إِنif تَسأَليyou (feminine) ask تَغلِباًTaghlib وَإِخوَتَهُمand their brethren
إِن تَسأَلي تَغلِباً وَإِخوَتَهُم
يُنبوكِthey will tell you (feminine) أَنّيthat I مِنamong خَيرِهِمtheir best نَسَباin lineage
يُنبوكِ أَنّي مِن خَيرِهِم نَسَبا
If you ask Taghlib and their brethren,
If you ask Taghlib and his brothers,
They will tell you that I am among their best in lineage.
They will tell you that I am of the best of them in lineage.
أُنمىmy descent is traced إِلىto الصَيدِthe proud nobles مِنof رَبيعَةَRabi‘ah وَالـand the
أُنمى إِلى الصَيدِ مِن رَبيعَةَ وَالـ
أَخيارِfinest men مِنهُمamong them إِنif حُصِّلواthey are assessed نَسَباin lineage
أَخيارِ مِنهُم إِن حُصِّلوا نَسَبا
My descent is traced to the proud nobles of Rabi‘ah and the
I belong to the hunters among Rabee'ah and the
Finest among them, if they are judged by lineage.
Best among them, if genealogies are verified