وَجَدناwe found خُزاعِيّاًa man of Khuzaʿa رَسِنَّةَRasinnah مازِنٍof Mazin
وَجَدنا خُزاعِيّاً رَسِنَّةَ مازِنٍ
وَمِنهاand from them إِذاwhen هابَfeared الكُماةَthe armored warriors جَسورُهاtheir bold champion
وَمِنها إِذا هابَ الكُماةَ جَسورُها
We found Rasinnah of Mazin to be a Khuzaʿi,
and from them comes their bold champion when armored warriors fear,
عَلىin facing ماwhat يَهابُfear القَومُthe people مِنof عاجِلِprompt القِرىhospitality to guests
عَلى ما يَهابُ القَومُ مِن عاجِلِ القِرى
إِذاwhen اِحمَرَّreddened مِنfrom نَفحِthe breath الصَباof the east wind زَمهَريرُهاits bitter cold
إِذا اِحمَرَّ مِن نَفحِ الصَبا زَمهَريرُها
in facing what people dread—promptly feeding guests—
when its bitter cold reddens under the east wind's breath.
وَهُمand they يَومَon the day وَلّىturned أَسلَمٌAslam ظَهرَهُhis back القَناto the spears
وَهُم يَومَ وَلّى أَسلَمٌ ظَهرَهُ القَنا
وَفَرَّand fled وَشَرُّand the worst الناسِof men بَأساًin valor فَرورُهاtheir habitual fugitive
وَفَرَّ وَشَرُّ الناسِ بَأساً فَرورُها
And they, on the day Aslam turned his back on the spears
and fled—the worst of men in valor is the one who always flees—
وَهُمand they يَومَon the day of عَبّادِʿAbbad بنِson of أَخضَرَAkhdar بِالقَناwith spears
وَهُم يَومَ عَبّادِ بنِ أَخضَرَ بِالقَنا
وَبِالهِندَوانِيّاتand with Indian swords بيضاًgleaming white ذُكورُهاtheir hard-tempered blades
وَبِالهِندَوانِيّات بيضاً ذُكورُها
and they, on the day of ʿAbbad ibn Akhdar, with spears
and with Indian swords, their hard-tempered blades gleaming white,
أَبَواthey refused أَنto يَفِرّواthey flee يَومَon the day كُرَّa charge was made عَلَيهِمُagainst them
أَبَوا أَن يَفِرّوا يَومَ كُرَّ عَلَيهِمُ
وَلاand not يَقتُلَslays الأَبطالَthe champions إِلّاexcept كَرورُهاtheir tireless charger
وَلا يَقتُلَ الأَبطالَ إِلّا كَرورُها
refused to flee when a charge was made against them;
and none slay champions but their tireless chargers.
جَلَواthey dispelled بِالعَواليwith long spears وَالسُيوفِand swords غِشاوَةًa veil
جَلَوا بِالعَوالي وَالسُيوفِ غِشاوَةً
يَكادُalmost مِنَfrom الإِظلامِthe darkness يَعشىbecomes dim-sighted بَصيرُهاits keen-sighted observer
يَكادُ مِنَ الإِظلامِ يَعشى بَصيرُها
They dispelled with long spears and swords a veil
whose darkness almost blinds the keen-sighted.
وَهُمand they أَنزَلواthey lodged هِنداًHind مَنازِلَdwellings لَمnot تَكُنhad been
وَهُم أَنزَلوا هِنداً مَنازِلَ لَم تَكُن
لَهُمtheirs قَبلَهاbefore it إِلّاexcept مَصيراًa destination تَصيرُهاit reaches them
لَهُم قَبلَها إِلّا مَصيراً تَصيرُها
And they lodged Hind in dwellings that had not been
theirs before then, save as a destination they would reach.
وَدارَتand turned رَحىthe millstone الأَبطالِof champions فيin حَومَةِthe thick الوَغىof battle
وَدارَت رَحى الأَبطالِ في حَومَةِ الوَغى
وَأَظهَرَand bared أَنيابَthe fangs الحُروبِof wars هَريرُهاtheir snarling
وَأَظهَرَ أَنيابَ الحُروبِ هَريرُها
And the champions' millstone turned in the thick of battle,
and the wars' snarling bared their fangs.
وَهُمand they رَجَعواthey returned لِاِبنِto the son of المُعَكبَرِal-Muʿakbar ذَودَهُhis small camel herd
وَهُم رَجَعوا لِاِبنِ المُعَكبَرِ ذَودَهُ
وَقَدand already كانَhad عَنهاfrom it قَدalready تَوَلّىturned away مُجيرُهاits protector
وَقَد كانَ عَنها قَد تَوَلّى مُجيرُها
And they restored his small camel herd to Ibn al-Muʿakbar,
though its protector had already turned away from it.
وَهُمand they صَدَّقواthey fulfilled رُؤياthe dream بُرَيقَةَof Burayqah إِذwhen رَأَتshe saw
وَهُم صَدَّقوا رُؤيا بُرَيقَةَ إِذ رَأَت
غَيابَةَa dark covering مَوتٍof death مُستَهَلّاًpouring forth مَطيرُهاits rain-bearing cloud
غَيابَةَ مَوتٍ مُستَهَلّاً مَطيرُها
And they fulfilled Burayqah's dream, when she saw
a dark pall of death, its rain-cloud pouring forth.
فَكَذَّبَهاthen called her a liar مِنamong قَومِهاher people كُلُّevery خائِنٍtraitor
فَكَذَّبَها مِن قَومِها كُلُّ خائِنٍ
وَقَدand already جاءَهُمcame to them بِالحَقِّwith the truth عَنهُمabout them نَذيرُهاits warning herald
وَقَد جاءَهُم بِالحَقِّ عَنهُم نَذيرُها
Then every traitor among her people called her a liar,
though its herald had come to them with the truth about them.
فَماthen nothing راعَهُمstartled them إِلّاexcept أَسِنَّةُthe spearheads مازِنٍof Mazin
فَما راعَهُم إِلّا أَسِنَّةُ مازِنٍ
يُديرُturns قَناهاtheir spear-shafts بِالأَكُفِّwith the hands مُديرُهاtheir wielder
يُديرُ قَناها بِالأَكُفِّ مُديرُها
Then nothing startled them but Mazin's spearheads,
their wielder turning their spear-shafts in his hands,
وَخَيلٌand horses تَنادىcalling out بِالمَناياwith deaths إِلَيهِمُtoward them
وَخَيلٌ تَنادى بِالمَنايا إِلَيهِمُ
وَآسادُand lions غيلٍof the thicket لاnot يُبَلَّis healed عَقيرُهاtheir wounded prey
وَآسادُ غيلٍ لا يُبَلَّ عَقيرُها
and horses crying out death to them,
and lions of the thicket, whose wounded prey never recovers.
Translation model: Sol 6.1