أَلاhear this إِنَّماonly تَيمٌTaym لِعَمروٍbelonging to Amr وَمالِكٍand Malik
أَلا إِنَّما تَيمٌ لِعَمروٍ وَمالِكٍ
عَبيدُslaves العَصاthe rod لَمnot يَرجُhoped for عِتقاًfreedom قَطينُهاtheir retainers
عَبيدُ العَصا لَم يَرجُ عِتقاً قَطينُها
Hear this: Taym belong only to Amr and Malik,
slaves of the rod; their retainers never hoped for freedom.
فَماso not ضَرَبَتstruck لِلتَيمِfor Taym فيinto طَيِّبِfertile الثَرىthe soil
فَما ضَرَبَت لِلتَيمِ في طَيِّبِ الثَرى
عُروقٌroots وَلَمand not تَنبُتgrew وَريقاًleafy غُصونُهاtheir branches
عُروقٌ وَلَم تَنبُت وَريقاً غُصونُها
For Taym, the fertile soil has never been penetrated
by roots, nor have their branches grown leafy.
وَماand not شَكَرَتgave thanks تَيمٌTaym لِقَومٍto a people كَرامَةًkindness
وَما شَكَرَت تَيمٌ لِقَومٍ كَرامَةً
وَماand not غَضِبَتgrew angry تَيمٌTaym عَلىat مَنanyone who يُهينُهاhumiliates them
وَما غَضِبَت تَيمٌ عَلى مَن يُهينُها
Nor have Taym thanked any people for kindness,
nor have Taym grown angry at anyone who humiliates them.
وَإِنand if تَسأَلواyou ask ياO تَيمُTaym عَنكُمabout yourselves تَحَدَّثواthey will recount
وَإِن تَسأَلوا يا تَيمُ عَنكُم تَحَدَّثوا
أَحاديثَtales يُخزيكُمdisgraces you بِنَجدٍin Najd يَقينُهاtheir truth
أَحاديثَ يُخزيكُم بِنَجدٍ يَقينُها
And if you ask, O Taym, about yourselves, they will recount
tales whose truth disgraces you in Najd.
وَإِنand if تَبتَغواyou seek ياO تَيمُTaym ذِكراًrenown بِشَتمِناby insulting us
وَإِن تَبتَغوا يا تَيمُ ذِكراً بِشَتمِنا
فَقَدthen already ذُكِرَتwas mentioned تَيمٌTaym بِذِكرٍwith a mention يَشينُهاdisgraces them
فَقَد ذُكِرَت تَيمٌ بِذِكرٍ يَشينُها
And if, O Taym, you seek renown by insulting us,
Taym have already been mentioned in terms that disgrace them.
أَلَمhave you not تَرَseen أَنَّthat اللُؤمَbaseness خُطَّwas inscribed كِتابُهُits record
أَلَم تَرَ أَنَّ اللُؤمَ خُطَّ كِتابُهُ
بِآنِفِon the noses of تَيمٍTaym حينَwhen شَقَّتopened عُيونُهاtheir eyes
بِآنِفِ تَيمٍ حينَ شَقَّت عُيونُها
Have you not seen that the record of baseness was inscribed
on Taym's noses when their eyes first opened?
وَلَمand not يَدعُpray إِبراهيمُAbraham فيin البَيتِthe House إِذwhen دَعاhe prayed
وَلَم يَدعُ إِبراهيمُ في البَيتِ إِذ دَعا
لِتَيمٍfor Taym وَلاand not مِنfrom طينِthe clay of آدَمَAdam طينُهاtheir clay
لِتَيمٍ وَلا مِن طينِ آدَمَ طينُها
Nor did Abraham, when he prayed in the House, pray
for Taym; nor is their clay from Adam's clay.
وَماand not رَضِيَتaccepted تَيمِيَّةٌa woman of Taym دينَthe faith of مُسلِمٍa Muslim
وَما رَضِيَت تَيمِيَّةٌ دينَ مُسلِمٍ
وَلَكِنand yet عَلىaccording to دينِthe faith of اِبنِthe son of أَلغَزَAlghaz دينُهاher faith
وَلَكِن عَلى دينِ اِبنِ أَلغَزَ دينُها
No woman of Taym has accepted a Muslim's faith;
rather, her faith follows the faith of Ibn Alghaz.
وَماand not حَمَلَتcarried a child تَيمِيَّةٌa woman of Taym نِصفَhalf لَيلَةٍa night
وَما حَمَلَت تَيمِيَّةٌ نِصفَ لَيلَةٍ
مِنَof الدَهرِtime إِلّاexcept اِزدادَgrew لُؤماًin baseness جَنينُهاher unborn child
مِنَ الدَهرِ إِلّا اِزدادَ لُؤماً جَنينُها
No woman of Taym has carried a child for half a night
at any time without her unborn child growing baser.
مَتىwhenever تَفتَخِرboasts تَيمِيَّةٌa woman of Taym عِندَat بَينِهاher departure
مَتى تَفتَخِر تَيمِيَّةٌ عِندَ بَينِها
كَأَنَّas though زِقاقَleather bags of القارِpitch خُضراًgreen غُضونُهاher wrinkles
كَأَنَّ زِقاقَ القارِ خُضراً غُضونُها
Whenever a woman of Taym boasts at her departure,
her wrinkles seem like green leather bags of pitch.
وَإِنَّand indeed دَفينَthe buried store of اللُؤمِbaseness ياO تَيمُTaym فيكُمُamong you
وَإِنَّ دَفينَ اللُؤمِ يا تَيمُ فيكُمُ
فَقَدfor indeed أَصبَحَتhave now become تَيمٌTaym مُثاراًstirred up دَفينُهاtheir buried store
فَقَد أَصبَحَت تَيمٌ مُثاراً دَفينُها
And indeed, O Taym, buried baseness lies among you;
for Taym's buried store has now been stirred up.
وَإِنَّand indeed دِماءَthe blood of التَيمِTaym لَمnot توفِfully compensated عَنهُمُon their behalf
وَإِنَّ دِماءَ التَيمِ لَم توفِ عَنهُمُ
دِماءًbloodshed وَلاand not يوفيmakes good بِرَهنٍa pledge رَهينُهاtheir hostage
دِماءً وَلا يوفي بِرَهنٍ رَهينُها
And Taym's blood has not compensated, on their behalf,
for bloodshed; nor does their hostage make good a pledge.
إِذاwhenever نَزَلَتsettle تَيمٌTaym مِنَof الأَرضِthe earth بَلدَةًa place
إِذا نَزَلَت تَيمٌ مِنَ الأَرضِ بَلدَةً
شَكاcomplain of لُؤمَthe baseness of تَيمٍTaym سَهلُهاits plains وَحُزونُهاand its rugged ground
شَكا لُؤمَ تَيمٍ سَهلُها وَحُزونُها
Whenever Taym settle in a place upon the earth,
its plains and rugged ground complain of Taym's baseness.
أَلاhear this إِنَّماonly تَيمٌTaym فَلاso do not تَرجُhope for خَيرَهاgood from them
أَلا إِنَّما تَيمٌ فَلا تَرجُ خَيرَها
شِمالٌa left hand بِهاin it خَبلٌinfirmity وَشَلَّتand became paralyzed يَمينُهاtheir right hand
شِمالٌ بِها خَبلٌ وَشَلَّت يَمينُها
Hear this: Taym—so expect no good from them—are only
a left hand afflicted with infirmity, and their right hand is paralyzed.
كَأَنَّas though سُيوفَthe swords of التَيمِTaym عيدانُstalks of بَروَقٍasphodel
كَأَنَّ سُيوفَ التَيمِ عيدانُ بَروَقٍ
إِذاwhen مُلِأَتwere filled بِالصَيفِin summer زُبداًwith froth عُيونُهاtheir eyes
إِذا مُلِأَت بِالصَيفِ زُبداً عُيونُها
Taym's swords seem like stalks of asphodel,
when their eyes are filled with froth in summer.
وَنُبِّئتُand I was told تَيماًTaym نادِمينَregretful فَسَرَّنيso it pleased me
وَنُبِّئتُ تَيماً نادِمينَ فَسَرَّني
بِماat the fact that نَدِمَتfelt regret تَيمٌTaym وَساءَتand grew bad ظُنونُهاtheir expectations
بِما نَدِمَت تَيمٌ وَساءَت ظُنونُها
And I was told that Taym were regretful, and it pleased me
that Taym felt regret and their expectations grew bleak.
لَقَدindeed طالَhas lasted long خِزيُthe disgrace of التَيمِTaym غَيرَnot مَهيبَةٍfeared
لَقَد طالَ خِزيُ التَيمِ غَيرَ مَهيبَةٍ
وَآنُفُand the noses of تَيمٍTaym لَمnot تُفَقَّءwere gouged out عُيونُهاtheir eyes
وَآنُفُ تَيمٍ لَم تُفَقَّء عُيونُها
Long has Taym's disgrace endured, without their inspiring fear,
and Taym keep their noses high, their eyes never gouged out.
لَقَدindeed مَنَعَتdefended خَيليmy horses حَويزَةَHawizah بَعدَماafter
لَقَد مَنَعَت خَيلي حَويزَةَ بَعدَما
رَغَتshe bellowed كَرُغاءَlike the bellowing of النابِan old she-camel جُرَّwas dragged out جَنينُهاher fetus
رَغَت كَرُغاءَ النابِ جُرَّ جَنينُها
My cavalry indeed defended Hawizah, after
she bellowed like an old she-camel whose fetus was dragged out.
سَتَعلَمُwill learn تَيمٌTaym مَنwho لَهُbelongs to him عَدَدُthe number of الحَصىthe pebbles
سَتَعلَمُ تَيمٌ مَن لَهُ عَدَدُ الحَصى
إِذاwhen الحَربُwar لَجَّتpersists فيin ضِراسٍbiting زَبونُهاits kicking fury
إِذا الحَربُ لَجَّت في ضِراسٍ زَبونُها
Taym will learn whose numbers match the pebbles,
when war's kicking fury persists in biting.
وَدونيand before me مِنَfrom الأَثرَينِthe two great clans عَمروٍAmr وَمالِكٍand Malik
وَدوني مِنَ الأَثرَينِ عَمروٍ وَمالِكٍ
لُيوثٌlions تَحُلُّinhabit الغابَthe thickets مُحمىًdefended عَرينُهاtheir lair
لُيوثٌ تَحُلُّ الغابَ مُحمىً عَرينُها
And before me, from the two great clans, Amr and Malik,
are lions dwelling in the thickets, their lair defended.
أَلاhear this إِنَّماonly تَيمٌTaym خَنازيرُpigs of قَريَةٍa village
أَلا إِنَّما تَيمٌ خَنازيرُ قَريَةٍ
طَويلٌlong بِجيئاتِby the pools of السَوادِthe Sawad عُطونُهاtheir stay by water
طَويلٌ بِجيئاتِ السَوادِ عُطونُها
Hear this: Taym are only pigs of a village;
long is their stay by the pools of the Sawad.
وَلَوand if ظَمِئَgrew thirsty التَيمِيُّa man of Taym لَاِفتَظَّwould surely slit open for stomach-water أُمَّهُhis mother
وَلَو ظَمِئَ التَيمِيُّ لَاِفتَظَّ أُمَّهُ
إِذاwhen أَبصَرَhe saw المَوماةَthe wasteland غُبراًdust-gray صُحونُهاits open expanses
إِذا أَبصَرَ المَوماةَ غُبراً صُحونُها
And if a Taymi thirsted, he would slit his mother's belly for its water,
when he saw the wasteland, its open expanses dust-gray.
Translation model: Sol 6.1