حلفتُI swore بماby what شادتbuilt تميمٌTamim منof العُلىlofty glory
حلفتُ بما شادت تميمٌ من العُلى
أولوpossessors of الفضلexcellence فيin يومthe day of النَّدىgenerosity والوقائعِand battles
أولو الفضل في يوم النَّدى والوقائعِ
I swore by the lofty glory Tamim has built—
I swore by the lofty pinnacles Tamim erected
men of excellence on the day of bounty and battles—
The virtuous on the day of tryst and events
يمينَan oath صَدوقِtruthful القولspeech منfrom غيرother than حلفةٍan oath
يمينَ صَدوقِ القول من غير حلفةٍ
كريمِnoble المساعيendeavors والثَّناand praise والمطامعand aspirations
كريمِ المساعي والثَّنا والمطامع
the oath of one truthful in speech even without an oath,
The oath of the truthful in word without any oath
noble in his endeavors, his renown, and his aspirations:
Noble in effort, praise, and hopes
لئنif indeed لمnot تلُذْyou seek refuge بالودin friendship منfrom بعدafter نَبْذهِcasting it aside
لئن لم تلُذْ بالود من بعد نَبْذهِ
ملاذَtaking refuge الأراوىthe mountain goats بالجبالِin the mountains الفوارعthe towering ones
ملاذَ الأراوى بالجبالِ الفوارع
if you do not seek refuge in friendship after casting it aside,
If you do not take pleasure in love after rejecting it
as mountain goats seek refuge in towering mountains,
The shelter of the weak in the towering mountains
ليعتلجنْshall surely seethe بيwithin me البيوتِthe houses معwith الضُّحىthe morning light
ليعتلجنْ بي البيوتِ مع الضُّحى
مقالٌa saying كأطرافِlike the points of الرماحthe spears الشَّوارعthe leveled ones
مقالٌ كأطرافِ الرماح الشَّوارع
with the morning light, there shall surely seethe within me—[“the houses” is unclear here]—
My words at dawn will stir the house
a saying like the points of leveled spears.
Like the tips of spears, sharp and piercing