وَماand not عَنout of قِلىًhatred عاتَبتُI reproached بَكرَBakr اِبنَson of وائِلٍWa’il
وَما عَن قِلىً عاتَبتُ بَكرَ اِبنَ وائِلٍ
وَلاnor عَنout of تَجَنّيunjust fault-finding الصارِمِthe severer of ties المُتَجَرِّمِthe imputer of guilt
وَلا عَن تَجَنّي الصارِمِ المُتَجَرِّمِ
It was not out of hatred that I reproached Bakr ibn Wa’il,
I do not reproach Bakr ibn Wa'il's tribe
nor from the unjust fault-finding of one who severs ties and imputes guilt.
Nor do I complain of the fierce, audacious swordsman.
وَلَكِنَّنيbut I أَولىmore entitled بِهِمto them مِنthan حَليفِهِمtheir ally
وَلَكِنَّني أَولى بِهِم مِن حَليفِهِم
لَدىat مَغرَمٍa loss to bear إِنif نابَit befalls أَوor عِندَat مَغنَمِa gain
لَدى مَغرَمٍ إِن نابَ أَو عِندَ مَغنَمِ
But I have a stronger claim upon them than their ally,
But I have a greater claim on them than their ally
when a loss befalls, or when there is gain.
When ruin threatens or at the dividing of spoil.
وَهَيَّجَنيand stirred me ضَنّيmy jealous care بِبَكرٍfor Bakr عَلىto الَّذيthat which
وَهَيَّجَني ضَنّي بِبَكرٍ عَلى الَّذي
نَطَقتُI uttered وَماand not غَيبيmy private intentions لِبَكرٍtoward Bakr بِمُتهَمِunder suspicion
نَطَقتُ وَما غَيبي لِبَكرٍ بِمُتهَمِ
And my jealous care for Bakr stirred me to what
Envy against Bakr provoked me to what I said
I uttered; my private intentions toward Bakr are beyond suspicion.
Though my secret thought acquitted Bakr of blame.
وَقَدand indeed عَلِمواthey knew أَنّيthat I أَناI myself الشاعِرُthe poet الَّذيwho
وَقَد عَلِموا أَنّي أَنا الشاعِرُ الَّذي
يُراعيsafeguards لِبَكرٍfor Bakr كُلِّهاall of it كُلَّevery مَحرَمِsacred right
يُراعي لِبَكرٍ كُلِّها كُلَّ مَحرَمِ
And they know that I am the poet who
They knew well that I am the poet who holds
safeguards every sacred right of all of Bakr.
Every sanctity of Bakr sacred.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لِمَنto those whom عادَواthey opposed عَدُوٌّan enemy وَإِنَّنيand indeed I
وَإِنّي لِمَن عادَوا عَدُوٌّ وَإِنَّني
لَهُمto them شاكِرٌgrateful ماas long as حالَفَتhas kept company with ريقَتيmy saliva فَميmy mouth
لَهُم شاكِرٌ ما حالَفَت ريقَتي فَمي
And I am an enemy to those they oppose, and indeed I
I am a foe to those who show enmity to them
am grateful to them as long as my saliva keeps company with my mouth.
And I thank them while my fortunes side with theirs.
هُمُthey مَنَعونيprotected me إِذwhen زِيادٌZiyad يَكيدُنيplots against me
هُمُ مَنَعوني إِذ زِيادٌ يَكيدُني
بِجاحِمِwith blazing جَمرٍembers ذيbearing لَظىflame مُتَضَرِّمِfiercely burning
بِجاحِمِ جَمرٍ ذي لَظى مُتَضَرِّمِ
They protected me when Ziyad plotted against me
They defended me when Ziyad plotted against me
with blazing embers, aflame and fiercely burning.
With a flaming, fiercely burning firebrand.
وَهُمand they بَذَلواgave دونيin my defense التِلادَancestral wealth وَغَرَّرواand risked
وَهُم بَذَلوا دوني التِلادَ وَغَرَّروا
بِأَنفُسِهِمwith their own lives إِذwhen كانَwas فيهِمamong them مُرَغِّميmy humiliator
بِأَنفُسِهِم إِذ كانَ فيهِم مُرَغِّمي
And they gave their ancestral wealth in my defense and risked
They jeopardized themselves to protect me
their own lives when my humiliator was among them.
When there were those among them who urged my death.
أَتَرضىwould they be content? بَنوthe sons of شَيبانَShayban لِلَّهِto God دَرُّهُمtheir excellence
أَتَرضى بَنو شَيبانَ لِلَّهِ دَرُّهُم
وَبَكرٌand Bakr جَميعاًaltogether كُلَّevery مُثرٍwealthy man وَمُعدَمِand destitute man
وَبَكرٌ جَميعاً كُلَّ مُثرٍ وَمُعدَمِ
Would Banu Shayban—God bless them—be content,
Are you content, O tribe of Shayban, may you be rewarded,
and Bakr altogether, every rich man and pauper,
When all Bakr, both chiefs and commons, are destroyed?
بَأَزدِwith the Azd عُمانٍOman إِخوَةٌbrothers دونَinstead of قَومِهِمtheir people
بَأَزدِ عُمانٍ إِخوَةٌ دونَ قَومِهِم
لَقَدindeed زَعَمواthey claimed فيin رَأيِهِمtheir judgment غَيرَno مَرغَمِhumiliation
لَقَد زَعَموا في رَأيِهِم غَيرَ مَرغَمِ
with the Azd of Oman as brothers instead of their own people?
By the Azd of Oman, brothers to the exclusion of their tribe,
They have indeed claimed, in their judgment, that this is no humiliation.
They certainly imagined, in their view, something inconceivable.
فَإِنَّfor indeed أَخاهاits brother عَبدُ‘Abd (name) أَعلىA‘la (name) بَنىbuilt لَهاfor it
فَإِنَّ أَخاها عَبدُ أَعلى بَنى لَها
بِأَرضِin the land of هِرَقلٍHeraclius وَالعُلىand lofty honor ذاتُentailing مَجشَمِhardship
بِأَرضِ هِرَقلٍ وَالعُلى ذاتُ مَجشَمِ
For their brother, ‘Abd A‘la, built for them
Their sister's brother, Abd al-A'la, built a home for her
in the land of Heraclius—and lofty honor entails hardship—
In Heraclius' land, and al-A'la is of high-towering origin,
رَفيعاًlofty مِنَof البِنيانِconstruction أَثبَتَmade firm أُسَّهُits foundation
رَفيعاً مِنَ البِنيانِ أَثبَتَ أُسَّهُ
مَآثِرُglorious deeds لَمdid not تَخشَعbow وَلَمand did not تَتَهَدَّمِcrumble
مَآثِرُ لَم تَخشَع وَلَم تَتَهَدَّمِ
a lofty edifice, whose foundation was made firm
Lofty, of firmly constructed buildings, his glories are not laid low
by glorious deeds that neither bowed nor crumbled.
Nor demolished however the days assail.
هُمُthey رَهَنواpledged عَنهُمin their stead أَباكَyour father وَماand did not أَلَواstint
هُمُ رَهَنوا عَنهُم أَباكَ وَما أَلَوا
عَنِtoward المُصطَفىthe chosen one مِنof قَومِهِمtheir people بِالتَكَرُّمِin generosity
عَنِ المُصطَفى مِن قَومِهِم بِالتَكَرُّمِ
They pledged your father in their stead, and did not stint
They have ransomed you, and excellent was their ransom;
in generosity toward the chosen one of their people.
None of their kin ransomed the Prophet more generously.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.