إِنَّindeed النَدىgenerosity مِنamong بَنيthe sons of ذُبيانَDhubyān قَدcertainly عَلِمواthey know
إِنَّ النَدى مِن بَني ذُبيانَ قَد عَلِموا
وَالمَجدَand glory فيin آلِthe house of مَنظورِManẓūr بنِson of سَيّارِSayyār
وَالمَجدَ في آلِ مَنظورِ بنِ سَيّارِ
Indeed, generosity among the sons of Dhubyān—as they well know—
The glory of the clan of Dhubyan is known
and glory dwell in the house of Manẓūr ibn Sayyār.
And glory to the family of Manzur bin Sayyar
الماطِرينَthose who rain down بِأَيديهِمwith their hands نَدىًbounty دِيَماًsteady rains
الماطِرينَ بِأَيديهِم نَدىً دِيَماً
بِكُلِّwith every غَيثٍrain shower مِنَof الوَسمِيِّthe first autumn rains مِبكارِearly-falling
بِكُلِّ غَيثٍ مِنَ الوَسمِيِّ مِبكارِ
Who rain down bounty with their hands in steady showers,
Who rain continuously with their hands gentleness
With every early-falling shower of the autumn rains.
With every downpour from the rain-laden clouds
تَزورُvisit جارَتَهُمtheir female neighbor وَهناًlate at night جِفانُهُمُtheir serving bowls
تَزورُ جارَتَهُم وَهناً جِفانُهُمُ
وَماand no فَتىًyoung man لَهُمُof theirs وَهناًlate at night بِزَوّارِa frequent visitor
وَما فَتىً لَهُمُ وَهناً بِزَوّارِ
Their serving bowls visit their female neighbor late at night,
Their neighboors visit them in their sickness and weakness
But no young man of theirs goes calling late at night.
And they have no young men remaining for revenge
تَرضىis pleased قُرَيشٌQuraysh بِهِمwith them صِهراًas kin by marriage لَأَنفُسِهِمfor themselves
تَرضى قُرَيشٌ بِهِم صِهراً لَأَنفُسِهِم
وَهُمand they رِضىًwell-pleasing لِبَنيto the sons of أُختٍa sister وَأَصهارِand in-laws
وَهُم رِضىً لِبَني أُختٍ وَأَصهارِ
Quraysh is pleased to have them as its own kin by marriage,
The Quraysh are satisfied with them as in-laws
And they are pleasing to a sister’s sons and to in-laws.
And they are satisfied with the sons of their sisters and in-laws