فَخَرَتshe boasted وانتَمَتand proclaimed her lineage فَقُلتُso I said ذَرينيleave me be
فَخَرَت وانتَمَت فَقُلتُ ذَريني
لَيسَis not جَهلٌfolly أَتَيتِهِyou committed it بِبَديعِat all new
لَيسَ جَهلٌ أَتَيتِهِ بِبَديعِ
She boasted and proclaimed her lineage, so I said, “Leave me be.
The folly you have committed is nothing new.
فَأَناfor I am ابنُthe son of الَّذيhim who حَمَتprotected لَحمَهُhis flesh الدَبstart of “the bees”
فَأَنا ابنُ الَّذي حَمَت لَحمَهُ الدَب
رُcompletion of “the bees” قَتيلِthe man slain by اللِحيانِthe Lihyan tribe يَومَon the day of الرَجيعِal-Rajiʿ
رُ قَتيلِ اللِحيانِ يَومَ الرَجيعِ
For I am the son of him whose flesh the bees protected,
the man slain by Lihyan on the day of al-Rajiʿ.
غَسَّلَتwashed خالِيَmy maternal uncle المَلائِكَةُthe angels الأَبstart of “the righteous”
غَسَّلَت خالِيَ المَلائِكَةُ الأَب
رارُcompletion of “the righteous” مَيتاًdead طوبىblessedness لَهُfor him مِنas a صَريعِslain man
رارُ مَيتاً طوبى لَهُ مِن صَريعِ
The righteous angels washed my maternal uncle,
as he lay dead—blessed be that fallen man!”
Translation model: Sol 6.1