نِعمَexcellent is المُجيرُthe protector سِماكٌSimak مِنfrom بَنيthe clan of أَسَدٍAsad
نِعمَ المُجيرُ سِماكٌ مِن بَني أَسَدٍ
بِالمَرجِat al-Marj إِذwhen قَتَلَتshe slew جيرانَهاher neighbors مُضَرُMudar
بِالمَرجِ إِذ قَتَلَت جيرانَها مُضَرُ
Excellent is the protector Simak of Banu Asad,
at al-Marj, when Mudar slew her neighbors.
فيfor غَيرِwithout شَيءٍcause أَقَلَّmay diminish اللَهُGod خَيرَهُمُtheir good
في غَيرِ شَيءٍ أَقَلَّ اللَهُ خَيرَهُمُ
ماnot إِنat all لَهُمfor them دِمنَةٌold rancor فيهِمamong them وَلاnor ثُؤَرُblood revenge
ما إِن لَهُم دِمنَةٌ فيهِم وَلا ثُؤَرُ
For no cause—may God diminish their good—
they have neither old rancor among them nor blood revenge.
إِنَّindeed سِماكاًSimak بَنىbuilt مَجداًglory لِأُسرَتِهِfor his household
إِنَّ سِماكاً بَنى مَجداً لِأُسرَتِهِ
حَتّىuntil المَماتِdeath وَفِعلُand doing الخَيرِgood يُبتَدَرُis undertaken eagerly
حَتّى المَماتِ وَفِعلُ الخَيرِ يُبتَدَرُ
Simak has indeed built glory for his household
until death; and doing good is undertaken at once.
قَدindeed كُنتُI was أَحسِبُهُI thought him قَيناًa smith وَأُنبَؤُهُand I was told of him
قَد كُنتُ أَحسِبُهُ قَيناً وَأُنبَؤُهُ
فَاليَومَbut today طَيَّرَsent flying عَنfrom أَثوابِهِhis garments الشَرَرُthe sparks
فَاليَومَ طَيَّرَ عَن أَثوابِهِ الشَرَرُ
I had thought him a smith, and was told as much;
but today sparks flew from his garments.
لَمdid not يُلهِهِdistract him عَنfrom سَوامِgrazing stock الخَيرِfine horses قَدindeed عَلِمواthey knew
لَم يُلهِهِ عَن سَوامِ الخَيرِ قَد عَلِموا
أَمرُthe concern الضَعيفِof the weak وَلاnor مِنfrom حِلمِهِhis forbearance البَطَرُinsolence
أَمرُ الضَعيفِ وَلا مِن حِلمِهِ البَطَرُ
The weak man’s cause did not distract him from his grazing steeds—they knew—
nor did insolence turn him from his forbearance.
أَبلىhe proved himself بَلاءَa proving كَريمٍof a noble man لَنwill never يَزالَcease لَهُfor him
أَبلى بَلاءَ كَريمٍ لَن يَزالَ لَهُ
مِنهُfrom it بِعاقِبَةٍin the outcome مَجدٌglory وَمُفتَخَرُand a source of pride
مِنهُ بِعاقِبَةٍ مَجدٌ وَمُفتَخَرُ
He bore the test like a noble man; there will never cease to be for him
from it, in the end, glory and a source of pride.
تُضيءُshines فيin اللَيلَةِthe night الظَلماءِdark سُنَّتُهُhis way
تُضيءُ في اللَيلَةِ الظَلماءِ سُنَّتُهُ
كَماjust as يُضيءُshines لِمَنfor one who يَسريtravels by night بِهِby it القَمَرُthe moon
كَما يُضيءُ لِمَن يَسري بِهِ القَمَرُ
His way shines in the dark night,
just as the moon shines for one traveling by its light.
فَإِنthen if يَكُنthere is مَعشَرٌa people حانَتcame due مَصارِعُهُمtheir places of falling
فَإِن يَكُن مَعشَرٌ حانَت مَصارِعُهُم
مَنىallotted لَهُمfor them غَيرَunfailing مانيan allotter مُنيَةٍdeath قَدَرُFate
مَنى لَهُم غَيرَ ماني مُنيَةٍ قَدَرُ
If there is a people whose appointed falls have come due,
Fate, an unfailing allotter, has allotted them death.
فَقَدthen indeed نَكونُwe may be كِراماًnoble ماnot نُضامُwe are wronged وَقَدand indeed
فَقَد نَكونُ كِراماً ما نُضامُ وَقَد
يَنميgrows لَناfor us قَبلَbefore مَرجِMarj الصُفَّرِal-Suffar الظَفَرُvictory
يَنمي لَنا قَبلَ مَرجِ الصُفَّرِ الظَفَرُ
Then we may prove noble and suffer no wrong; indeed,
victory may grow for us before Marj al-Suffar.
وَالخَيلُand the horses تَشتَدُّcharge hard مَعقوداًknotted قَوادِمُهاtheir forelocks
وَالخَيلُ تَشتَدُّ مَعقوداً قَوادِمُها
تَعدوthey gallop وَتَمتَخِضُand heave الأَكفالُthe croups وَالسُرَرُand the bellies
تَعدو وَتَمتَخِضُ الأَكفالُ وَالسُرَرُ
The horses charge hard, their forelocks knotted;
they gallop, while croups and bellies heave,
عَشِيَّةَon the evening الفَيلَقُthe host الخَضراءُthe green تَحطِمُهُمcrushes them
عَشِيَّةَ الفَيلَقُ الخَضراءُ تَحطِمُهُم
ماnot إِنat all يُواجِهُهاfaces it سَهمٌan arrow وَلاnor حَجَرُa stone
ما إِن يُواجِهُها سَهمٌ وَلا حَجَرُ
on the evening when the green host crushes them—
no arrow or stone can face it.
Translation model: Sol 5.6