إذاwhen خرجsets out الغازيthe raider فقلthen say لاmay not مشتwalked بهwith him
إذا خرج الغازي فقل لا مشت به
إلىtoward مطلبa goal ساقa leg ولاnor نهضتrose رجلa foot
إلى مطلب ساق ولا نهضت رجل
When the raider sets out, say: “May he never be carried
If the raider departs, then say not I strode with him
toward any goal by a leg, nor may a foot rise.”
To any quest my foot led, or my leg rose;
فماfor no يصحبaccompanies الغازيthe raider منamong الناسthe people فاضلa worthy person
فما يصحب الغازي من الناس فاضل
ولاnor منone who لهhe has عرفdecency ولاnor منone who لهhe has عقلreason
ولا من له عرف ولا من له عقل
For no worthy person among the people accompanies the raider,
No virtuous man accompanies the raider,
nor anyone with decency, nor anyone with reason—
Nor he of noble deed, nor he of sense;
بقاياremnants رذالاتriffraff القراياthe villages وكلand everyone منwho
بقايا رذالات القرايا وكل من
لهhe has أدبmanners نذلbase ومولدهand his birth رذلvile
له أدب نذل ومولده رذل
only the remnants of the villages’ riffraff, and everyone
The dregs of huts, each man of vulgar birth
whose manners are base and whose birth is vile.
And base in manners, these his comrades were.