إِنَّindeed بَنيthe sons of قَميئةَQamīʾah بنِson of سَعدِSaʿd
إِنَّ بَني قَميئةَ بنِ سَعدِ
كُلُّهُمُall of them لِمِلصَقٍof an interloper وَعَبدِand a slave
كُلُّهُمُ لِمِلصَقٍ وَعَبدِ
Indeed, the sons of Qamīʾah ibn Saʿd
are all descended from an interloper and a slave.
أَدنىcloser لِشَرٍّto evil مِنthan كِلابٍdogs عُقدِcrooked-tailed
أَدنى لِشَرٍّ مِن كِلابٍ عُقدِ
وَهُمand they أَذَلُّmore abject مِنthan كِلابٍdogs عُقدِcrooked-tailed
وَهُم أَذَلُّ مِن كِلابٍ عُقدِ
They are more prone to evil than crooked-tailed dogs,
and they are more abject than crooked-tailed dogs.
يَعزونَthey trace their descent بَينَbetween وَبَرٍanimal hair وَقِدِّand a rawhide thong
يَعزونَ بَينَ وَبَرٍ وَقِدِّ
عِبدانُslaves بَينَbetween عاجِزٍa helpless man وَوَغدِand a vile wretch
عِبدانُ بَينَ عاجِزٍ وَوَغدِ
They trace their descent between animal hair and a rawhide thong,
slaves, ranging from the helpless to the vile.
إِنif يُبصِرواthey see قَبراًa grave حَديثَrecent العَهدِthe date
إِن يُبصِروا قَبراً حَديثَ العَهدِ
يُنَبِّشواthey dig up فيهِin it اِحتِفارَburrowing الخُلدِthe mole
يُنَبِّشوا فيهِ اِحتِفارَ الخُلدِ
If they see a fresh grave,
they dig into it as a mole burrows.
اِنقِرdig! فَقَدfor indeed بَلَغتَyou have reached قَعرَthe bottom of اللَحدِthe burial niche
اِنقِر فَقَد بَلَغتَ قَعرَ اللَحدِ
وَهامَةًand a skull وَشِقَّةًand a piece مِنof بُردِa striped cloak
وَهامَةً وَشِقَّةً مِن بُردِ
Dig, for you have reached the bottom of the burial niche,
and a skull and a piece of a striped cloak.
Translation model: Sol 6.1