لَوif أَنَّthat حَدراءَHadra تَجزينيshe rewards me كَماjust as زَعَمَتshe claimed
لَو أَنَّ حَدراءَ تَجزيني كَما زَعَمَت
أَنthat سَوفَwill تَفعَلُshe does مِنin the way of بَذلٍgenerosity وَإِكرامِand honor
أَن سَوفَ تَفعَلُ مِن بَذلٍ وَإِكرامِ
If Hadra were to reward me as she claimed
she would, with generosity and honor,
لَكُنتُthen I would be أَطوَعُmore obedient مِنthan ذيone with حَلقَةٍa ring جُعِلَتwas placed
لَكُنتُ أَطوَعُ مِن ذي حَلقَةٍ جُعِلَت
فيin الأَنفِthe nose ذَلَّbecame submissive بِتَقوادٍthrough being led وَتَرسامِand being made to trot
في الأَنفِ ذَلَّ بِتَقوادٍ وَتَرسامِ
I would be more obedient than one with a ring set
in its nose, subdued by being led and made to trot.
عَقيلَةٌa noblewoman مِنfrom بَنيthe sons of شَيبانَShayban تَرفَعُهاraise her high
عَقيلَةٌ مِن بَني شَيبانَ تَرفَعُها
دَعائِمُpillars لِلعُلىfor glory مِنfrom آلِthe house of هَمّامِHammam
دَعائِمُ لِلعُلى مِن آلِ هَمّامِ
A noblewoman of Banu Shayban, raised high
by pillars of glory from the house of Hammam,
مِنfrom آلِthe house of مُرَّةَMurra بَينَamong المُستَضاءِthose looked to for light بِهِمthrough them
مِن آلِ مُرَّةَ بَينَ المُستَضاءِ بِهِم
مِنfrom بَينِamong صيدٍproud lords مَصاليتٍvaliant warriors وَأَحكامِand wise judges
مِن بَينِ صيدٍ مَصاليتٍ وَأَحكامِ
from the house of Murra, among those whose light is sought,
from among proud, valiant lords and wise judges.
بَينَbetween الأَحاوِصِthe Ahawis مِنof كَلبٍKalb مُرَكَّبُهاher lineage
بَينَ الأَحاوِصِ مِن كَلبٍ مُرَكَّبُها
وَبَينَand between قَيسِQays اِبنِson of مَسعودٍMasud وَبِسطامِand Bistam
وَبَينَ قَيسِ اِبنِ مَسعودٍ وَبِسطامِ
Her ancestry unites the Ahawis of Kalb
with Qays son of Masud and Bistam.