إذاwhenever ماever لقيتyou meet الباهليthe Bahili وجدتهyou find him
إذا ما لقيت الباهلي وجدته
أشحmore miserly علىwith الزادthe provisions الخبيثfoul منthan الكلبa dog
أشح على الزاد الخبيث من الكلب
Whenever you meet the Bāhilī, you find him
Whenever you meet the Bahili, you will find him
more miserly with his wretched provisions than a dog.
More miserly with his foul provisions than a dog.
لعمرby the life of التيher who روتكshe quenched your thirst ياO ابنson of مجالدMujalid
لعمر التي روتك يا ابن مجالد
ودلتكand she lowered you بعدafter الطلقlabor pains منfrom عقمa womb رحبspacious
ودلتك بعد الطلق من عقم رحب
By my life, the woman who nursed you, O son of Mujālid,
By the life of her who quenched your thirst, O son of Mujalid,
and bore you after labor from a spacious womb,
And lowered you after labor pains from a spacious womb,
لتقتبسنyou shall surely take fire نيرانfires حربa war مديرةwhirling
لتقتبسن نيران حرب مديرة
بعيدfar مداهاits reach لاnot تدورit turns علىupon العضبthe keen-edged sword
بعيد مداها لا تدور على العضب
shall surely catch the flames of a war sweeping onward,
You shall surely take fire from the flames of a whirling war,
far-reaching in its course, never turning back on its heels.
Far-reaching, not waged with the keen-edged sword.