ياO اِبنَson of الشَريدِal-Sharid عَلىdespite تَنائيthe distance بَينِناbetween us
يا اِبنَ الشَريدِ عَلى تَنائي بَينِنا
حُيِّيتَmay you be greeted غَيرَnot مُقَبَّحٍreviled مِكبابِbowed low
حُيِّيتَ غَيرَ مُقَبَّحٍ مِكبابِ
O son of al-Sharid, despite the distance between us,
May you be greeted, neither reviled nor bowed low.
فَكِهٌcheerful عَلىover خَيرِthe best of الغِذاءِfood إِذاwhenever غَدَتcame at dawn
فَكِهٌ عَلى خَيرِ الغِذاءِ إِذا غَدَت
شَهباءُa gray, cold wind تَقطَعُcuts through بالِيَworn-out الأَطنابِthe tent ropes
شَهباءُ تَقطَعُ بالِيَ الأَطنابِ
Cheerful over the finest food whenever there came at dawn
A gray, biting wind cutting through worn tent ropes.
أَرِجُfragrant العِطافِthe cloak مُهَفهَفٌslender-waisted نِعمَhow excellent الفَتىthe young man
أَرِجُ العِطافِ مُهَفهَفٌ نِعمَ الفَتى
مُتَسَهِّلٌeasygoing فيamong الأَهلِthe family وَالأَجنابِand the strangers
مُتَسَهِّلٌ في الأَهلِ وَالأَجنابِ
Fragrant-cloaked, slender-waisted—how fine a young man!
Easygoing among family and strangers.
حاميdefender of الحَقيقِall that must be protected تَخالُهُyou would think him عِندَamid الوَغىbattle
حامي الحَقيقِ تَخالُهُ عِندَ الوَغى
أَسَداًa lion بِبيشَةَin Bishah كاشِرَbaring الأَنيابِthe fangs
أَسَداً بِبيشَةَ كاشِرَ الأَنيابِ
Defender of all that must be guarded, you would think him in battle
A lion in Bishah, baring his fangs;
أَسَداًa lion تَناذَرَهُthey warned one another against him الرِفاقُthe traveling companions ضُبارِماًmassive and powerful
أَسَداً تَناذَرَهُ الرِفاقُ ضُبارِماً
شَثنَthick and coarse البَراثِنِthe paws لاحِقَdrawn-in الأَقرابِthe flanks
شَثنَ البَراثِنِ لاحِقَ الأَقرابِ
A mighty lion whom travelers warned one another against,
With thick, coarse paws and drawn-in flanks.
فَلَئِنfor even if هَلَكتَyou have perished لَقَدindeed غَنيتَyou lived سَمَيذَعاًa noble, generous lord
فَلَئِن هَلَكتَ لَقَد غَنيتَ سَمَيذَعاً
مَحضَpure الضَريبَةِinborn character طَيِّبَclean الأَثوابِthe robes
مَحضَ الضَريبَةِ طَيِّبَ الأَثوابِ
For though you have perished, you surely lived a noble lord,
Of pure character and spotless robes,
ضَخمَgreat الدَسيعَةِbounty بِالنَدىwith generosity مُتَدَفِّقاًoverflowing
ضَخمَ الدَسيعَةِ بِالنَدى مُتَدَفِّقاً
مَأوىrefuge of اليَتيمِthe orphan وَغايَةَand the final resort of المُنتابِthe visitor seeking aid
مَأوى اليَتيمِ وَغايَةَ المُنتابِ
Great in bounty, overflowing with generosity,
The orphan's refuge and the seeker's final resort.
Translation model: Sol 6.1