أَناI اِبنُson of خَلدَةَKhalda وَالأَغَرand al-Agharr (continued)
أَنا اِبنُ خَلدَةَ وَالأَغَر
رِcompletion of al-Agharr وَمالِكَينِand the two Maliks وَساعِدَهand Sa'ida
رِ وَمالِكَينِ وَساعِدَه
I am the son of Khalda and al-Agharr,
I am the son of Khulda and Al-Aghar
and the two Maliks and Sa'ida,
The brave knight, and Malikayn and his rider
وَسَراةِand the chiefs of قَومِكِyour people إِنif بَعَثتِyou sent
وَسَراةِ قَومِكِ إِن بَعَثتِ
لِأَهلِto the people of يَثرِبَYathrib ناشِدَهan inquirer (feminine)
لِأَهلِ يَثرِبَ ناشِدَه
and of the chiefs of your people. If you send
And the nobles of your people, if you sent
an inquirer to the people of Yathrib,
To the people of Yathrib, call them
فَسَعَيتِthen you searched فيin دورِthe houses of الظَواthe outer districts (continued)
فَسَعَيتِ في دورِ الظَوا
هِرِcompletion of 'outer districts' وَالبَواطِنِand the inner districts جاهِدَهstriving hard
هِرِ وَالبَواطِنِ جاهِدَه
and then search through the houses of the outer
You have strived in the houses of glory
districts and the inner ones, striving hard,
And the interiors, struggling
فَلتُصبِحَنَّthen you shall surely become وَأَنتِand you ماnot
فَلتُصبِحَنَّ وَأَنتِ ما
لِيَقينِfor the certainty of عِلمِكِyour knowledge حامِدَهgrateful; praising
لِيَقينِ عِلمِكِ حامِدَه
then you will surely find yourself not
May you wake up while you
grateful for what you know for certain.
Are certain of your knowledge, praising
أَلمُطعِمونَthose who feed others إِذاwhen سِنوyears (continued)
أَلمُطعِمونَ إِذا سِنو
نَcompletion of 'years' المَحلِdrought تُصبِحُbecome راكِدَهlingering; motionless
نَ المَحلِ تُصبِحُ راكِدَه
Those who feed others when the years
Do the givers of food, when years
of drought linger,
Of decline come, wake up stagnant?
قَمَعَfatty tips التَوامِكِthe lofty camel humps فيin جِفاlarge bowls (continued)
قَمَعَ التَوامِكِ في جِفا
نِcompletion of 'large bowls' الحورِpoplar wood تُصبِحُbecome جامِدَهsolid; congealed
نِ الحورِ تُصبِحُ جامِدَه
on the fatty tips of lofty humps, in bowls
He suppresses desires in the cheek
of poplar, where the fat turns solid.
Of the maidens, and they become frozen