مَنَعَkept away النَومَsleep بِالعَشاءِat evening الهُمومُcares
مَنَعَ النَومَ بِالعَشاءِ الهُمومُ
وَخَيالٌand a vision إِذاwhen تَغورُsink away النُجومُthe stars
وَخَيالٌ إِذا تَغورُ النُجومُ
Cares kept sleep from me at evening,
and a vision came as the stars sank away.
مِنfrom حَبيبٍa beloved أَصابَstruck قَلبَكَyour heart مِنهُfrom them
مِن حَبيبٍ أَصابَ قَلبَكَ مِنهُ
سَقَمٌsickness فَهوَand it is داخِلٌwithin مَكتومُconcealed
سَقَمٌ فَهوَ داخِلٌ مَكتومُ
From a beloved, your heart has taken
a sickness hidden deep within.
ياO لَقَوميmy people هَلcan يَقتُلُkill المَرءَthe person مِثليone like me
يا لَقَومي هَل يَقتُلُ المَرءَ مِثلي
واهِنُweak البَطشِof grip وَالعِظامِand of bones سَؤومُweary
واهِنُ البَطشِ وَالعِظامِ سَؤومُ
O my people, can one like me be undone by
one weak of grip and weary in her bones?
هَمُّهاher concern العِطرُperfume وَالفِراشُand bedding وَيَعلوand rises over
هَمُّها العِطرُ وَالفِراشُ وَيَعلو
هاher لِجَينٌsilver وَلُؤلُؤٌand pearls مَنظومُstrung
ها لِجَينٌ وَلُؤلُؤٌ مَنظومُ
Her cares are perfume and bedding, and upon
her lie silver and strung pearls.
لَوif يَدِبُّwere to crawl الحَولِيُّthe year-old one مِنfrom وَلَدِthe offspring of الذَرthe ant's
لَو يَدِبُّ الحَولِيُّ مِن وَلَدِ الذَر
رِfinal syllable of “ant” عَلَيهاupon her لَأَندَبَتهاthey would mark her الكُلومُwounds
رِ عَلَيها لَأَندَبَتها الكُلومُ
If even a year-old offspring of an ant were to crawl
upon her, sores would leave their marks.
لَمdid not تَفُقهاsurpass her شَمسُthe sun النَهارِof day بِشَيءٍin anything
لَم تَفُقها شَمسُ النَهارِ بِشَيءٍ
غَيرَexcept أَنَّthat الشَبابَyouth لَيسَdoes not يَدومُlast
غَيرَ أَنَّ الشَبابَ لَيسَ يَدومُ
The daytime sun surpasses her in nothing,
save that youth does not endure.
إِنَّindeed خاليmy maternal uncle خَطيبُthe orator جابِيَةِof Jabiyah الجَوfirst part of “Golan”
إِنَّ خالي خَطيبُ جابِيَةِ الجَو
لانِfinal part of “Golan” عِندَbefore النُعمانِal-Nu'man حينَwhen يَقومُhe rises
لانِ عِندَ النُعمانِ حينَ يَقومُ
My maternal uncle is the orator of Jabiyah in the Golan,
before al-Nu'man when he rises to speak.
وَأَبيand my father فيat سُمَيحَةَSumayha القائِلُthe speaker الفاfirst part of “decisive”
وَأَبي في سُمَيحَةَ القائِلُ الفا
صِلُfinal part of “decisive” يَومَon the day اِلتَفَّتgathered around عَلَيهِhim الخُصومُthe adversaries
صِلُ يَومَ اِلتَفَّت عَلَيهِ الخُصومُ
And my father at Sumayha spoke the decisive word
when adversaries gathered around him.
يَصِلُhe joins القَولَspeech بِالبَيانِwith clarity وَذوwhile the one possessing الرَأfirst part of “counsel”
يَصِلُ القَولَ بِالبَيانِ وَذو الرَأ
يِfinal part of “counsel” مِنَamong القَومِthe people ظالِعٌlimping مَكعومُmuzzled
يِ مِنَ القَومِ ظالِعٌ مَكعومُ
He joined speech with clarity, while the man of counsel
among the people limped, muzzled.
وَأَناand I الصَقرُthe falcon عِندَat بابِthe gate of اِبنِthe son of سَلمىSalma
وَأَنا الصَقرُ عِندَ بابِ اِبنِ سَلمى
يَومَon the day نُعمانُNu'man فيin الكُبولِthe shackles مُقيمُremaining
يَومَ نُعمانُ في الكُبولِ مُقيمُ
And I was the falcon at the gate of Ibn Salma
on the day Nu'man remained in chains.
وَأُبَيٌّand Ubayy وَواقِدٌand Waqid أُطلِقاwere released ليfor me
وَأُبَيٌّ وَواقِدٌ أُطلِقا لي
ثُمَّthen رُحناwe departed وَقُفلُهُمand their lock مَحطومُbroken
ثُمَّ رُحنا وَقُفلُهُم مَحطومُ
Ubayy and Waqid were released for my sake;
then we departed, their lock broken.
وَرَهَنتُand I pledged اليَدَينِthe two hands عَنهُمon their behalf جَميعاًall together
وَرَهَنتُ اليَدَينِ عَنهُم جَميعاً
كُلُّeach كَفٍّpalm فيهاin it جُزٌa portion مَقسومُallotted
كُلُّ كَفٍّ فيها جُزٌ مَقسومُ
I pledged both hands on behalf of them all,
each palm bearing its allotted share.
وَسَطَتand reached among نِسبَتيmy lineage الذَوائِبَthe foremost men مِنهُمamong them
وَسَطَت نِسبَتي الذَوائِبَ مِنهُم
كُلُّevery دارٍhouse فيهاin it أَبٌan ancestor ليof mine عَظيمُgreat
كُلُّ دارٍ فيها أَبٌ لي عَظيمُ
My lineage reached the foremost men among them;
in every house I had a great forefather.
رُبَّmany a حِلمٍforbearance أَضاعَهُruined it عَدَمُlack of الماfirst part of “wealth”
رُبَّ حِلمٍ أَضاعَهُ عَدَمُ الما
لِfinal part of “wealth” وَجَهلٍand ignorance غَطّىcovered عَلَيهِover it النَعيمُcomfort
لِ وَجَهلٍ غَطّى عَلَيهِ النَعيمُ
How often want of wealth has ruined forbearance,
while comfort has covered over ignorance.
ماI do not أُباليcare أَنَبَّwhether it bleats بِالحُزنِon rough ground تَيسٌa billy goat
ما أُبالي أَنَبَّ بِالحُزنِ تَيسٌ
أَمor لَحانيreproaches me بِظَهرِbehind غَيبٍmy back لَئيمُa base man
أَم لَحاني بِظَهرِ غَيبٍ لَئيمُ
I care no more whether a billy goat bleats on rough ground
or a base man reproaches me behind my back.
لاdo not تَسُبَّنَّنيrevile me فَلَستَfor you are not بِسَبّيby reviling me
لا تَسُبَّنَّني فَلَستَ بِسَبّي
إِنَّindeed سَبّيmy reviler مِنَamong الرِجالِmen الكَريمُthe noble one
إِنَّ سَبّي مِنَ الرِجالِ الكَريمُ
Do not revile me; you are no match for reviling me:
one who reviles me must be noble among men.
تِلكَthose أَفعالُناour deeds وَفِعلُand the deed of الزَبَعرىal-Ziba'ra
تِلكَ أَفعالُنا وَفِعلُ الزَبَعرى
خامِلٌobscure فيby صَديقِهِhis friend مَذمومُcondemned
خامِلٌ في صَديقِهِ مَذمومُ
Those are our deeds, while the deeds of al-Ziba'ra
are obscure and condemned even by his friend.
وَلِيَled الناسَthe people مِنهُمُfrom among them إِذwhen حَضَرتُمyou were present
وَلِيَ الناسَ مِنهُمُ إِذ حَضَرتُم
أُسرَةٌa family مِنfrom بَنيthe descendants of قُصَيٍّQusayy صَميمُof pure stock
أُسرَةٌ مِن بَني قُصَيٍّ صَميمُ
Among them, when you were present, the people were led
by a family of the true stock of Banu Qusayy.
تِسعَةٌnine تَحمِلُcarry اللِواءَthe banner وَطارَتand it flew
تِسعَةٌ تَحمِلُ اللِواءَ وَطارَت
فيamong رِعاعٍa rabble مِنَof القَناthe spears مَخزومُMakhzum
في رِعاعٍ مِنَ القَنا مَخزومُ
Nine bore the banner, and it flew
among a rabble of spears and Makhzum.
لَمthey did not يُوَلّواturn back حَتّىuntil أُبيدواthey were destroyed جَميعاًall together
لَم يُوَلّوا حَتّى أُبيدوا جَميعاً
فيin مَقامٍa stand وَكُلُّهُمand all of them مَذمومُcondemned
في مَقامٍ وَكُلُّهُم مَذمومُ
They did not turn back until all were destroyed
where they stood, every one of them condemned.
بِدَمٍwith blood عاتِكٌfierce وَكانَand it was حِفاظاًa matter of honor
بِدَمٍ عاتِكٌ وَكانَ حِفاظاً
أَنthat يُقيمواthey stand firm إِنَّindeed الكَريمَthe noble man كَريمُis noble
أَن يُقيموا إِنَّ الكَريمَ كَريمُ
There was fierce bloodshed, and honor required
that they stand firm: a noble man remains noble.
وَأَقامواand they stood firm حَتّىuntil أُزيرواthey were sent شُعوباًto Shu'ub
وَأَقاموا حَتّى أُزيروا شُعوباً
وَالقَناand the spears فيin نُحورِهِمtheir throats مَحطومُbroken
وَالقَنا في نُحورِهِم مَحطومُ
They stood until they were sent to Shu'ub,
with spears broken against their throats.
وَقُرَيشٌand Quraysh تَلوذُseeks refuge مِنّاfrom us لِواذاًrepeatedly
وَقُرَيشٌ تَلوذُ مِنّا لِواذاً
لَمthey did not يُقيمواstand firm وَخَفَّand grew light مِنهاamong them الحُلومُthe wits
لَم يُقيموا وَخَفَّ مِنها الحُلومُ
Quraysh sought refuge from us again and again;
they did not hold their ground, and their wits grew light.
لَمthey could not تُطِقbear حَملَهُits weight العَواتِقُthe young shoulders مِنهُمamong them
لَم تُطِق حَملَهُ العَواتِقُ مِنهُم
إِنَّماonly يَحمِلُbears اللِواءَthe banner النُجومُthe stars
إِنَّما يَحمِلُ اللِواءَ النُجومُ
Their young shoulders could not bear its weight;
only the stars can bear the banner.
Translation model: Sol 6