ربطناwe guaranteed دياتblood-money payments للملوكto the kings سعىstrove بهاfor them
ربطنا ديات للملوك سعى بها
سنانSinan وسيارand Sayyar بنson of عمروAmr فأسرعاand both hastened
سنان وسيار بن عمرو فأسرعا
We guaranteed blood-money to the kings; its payment was undertaken by
Sinan and Sayyar son of Amr, who both made haste.
ونحنand we رهناwe pledged القوسthe bow ثمthen أفتككتهاI redeemed it
ونحن رهنا القوس ثم أفتككتها
بألفfor a thousand علىon ظهرthe back of ابنson of مزنةMuznah أقرعاfull; complete
بألف على ظهر ابن مزنة أقرعا
And we pledged the bow; then I redeemed it
for a full thousand, borne on Ibn Muznah’s back.
هماthey two سيداthe two lords of غيظGhayz بنson of مرةMurrah لوهوىwere there to fall
هما سيدا غيظ بن مرة لوهوى
منfrom الذبلal-Dhabl ميزاناهماtheir two counterweights لتضعضعاboth would surely crumble
من الذبل ميزاناهما لتضعضعا
They are the two lords of Ghayz ibn Murrah; were there to fall
from al-Dhabl their two counterweights, both would crumble.
Translation model: Sol 6.1