أعينيO my two eyes جواداًbe generous بدمعwith tears سربstreaming
أعيني جواداً بدمع سرب
علىfor خيرthe best of خندفKhindif لمdid not ينقلبreturn
على خير خندف لم ينقلب
O my eyes, be lavish with streaming tears
For the best of Khindif, who did not return.
تداعىrallied لهagainst him رهطهhis kinsmen غدوةone morning
تداعى له رهطه غدوة
بنوthe sons of هاشمHashim وبنوand the sons of المطلبal-Muttalib
بنو هاشم وبنو المطلب
His kinsmen rallied against him one morning:
The sons of Hashim and the sons of al-Muttalib.
يذيقونهthey make him taste حدthe edge of أسيافهمtheir swords
يذيقونه حد أسيافهم
يعلونهthey strike him from above بعدafter ماthat قدalready عطبhe perished
يعلونه بعد ما قد عطب
They make him taste the edge of their swords,
Striking him from above after he has already perished.
يجرونهthey drag him وعفيرand the dust of الترابthe earth
يجرونه وعفير التراب
علىupon وجههhis face عارياًnaked قدalready سلبhe was stripped
على وجهه عارياً قد سلب
They drag him, with the dust of the earth
Upon his face, naked, already stripped.
وكانand he was لناfor us جبلاًa mountain راسياًfirmly rooted
وكان لنا جبلاً راسياً
جميلbeautiful المراةin appearance كثيرabundant in العشبgrass
جميل المراة كثير العشب
And he was to us a firmly rooted mountain,
Beautiful in appearance, abundant in grass.
وأماand as for بريmy benefactor فلمthen did not أعنهI aid him
وأما بري فلم أعنه
فأوتيso he was granted منof خيرthe best of ماwhat يحتسبhe hopes for
فأوتي من خير ما يحتسب
And as for my benefactor, I did not aid him;
So he was granted the best he hoped for.
وقامتand rose يهودthe Jews بأسيافهاwith their swords
وقامت يهود بأسيافها
قصارmeager in الجودgenerosity لئامbase in الحسبancestral honor
قصار الجود لئام الحسب
And the Jews rose with their swords,
Meager in generosity, base in ancestral honor,
عبيدslaves of أبيAbu كربٍKarib تبعٍTubbaʿ
عبيد أبي كربٍ تبعٍ
عبيدٌslaves قصارٌshort دقاقlowly in النسبlineage
عبيدٌ قصارٌ دقاق النسب
Slaves of Abu Karib, Tubbaʿ,
Slaves, short in stature, lowly in lineage.