لَوif جَمَعواthey gathered مِنَfrom among الخِلّانِfriends أَلفاًa thousand
لَو جَمَعوا مِنَ الخِلّانِ أَلفاً
فَقالواthen they said أَعطِناgive us بِهُمُin exchange for them أَباناAban
فَقالوا أَعطِنا بِهُمُ أَبانا
If they gathered a thousand friends,
and said, “Give us Aban in exchange for them,”
لَقُلتُI would surely say لَهُمto them إِذاًthen لَغَبَنتُمونيyou would surely cheat me
لَقُلتُ لَهُم إِذاً لَغَبَنتُموني
وَكَيفَand how أَبيعُI sell مَنone who شَرِطَundertook الضَماناthe guarantee
وَكَيفَ أَبيعُ مَن شَرِطَ الضَمانا
I would tell them, “Then you would surely cheat me!”
And how could I sell one who pledged his protection?
خَليلٌa friend لاnot يَرىreckons المِئَةَa hundred الصَفاياchoice she-camels
خَليلٌ لا يَرى المِئَةَ الصَفايا
وَلاnor الخَيلَhorses الجِيادَfine-bred وَلاnor القِياناsinging girls
وَلا الخَيلَ الجِيادَ وَلا القِيانا
A friend who does not reckon a hundred choice she-camels,
nor fine-bred horses, nor singing girls,
عَطاءًa gift دونَwithout أَضعافٍseveral times as much عَلَيهاadded to them
عَطاءً دونَ أَضعافٍ عَلَيها
وَيَعلِفُand feeds قِدرَهُhis cooking pot العُبطَfreshly slaughtered beasts السِماناfat
وَيَعلِفُ قِدرَهُ العُبطَ السِمانا
a gift without adding many times as much,
and feeds his cooking pot fat, freshly slaughtered beasts.
وَماand not أَرجوI look to لِطَيبَةَfor Taybah غَيرَother than رَبّيmy Lord
وَما أَرجو لِطَيبَةَ غَيرَ رَبّي
وَغَيرَand other than اِبنِthe son of الوَليدِal-Walid بِماthrough what أَعاناhe contributed
وَغَيرَ اِبنِ الوَليدِ بِما أَعانا
For Taybah I look to none but my Lord
and Ibn al-Walid, through the aid he gave.
أَعانَhe helped بِدَفعَةٍwith a payment أَرضَتsatisfied أَباهاher father
أَعانَ بِدَفعَةٍ أَرضَت أَباها
فَكانَتand she was عِندَهُwith him غَلَقاًheld fast رِهاناa pledge
فَكانَت عِندَهُ غَلَقاً رِهانا
He helped with a payment that satisfied her father,
and she was held by him, a pledge locked fast.
لَئِنif indeed أَخرَجتَyou bring away طَيبَةَTaybah مِنfrom أَبيهاher father
لَئِن أَخرَجتَ طَيبَةَ مِن أَبيها
إِلَيَّto me لَأَرفَعَنَّI shall surely raise لَكَfor you العِناناthe reins
إِلَيَّ لَأَرفَعَنَّ لَكَ العِنانا
If you bring Taybah away from her father
to me, I shall surely lift the reins for you,
كَمِدحَةِlike the praise of جَروَلٍJarwal لِبَنيfor the sons of قُرَيعٍQurayʿ
كَمِدحَةِ جَروَلٍ لِبَني قُرَيعٍ
إِذاwhen مِنfrom فِيَّmy mouth أُخرِجُهاI bring it forth لِساناas speech
إِذا مِن فِيَّ أُخرِجُها لِسانا
in praise like Jarwal’s for Banu Qurayʿ,
when I bring it forth from my mouth as speech.
وَأُمِّand a mother of ثَلاثَةٍthree جاءَتcame إِلَيكُمto you
وَأُمِّ ثَلاثَةٍ جاءَت إِلَيكُم
بِهاcarrying her وَهمٌa mighty camel مُحاذِرَةًfearful of زَماناhard times
بِها وَهمٌ مُحاذِرَةً زَمانا
And a mother of three was brought to you
by a mighty camel, herself fearful of hard times.
وَكانواand they were خَمسَةًfive إِثنانِtwo مِنهُمof them
وَكانوا خَمسَةً إِثنانِ مِنهُم
لَهاhers وَتَحَزُّماًand as a precaution كاناthe two were ثِباناprovision-pouches
لَها وَتَحَزُّماً كانا ثِبانا
They were five; two of them
were her provision-pouches, brought as a precaution.
وَكانَتand she was تَنظُرُwatching العَوّاal-ʿAwwāʾ تُرَجّيhoping
وَكانَت تَنظُرُ العَوّا تُرَجّي
لِأَعزَلَهاfrom its Unarmed Star لَهاfor her مَطَراًrain فَخاناbut it failed
لِأَعزَلَها لَها مَطَراً فَخانا
She had watched al-ʿAwwāʾ, hoping
its Unarmed Star would bring her rain—but it failed her.
تَراكَsee you المُرضِعاتُnursing mothers أَباًa father وَأُمّاًand a mother
تَراكَ المُرضِعاتُ أَباً وَأُمّاً
إِذاwhen رَكِبَتthey plunge بِئانُفِهاwith their noses الدُخاناthe smoke
إِذا رَكِبَت بِئانُفِها الدُخانا
Nursing mothers see you as a father and a mother
when they thrust their noses into the smoke.
Translation model: Sol 6.1