أَناI الطِرِمّاحُal-Ṭirimmāḥ وَعَمّيand my paternal uncle حاتِمُḤātim
أَنا الطِرِمّاحُ وَعَمّي حاتِمُ
وَسميand my venom شَكِيٌّpotent وَلِسانيand my tongue عارِمُfierce
وَسمي شَكِيٌّ وَلِساني عارِمُ
I am al-Ṭirimmāḥ, and my uncle is Ḥātim.
I am the sharpshooter, and my uncle is Hatem,
And my venom is potent, and my tongue is fierce.
My name is Shaki, and my tongue is defiant,
وَالبَحرُand the sea حَيثُwhere تَنكَدُyield scant rain الهَزائِمُthe rainclouds
وَالبَحرُ حَيثُ تَنكَدُ الهَزائِمُ
And I am the sea where rainclouds yield scant rain.
And the sea where defeats become miseries,