أَتلكَAre those للحيِّfor the tribe أحداجhowdahs وأظعانand departing caravans
أَتلكَ للحيِّ أحداج وأظعان
أَمOr الأشاthe palm trees زانَهاadorned them بالزهرwith blossoms قنوانُdate clusters
أَم الأشا زانَها بالزهر قنوانُ
Are those the tribe's howdahs and departing caravans,
Are those the tents of the living, and the cries and moans?
Or palms whose clusters have adorned them with blossoms?
Or has the morning adorned them with flowers and flags?
مُضمّناتContaining شموسsuns كالشموسِlike the suns لهاfor them
مُضمّنات شموس كالشموسِ لها
فيin هالةِthe halo of العزّglory دورانcircling وجريانُand coursing
في هالةِ العزّ دوران وجريانُ
Enclosing suns, like the suns that have
Embodying suns like suns with a halo of glory circling and flowing,
Their circling and coursing within a halo of glory.
When gently touched in the early dawn swaying like the gaits of youth, crackling and murmuring.
يهزّهنّstirs them إذاwhen مسّسنthey sway فيin خفرٍbashfulness
يهزّهنّ إذا مسّسن في خفرٍ
مشياتthe steps of الصباyouth شرخprime وريعانُand bloom
مشيات الصبا شرخ وريعانُ
When they sway bashfully, they are stirred
O my storyteller, go over and repeat in your tale about the people of passions - what they were and what they are.
Into youthful steps by youth's prime and bloom.
They were our neighbors, but now that they have departed, neither the living are alive, nor are the neighbors neighbors.
ياO مُخبريmy informant عدreturn وكرّرand repeat فيin حديثكyour account عنabout
يا مُخبري عد وكرّر في حديثك عن
أهلِthe people of المَغانيthe dwellings وماand what كانَتthey were وماand what كاناwas
أهلِ المَغاني وما كانَت وما كانا
O my informant, return and repeat your account of
We bid them farewell on the day of departure, while for the journey of the one they loved, the camels were prepared.
The people of the dwellings, what they were, and what once was.
What a journey it was, for which our hearts and bodies and eyes fell ill!
كانواthey were لناfor us جيرةneighbors فالآنbut now إذsince رحلُواthey departed
كانوا لنا جيرة فالآن إذ رحلُوا
لاnot الحيُّthe tribe حيٌّa tribe ولاnor الجيرانthe neighbors جيرانُneighbors
لا الحيُّ حيٌّ ولا الجيران جيرانُ
They were our neighbors; now that they have departed,
The day Hind glanced at me with yearning eyes while my heart was a racecourse for the horses of love.
The tribe is no tribe, and the neighbors no neighbors.
I glanced at her, our gazes flashed, and our eyes rained tears.
ظَلناwe continued نشيّعهمescorting them يومَthe day of الرحيلdeparture وَقدand already
ظَلنا نشيّعهم يومَ الرحيل وَقد
زمّتwere bridled لرحلةِfor the journey of منthe one whom تهواهyou love بعرانُcamels
زمّت لرحلةِ من تهواه بعرانُ
We kept escorting them on the day of departure, when
A teardrop flowed over perfume for her, signs and clues of longing on cheeks.
Camels were bridled for the journey of the one you love.
She yearns for my farewell but fears the watchful eyes, like one thirsty prevented from reaching water.
فياso, oh لَهاfor it رحلةa journey مِنbecause of أجلهاits account مرضتfell ill
فيا لَها رحلة مِن أجلها مرضت
لَناour قلوبٌhearts وأجسادand bodies وعينانُand two eyes
لَنا قلوبٌ وأجساد وعينانُ
Ah, that journey, on whose account there sickened
The alleys of the neighborhood concealed her, while around her Arab and African maids gathered.
Our hearts, our bodies, and both our eyes.
An order came for her, the tongues wagged, as the nobles of the neighborhood escorted her,
يومthe day اِنثَنتshe turned هندHind بالألحاظِwith glances ناظرةًgazing
يوم اِنثَنت هند بالألحاظِ ناظرةً
نَحويtoward me وقَلبيand my heart لخيلِfor the steeds of الوجدِpassion ميدانُan arena
نَحوي وقَلبي لخيلِ الوجدِ ميدانُ
The day Hind turned, directing her glances
As if the highest glory made her a Bilqis or a Booran.
Toward me, while my heart was an arena for passion's steeds.
Ghayda captivates me whenever she travels, a personification of exquisite beauty.
حاوَلتهاI sought from her نظرةًa glance مِنهاfrom her وَقدand already برقتflashed
حاوَلتها نظرةً مِنها وَقد برقت
أَبصارُناour eyes وأمطرتand rained بالدمعwith tears أجفانُeyelids
أَبصارُنا وأمطرت بالدمع أجفانُ
I sought a glance from her, while lightning flashed
Aisha is in a paradise of blissful garden, and in the darkness of passions, fires.
From our eyes, and our eyelids rained tears.
Tumays poses in the garb of youth, swaying like a tender branch.
وَقَدand already جرَتflowed عبرةa tear فوقover العبيرthe perfume لهاfor it
وَقَد جرَت عبرة فوق العبير لها
علىof التشاكيmutual lament أماراتmarks وعنوانُand a sign
على التشاكي أمارات وعنوانُ
And a tear ran over the perfume, bearing
Whenever she moans, she captivates minds, hearts, gazes and thoughts,
Marks and a sign of our shared lament.
As if the magic of Harut was embodied in her languid, sleepy eyes and teeth.
تَهوىshe longs for وداعيmy farewell وتَخشىand fears منfrom مراقبهاher watcher
تَهوى وداعي وتَخشى من مراقبها
كمثلِlike ماone who عيقwas obstructed دونshort of الماءwater عطشانُa thirsty man
كمثلِ ما عيق دون الماء عطشانُ
She longs to bid me farewell, but fears her watcher,
Dissatisfaction mixes with satisfaction if she arrives; neither is the union a union, nor is the separation a separation.
Like a thirsty man kept from water.
I have devoted myself truly to the religion of love for her, in youth as if religions.
وَقَدand already حَوتهاenclosed her خباياsecluded women of الحيِّthe tribe واِبتدرتand hastened
وَقَد حَوتها خبايا الحيِّ واِبتدرت
منfrom حولِهاaround her بالقناwith lances عربٌArabs وسودانُand Black men
من حولِها بالقنا عربٌ وسودانُ
The tribe's secluded women had surrounded her, and there rushed
I do not conceal love, for love's way is openly declared, not overwhelmed by secrecy.
Around her with lances, Arabs and Black men.
Hypocrisy is a garment that may cover what makes its wearer naked among the people.
وجاهand majesty أمرof command دونهاbefore her ضوّthe gleam الأسنّةof spearheads إذas
وجاه أمر دونها ضوّ الأسنّة إذ
حفَّتsurrounded بهاher منfrom عسيرِthe fiercest of الحيِّthe tribe ركبانُriders
حفَّت بها من عسيرِ الحيِّ ركبانُ
Before her stood command's majesty—the gleam of spearheads—as
Why do I see myself living in a country, with no peers to gain knowledge?
Riders from the tribe's fiercest men gathered around her.
And spending my life among people filled with envy, all angry at what I was given?
كأنّماas though نحلتهاbestowed on her ماwhat أحاطsurrounded بهاher
كأنّما نحلتها ما أحاط بها
منof غايةthe utmost العزّglory بلقيسBilqis وبورانُand Buran
من غاية العزّ بلقيس وبورانُ
As though all that surrounded her had been bestowed on her—
If I trusted and held on to their pledges, they betrayed every pledge.
The height of glory—by Bilqis and Buran.
When I seek their counsel, they fear my temperament. When I urge them, they weaken.
غيداءa graceful woman يَفتننيbewitches me منهاof her إِذاwhen سفرتshe unveils
غيداء يَفتنني منها إِذا سفرت
شخصٌa form لهاof hers ببديعwith wondrous الحسنbeauty فتّانُenchanting
شخصٌ لها ببديع الحسن فتّانُ
A graceful woman: when she unveils, I am bewitched by
They appear good-natured when you look at their faces, but each harbors the fires of hatred within.
Her form, enchanting in its wondrous beauty.
The stars of eloquence cast them away from my manners, like devils pelted with shooting stars.
عيساءivory-fair فيin جنّةٍa paradise منof روضthe meadows of بهجتهاher splendor
عيساء في جنّةٍ من روض بهجتها
وَفيand within حشاءthe breast منof الأشواقِlongings نيرانُfires
وَفي حشاء من الأشواقِ نيرانُ
Ivory-fair, in a paradise of her beauty's meadows,
Leave me and leave them. I am a person with my own way, and they have theirs.
While fires of longing burn within my breast.
It is no wonder that the blind do not benefit from the sun's light.
تميسُshe sways فيin حللthe robes of الريعانِyouthful bloom إنif خطرتshe walks
تميسُ في حلل الريعانِ إن خطرت
كمثلِlike ماhow ماسَswayed منamid برديهhis two cloaks نشوانُa drunken man
كمثلِ ما ماسَ من برديه نشوانُ
She sways in robes of youthful bloom when she walks,
And likewise, the camel was never suited to smell musk meant for the one who smells the breeze of musk.
Like a drunken man swaying in his two cloaks.
If they plot, how many plots were cast against Moses, Aaron, Pharaoh and Haman!
إِذاwhen رَنتshe gazes سبتcaptured الألبابَminds واِنتَقضتand shuddered
إِذا رَنت سبت الألبابَ واِنتَقضت
منّاwithin us القلوبُhearts وأبصارٌand eyes وأذهانُand thoughts
منّا القلوبُ وأبصارٌ وأذهانُ
When she gazes, she captures minds, and there shudder
Take from the gifts of nights what shows itself, for sincerity may follow insincerity.
Our hearts, our eyes, and our thoughts.
I must have words praising days, if I am able to speak.
كأنّماas though سحرُthe magic of هاروتHarut تضمّنهcontained it
كأنّما سحرُ هاروت تضمّنه
طرفٌan eye لَهاof hers فاترُlanguid in الألحاظِits glances وسنانُdrowsy
طرفٌ لَها فاترُ الألحاظِ وسنانُ
As though Harut's magic were contained in
I will clarify speech about the Azd, who are proof of religion and Islam's path.
Her eye, languid in its glances and drowsy.
And extract from my eloquence gems beyond Suhban's capacity to match in words,
تشوبshe mingles مِنهاfrom her الرِضاfavor بالسخطِwith displeasure إنif وصلتshe grants union
تشوب مِنها الرِضا بالسخطِ إن وصلت
لاnot الوصلُunion وصلٌunion ولاnor الهجرانُestrangement هجرانُestrangement
لا الوصلُ وصلٌ ولا الهجرانُ هجرانُ
She mixes her favor with displeasure when she grants union;
Warrior sparks, when the lineage horses clash with spears,
Neither union is union, nor estrangement estrangement.
So I can be for what I prioritized in wisdom, in donkeys and the mature man, a record.
أَخلصتُI sincerely embraced دينَthe faith of الهوىlove فيin حبّهاloving her طرباًrapturously
أَخلصتُ دينَ الهوى في حبّها طرباً
وَفيand in الصبابةِpassionate longing كالأديانlike religions أديانُcreeds
وَفي الصبابةِ كالأديان أديانُ
In loving her, I sincerely embraced love's faith in rapture,
Two full moons in my pride's halo, when prepared, necks bow to their rank, hands kiss the ground.
And passion has creeds, just as religions do.
Two rains of generosity, pouring, their drops are horses, people, leaves and hail.
لاnot أكتمُI conceal الحبّlove إنّindeed الحبّlove مذهبهُits way
لا أكتمُ الحبّ إنّ الحبّ مذهبهُ
مصرّحopenly avowed لَمnot يغالبwas overcome فيهin it كتمانُsecrecy
مصرّح لَم يغالب فيه كتمانُ
I do not conceal love: love's way is
Generosity has homelands, and their home is wherever generosity was homelands.
Open avowal, never overcome by secrecy.
They, they are the procession of power and authority, with none after them superior in merit.
إنّindeed الرياءhypocrisy لبوسa garment قدmay يشفّshow through بماwhat
إنّ الرياء لبوس قد يشفّ بما
فيهِwithin it فلابسهso its wearer فيamong الناسpeople عريانُnaked
فيهِ فلابسه في الناس عريانُ
Hypocrisy is a garment that may reveal what
So Hamir is Hamir in noble deeds, and in the formidable heights of knowledge, two mature men.
Is beneath it; its wearer is naked among people.
This is Shamam, this is Ridwa, this one overflowing in generosity, no, that one is Jayhan!
ماwhat ليis with me أرانيI see myself أبيدwasting العيشlife فيin بلدٍa land
ما لي أراني أبيد العيش في بلدٍ
ماnot ليfor me بهin it فيin اِقتباسِacquiring العلمِknowledge إخوانُbrothers
ما لي به في اِقتباسِ العلمِ إخوانُ
Why do I see myself wasting life in a land
My lord of Qahtan's house, and whoever through them gains more reverence and Qahtan!
Where I have no brothers in the gathering of knowledge?
Do not look to fanciful illusions, whose only profit is loss and detriment.
وأنفقُand I spend العمرَmy lifetime فيamong قومٍpeople أوليpossessing حسدٍenvy
وأنفقُ العمرَ في قومٍ أولي حسدٍ
والكلّand everyone منهمof them بماat what أوتيتI was given غضبانُangry
والكلّ منهم بما أوتيت غضبانُ
And spending my lifetime among envious people,
And seek the kingdom's seekers, and gain victory, for in the kingdom are increases and decreases.
Every one of them angry at what I have been given.
Many sheathed ones never attained the kingdoms they hoped for, until Kisra's palace contained them,
ماnot إِنat all وثقتI trusted ولاnor اِستمسكتheld fast to عروتهمtheir bond
ما إِن وثقت ولا اِستمسكت عروتهم
لدىupon مَواثيقهمtheir pledges إلّاexcept وَقَدand already خانواthey betrayed
لدى مَواثيقهم إلّا وَقَد خانوا
Never did I trust them or hold fast to their bond
And he lost what he had aspired to, until Gumdan ruled the kingdom.
In reliance on their pledges without their betraying me.
After discord, they obeyed and surrendered to Ibn al-Muhallab, and Khurasan found peace.
إِذاif اِستلبتهمyou seize them فيin أريةariyah (unclear term) خشواthey feared
إِذا اِستلبتهم في أرية خشوا
سجيّتهits disposition وإِذاand if اِستحثثتهمyou spur them on لانواthey yielded
سجيّته وإِذا اِستحثثتهم لانوا
If you seize them in an 'ariyah' [unclear reading], they fear
Seeking justice, he came on foot, so the winds of Tasm drove his enemies away.
Its disposition; if you spur them on, they yield.
He left Jadisa fettered, with no escape, and no enemy disobeying him,
يبدونَthey display بشراًcheerfulness إِذاwhen عاينتyou behold وجههمُtheir face
يبدونَ بشراً إِذا عاينت وجههمُ
والكلُّand each منّاtoward us بنارِwith the fire of الحقدrancor ملآنُfilled
والكلُّ منّا بنارِ الحقد ملآنُ
They show cheerfulness when you look upon their faces,
No salvation in its expanses frees the beast, nor does its bird's flight deliver it.
Yet each is filled with the fire of rancor toward us.
If the Azd are the eye of glory, you two are the eye's pupils.
تَرميهمُpelts them أنجمُthe stars of الألفاظwords منfrom أدبيmy literary art
تَرميهمُ أنجمُ الألفاظ من أدبي
كَماas رميwas pelted بنجومِwith the stars of القذفhurling شيطانُa devil
كَما رمي بنجومِ القذف شيطانُ
The stars of my literary words strike them,
Do not look to deceptive fantasies, whose profit is loss and detriment.
As a devil is pelted with shooting stars.
And seek retaliation for the kingdom's seekers, and gain victory, for in the kingdom are increases and decreases.
دَعنيleave me ودَعهمand leave them ومنهمand among them إنّنيindeed I am رجلٌa man
دَعني ودَعهم ومنهم إنّني رجلٌ
فيماin what أريدُI seek لَهمfor them شانٌan affair وليand for me شانُan affair
فيما أريدُ لَهم شانٌ ولي شانُ
Leave me, and leave them: among them I am a man
Many sheathed swords never attained the kingdoms they hoped for, until Kisra's palace contained them.
With my own aims; they have their concern, and I have mine.
Then he lost what he had aspired to, until Gumdan ruled the kingdom.
وَلَيسand it is not مِنa matter of عجبٍwonder إِنif لمnot أسغI am palatable لهمto them
وَلَيس مِن عجبٍ إِن لم أسغ لهم
لَمnot ينتفِعgained benefit بضياءِfrom the radiance of الشمسِthe sun عميانُblind people
لَم ينتفِع بضياءِ الشمسِ عميانُ
It is no wonder if I am not palatable to them;
After discord they obeyed and surrendered to Ibn al-Muhallab, and Khurasan found peace.
The blind gain nothing from the sun's radiance.
وَهَكذاand likewise الجعلُthe dung beetle لمnever يصلحwas suitable لهfor it أبداًever
وَهَكذا الجعلُ لم يصلح له أبداً
للشمّfor smelling منamong مستشمّwhat is smelled الريحscent ريحانُbasil
للشمّ من مستشمّ الريح ريحانُ
Likewise, the dung beetle has never found suitable
Basil to smell, among fragrant things.
وَإِنand if يكيدواthey scheme فَكمthen how often بالكيدِwith schemes قدindeed رمياthose two assailed
وَإِن يكيدوا فَكم بالكيدِ قد رميا
موسىMoses وهارونand Aaron فرعونPharaoh وهامانُand Haman
موسى وهارون فرعون وهامانُ
Though they scheme, how often were assailed with schemes
Moses and Aaron, by Pharaoh and Haman!
خُذtake مِنfrom هباتthe gifts of اللياليthe nights ماwhat بداappears لكto you فالfor the
خُذ مِن هبات الليالي ما بدا لك فال
أحيانُtimes تعقبهاfollow them بالصدقِtruly أحيانُtimes
أحيانُ تعقبها بالصدقِ أحيانُ
Take from the nights' gifts whatever comes your way, for the
Times are truly followed by other times.
لاno بدّescape ليfor me مِنfrom مقالٍa statement فيin ممانحةexchanging gifts with الthe
لا بدّ لي مِن مقالٍ في ممانحة ال
أيّامdays إنif كانthere is ليfor me فيin القولِspeech إمكانُability
أيّام إن كان لي في القولِ إمكانُ
I must offer words in an exchange of gifts with the
Days, if I have any power of speech.
سأوضحُI shall clarify القولَspeech فيabout الأزدthe Azd الذينهُمُwho themselves are
سأوضحُ القولَ في الأزد الذينهُمُ
فيon منهجِthe path of الدينreligion والإسلامand Islam برهانُa proof
في منهجِ الدين والإسلام برهانُ
I shall speak plainly of the Azd, who are
A testament on the path of faith and Islam.
وَأَجتنيand I gather مِنfrom معانيthe meanings of منطقيmy speech درراًpearls
وَأَجتني مِن معاني منطقي درراً
عنهاof them يقصّرfalls short فيin الألفاظwording سحبانُSahban
عنها يقصّر في الألفاظ سحبانُ
And gather pearls from the meanings of my speech,
Which even Sahban falls short of putting into words.
المسعرانthe two who kindle لظىthe blaze of الحربwar الزبونfierce إذاwhen
المسعران لظى الحرب الزبون إذا
تَداعستthrust at one another بالقناwith lances الخطّيّKhatti فرسانُhorsemen
تَداعست بالقنا الخطّيّ فرسانُ
The two who kindle the blaze of fierce war, when
Horsemen thrust at one another with Khatti lances.
حتّىso that أكونَI may be لماfor what فوّقتI nocked منof حكميmy maxims
حتّى أكونَ لما فوّقت من حكمي
فيconcerning حميرHimyar والفتىand the young man كهلانKahlan ديوانُa register
في حمير والفتى كهلان ديوانُ
So that, for the maxims I have nocked, I may be
A register concerning Himyar and the young man Kahlan.
بدرانtwo full moons فيin هالتيtwo halos of فخرٍglory إذاwhen اِنتدباًthe two step forward
بدران في هالتي فخرٍ إذا اِنتدباً
خرّتfell لشأنِهماbefore their grandeur فيin الدستthe court أذقانُchins
خرّت لشأنِهما في الدست أذقانُ
Two full moons in two halos of glory; when they step forth,
Chins bow before their grandeur in the court.
غيثانtwo rainclouds للجودِof generosity مدرارانboth pouring copiously قطرهماtheir raindrops
غيثان للجودِ مدراران قطرهما
خيلٌhorses وعيسٌand pale camels وأوراقand silver coins وعقبانُand gold coins ('eagles')
خيلٌ وعيسٌ وأوراق وعقبانُ
Two rainclouds of generosity, pouring freely; their raindrops are
Horses, pale camels, silver coins, and golden eagles.
إنّindeed للجودgenerosity has أوطانhomelands فراحهماso their two palms
إنّ للجود أوطان فراحهما
للجودfor generosity منfrom حيثwherever كانmay be الجودgenerosity أوطانُhomelands
للجود من حيث كان الجود أوطانُ
Generosity has homelands: their two palms
Are generosity's homelands, wherever generosity may be.
هُماthe two of them هُماthe two of them موكباtwo processions of عزٍّglory وسلطنةٍand sovereignty
هُما هُما موكبا عزٍّ وسلطنةٍ
وَليسَand there is no بعدهماbeyond those two فيin الفضلexcellence سلطانُsovereign
وَليسَ بعدهما في الفضل سلطانُ
They—these very two—are two processions of glory and sovereignty,
And beyond them there is no sovereign in excellence.
فحميرٌthus Himyar حميرٌHimyar فيin المكرُماتnoble deeds وفيand in
فحميرٌ حميرٌ في المكرُمات وفي
مستصعباتthe hardest feats of العلاgreatness كهلانKahlan كهلانُKahlan
مستصعبات العلا كهلان كهلانُ
Thus Himyar is Himyar in noble deeds, and in
The hardest feats of glory, Kahlan is Kahlan.
هَذاthis one شمامShumam وذاand this one رضوىRadwa لديهbeside him وذاand this one
هَذا شمام وذا رضوى لديه وذا
فيin الجودgenerosity سيحانSayhan بلrather هذاكthat one جيحانُJayhan
في الجود سيحان بل هذاك جيحانُ
This one is Shumam, this other Radwa beside him; and this one
In generosity is Sayhan—rather, that one is Jayhan.
ياO سيّديtwo lords of آلthe house of قحطانQahtan ومَنand those who بهماthrough those two
يا سيّدي آل قحطان ومَن بهما
يزدادُgrows greater يعربYa'rub إجلالاًin honor وقحطانُand Qahtan
يزدادُ يعرب إجلالاً وقحطانُ
O two lords of Qahtan's house, through whom
Ya'rub and Qahtan grow greater in honor,
لاdo not تَنظراyou two look لخيالاتto illusions مموّهةٍdeceptively embellished
لا تَنظرا لخيالات مموّهةٍ
فإنّماfor only ربحهاtheir profit نقصٌloss وخسرانُand ruin
فإنّما ربحها نقصٌ وخسرانُ
Do not look to gilded illusions,
For their profit is only loss and ruin.
وَاِستعدياand you two seek aid فيin طلابِpursuing الملكkingship واِنتصراand you two prevail
وَاِستعديا في طلابِ الملك واِنتصرا
فَالملكfor kingship فيهِin it زياداتincreases ونقصانُand decline
فَالملك فيهِ زيادات ونقصانُ
Seek aid in pursuing kingship, and prevail,
For kingship sees increase and decline.
فربّfor the lord of غمدانGhumdan لمnot يدركattained ممالكهhis kingdoms
فربّ غمدان لم يدرك ممالكه
حتّىuntil اِحتواهsheltered him لكسرىbelonging to Kisra قبلpreviously إيوانُa great hall
حتّى اِحتواه لكسرى قبل إيوانُ
For the lord of Ghumdan did not obtain his realms
Until a hall of Kisra's had first taken him in.
فسارَso he departed عنهُfrom him بماwith what قدalready كانhe had been يأملهُhoping for it
فسارَ عنهُ بما قد كان يأملهُ
حتّىuntil اِستقرّbecame secure بهunder him فيin الملكkingship غمدانُGhumdan
حتّى اِستقرّ به في الملك غمدانُ
So he left him, bearing what he had hoped for,
Until Ghumdan was secure under his rule.
وقَدand already أَطاعتit obeyed وَدانتand submitted بعدafter مشتجرٍstrife
وقَد أَطاعت وَدانت بعد مشتجرٍ
لابنto Ibn المهلّبal-Muhallab واِرتاحتand found relief خراسانُKhurasan
لابن المهلّب واِرتاحت خراسانُ
After strife, there came obedience and submission
To Ibn al-Muhallab, and Khurasan found relief.
وَقدand indeed جاءhe came مُستنصفاًseeking justice قدماlong ago فأنصفهso he granted him justice
وَقد جاء مُستنصفاً قدما فأنصفه
رياحRiyah طسمof Tasm منagainst الأعداءِenemies حسّانُHassan
رياح طسم من الأعداءِ حسّانُ
Long ago, one came seeking justice, and received it:
Riyah of Tasm, against his enemies, from Hassan.
أَردىhe destroyed جديساًJadis بحبسby confinement لاno كفاحopen combat لهfor him
أَردى جديساً بحبس لا كفاح له
ولاnor عليهagainst him منfrom الأعداءenemies عصيانُrebellion
ولا عليه من الأعداء عصيانُ
He brought Jadis down by confinement, with no open combat,
Nor any rebellion against him from enemies.
لاnot يُنقذsaves الوحشَwild beasts فيwithin أرجائهhis bounds هربٌflight
لا يُنقذ الوحشَ في أرجائه هربٌ
منهُfrom him ولاnor طيرهhis birds ينجيهsaves it طيرانُflying
منهُ ولا طيره ينجيه طيرانُ
No flight can save the wild beasts within his bounds
From him, nor can flying save his birds.
إِنif كانتِwere الأزدthe Azd عيناًan eye للعلاfor greatness خلقتwas created
إِن كانتِ الأزد عيناً للعلا خلقت
فإنّماthen surely أنتماyou two للعينof the eye إنسانُthe pupil
فإنّما أنتما للعين إنسانُ
If the Azd were created as an eye for greatness,
You two are surely the pupil of that eye.
Partial English translation: 61 of 110 Arabic lines translated.