حَيِّgreet المَنازِلَthe dwellings بِالأَجزاعِat the valley bends فَالواديthen the valley
حَيِّ المَنازِلَ بِالأَجزاعِ فَالوادي
واديthe valley المُنيفَةِof al-Munifa إِذwhen تَبدوshe appears مَعَwith الباديthe desert dweller
وادي المُنيفَةِ إِذ تَبدو مَعَ البادي
Greet the dwellings at the valley bends, then in the valley,
The abodes greeted with tree trunks, then the valley
The valley of al-Munifa, when she appeared with the desert folk.
The valley of Al-Munifa as it appears with the bedouin lands
إِذwhen قَرَّبواthey brought near جِلَّةًlarge mature camels فُتلاًoutward-bowed مَرافِقُهاtheir elbows
إِذ قَرَّبوا جِلَّةً فُتلاً مَرافِقُها
مَيلَslanting العَرائِكِthe humps إِذwhen هَمّواthey intended بِإِصعادِto journey upland
مَيلَ العَرائِكِ إِذ هَمّوا بِإِصعادِ
When they brought near great mature camels, their elbows bowed outward,
When they brought many camels, their caravan companions
Their humps slanting, as they prepared to journey upland.
The camel litters leaned as they prepared for the ascent
إِذاwhen ضَرَحنَthey scatter حَصاpebbles مَعزاءُstony ground هاجِرَةٍmidday heat
إِذا ضَرَحنَ حَصا مَعزاءُ هاجِرَةٍ
مَدَّتstretched out سَوالِفَهاthe sides of their necks فيin لينِsuppleness أَعضادِupper forelegs
مَدَّت سَوالِفَها في لينِ أَعضادِ
When they scatter pebbles from stony ground in the midday heat,
When the bleating mountain goats crossed the stony ground
They stretch out their necks with supple upper forelegs.
Extending their udders in gentle throbs
تَأتيthey reach الغَرِيَّal-Ghari بِأَيديهاon their forelegs وَأَرجُلِهاand their hindlegs
تَأتي الغَرِيَّ بِأَيديها وَأَرجُلِها
كَأَنَّهُنَّas though they were نَعامُostriches القَفرَةِof the wilderness الناديroaming
كَأَنَّهُنَّ نَعامُ القَفرَةِ النادي
They reach al-Ghari on their forelegs and hindlegs,
The she-camels come on their hands and feet
As though they were the roaming ostriches of the wilderness.
As if they were ostriches of the barren desert
أَناI المُحاميthe defender إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الخَيلُthe horses شَمَّصَهاmakes them rear
أَنا المُحامي إِذا ما الخَيلُ شَمَّصَها
وَقعُthe impact القَناof the lances بِسُروجٍwith saddles فَوقَabove أَلبادِfelt saddlepads
وَقعُ القَنا بِسُروجٍ فَوقَ أَلبادِ
I am the defender when the horses are made to rear
I am the protector when the horses sniff
By the impact of lances, with saddles above felt pads,
The bells fall on saddles over soft coats
بِكُلِّwith every أَسمَرَtawny spear خَطِّيٍّfrom al-Khatt تُقَحِّمُهُthrusts it forward
بِكُلِّ أَسمَرَ خَطِّيٍّ تُقَحِّمُهُ
أَيديthe hands الكُماةِof armored warriors بِإِصدارٍby withdrawing وَإيرادِand thrusting in
أَيدي الكُماةِ بِإِصدارٍ وَإيرادِ
With every tawny spear from al-Khatt thrust forward
With every dark, long-necked camel
By warriors’ hands, withdrawing it and driving it in.
The hands of the drivers prod and guide
آويI take refuge إِلىin صَخرَةٍa rock صَمّاءَsolid راسِيَةٍfirmly rooted
آوي إِلى صَخرَةٍ صَمّاءَ راسِيَةٍ
تُنبيmakes rebound الصَفاsmooth stones حينَwhen يَرديpelts صَخرَهاits rock الراديthe thrower
تُنبي الصَفا حينَ يَردي صَخرَها الرادي
I take refuge in a solid, firmly rooted rock,
I take refuge in a deaf, rugged boulder
Which makes smooth stones rebound when a thrower pelts its rock.
That calls to pilgrims when its rocky slopes tumble down
نُبِّئتُI was told ظَرباًẒarb مُعِدّاًreadying ليfor me مَرامِيَهُhis missiles
نُبِّئتُ ظَرباً مُعِدّاً لي مَرامِيَهُ
ياO ظَربُẒarb إِنَّكَindeed you رامٍa shooter غيرُnot مُصطادِtaking prey
يا ظَربُ إِنَّكَ رامٍ غيرُ مُصطادِ
I was told that Ẓarb was readying his missiles for me.
I was told of a kept secret, its arrows intended for me
O Ẓarb, you shoot, yet take no prey.
Oh secret, you are a willful, uncaptured gazelle
ماwhat ظَنُّكُمyour opinion بِبَنيof the sons مَيثاءَof Maytha أَنif فَزِعواthey take fright
ما ظَنُّكُم بِبَني مَيثاءَ أَن فَزِعوا
لَيلاًat night وَشَدَّand charges عَلَيهِمupon them حَيَّةُthe serpent الواديof the valley
لَيلاً وَشَدَّ عَلَيهِم حَيَّةُ الوادي
What think you of the sons of Maytha, if they take fright
What did you think of Bani Maytha that they panicked
At night, and the valley’s serpent charges upon them?
At night when the valley's snake startled them
يَعدوrushes عَلَيَّat me أَبوfather of لَيلىLayla لِيَقتُلَنيto kill me
يَعدو عَلَيَّ أَبو لَيلى لِيَقتُلَني
جَهلاًin folly عَلَيَّagainst me وَلَمyet has not يَثأَرavenged بِشَدّادِfor Shaddad
جَهلاً عَلَيَّ وَلَم يَثأَر بِشَدّادِ
Abu Layla rushes at me to kill me,
Abu Layla runs to kill me unjustly
In foolish hostility against me, though he has not avenged Shaddad.
In ignorance of me, and without avenging Shaddad
ظَلَّremained اِبنُthe son of هِندابَةَHindaba الثَرّاءَthe damp earth مُبتَرِكاًcrouching
ظَلَّ اِبنُ هِندابَةَ الثَرّاءَ مُبتَرِكاً
يَرويdraws water لِقَينٍfor a smith وَلَمand was not يُندَبsummoned لِإِسعادِto lend aid
يَروي لِقَينٍ وَلَم يُندَب لِإِسعادِ
The son of Hindaba remained crouched upon the damp earth,
The son of Hindabah lingered in wealth
Drawing water for a smith, not summoned to lend aid.
Quenching his thirst but not called to bring joy
نامواsleep فَقَدfor already باتَspent the night خِزيٌdisgrace فيin قَليبِكُمُyour well
ناموا فَقَد باتَ خِزيٌ في قَليبِكُمُ
إِذsince لَمdid not تَرَواsee مِنof أَخيكُمyour brother غَيرَanything but أَجلادِbodily remains
إِذ لَم تَرَوا مِن أَخيكُم غَيرَ أَجلادِ
Sleep on, for disgrace has already spent the night in your well,
Sleep, for shame has spent the night in your hearts
Since you saw nothing of your brother but his bodily remains.
When you did not see anything of your brother but skin
ياO عُقبَʿUqb ياO اِبنَson of سُنَيعٍSunayʿ لَيسَthere is not عِندَكُمُamong you
يا عُقبَ يا اِبنَ سُنَيعٍ لَيسَ عِندَكُمُ
مَأوىa refuge الرِفادِfor seekers of bounty وَلاnor ذوa bearer of الرايَةِthe banner الغاديsetting out at dawn
مَأوى الرِفادِ وَلا ذو الرايَةِ الغادي
O ʿUqb, O son of Sunayʿ, you have among you
Oh Ukbah, son of Sunay`, you have with you
No refuge for seekers of bounty, nor a banner-bearer marching at dawn.
Neither shelter for the exiled nor the departing flag
لاdo not تَأمَنَنَّever trust بَنيthe sons of مَيثاءَMaytha إِنَّهُمُfor they are
لا تَأمَنَنَّ بَني مَيثاءَ إِنَّهُمُ
مِنof كُلِّevery مُنتَفِجِswollen الجَنبَينِin both flanks حَيّادِhabitual shirker
مِن كُلِّ مُنتَفِجِ الجَنبَينِ حَيّادِ
Never trust the sons of Maytha, for they are
Do not feel safe from Bani Maytha, for they
Of every swollen-flanked, ever-shirking sort.
Are deadly snakes from every twisting coil
ياO عُقبَʿUqb ياO اِبنَson of سُنَيعٍSunayʿ بَعدَafter قَولِكُمُyour words
يا عُقبَ يا اِبنَ سُنَيعٍ بَعدَ قَولِكُمُ
إِنَّindeed الوِثابَthe assault لَكُمfor you عِنديwith me بِمِرصادِin ambush
إِنَّ الوِثابَ لَكُم عِندي بِمِرصادِ
O ʿUqb, O son of Sunayʿ, after your words,
After your words, Oh Ukbah son of Sunay`
Indeed, the assault I have for you lies in ambush.
The devious adder lies in wait for me
اِروُواrecite عَلَيَّagainst me وَأَرضواand please بيat my expense صَديقَكُمُyour friend
اِروُوا عَلَيَّ وَأَرضوا بي صَديقَكُمُ
وَاِستَسمِعواand listen closely ياO بَنيsons of مَيثاءَMaytha إِنشاديmy recitation
وَاِستَسمِعوا يا بَني مَيثاءَ إِنشادي
Recite against me, and please your friend at my expense,
Tell tales about me and make me your friend
And listen closely, O sons of Maytha, to my recitation.
And listen, O Bani Maytha, to my recital
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.