَرِ
In Dhubyan's days, when Time bit into them,
he was their deliverance from the tumult of the throngs.
Sol 6.1