أَنميI trace my descent فَأَعقِلُthen I take refuge فيin ضَبيسٍDabis مَعقِلاًa stronghold
أَنمي فَأَعقِلُ في ضَبيسٍ مَعقِلاً
ضَخماًmassive مَناكِبُهُhis shoulders عَظيمُmighty الهاديthe neck
ضَخماً مَناكِبُهُ عَظيمُ الهادي
I trace my descent, then take refuge in Dabis, a stronghold,
Massive of shoulder, mighty of neck.
وَالعقدand the bond فيin مَلّانَMallan غَيرُnot مُزلّجٍloosely tied
وَالعقد في مَلّانَ غَيرُ مُزلّجٍ
بِقوىًwith strands متيناتِfirm الحِبالِof rope شِدادِstrong
بِقوىً متيناتِ الحِبالِ شِدادِ
And the bond in Mallan is not loosely tied,
With firm strands of strong rope.
وَأَرىand I see كَريمَكَyour noble one لاno كَريمَةprecious thing دونَهapart from him
وَأَرى كَريمَكَ لا كَريمَة دونَه
وَأَرىand I see بِلادَكyour lands مَنقَعاًa watering place لِجَواديfor my steed
وَأَرى بِلادَك مَنقَعاً لِجَوادي
And I see your noble one—nothing precious apart from him;
And I see your lands as a watering place for my steed.
قَشَمتshe ate greedily فَجرَّthen dragged بِرِجلِهاby her leg أَصحابُهاher owners
قَشَمت فَجرَّ بِرِجلِها أَصحابُها
وَحَشواand they packed عَلىonto حَفصٍa leather basket لَهاof hers وَعِمادِand a support
وَحَشوا عَلى حَفصٍ لَها وَعِمادِ
She ate greedily; her owners then dragged her by her leg,
And they packed loads onto her leather basket and support.
يَئِسَdespaired القِصارُthe short ones فَلَسنَso they are not مِنamong نِسوانِهاher womenfolk
يَئِسَ القِصارُ فَلَسنَ مِن نِسوانِها
وَمماشِهِنَّand their walking companions لَهاof her مِنَamong الحُسّادِthe envious
وَمماشِهِنَّ لَها مِنَ الحُسّادِ
The short ones despaired; they were not of her womenfolk,
And their walking companions are among those who envy her.