كَذَبَتكَdeceived you عَينُكَyour eye أَمor رَأَيتَyou saw بِواسِطٍat Wasit
كَذَبَتكَ عَينُكَ أَم رَأَيتَ بِواسِطٍ
غَلَسَpredawn gloom الظَلامِof darkness مِنَfrom الرَبابِal-Rabab خَيالاa phantom
غَلَسَ الظَلامِ مِنَ الرَبابِ خَيالا
Has your eye deceived you, or did you see at Wasit
Your eyes have lied to you, or did you see in Wasit,
In the predawn darkness, a phantom of al-Rabab?
The darkness of night slip the image of a beloved,
وَتَعَرَّضَتand she appeared لَكَto you بِالأَبالِخِat al-Abalikh بَعدَafter ماthat
وَتَعَرَّضَت لَكَ بِالأَبالِخِ بَعدَ ما
قَطَعَتshe severed بِأَبرَقَat Abraq خُلَّةًclose friendship وَوِصالاand union
قَطَعَت بِأَبرَقَ خُلَّةً وَوِصالا
And she appeared before you at al-Abalikh, after
And she approached you with her flowing dress after,
She had severed friendship and union at Abraq.
She had parted with a lightning flash of her gathered garment and union,
وَتَغَوَّلَتand she assumed a ghoul's form لِتَروعَناto frighten us جِنِّيَّةٌa female jinn
وَتَغَوَّلَت لِتَروعَنا جِنِّيَّةٌ
وَالغانِياتُand beautiful women يُرينَكَshow you الأَهوالاterrors
وَالغانِياتُ يُرينَكَ الأَهوالا
A she-jinn assumed a ghoul's form to frighten us,
And a female jinni crept out to frighten us,
And beautiful women show you terrors.
While the singing slave-girls show you horrors,
يَمدُدنَthey stretch مِنfrom هَفَواتِهِنَّtheir indiscretions إِلىtoward الصِباyouthful passion
يَمدُدنَ مِن هَفَواتِهِنَّ إِلى الصِبا
سَبَباًa cord يَصِدنَthey snare بِهِwith it الغُواةُthe wayward طُوالاlong
سَبَباً يَصِدنَ بِهِ الغُواةُ طُوالا
From their indiscretions they stretch toward youthful passion
Extending from their bosoms to the youth,
A long cord with which they snare the wayward.
A cause with which the lost ones wander ceaselessly,
ماnot إِنemphatic particle رَأَيتُI saw كَمَكرِهِنَّlike their guile إِذاwhen جَرىit operates
ما إِن رَأَيتُ كَمَكرِهِنَّ إِذا جَرى
فيناamong us وَلاnor كَحِبالِهِنَّlike their snares حِبالاsnares
فينا وَلا كَحِبالِهِنَّ حِبالا
Never have I seen guile like theirs when it works
Never have I seen their cunning when it flows,
Among us, nor snares like their snares.
Among us nor their ropes as ropes,
المُهدِياتُthose who bestow لِمَنon those whom هَوَينَthey love مَسَبَّةًabuse
المُهدِياتُ لِمَن هَوَينَ مَسَبَّةً
وَالمُحسِناتُand those who speak kindly لِمَنto those whom قَلَينَthey loathe مَقالاspeech
وَالمُحسِناتُ لِمَن قَلَينَ مَقالا
They bestow abuse upon those they love,
Misleading those who are enamored with infatuation,
And speak kindly to those they loathe.
And good to those who say little,
يَرعَينَthey keep عَهدَكَyour pledge ماas long as رَأَينَكَthey see you شاهِداًpresent
يَرعَينَ عَهدَكَ ما رَأَينَكَ شاهِداً
وَإِذاand when مَذِلتَyou grow weary يَصِرنَthey become عَنكَaway from you مِذالاweary
وَإِذا مَذِلتَ يَصِرنَ عَنكَ مِذالا
They keep their pledge to you while they see you present,
They keep their promise to you as long as they see you as a witness,
And when you grow weary, they become weary of you.
And if you are humiliated, they readily abandon you,
وَإِذاand if وَعَدنَكَthey promise you نائِلاًa gift أَخلَفنَهُthey fail to fulfill it
وَإِذا وَعَدنَكَ نائِلاً أَخلَفنَهُ
وَوَجَدتَand you find عِندَwith عِداتِهِنَّtheir promises مِطالاdelay
وَوَجَدتَ عِندَ عِداتِهِنَّ مِطالا
And if they promise you a gift, they fail to deliver it,
And if they promise you attainment, they break it,
And with their promises you find delay.
And you find only procrastination with them,
وَإِذاand when دَعَونَكَthey call you عَمَّهُنَّtheir uncle فَإِنَّهُthen it is
وَإِذا دَعَونَكَ عَمَّهُنَّ فَإِنَّهُ
نَسَبٌa kinship يَزيدُكَadds to you عِندَهُنَّin their eyes خَبالاfolly
نَسَبٌ يَزيدُكَ عِندَهُنَّ خَبالا
And when they call you their uncle, it is
And if they invite you, their lineage,
A kinship that increases your folly in their eyes.
Increases you in their eyes as a fool,
وَإِذاand if وَزَنتَyou weigh حُلومَهُنَّtheir judgment إِلىagainst الصِباyouthful passion
وَإِذا وَزَنتَ حُلومَهُنَّ إِلى الصِبا
رَجَحَoutweighed الصِباyouthful passion بِحُلومِهِنَّtheir judgment فَمالاso it tilted
رَجَحَ الصِبا بِحُلومِهِنَّ فَمالا
And if you weigh their judgment against youthful passion,
And if you weighed their hearts against the youth,
Passion outweighs their judgment and tips the balance.
The youth would outweigh their hearts and incline,
أَهِيَis it الصَريمَةُa final break مِنكَfrom you أُمَّO mother of مُحَلِّمٍMuhallim
أَهِيَ الصَريمَةُ مِنكَ أُمَّ مُحَلِّمٍ
أَمor ذاthis الدَلالُcoyness فَطالَand it lasted long ذاكِthat of yours دَلالاcoyness
أَم ذا الدَلالُ فَطالَ ذاكِ دَلالا
Is this a final break from you, Umm Muhallim,
Is it the sneering one from you or the mother of Muhallim,
Or is it coyness? Such coyness has lasted long.
Or the one who guides long in his guidance?
وَلَقَدand indeed عَلِمتِyou knew إِذاwhen العِشارُten-month-pregnant she-camels تَرَوَّحَتreturn at dusk
وَلَقَد عَلِمتِ إِذا العِشارُ تَرَوَّحَت
هَدَجَthe shuffling of الرِئالِostrich chicks تَكُبُّهُنَّknocks them down شَمالاa north wind
هَدَجَ الرِئالِ تَكُبُّهُنَّ شَمالا
And you well know, when heavily pregnant she-camels return at dusk,
And you certainly knew when the pleasure seekers breathe,
Shuffling like ostrich chicks, a north wind knocking them down,
The feet slip and they fall to the left,
تَرميit pelts العِضاةَthe thorn-trees بِحاصِبٍwith a shower مِنof ثَلجِهاits snow
تَرمي العِضاةَ بِحاصِبٍ مِن ثَلجِها
حَتّىuntil يَبيتَit spends the night عَلىupon العِضاهِthe thorn-trees جُفالاin heaps
حَتّى يَبيتَ عَلى العِضاهِ جُفالا
Pelting the thorn-trees with a shower of its snow,
They cast icicles with a night rain,
Until it lies in heaps upon the thorn-trees overnight,
Until ice remains on the plains,
أَنّاthat we نُعَجِّلُhasten بِالعَبيطِwith fresh-slaughtered meat لِضَيفِناfor our guest
أَنّا نُعَجِّلُ بِالعَبيطِ لِضَيفِنا
قَبلَbefore العِيالِthe dependents وَنَقتُلُand we kill الأَبطالاchampions
قَبلَ العِيالِ وَنَقتُلُ الأَبطالا
That we hasten fresh-slaughtered meat to our guest
We hasten to slaughter the lamb for our guest,
Before our household, and we slay champions.
Before the family, and kill the heroes,
أَبَنيO sons of كُلَيبٍKulayb إِنَّindeed عَمَّيَّmy two uncles اللَذاthe two who
أَبَني كُلَيبٍ إِنَّ عَمَّيَّ اللَذا
قَتَلاthey both killed المُلوكَkings وَفَكَّكاand they both shattered الأَغلالاfetters
قَتَلا المُلوكَ وَفَكَّكا الأَغلالا
O sons of Kulayb, indeed my two uncles are the ones
Sons of Kulayb, my paternal uncle who,
Who killed kings and shattered fetters.
Killed the kings and broke the shackles,
وَأَخوهُماand their brother السَفّاحُal-Saffah ظَمَّأَmade thirsty خَيلَهُhis horses
وَأَخوهُما السَفّاحُ ظَمَّأَ خَيلَهُ
حَتّىuntil وَرَدنَthey reached water جِبىthe pools of الكِلابِal-Kulab نِهالاthirsty
حَتّى وَرَدنَ جِبى الكِلابِ نِهالا
And their brother al-Saffah kept his horses thirsty,
And their brother, the killer, who let his horses drink,
Until they reached al-Kulab's pools thirsting.
Until they reached the dogs' watering place dripping,
يَخرُجنَthey emerge مِنfrom ثَغرِthe pass of الكُلابِal-Kulab عَلَيهِمِagainst them
يَخرُجنَ مِن ثَغرِ الكُلابِ عَلَيهِمِ
خَبَبَat the trot of السِباعِbeasts of prey تَبادَرُracing each other to الأَوشالاscant pools
خَبَبَ السِباعِ تَبادَرُ الأَوشالا
They emerge against them from al-Kulab's pass,
They come out against them from the dogs' den,
At the trot of beasts of prey racing to scant pools.
The beasts of prey rush forward into the plains,
مِنof كُلِّevery مُجتَنَبٍled spare horse شَديدٍstrong أَسرُهُits frame
مِن كُلِّ مُجتَنَبٍ شَديدٍ أَسرُهُ
سَلِسِdocile القِيادِto the reins تَخالُهُyou think it مُختالاprancing proudly
سَلِسِ القِيادِ تَخالُهُ مُختالا
Each a spare horse led alongside, strong in its frame,
Of every strong-bodied horse its leading reins slip
Docile to the reins, seeming to you to prance proudly,
As it smoothly prances, acting haughtily,
وَمُمَرَّةٍand a taut-muscled mare أَثَرُthe mark السِلاحِof weaponry بِنَحرِهاupon her throat
وَمُمَرَّةٍ أَثَرُ السِلاحِ بِنَحرِها
فَكَأَنَّso it is as though فَوقَabove لَبانِهاher breast جِريالاcrimson dye
فَكَأَنَّ فَوقَ لَبانِها جِريالا
And a taut-muscled mare, with weapon-marks upon her throat,
And a red-striped horse whose mark from iron remains on its side,
As though crimson dye lay upon her breast.
As if there were a coat of mail over its flanks,
قُبَّhollow البُطونِthe bellies قَدِalready اِنطَوَينَthey have shrunk مِنَfrom السُرىnight journeys
قُبَّ البُطونِ قَدِ اِنطَوَينَ مِنَ السُرى
وَطِرادِهِنَّand their charges إِذاwhen لَقَينَthey encounter قِتالاbattle
وَطِرادِهِنَّ إِذا لَقَينَ قِتالا
Hollow-bellied, drawn lean by journeys through the night
Driving away the warriors when they encounter battle,
And their charges whenever they meet battle.
Bending their thickset bodies,
مُلحَsalt-whitened المُتونِthe backs كَأَنَّماas though أَلبَستَهاyou had clothed them
مُلحَ المُتونِ كَأَنَّما أَلبَستَها
بِالماءِwith water إِذwhen يَبِسَdried النَضيحُthe sweat جِلالاsaddlecloths
بِالماءِ إِذ يَبِسَ النَضيحُ جِلالا
Their backs salt-whitened, as though you had clothed them
Purebred smooth-bodied horses as if you clothed them,
In saddlecloths of water, when their sweat had dried.
With water when the spate dries up,
وَلَقَلَّماand rarely يُصبِحنَthey reach morning إِلّاexcept شُزَّباًlean
وَلَقَلَّما يُصبِحنَ إِلّا شُزَّباً
يَركَبنَthey ride into مِنfrom عَرَضِthe midst of الحَوادِثِcalamities حالاan ordeal
يَركَبنَ مِن عَرَضِ الحَوادِثِ حالا
Rarely do they meet the morning anything but lean,
Rarely do they dawn except all bridled,
Riding into one ordeal amid the calamities.
Riding the top of events in a state,
فَطَحَنَّso they ground down حائِرَةَthe encampment of المُلوكِkings بِكَلكَلٍwith a breast
فَطَحَنَّ حائِرَةَ المُلوكِ بِكَلكَلٍ
حَتّىuntil اِحتَذَينَthey shod themselves مِنَfrom الدِماءِblood نِعالاsandals
حَتّى اِحتَذَينَ مِنَ الدِماءِ نِعالا
So they ground down the kings' encampment with their breasts,
So they crushed the erring of kings with stirring up conflict,
Until they shod themselves with sandals of blood.
Until their sandals were bloodstained from the blood,
وَأَبَرنَand they annihilated قَومَكَyour people ياجَريرُO Jarir وَغَيرَهُمand others besides them
وَأَبَرنَ قَومَكَ ياجَريرُ وَغَيرَهُم
وَأَبَرنَand they annihilated مِنfrom حَلَقِthe rings of الرِبابِal-Rabab حِلالاencampments
وَأَبَرنَ مِن حَلَقِ الرِبابِ حِلالا
And annihilated your people, Jarir, and others,
And they proved true your people, O Jarir, and others,
And wiped out encampments within al-Rabab's rings.
And proved true from the concord of the flutes the lawful,
وَلَقَدand indeed دَخَلنَthey entered عَلىupon شَقيقٍShaqiq بَيتَهُhis house
وَلَقَد دَخَلنَ عَلى شَقيقٍ بَيتَهُ
وَلَقَدand indeed رَأَينَthey saw بِساقِupon the leg of نَضرَةَNadrah خالاa mole
وَلَقَد رَأَينَ بِساقِ نَضرَةَ خالا
And indeed they entered Shaqiq's house upon him,
And they entered upon Shaqq the house of,
And indeed they saw a mole upon Nadrah's leg.
And they saw the anklet of Nadrah without blemish,
وَبَنوand the sons of غُدانَةَGhudanah شاخِصٌstaring أَبصارُهُمtheir eyes
وَبَنو غُدانَةَ شاخِصٌ أَبصارُهُم
يَسعَونَthey run تَحتَbeneath بُطونِهِنَّtheir bellies رِجالاon foot
يَسعَونَ تَحتَ بُطونِهِنَّ رِجالا
And the sons of Ghudanah, their eyes staring,
While the eyes of the sons of Gudanah peered,
Run on foot beneath the horses' bellies.
Seeking men under their abdomens,
يَنقُلنَهُمthey carry them نَقلَthe carrying of الكِلابِdogs جِرائَهاtheir pups
يَنقُلنَهُم نَقلَ الكِلابِ جِرائَها
حَتّىuntil وَرَدنَthey reached عُراعِراًUra'ir وَأُثالاand Uthal
حَتّى وَرَدنَ عُراعِراً وَأُثالا
They carry them as dogs carry their pups,
Bearing them off as she-dogs bear their pups,
Until they reach Ura'ir and Uthal.
Until they reached ruined dwellings and households,
خُزرَglowering العُيونِthe eyes إِلىtoward رِياحٍRiyah بَعدَماafter
خُزرَ العُيونِ إِلى رِياحٍ بَعدَما
جَعَلَتthey made لِضَبَّةَfor Dabbah بِالرِماحِwith spears ظِلالاshadows
جَعَلَت لِضَبَّةَ بِالرِماحِ ظِلالا
Their eyes glowering toward Riyah, after
Squint-eyed to the winds after,
They had made shadows for Dabbah with their spears.
They had made their spears give shade to the hyena,
وَماand not تَرَكنَthey left مِنَamong الغَواضِرِal-Ghawadir مُعصِراًa girl reaching puberty
وَما تَرَكنَ مِنَ الغَواضِرِ مُعصِراً
إِلّاexcept قَصَمنَthey broke بِساقِهاupon her leg خَلخالاan anklet
إِلّا قَصَمنَ بِساقِها خَلخالا
And they left no maiden reaching puberty among al-Ghawadir
And they left no noble horseman,
Without breaking an anklet upon her leg.
Except they broke his ankle bracelet,
وَلَقَدand indeed سَماrose لَكُمُagainst you الهُذَيلُal-Hudhayl فَنالَكُمand struck you
وَلَقَد سَما لَكُمُ الهُذَيلُ فَنالَكُم
بِإِرابَat Irab حَيثُwhere يُقَسِّمُhe apportions الأَنفالاthe spoils
بِإِرابَ حَيثُ يُقَسِّمُ الأَنفالا
And al-Hudhayl indeed rose against you and struck you
And Hudhayl aimed at you the arrows so he attained you,
At Irab, where he apportions the spoils.
With a skillful shooting in which the booty is shared,
فيin فَيلَقٍa great host يَدعوcalling الأَراقِمَal-Araqim لَمnot تَكُنwere
في فَيلَقٍ يَدعو الأَراقِمَ لَم تَكُن
فُرسانُهُhis horsemen عُزلاًunarmed وَلاnor أَكفالاinept riders
فُرسانُهُ عُزلاً وَلا أَكفالا
In a great host calling al-Araqim; never were
With warhorses gloomy of face as if,
His horsemen unarmed or inept riders.
From the work of carrion mingled in their lineage,
بِالخَيلِwith horses ساهِمَةَgaunt الوُجوهِthe faces كَأَنَّماas though
بِالخَيلِ ساهِمَةَ الوُجوهِ كَأَنَّما
خالَطنَthey mingled with مِنfrom عَمَلِthe exertion of الوَجيفِgalloping سُلالاwasting sickness
خالَطنَ مِن عَمَلِ الوَجيفِ سُلالا
With horses gaunt of face, as though
And they wheeled upon Fazarah with a flanking maneuver,
They had caught a wasting sickness from the toil of galloping.
Turning away the wild ass and rolling on,
وَلَقَدand indeed عَطَفنَthey wheeled عَلىagainst فَزارَةَFazarah عَطفَةًa charge
وَلَقَد عَطَفنَ عَلى فَزارَةَ عَطفَةً
كَرَّthe return of المَنيحِthe blank gaming arrow وَجُلنَand they ranged ثُمَّthen مَجالاa sweep
كَرَّ المَنيحِ وَجُلنَ ثُمَّ مَجالا
And indeed they wheeled against Fazarah in a charge,
So they gave Adwan's confederates a bitter cup (to drink),
Like a returning blank gaming arrow, then swept about.
And removed the might of the sons of Hubab entirely,
فَسَقَينَso they gave to drink مِنthose whom عادَينَthey opposed كَأساًa cup مُرَّةًbitter
فَسَقَينَ مِن عادَينَ كَأساً مُرَّةً
وَأَزَلنَand they removed جَدَّthe fortune of بَنيthe sons of الحُبابِal-Hubab فَزالاso it vanished
وَأَزَلنَ جَدَّ بَني الحُبابِ فَزالا
So they gave those they opposed a bitter cup to drink,
Covering the shoulder of an exposed slain man,
And swept away the fortune of the sons of al-Hubab, and it was gone.
While the son of the defeated they left humiliated,
يَغشَينَthey overrun جيفَةَthe carcass of كاهِلٍKahil عَرَّينَهاthey stripped it bare
يَغشَينَ جيفَةَ كاهِلٍ عَرَّينَها
وَاِبنَand the son of المُهَزَّمِal-Muhazzam قَدalready تَرَكنَthey left مُذالاabased
وَاِبنَ المُهَزَّمِ قَد تَرَكنَ مُذالا
They overrun Kahil's carcass, which they stripped bare,
So they killed those who bore arms and others,
And Ibn al-Muhazzam they have left abased.
And left their children dependent on you,
فَقَتَلنَso they killed مَنthose who حَمَلَbore السِلاحَweapons وَغَيرَهُمand others besides them
فَقَتَلنَ مَن حَمَلَ السِلاحَ وَغَيرَهُم
وَتَرَكنَand they left فَلَّهُمُtheir routed survivors عَلَيكَupon you عِيالاas dependents
وَتَرَكنَ فَلَّهُمُ عَلَيكَ عِيالا
So they killed those who bore arms, and others,
And Juhafah wept for what,
And left their routed survivors as dependents upon you.
They had done to the Shar'abiyyah when he saw the children,
وَلَقَدand indeed بَكىwept الجَحّافُal-Jahhaf مِمّاbecause of what أَوقَعَتthey inflicted
وَلَقَد بَكى الجَحّافُ مِمّا أَوقَعَت
بِالشَرعَبِيَّةِupon al-Shar'abiyyah إِذwhen رَأىhe saw الأَطفالاthe children
بِالشَرعَبِيَّةِ إِذ رَأى الأَطفالا
And al-Jahhaf indeed wept at what they inflicted
And, O Jarir, you have undertaken a matter beyond your capacity,
On al-Shar'abiyyah, when he saw the children.
And you have seen the nakedness of your ignorant mother,
وَلَقَدand indeed جَشِمتَyou undertook جَريرُO Jarir أَمراًa task عاجِزاًbeyond one's power
وَلَقَد جَشِمتَ جَريرُ أَمراً عاجِزاً
وَأَرَيتَand you showed عَورَةَthe private parts of أُمِّكَyour mother الجُهّالاthe ignorant
وَأَرَيتَ عَورَةَ أُمِّكَ الجُهّالا
And you, Jarir, have undertaken a task beyond your power,
And if a branch of Mujashi' aimed for glory,
And exposed your mother's private parts to the ignorant.
And the valley gathered against you flooding,
وَإِذاand when سَماrose لِلمَجدِtoward glory فَرعاthe two branches of وائِلٍWa'il
وَإِذا سَما لِلمَجدِ فَرعا وائِلٍ
وَاِستَجمَعَand gathered الواديthe valley عَلَيكَagainst you فَسالاthen flooded
وَاِستَجمَعَ الوادي عَلَيكَ فَسالا
And when the two branches of Wa'il rise toward glory,
You were flotsam in the surge of a turbulent and frothing sea,
And the valley gathers against you and floods,
Which the current had cast, lost,
كُنتَyou were القَذىthe debris فيin مَوجِa wave أَكدَرَmurky مُزبِدٍfoaming
كُنتَ القَذى في مَوجِ أَكدَرَ مُزبِدٍ
قَذَفَhurled الأَتِيُّthe oncoming torrent بِهِwith it فَضَلَّso it went astray ضَلالاutter wandering
قَذَفَ الأَتِيُّ بِهِ فَضَلَّ ضَلالا
You are a speck of debris in a murky, foaming wave,
And they trod the Mount of Mercy so,
Flung by the oncoming torrent, then lost, utterly lost.
They cast mountains upon the mountains,
وَلَقَدand indeed وَطِئنَthey trod عَلىupon المَشاعِرِthe sacred sites مِنof مِنىًMina
وَلَقَد وَطِئنَ عَلى المَشاعِرِ مِن مِنىً
حَتّىuntil قَذَفنَthey cast عَلىupon الجِبالِthe mountains جِبالاmountains
حَتّى قَذَفنَ عَلى الجِبالِ جِبالا
And they trod upon the sacred sites at Mina,
So take your sheep, O Jarir, away to pasture, for you,
Until they cast mountains upon the mountains.
Have deluded yourself in solitude, astray,
فَاِنعَقso call out بِضَأنِكَto your sheep ياO جَريرُJarir فَإِنَّماfor only
فَاِنعَق بِضَأنِكَ يا جَريرُ فَإِنَّما
مَنَّتكَfilled you with hopes نَفسُكَyour soul فيin الخَلاءِsolitude ضَلالاdelusion
مَنَّتكَ نَفسُكَ في الخَلاءِ ضَلالا
So call to your sheep, Jarir, for
You have deluded yourself that you can rival Darim,
Your soul has fed you only delusion in solitude.
Or equal Hajob in his turban and his reason,
مَنَّتكَfilled you with hopes نَفسُكَyour soul أَنthat تُسامِيَyou might rival دارِماًDarim
مَنَّتكَ نَفسُكَ أَن تُسامِيَ دارِماً
أَوor أَنthat تُوازِنَyou might equal حاجِباًHajib وَعِقالاand Iqal
أَو أَن تُوازِنَ حاجِباً وَعِقالا
Your soul has promised you that you might rival Darim,
And if you placed your father in their balance,
Or be the equal of Hajib and Iqal.
His weighting pan would jump up empty to you,
وَإِذاand if وَضَعتَyou place أَباكَyour father فيin ميزانِهِمtheir scales
وَإِذا وَضَعتَ أَباكَ في ميزانِهِم
قَفَزَتsprang حَديدَتُهُits iron pointer إِلَيكَtoward you فَشالاso he rose
قَفَزَت حَديدَتُهُ إِلَيكَ فَشالا
And if you place your father in their scales,
Boasting and howling are for Darim,
Its iron pointer leaps toward you, and he rises.
While the simpleton is their brother the heavyweight,
إِنَّindeed العَرارَةlordship وَالنُبوحَand loud barking لِدارِمٍbelong to Darim
إِنَّ العَرارَة وَالنُبوحَ لِدارِمٍ
وَالمُستَخِفُّand the one making light of أَخوهُمُtheir brother الأَثقالاheavy burdens
وَالمُستَخِفُّ أَخوهُمُ الأَثقالا
Indeed, lordship and loud barking belong to Darim,
They who keep back the water until they drink,
And their brother is he who makes light of heavy burdens.
Its leftovers and portion it out contention,
المانِعينَthose withholding الماءَwater حَتّىuntil يَشرَبواthey drink
المانِعينَ الماءَ حَتّى يَشرَبوا
عِفَواتِهِits choicest water وَيُقَسِّموهُand they apportion it سِجالاin bucketfuls
عِفَواتِهِ وَيُقَسِّموهُ سِجالا
Those who withhold water until they drink
And the son of Maraghah who holds back his camels,
Its choicest water, and divide it into bucketfuls.
Casting the strange women who taste no moisture,
وَاِبنُand the son of المَراغَةِal-Maraghah حابِسٌkeeping penned أَعيارَهُhis asses
وَاِبنُ المَراغَةِ حابِسٌ أَعيارَهُ
قَذفَthe driving away of الغَريبَةِa strange she-camel ماnot يَذُقنَthey taste بِلالاmoisture
قَذفَ الغَريبَةِ ما يَذُقنَ بِلالا
While Ibn al-Maraghah keeps his asses penned,
Driven off like a strange she-camel, they taste no moisture.
Partial English translation: 92 of 94 Arabic lines translated.