ياah رُبَّmany a قِرنٍrival قَدindeed تَرَكتُI left مُجَدَّلاًfelled to the ground
يا رُبَّ قِرنٍ قَد تَرَكتُ مُجَدَّلاً
ضَخمِgreat in الدَسيعَةِbounty رَأسِchief of حَيٍّa tribe جَحفَلِnumerous
ضَخمِ الدَسيعَةِ رَأسِ حَيٍّ جَحفَلِ
Ah, many a rival have I left felled to the ground,
Lavish in bounty, chief of a mighty tribe.
وَتَرَكتُand I left نِسوَتَهُhis women لَهُنَّfor them تَفَجُّعٌanguished grief
وَتَرَكتُ نِسوَتَهُ لَهُنَّ تَفَجُّعٌ
يَندُبنَهُthey lament him أُصُلاًin the late afternoons بِنوحٍwith lamentation مُعوِلِloudly wailing
يَندُبنَهُ أُصُلاً بِنوحٍ مُعوِلِ
And I left his women in anguished grief,
Lamenting him at evening with loud wailing.
مِنfrom آلِthe clan of عَبسٍʿAbs قَدindeed شَفَيتُI assuaged حَرارَتيmy burning anger
مِن آلِ عَبسٍ قَد شَفَيتُ حَرارَتي
وَغَنِمتُand I took as booty كُلَّevery غَنيمَةٍspoil لَمdid not تَضهَلِbecome scant
وَغَنِمتُ كُلَّ غَنيمَةٍ لَم تَضهَلِ
I have quenched my burning anger upon the clan of ʿAbs,
And won every spoil, none of it scant.
وَنَجاand escaped بِعَنتَرَةَwith Antarah الأَغَرُّthe white-blazed steed, al-Agharr مِنَfrom الرَدىdeath
وَنَجا بِعَنتَرَةَ الأَغَرُّ مِنَ الرَدى
يَهويit rushes headlong عَلىin عَجَلٍhaste هُوِيَّthe swoop of الأَجدَلِthe falcon
يَهوي عَلى عَجَلٍ هُوِيَّ الأَجدَلِ
And al-Agharr, the white-blazed steed, bore Antarah clear of death,
Rushing in haste, as a falcon swoops.
وَتَرَكتَand you left عَبلَةَʿAblah فيin السَواءِthe open plain لِفِتيَةٍfor young warriors
وَتَرَكتَ عَبلَةَ في السَواءِ لِفِتيَةٍ
باتواthey spent the night عَلىupon كُتُفِthe shoulders of الخُيولِthe horses الجُوَّلِranging
باتوا عَلى كُتُفِ الخُيولِ الجُوَّلِ
And you left ʿAblah on the open plain for young warriors,
Who spent the night upon the shoulders of ranging steeds.
راحواthey went off بِهِندٍwith Hind وَالوَجيهَةِand al-Wajihah عَنوَةًby force
راحوا بِهِندٍ وَالوَجيهَةِ عَنوَةً
يَومَon the day of الوِقاعِbattle عَلىupon نَجائِبَfine-bred camels ذُمَّلِtrotting
يَومَ الوِقاعِ عَلى نَجائِبَ ذُمَّلِ
They carried off Hind and al-Wajihah by force,
On the day of battle, upon fine-bred, trotting camels.