تَزَوَّدtake provisions فَماfor no نَفسٌsoul بِعامِلَةٍworking لَهاfor itself
تَزَوَّد فَما نَفسٌ بِعامِلَةٍ لَها
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle أَتاهاcomes upon it بِالمَناياwith deaths حَديدُهاtheir steel
إِذا ما أَتاها بِالمَنايا حَديدُها
Take provisions, for no soul can labor for itself
He has equipped himself, yet no soul has any means to repel
when death's steel comes upon it, bringing doom.
The arrival of its destined death by its weapons
فَيوشِكَso is about to نَفسٌa soul أَنto تَكونَbe حَياتُهاits life
فَيوشِكَ نَفسٌ أَن تَكونَ حَياتُها
وَإِنand even if مَسَّهاtouches it مَوتٌdeath طَويلاًlong خُلودُهاits endurance
وَإِن مَسَّها مَوتٌ طَويلاً خُلودُها
For a soul's life may soon be
A soul is close to having its life as its end
long-lasting, even if death touches it.
And if death touches it for long, its endurance is its eternity
وَسَوفَand will تَرىyou see النَفسَthe soul الَّتيwhich اِكتَدَحَتyou toiled لَهاfor it
وَسَوفَ تَرى النَفسَ الَّتي اِكتَدَحَت لَها
إِذاwhen النَفسُthe soul لَمdid not تَنطِقspeak وَماتَand has died وَريدُهاits jugular vein
إِذا النَفسُ لَم تَنطِق وَماتَ وَريدُها
And you shall see the soul for which you toiled,
And you will see the soul that labored for itself
when the soul no longer speaks and its jugular vein has died.
When the soul cannot speak and its arteries die
وَكَمand how many لِأَبيfor the father of الأَشبالِthe lion cubs مِنof فَضلِbounty of نِعمَةٍa favor
وَكَم لِأَبي الأَشبالِ مِن فَضلِ نِعمَةٍ
بِكَفَّيهِby his two hands عِنديwith me أَطلَقَتنيset me free سُعودُهاits good fortunes
بِكَفَّيهِ عِندي أَطلَقَتني سُعودُها
And how many a bountiful favor Abu al-Ashbal has
And how much grace and favor is owed
bestowed on me with both hands, whose good fortune set me free!
To Abul Ashbal, as his generosity freed me
فَأَصبَحتُso I became أَمشيI walk فَوقَupon رِجلَيَّmy two legs قائِماًstanding
فَأَصبَحتُ أَمشي فَوقَ رِجلَيَّ قائِماً
عَلَيهاupon them وَقَدand already كانَتhad been طَويلاًfor a long time قُعودُهاtheir sitting idle
عَلَيها وَقَد كانَت طَويلاً قُعودُها
So I came to walk on my two legs, standing
So I began walking on my two legs standing
upon them, though they had long been idle.
On them, when previously sitting on them was prolonged
وَكَمand how many ياO اِبنَson of عَبدِservant of اللَهِGod مِنof فَضلِbounty of نِعمَةٍa favor
وَكَم يا اِبنَ عَبدِ اللَهِ مِن فَضلِ نِعمَةٍ
بِكَفَّيكَby your two hands عِنديwith me لَمhad not تُغَيَّبbeen kept away شُهودُهاits witnesses
بِكَفَّيكَ عِندي لَم تُغَيَّب شُهودُها
And how many a bountiful favor, O son of Abd Allah,
And how much grace and favor, O son of Abdullah
have I received from both your hands, its witnesses never absent!
Through your hands upon me, its presence was not obscured
وَكَمand how many لَكُمُfor you مِنof قُبَّةٍa pavilion قَدalready بَنَيتُمُyou have built
وَكَم لَكُمُ مِن قُبَّةٍ قَد بَنَيتُمُ
يَطولُovertops عِمادَthe pillars of المُبتَنينَthe builders عِمودُهاits pole
يَطولُ عِمادَ المُبتَنينَ عِمودُها
And how many a pavilion you have built for yourselves,
And how many domes you have built
whose pole overtops the builders' pillars!
Whose pillars' height is extended for those inhabiting it
بَنَتهاbuilt it بِأَيديهاwith its hands بَجيلَةُBajilah خالِدٍKhalid
بَنَتها بِأَيديها بَجيلَةُ خالِدٍ
وَنالَand reached بِهاthrough it أَعلىthe highest reaches of السَماءِthe sky يَزيدُهاits Yazid
وَنالَ بِها أَعلى السَماءِ يَزيدُها
Khalid's Bajilah built it with its own hands,
Bajailah of Khalid built it with her hands
and through it its Yazid reached the highest reaches of the sky.
And through it obtained the highest level of increase
وَجَدتُكُمُI found you تَعلونَrise above كُلَّevery قُبَيلَةٍtribe
وَجَدتُكُمُ تَعلونَ كُلَّ قُبَيلَةٍ
إِذاwhen اِعتَزَّoverpowered أَقرانَthe contenders against الأُمورِthe affairs شَديدُهاtheir fiercest
إِذا اِعتَزَّ أَقرانَ الأُمورِ شَديدُها
I found you rising above every tribe,
I found you rising above every tribe
when the fiercest trials overpowered their contenders.
When the peers of commandments were severe in their strength
وَكانَتand it was إِذاwhen لاقَتencountered بَجيلَةُBajilah غارَةًa raid
وَكانَت إِذا لاقَت بَجيلَةُ غارَةً
فَمِنكُمthen from among you مُحاميهاits defender وَمِنكُمand from among you عَميدُهاits chief
فَمِنكُم مُحاميها وَمِنكُم عَميدُها
And whenever Bajilah faced a raid,
And whenever Bajailah met a raid
its defender was from among you, and its chief from among you.
Among you was its protector, and among you its chief
وَكُنتُمand you were إِذاwhen عالىraised النِساءُthe women ذُيولَهاtheir hems
وَكُنتُم إِذا عالى النِساءُ ذُيولَها
لِيَسعَينَso they might run مِنfrom خَوفٍfear فَمِنكُمthen from among you أُسودُهاits lions
لِيَسعَينَ مِن خَوفٍ فَمِنكُم أُسودُها
And when the women raised their hems
And you were, whenever women raised their skirts
to run in fear, its lions were from among you.
To hasten in fear, among you were their lions
وَماand never أَصبَحَتcame to be يَوماًon any day بَجيلَةُBajilah خالِدٍKhalid
وَما أَصبَحَت يَوماً بَجيلَةُ خالِدٍ
وَإِلّاand except that لَكُمbelonging to you أَوor مِنكُمُfrom among you مَنsomeone who يَقودُهاleads it
وَإِلّا لَكُم أَو مِنكُمُ مَن يَقودُها
And Khalid's Bajilah never greeted a day
And Bajailah of Khalid has never spent a day
without a leader belonging to you or drawn from among you.
Without you leading her or among you one who leads her
إِذاwhen هِيَit ماسَتswayed proudly فيin الدُروعِcoats of armor وَأَقبَلَتand advanced
إِذا هِيَ ماسَت في الدُروعِ وَأَقبَلَت
إِلىtoward الباسِbattle مَشياًon foot لَمdid not تَجِدfind مَنsomeone who يَذودُهاrepels it
إِلى الباسِ مَشياً لَم تَجِد مَن يَذودُها
When it strode proudly in armor and advanced
When she donned armor and marched forth
toward battle on foot, it found no one to repel it.
To the clad in armor in a march that finds none to repel her
لَعَمريby my life لَئِنif indeed كانَتwas بَجيلَةُBajilah أَصبَحَتhad become
لَعَمري لَئِن كانَت بَجيلَةُ أَصبَحَت
قَدِindeed اِهتَضَمَتhumbled أَهلَthe people of الجُدودِgood fortunes جُدودُهاits good fortunes
قَدِ اِهتَضَمَت أَهلَ الجُدودِ جُدودُها
By my life, if Bajilah has indeed come to be
By my life, if Bajailah has spent the morning
a tribe whose fortunes have humbled the fortunate—
Having demolished the people of glory, their glory
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.