أَجِدَّكَare you in earnest? لَمdid not تَغتَمِضclose your eyes لَيلَةًa night
أَجِدَّكَ لَم تَغتَمِض لَيلَةً
فَتَرقُدَهاso you sleep through it مَعَwith رُقّادِهاits sleepers
فَتَرقُدَها مَعَ رُقّادِها
Is it true you have not closed your eyes for a night,
I find you have not slept a night
and slept it through among its sleepers?
To lie with slumber as your bedfellow,
تَذَكَّرُyou remember تَيّاthat woman وَأَنّىand how? بِهاto her
تَذَكَّرُ تَيّا وَأَنّى بِها
وَقَدthough already أَخلَفَتshe broke بَعضَpart of ميعادِهاher promise
وَقَد أَخلَفَت بَعضَ ميعادِها
You remember that woman—yet how can you reach her,
Remembering Teyya and where she resides,
when she has broken part of her promise?
Though she missed some of the appointed time.
فَميطيso turn away تَميطيyou turn away بِصُلبِfrom one firm of الفُؤادِheart
فَميطي تَميطي بِصُلبِ الفُؤادِ
وَصولِa joiner of حِبالٍbonds وَكَنّادِهاand their severer
وَصولِ حِبالٍ وَكَنّادِها
So turn away—you turn from a man firm of heart,
So wipe, wipe with resolute heart
a joiner of bonds and a severer of them.
And the arrival of messages and their carrier,
وَمِثلِكِand one like you مُعجَبَةٍproud بِالشَباof youth (continued)
وَمِثلِكِ مُعجَبَةٍ بِالشَبا
بِcompletion of 'youth' صاكَclung العَبيرُblended perfume بِأَجسادِهاto her body
بِ صاكَ العَبيرُ بِأَجسادِها
And many a woman like you, proud of her youth,
And one like you enamored with youth
had fragrant perfume clinging to her body;
Whose breath perfumes their bodies.
تَسَدَّيتُهاI approached her عادَنيaided me ظُلمَةٌdarkness
تَسَدَّيتُها عادَني ظُلمَةٌ
وَغَفلَةُand heedlessness of عَينٍan eye وَئيقادِهاand its sleep
وَغَفلَةُ عَينٍ وَئيقادِها
I approached her, with darkness coming to my aid,
Darkness overcame me and the negligence of an eye and its kindling.
and an unwary eye and its sleep.
So I passed the night without my wife
فَبِتُّso I spent the night الخَليفَةَthe substitute مِنin place of زَوجِهاher husband
فَبِتُّ الخَليفَةَ مِن زَوجِها
وَسَيِّدَand master of نُعمٍNu'm وَمُستادِهاand her suitor
وَسَيِّدَ نُعمٍ وَمُستادِها
I spent the night taking her husband's place,
And the joy of blessings and their giver,
as Nu'm's master and her suitor.
And one turning away with what he has
وَمُستَدبِرٍand one turning his back بِالَّذيwith what عِندَهُhe has
وَمُستَدبِرٍ بِالَّذي عِندَهُ
عَلىon العاذِلاتِthe reproving women وَإِرشادِهاand their counsel
عَلى العاذِلاتِ وَإِرشادِها
And many a man who turns away, with what he has,
To those who withdraw and their guide.
from reproving women and their counsel,
And a white old man mixed with mud
وَأَبيَضَand a fair man مُختَلِطٍmingling بِالكِراwith the noble (continued)
وَأَبيَضَ مُختَلِطٍ بِالكِرا
مِcompletion of 'the noble' لاnot يَتَغَطّىhe hides himself لِأَنفادِهاfrom its drinking companions
مِ لا يَتَغَطّى لِأَنفادِها
and a fair man who mingles with the noble,
Who does not cover his mouth from its stench.
who never hides from those who vie in drinking it;
He came advising me to travel by night
أَتانيhe came to me يُؤامِرُنيconsulting me فيabout الشَموwine (continued)
أَتاني يُؤامِرُني في الشَمو
لِcompletion of 'wine' لَيلاًat night فَقُلتُso I said لَهُto him غادِهاdrink it at dawn
لِ لَيلاً فَقُلتُ لَهُ غادِها
he came to consult me about wine
So I said to him, “Let it go its way.”
at night; I told him, “Drink it at dawn.”
We set out early, before the souls and their envy,
أَرَحناgive us relief نُباكِرُlet us hasten early جِدَّgenuine الصَبوmorning draught (continued)
أَرَحنا نُباكِرُ جِدَّ الصَبو
حِcompletion of 'morning draught' قَبلَbefore النُفوسِpeople وَحَسّادِهاand those who envy it
حِ قَبلَ النُفوسِ وَحَسّادِها
Give us ease; let us hasten to a true morning draught,
Until our cock crowed properly
ahead of other people and those who envy it.
To a garden at the blacksmith’s.
فَقُمناso we rose وَلَمّاwhile not yet يَصِحhad crowed ديكُناour rooster
فَقُمنا وَلَمّا يَصِح ديكُنا
إِلىto جَونَةٍdark wine عِندَin the keeping of حَدّادِهاits wine-seller
إِلى جَونَةٍ عِندَ حَدّادِها
So we rose before our rooster had yet crowed,
He picked from it choice first fruits—
to dark wine in its seller's keeping.
Safe, free of blemish or blight.
تَنَخَّلَهاhe carefully selected it مِنfrom بِكارِthe earliest of القِطافِthe vintage
تَنَخَّلَها مِن بِكارِ القِطافِ
أُزَيرِقُa little blue-eyed man آمِنُsafe from إِكسادِهاits going unsold
أُزَيرِقُ آمِنُ إِكسادِها
He had selected it from the earliest vintage—
So we said, “Here it is,”
a little blue-eyed man, sure it would not go unsold.
With blood knots in its lead rope.
فَقُلناso we said لَهُto him هَذِهِthis one هاتِهاbring it
فَقُلنا لَهُ هَذِهِ هاتِها
بِأَدماءَfor a white she-camel فيin حَبلِthe rope of مُقتادِهاher handler
بِأَدماءَ في حَبلِ مُقتادِها
We told him, “This one—bring it,
But he said, “You owe me nine more
for a white she-camel on her handler's rope.”
And this is not equal to its like.”
فَقالَso he said تَزيدونَنيyou add for me تِسعَةًnine
فَقالَ تَزيدونَني تِسعَةً
وَلَيسَتand it is not بِعَدلٍan equal لِأَندادِهاto its peers
وَلَيسَت بِعَدلٍ لِأَندادِها
He said, “You must add nine for me;
I said, “Let our arbiter decide,”
it is not on a par with its equals.”
and when he saw, he brought witnesses.
فَقُلتُso I said لِمِنصَفِناto our servant أَعطِهِgive him
فَقُلتُ لِمِنصَفِنا أَعطِهِ
فَلَمّاthen when رَأىhe saw حَضرَthe presence of شُهّادِهاits witnesses
فَلَمّا رَأى حَضرَ شُهّادِها
I told our servant, “Give him that.”
He illuminated his dark place with lamps
Then, when he saw its witnesses present,
While night was pitch black in its intensity.
أَضاءَhe lit مِظَلَّتَهُhis shelter بِالسِراwith a lamp (continued)
أَضاءَ مِظَلَّتَهُ بِالسِرا
جِcompletion of 'lamp' وَاللَيلُwhile the night غامِرُengulfing جُدّادِهاits woven threads
جِ وَاللَيلُ غامِرُ جُدّادِها
he lit his shelter with a lamp,
Our coins are all good,
while night shrouded its woven fabric.
So do not detain us with their jingling.
دَراهِمُناour dirhams كُلَّهاall of them جَيِّدٌgood-quality
دَراهِمُنا كُلَّها جَيِّدٌ
فَلاso do not تَحبِسَنّاkeep us waiting بِتَنقادِهاby testing them
فَلا تَحبِسَنّا بِتَنقادِها
“Our dirhams are all good,
So he got up and poured coffee for us
so do not detain us by testing them.”
To calm us after his threats.
فَقامَso he rose فَصَبَّand poured لَناfor us قَهوَةًwine
فَقامَ فَصَبَّ لَنا قَهوَةً
تُسَكِّنُناcalms us بَعدَafter إِرعادِهاits making us tremble
تُسَكِّنُنا بَعدَ إِرعادِها
He rose and poured us wine
Bitter, revealing a redness
that calmed us after making us tremble:
When it cleared after his pouring.
كُمَيتاًdusky-red تَكَشَّفُuncovering itself عَنto reveal حُمرَةٍredness
كُمَيتاً تَكَشَّفُ عَن حُمرَةٍ
إِذاwhen صَرَّحَتit became clear بَعدَafter إِزبادِهاits foaming
إِذا صَرَّحَت بَعدَ إِزبادِها
dusky-red, revealing its crimson
Like the leg of an ostrich in its daintiness
when it cleared after foaming.
When steadied after he seats it.
كَحَوصَلَةِlike the crop of الرَألِan ostrich chick فيin دَنِّهاits wine-cask
كَحَوصَلَةِ الرَألِ في دَنِّها
إِذاwhen صُوِّبَتit was tilted downward بَعدَafter إِقعادِهاsetting it upright
إِذا صُوِّبَت بَعدَ إِقعادِها
Like an ostrich chick's crop, there in its cask,
He passed by us with his pot
when tilted downward after standing upright.
His palm dyed from its brewing.
فَجالَso he went round عَلَيناamong us بِإِبريقِهِwith his ewer
فَجالَ عَلَينا بِإِبريقِهِ
مُخَضَّبُstained كَفٍّa palm بِفِرصادِهاwith its mulberry tint
مُخَضَّبُ كَفٍّ بِفِرصادِها
He went round us with his ewer,
Horsemen spent the night with their steeds,
his palm stained with its mulberry tint.
And horses in their housing
فَباتَتso spent the night رِكابٌriding camels بِأَكوارِهاwith their saddles
فَباتَت رِكابٌ بِأَكوارِها
لَدَيناbeside us وَخَيلٌand horses بِأَلبادِهاwith their felt saddlecloths
لَدَينا وَخَيلٌ بِأَلبادِها
Riding camels with their saddles spent the night
For people who had been the buyers
beside us, and horses with their felt saddlecloths,
Of their drink before its pouring.
لِقَومٍbelonging to men فَكانواand they were هُمُthey themselves المُنفِدينَthe exhausters of
لِقَومٍ فَكانوا هُمُ المُنفِدينَ
شَرابَهُمُtheir drink قَبلَbefore إِنفادِهاexhausting it
شَرابَهُمُ قَبلَ إِنفادِها
belonging to men who had exhausted
We were delighted, intoxicated,
their own wine before this wine ran out.
Playing with us after he lessened it.
فَرُحناso we departed تُنَعِّمُناdelighting us نَشوَةٌtipsiness
فَرُحنا تُنَعِّمُنا نَشوَةٌ
تَجورُveers بِناwith us بَعدَafter إِقصادِهاits striking us down
تَجورُ بِنا بَعدَ إِقصادِها
We departed, delighted by a tipsiness
And an open plain thought its expanses
that made us swerve after striking us down.
The men of Iyad in their skins—
وَبَيداءَand a wilderness تَحسِبُyou suppose آرامَهاits white antelopes
وَبَيداءَ تَحسِبُ آرامَها
رِجالَmen of إِيادٍIyad بِأَجلادِهاon its hard ground
رِجالَ إِيادٍ بِأَجلادِها
And many a wilderness whose white antelopes you would take
The guide said about it to the elite horsemen:
for men of Iyad on its hard ground,
“Do not miss any of its markers.”
يَقولُsays الدَليلُthe guide بِهاthere لِلصَحاto the companions (continued)
يَقولُ الدَليلُ بِها لِلصَحا
بِcompletion of 'companions' لاdo not تُخطِئواyou miss بَعضَany of أَرصادِهاits landmarks
بِ لا تُخطِئوا بَعضَ أَرصادِها
where the guide tells his companions,
When its ruins collapsed, I took
“Do not miss any of its landmarks,”
Its noble parts at their base.
قَطَعتُI crossed إِذاwhen خَبَّraced رَيعانُهاits mirage-waves
قَطَعتُ إِذا خَبَّ رَيعانُها
بِعَرفاءَon a long-maned she-camel تَنهَضُstriding فيin آدِهاher strength
بِعَرفاءَ تَنهَضُ في آدِها
I crossed when its mirage-waves raced,
Smooth saddlebags tossed with patches—
on a long-maned she-camel striding in her strength,
One growing plump in her skin.
سَديسٍsix-year-old مُقَذَّفَةٍdensely built بِاللَكيwith firm flesh (continued)
سَديسٍ مُقَذَّفَةٍ بِاللَكي
كِcompletion of 'firm flesh' ذاتِpossessing نَماءٍgrowth بِأَجلادِهاin her body
كِ ذاتِ نَماءٍ بِأَجلادِها
a six-year-old packed with dense flesh,
You see her when night falls,
with ample growth throughout her body.
The Pleiades shine after her blackness.
تَراهاyou see her إِذاwhen أَدلَجَتshe travels by night لَيلَةًa night
تَراها إِذا أَدلَجَت لَيلَةً
هَبوبَeagerly setting out السُرىnight travel بَعدَafter إِسآدِهاher whole night's march
هَبوبَ السُرى بَعدَ إِسآدِها
You see her, when she travels through a night,
Like a wide-eyed doe that has a dwarf oak for shade
eager for night travel after a whole night's march,
In the thickness of the air and its clouds.
كَعَيناءَlike a wide-eyed wild cow ظَلَّremained لَهاhers جُؤذُرٌa wild-cow calf
كَعَيناءَ ظَلَّ لَها جُؤذُرٌ
بِقُنَّةِon a peak of جَوٍّJaww فَأَجمادِهاand its stony uplands
بِقُنَّةِ جَوٍّ فَأَجمادِها
like a wide-eyed wild cow whose calf remained
She spent the night sadly gathering brushwood
on a peak in Jaww, amid its stony uplands.
Over the sorrow of a soul and its kindling.
فَباتَتso she spent the night بِشَجوٍin grief تَضُمُّdrawing in الحَشاher belly
فَباتَت بِشَجوٍ تَضُمُّ الحَشا
عَلىover حُزنِsorrow of نَفسٍa soul وَإيحادِهاand its solitude
عَلى حُزنِ نَفسٍ وَإيحادِها
She spent the night grieving, her belly drawn tight
So dawn sprinkled water on her
over her soul's sorrow and her solitude.
A blooming meadow rising with the Pleiades.
فَصَبَّحَهاthen came upon her at dawn لِطُلوعِat the advent of الشُروقِsunrise
فَصَبَّحَها لِطُلوعِ الشُروقِ
ضِراءٌtrained hunting dogs تَسامىleaping high بِإيسادِهاas they are urged on
ضِراءٌ تَسامى بِإيسادِها
At sunrise there came upon her
And four stallions raced with her,
trained hounds, bounding as they were urged on.
Striving alongside her effort.
فَجالَتso she wheeled وَجالَand wheeled لَهاafter her أَربَعٌfour
فَجالَت وَجالَ لَها أَربَعٌ
جَهَدنَthey strained لَهاafter her مَعَalong with إِجهادِهاher exertion
جَهَدنَ لَها مَعَ إِجهادِها
She wheeled, and four wheeled after her,
But she did not come out into the open battlefield
straining after her as she too strained.
To leave it after guiding them.
فَماso she did not بَرَزَتemerge لِفَضاءِinto the open expanse of الجَهادِbare, level ground
فَما بَرَزَت لِفَضاءِ الجَهادِ
فَتَترُكَهُand then leave it بَعدَafter إِشرادِهاher being driven to flight
فَتَترُكَهُ بَعدَ إِشرادِها
She did not emerge into the bare open plain
Rather, when the horsemen wearied her,
only to leave it after being driven to flight;
She turned upon it with her bridle.
وَلَكِنbut إِذاwhen أَرهَقَتهاpressed her hard السِراthe swift ones (continued)
وَلَكِن إِذا أَرهَقَتها السِرا
عُcompletion of 'the swift ones' كَرَّتshe charged back عَلَيهِat him بِميصادِهاwith her stabbing horn
عُ كَرَّت عَلَيهِ بِميصادِها
but whenever the swift hounds pressed her,
So its dashing made its ribs quake
she wheeled upon one with her stabbing horn.
Doubting the strength of its limbs.
فَوَرَّعَso held back عَنfrom جِلدِهاher hide رَوقُهاher horn
فَوَرَّعَ عَن جِلدِها رَوقُها
يَشُكُّpiercing ضُلوعاًribs بِأَعضادِهاbeside their upper forelegs
يَشُكُّ ضُلوعاً بِأَعضادِها
Her horn held them back from her hide,
That is how she seemed when she went out at daybreak,
piercing ribs beside their upper forelegs.
Splitting the ground with her climbing.
فَتِلكَto that one أُشَبِّهُهاI liken her إِذwhen غَدَتshe set out
فَتِلكَ أُشَبِّهُها إِذ غَدَت
تَشُقُّcleaving البِراقَstony sands بِإِصعادِهاon her upward course
تَشُقُّ البِراقَ بِإِصعادِها
To that cow I liken her, as she went forth,
She visits the well-being of one with a bright future—
cleaving the stony sands on her upward course,
He is today the protector of his promise.
تَؤُمُّheading toward سَلامَةَSalamah ذاDhu; possessor of فائِشٍFa'ish
تَؤُمُّ سَلامَةَ ذا فائِشٍ
هُوَhe اليَومَtoday حَمٌّdestined; due لِميعادِهاfor her appointed meeting
هُوَ اليَومَ حَمٌّ لِميعادِها
bound for Salamah, Dhu Fa'ish—
How many terraces are below your home
today her appointed meeting with him is due.
With pebbles, hailstones, and their knots!
وَكَمand how many دونَbefore reaching بَيتِكَyour house مِنof صَفصَفٍa level plain
وَكَم دونَ بَيتِكَ مِن صَفصَفٍ
وَدَكداكِand low flats of رَملٍsand وَأَعقادِهاand its piled dunes
وَدَكداكِ رَملٍ وَأَعقادِها
And how many a level plain lay before your house,
A wasteland thirsty in the night—
and low sandy flats and their piled dunes,
The voice of its pouring waters keeps me company.
وَيَهماءَand a trackless wilderness بِاللَيلِat night غَطشىdark الفَلاthe wilderness (continued)
وَيَهماءَ بِاللَيلِ غَطشى الفَلا
ةِcompletion of 'wilderness' يُؤنِسُنيkeeps me company صَوتُthe call of فَيّادِهاits male owl
ةِ يُؤنِسُني صَوتُ فَيّادِها
and a trackless wilderness, its expanse dark at night,
The placing of a water-skin and its carrier,
where its owl's call kept me company,
The kneeling of a stallion and its bridling,
وَوَضعِand setting down سِقاءٍa waterskin وَإِحقابِهِand strapping it behind the saddle
وَوَضعِ سِقاءٍ وَإِحقابِهِ
وَحَلَّand untying حُلوسٍsaddlecloths وَإِغمادِهاand stowing them away
وَحَلَّ حُلوسٍ وَإِغمادِها
and the setting down of a waterskin and strapping it behind,
So if donkeys set their affairs aright
and loosening saddlecloths and stowing them away!
And ceased vying with their young,
فَإِنso if حِميَرٌHimyar أَصلَحَتsets right أَمرَهاits affairs
فَإِن حِميَرٌ أَصلَحَت أَمرَها
وَمَلَّتand tires of تَساقِيَthe exchanging of draughts by أَولادِهاits sons
وَمَلَّت تَساقِيَ أَولادِها
If Himyar sets its affairs right
You would find their best
and tires of its sons' exchanging draughts,
When they make peace, and your lion
وَجِدتَyou are found إِذاwhen اِصطَلَحواthey make peace خَيرَهُمthe best of them
وَجِدتَ إِذا اِصطَلَحوا خَيرَهُم
وَزَندُكَand your fire-stick أَثقَبُmost productive of sparks أَزنادِهاof its fire-sticks
وَزَندُكَ أَثقَبُ أَزنادِها
you are found, when they make peace, to be their best,
Is the heaviest of their weights.
and your fire-stick sparks most readily of all theirs.
If war blazes among them,
وَإِنand if حَربُهُمtheir war أوقِدَتis kindled بَينَهُمamong them
وَإِن حَربُهُم أوقِدَت بَينَهُم
فَحَرَّتand grows hot لَهُمfor them بَعدَafter إِبرادِهاits cooling
فَحَرَّت لَهُم بَعدَ إِبرادِها
But if their war is kindled among them,
It becomes confused after its kindling.
and grows hot for them after cooling,
You are found patient with its adversity
وُجِدتَyou are found صَبوراًpatient عَلىunder رُزئهاits losses
وُجِدتَ صَبوراً عَلى رُزئها
وَحَرَّand the heat of الحُروبِwars وَتَردادِهاand their recurrence
وَحَرَّ الحُروبِ وَتَردادِها
you are found patient under its losses,
And the heat of wars and their repetition.
and the heat of wars and their recurrence.
The tribes said, “Who do we have
وَقالَتand said مَعاشِرُcompanies of people مَنwho ذاis there لَناfor us
وَقالَت مَعاشِرُ مَن ذا لَنا
بِحَربٍin a war عَوانٍrepeatedly fought وَتَطرادِهاand its charge and countercharge
بِحَربٍ عَوانٍ وَتَطرادِها
And companies ask, “Who is there for us
With a war of enmity and its chase?”
in a recurring war and its charge and countercharge?”
They had tested it before with their kidneys’ fat,
وَكانواand they were بِشَحمِwith the fat of الكُلىthe kidneys قَبلَهاbefore it
وَكانوا بِشَحمِ الكُلى قَبلَها
فَقَدand indeed جَرَّبوهاthey have tested it لِمُرتادِهاfor whoever seeks it
فَقَد جَرَّبوها لِمُرتادِها
Before it, they had fat about their kidneys;
So it was familiar to those who frequent it.
yet they have tested it for anyone who seeks it.
One who is excessive in supererogation—
كَثيرُlavish in النَوافِلِgifts تَبريpresent themselves لَهُto him
كَثيرُ النَوافِلِ تَبري لَهُ
مَرازِئُlosses لَيسَhe is not بِعَدّادِهاone who counts them
مَرازِئُ لَيسَ بِعَدّادِها
Lavish in gifts, he faces
Its special merits have no number.
losses that he never counts,
One married without an authorized contract
وَمَنكوحَةٍand a wedded bride غَيرِnot مَمهورَةٍgiven a dowry
وَمَنكوحَةٍ غَيرِ مَمهورَةٍ
وَأُخرىand another يُقالُit is said لَهُto him فادِهاransom her
وَأُخرى يُقالُ لَهُ فادِها
and many a bride taken without a dowry,
And another who is told, “Redeem her.”
and another of whom he is told, “Ransom her,”
Another taken from the household of a woman
وَمَنزوعَةٍand one wrested away مِنfrom فِناءِthe courtyard of اِمرأًa man
وَمَنزوعَةٍ مِن فِناءِ اِمرأً
لِمَبرَكِto the camel-yard of آخَرَanother man مُزدادِهاher acquirer
لِمَبرَكِ آخَرَ مُزدادِها
and one pulled from a man's courtyard
For the blessing of another besides her husband.
to another's camel-yard, her new owner's.
She moves through names not her own,
تَدُرُّshe yields milk عَلىunder غَيرِother than أَسمائِهاher names
تَدُرُّ عَلى غَيرِ أَسمائِها
مُطَرَّفَةًnewly acquired بَعدَafter إِتلادِهاher being long-held stock
مُطَرَّفَةً بَعدَ إِتلادِها
She yields milk under names not her own,
Sent back after giving birth.
newly acquired after being long-held stock.
Wasted by winter, when the wet nurses
هَضومُa crusher of الشِتاءِwinter إِذاwhen المُرضِعاthe nursing she-camels (continued)
هَضومُ الشِتاءِ إِذا المُرضِعا
تُcompletion of 'nursing she-camels' جالَتmoved loosely جَبائِرُthe splints of أَعضادِهاtheir upper forelegs
تُ جالَت جَبائِرُ أَعضادِها
He crushes winter, when the nursing she-camels
Went around with the strength of their bones.
have the splints on their upper forelegs slipping loose.
Your people, if they guarantee a neighbor,
وَقَومُكَand your people إِنif يَضمَنواthey pledge protection for جارَةًa protected woman
وَقَومُكَ إِن يَضمَنوا جارَةً
يَكونواthey stand بِمَوضِعِin the place of أَنضادِهاher close kin
يَكونوا بِمَوضِعِ أَنضادِها
And your people, if they pledge a woman's protection,
Will be in the place of its supporters.
stand in the place of her close kin.
They will not seek its secret because of wealth
فَلَنso they will not يَطلُبواseek سِرَّهاher intimacy لِلغِنىfor wealth
فَلَن يَطلُبوا سِرَّها لِلغِنى
وَلَنand they will not يُسلِموهاsurrender her لِإِزهادِهاbecause of her poverty
وَلَن يُسلِموها لِإِزهادِها
They will not seek her intimacy for wealth,
Nor surrender it because of asceticism.
nor surrender her because she is poor.
They are people who, when they witness a raid,
أُناسٌpeople إِذاwhen شَهِدواthey witness غارَةًa raid
أُناسٌ إِذا شَهِدوا غارَةً
يَكونونَthey stand ضِدّاًas adversaries لِأَندادِهاto its rival forces
يَكونونَ ضِدّاً لِأَندادِها
Men who, whenever they witness a raid,
Become opposed to its equals.
stand as foes to its rival forces.
Partial English translation: 109 of 110 Arabic lines translated.