ألمdid ... not? تَرَنيyou see me إذwhen ضمّنيenclosed me البَلَدُthe land القَفرُdesolate
ألم تَرَني إذ ضمّني البَلَدُ القَفرُ
سمعتُI heard نداءًa cry يصدعُsplits القلبَthe heart ياO عمروAmr
سمعتُ نداءً يصدعُ القلبَ يا عمرو
Did you not see me when the desolate land enclosed me?
Did you not see me when the barren land enclosed me
I heard a cry that split the heart: 'O Amr,
I heard a call that splits the heart, O Amr
أَغِثناrescue us فإِنّاfor indeed we عُصبةٌa band مَذحِجِيَّةٌof Madhhij
أَغِثنا فإِنّا عُصبةٌ مَذحِجِيَّةٌ
نُناطُwe are held علىfor وَفرٍwealth وليسand there is no لناfor us وَفرُwealth
نُناطُ على وَفرٍ وليس لنا وَفرُ
Rescue us, for we are a band of Madhhij.
Save us, we are a hapless tribe
We are held for ransom, yet we have no wealth.
We are urged on though we have no refuge
تُكَلِّفُناdemands of us ياO عمروAmr ماwhat ليسis not عندناin our possession
تُكَلِّفُنا يا عمرو ما ليس عندنا
هَوَازِنُHawazin فانظرso look ماwhat الذيthat which فَعَلhas done الدهرُtime
هَوَازِنُ فانظر ما الذي فَعَل الدهرُ
We are required, O Amr, to give what we do not have
You task us, O Amr, with what we do not have
by Hawazin—see what time has done!'
O Hawazin, look at what fate has done
فقلتُso I said لخيليto my horsemen أَنظِرونيwait for me فإِننيfor indeed I
فقلتُ لخيلي أَنظِروني فإِنني
سريعٌswift إليكمto you حينwhen يَنصَدعُbreaks open الفجرُthe dawn
سريعٌ إليكم حين يَنصَدعُ الفجرُ
So I said to my horsemen, 'Wait for me, for I
So I said to my horses, “Look at me, for I
will hasten to you when dawn breaks.'
Am swift to you when dawn splits apart”
وأَقحمتُand I drove headlong مُهريmy colt حينَwhen صادفتُI found غِرَّةًan unguarded moment
وأَقحمتُ مُهري حينَ صادفتُ غِرَّةً
علىat الطَّفِّal-Taff حتىuntil قِيلَit was said قدalready عُقِرَwas hamstrung المُهرُthe colt
على الطَّفِّ حتى قِيلَ قد عُقِرَ المُهرُ
And I drove my colt headlong when I found an unguarded moment,
And I spurred my prize horse when I met an opportunity
at al-Taff, until it was said, 'The colt has been hamstrung!'
On the hill's side until it was said the prize horse was lamed
فأَنجيتُso I rescued أسرىcaptives مَذحِجٍMadhhij منfrom هَوَازِنٍHawazin
فأَنجيتُ أسرى مَذحِجٍ من هَوَازِنٍ
ولمand not يُنجِهمsave them إِلّاexcept السَّكينةُcomposure والصَّبرُand patience
ولم يُنجِهم إِلّا السَّكينةُ والصَّبرُ
So I rescued Madhhij's captives from Hawazin,
And so I saved the captives of Maḍḥij from Hawazin
and nothing saved them but composure and patience.
And none saved them but tranquility and patience
ونادَواand they cried جميعاًall together حُلَّloosen عنّاfrom us وَثاقَناour bonds
ونادَوا جميعاً حُلَّ عنّا وَثاقَنا
أَخاO brother of البطشِmight إنَّindeed الأَمرَan event يُحدِثُهُbrings it about الأَمرُan event
أَخا البطشِ إنَّ الأَمرَ يُحدِثُهُ الأَمرُ
And they all cried, 'Free us from our bonds,
And together they cried, “Free us from our bonds
O brother of might! Indeed, one event brings about another.'
O brother of might, affairs come to pass from other affairs”
وأُبتُand I returned بأسرىwith captives لمnot يكنthere was بينbetween قتلهمtheir being killed
وأُبتُ بأسرى لم يكن بين قتلهم
وبينand between طِعانيmy spear-thrusts اليومَtoday ماanything دونَهُless than it فِترُa thumb-to-forefinger span
وبين طِعاني اليومَ ما دونَهُ فِترُ
And I returned with captives; between their being slain
And I refused the captives whose killing today
and my spear-thrusts today there was not even a finger-span:
Was no less to me than a moment's rest
يزيدٌYazid وعمروٌand Amr والحُصَينُand al-Huṣayn ومالكٌand Malik
يزيدٌ وعمروٌ والحُصَينُ ومالكٌ
وَوَهبٌand Wahb وَسفيانٌand Sufyan وسابعُهمand their seventh وَبرُWabr
وَوَهبٌ وَسفيانٌ وسابعُهم وَبرُ
Yazid, Amr, al-Huṣayn, and Malik,
Yazid, Amr, Al-Husain, Malik
and Wahb and Sufyan, and their seventh, Wabr.
Wahb, Sufyan and the seventh is Birr