لَولاwere it not for الحَياءُmodesty لَعادَنيwould return to me اِستِعبارُweeping
لَولا الحَياءُ لَعادَني اِستِعبارُ
وَلَزُرتُand I would visit قَبرَكِyour grave وَالحَبيبُand the beloved يُزارُis visited
وَلَزُرتُ قَبرَكِ وَالحَبيبُ يُزارُ
Were it not for modesty, tears would return to me.
And I would visit your grave, for a loved one is visited.
وَلَقَدand indeed نَظَرتُI looked وَماand what تَمَتُّعُenjoyment نَظرَةٍof a glance
وَلَقَد نَظَرتُ وَما تَمَتُّعُ نَظرَةٍ
فيin اللَحدِthe burial niche حَيثُwhere تَمَكَّنَwas set firmly المِحفارُthe digging tool
في اللَحدِ حَيثُ تَمَكَّنَ المِحفارُ
I looked, though what pleasure can a glance give
into the burial niche where the digger's tool had reached?
فَجَزاكِso may He reward you رَبُّكِyour Lord فيamong عَشيرِكِyour family نَظرَةًa regard
فَجَزاكِ رَبُّكِ في عَشيرِكِ نَظرَةً
وَسَقىand may it water صَداكِyour remains مُجَلجِلٌa rumbling cloud مِدرارُpouring abundantly
وَسَقى صَداكِ مُجَلجِلٌ مِدرارُ
May your Lord reward you for the regard you showed your family,
and may a rumbling, abundant cloud water your remains.
وَلَّهتِyou distraught قَلبيmy heart إِذwhen عَلَتنيcame over me كَبرَةٌold age
وَلَّهتِ قَلبي إِذ عَلَتني كَبرَةٌ
وَذَوُوand wearers التَمائِمِof amulets مِنamong بَنيكِyour sons صِغارُare small
وَذَوُو التَمائِمِ مِن بَنيكِ صِغارُ
You distraught my heart when old age came upon me,
while your children who wear amulets were still small.
أَرعىI watch النُجومَthe stars وَقَدand already مَضَتhave gone غَورِيَّةًwestward
أَرعى النُجومَ وَقَد مَضَت غَورِيَّةً
عُصَبُclusters النُجومِof stars كَأَنَّهُنَّas though they صِوارُa herd of wild cattle
عُصَبُ النُجومِ كَأَنَّهُنَّ صِوارُ
I watch the stars as they sink toward the west,
their clusters like herds of wild cattle.
نِعمَexcellent القَرينُthe companion وَكُنتِand you were عِلقَa treasure مَضِنَّةٍcherished
نِعمَ القَرينُ وَكُنتِ عِلقَ مَضِنَّةٍ
وارىconcealed بِنَعفِon the slope of بُلَيَّةَBulayya الأَحجارُthe stones
وارى بِنَعفِ بُلَيَّةَ الأَحجارُ
What a fine companion you were, a cherished treasure
hidden by stones on the slope of Bulayya.
عَمِرَتshe lived مُكَرَّمَةَhonored المَساكِin dwellings وَفارَقَتand departed
عَمِرَت مُكَرَّمَةَ المَساكِ وَفارَقَت
ماnot مَسَّهاtouched her صَلَفٌarrogance وَلاnor إِقتارُpoverty
ما مَسَّها صَلَفٌ وَلا إِقتارُ
She lived honored in her dwellings and departed
untouched by arrogance or poverty.
فَسَقىso may it water صَدىthe remains جَدَثٍof a grave بِبُرقَةِat Burqat ضاحِكٍDahik
فَسَقى صَدى جَدَثٍ بِبُرقَةِ ضاحِكٍ
هَزِمٌroaring أَجَشُّresonant وَديمَةٌand steady rain مِدرارُabundant
هَزِمٌ أَجَشُّ وَديمَةٌ مِدرارُ
May a grave's remains at Burqat Dahik be watered
by a roaring, resonant cloud and abundant steady rain.
هَزِمٌroaring أَجَشُّresonant إِذاwhen اِستَحارَit lingers بِبَلدَةٍover a land
هَزِمٌ أَجَشُّ إِذا اِستَحارَ بِبَلدَةٍ
فَكَأَنَّماthen as though بِجِوائِهاin its open spaces الأَنهارُthe rivers
فَكَأَنَّما بِجِوائِها الأَنهارُ
A roaring, resonant cloud, when it lingers over a land,
makes rivers seem to run through its open spaces.
مُتَراكِبٌpiled up زَجِلٌresounding يُضيءُshines وَميضُهُits flash
مُتَراكِبٌ زَجِلٌ يُضيءُ وَميضُهُ
كَالبُلقِlike dappled mares تَحتَbeneath بُطونِهاtheir bellies الأَمهارُthe foals
كَالبُلقِ تَحتَ بُطونِها الأَمهارُ
Its masses roll and resound; its flashes shine
like dappled mares with foals beneath their bellies.
كانَتshe was مُكَرَّمَةَhonored العَشيرِamong kin وَلَمand not يَكُنwas there
كانَت مُكَرَّمَةَ العَشيرِ وَلَم يَكُن
يُخشىfeared غَوائِلَthe harms أُمِّof Umm حَزرَةَHazra جارُa neighbor
يُخشى غَوائِلَ أُمِّ حَزرَةَ جارُ
She was honored among her kin, and no neighbor
feared harm from Umm Hazra.
وَلَقَدand indeed أَراكِI see you كُسيتِclothed in أَجمَلَthe most beautiful مَنظَرٍappearance
وَلَقَد أَراكِ كُسيتِ أَجمَلَ مَنظَرٍ
وَمَعَand with الجَمالِbeauty سَكينَةٌserenity وَوَقارُand dignity
وَمَعَ الجَمالِ سَكينَةٌ وَوَقارُ
I remember you clothed in the fairest appearance,
with beauty, serenity, and dignity together.
وَالريحُand the scent طَيِّبَةٌsweet إِذاwhen اِستَقبَلتِهاyou approached it
وَالريحُ طَيِّبَةٌ إِذا اِستَقبَلتِها
وَالعِرضُand honor لاno دَنِسٌstain وَلاnor خَوّارُweakness
وَالعِرضُ لا دَنِسٌ وَلا خَوّارُ
Your scent was sweet when one approached you,
and your honor was neither stained nor weak.
وَإِذاand when سَرَيتُI traveled by night رَأَيتُI saw نارَكِyour fire نَوَّرَتilluminate
وَإِذا سَرَيتُ رَأَيتُ نارَكِ نَوَّرَت
وَجهاًa face أَغَرَّradiant يَزينُهُadorns it الإِسفارُdaybreak
وَجهاً أَغَرَّ يَزينُهُ الإِسفارُ
When I traveled at night, I saw your fire illuminate
a radiant face made lovelier by dawn.
صَلّىmay they bless المَلائِكَةُthe angels الَّذينَwho تُخُيُّرواwere chosen
صَلّى المَلائِكَةُ الَّذينَ تُخُيُّروا
وَالصالِحونَand the righteous عَلَيكِupon you وَالأَبرارُand the good
وَالصالِحونَ عَلَيكِ وَالأَبرارُ
May the chosen angels pronounce blessings
upon you, along with the righteous and the good.
وَعَلَيكِand upon you مِنfrom صَلَواتِthe blessings رَبِّكِof your Lord كُلَّماwhenever
وَعَلَيكِ مِن صَلَواتِ رَبِّكِ كُلَّما
نَصِبَencamp الحَجيجُthe pilgrims مُلَبِّدينَchanting the pilgrim response وَغارواand descend
نَصِبَ الحَجيجُ مُلَبِّدينَ وَغاروا
And may your Lord's blessings rest upon you whenever
the pilgrims encamp, chanting, and descend into the valleys.
ياO نَظرَةًa sight لَكِof you يَومَon the day هاجَتstirred عَبرَةًa tear
يا نَظرَةً لَكِ يَومَ هاجَت عَبرَةً
مِنfrom أُمِّUmm حَزرَةَHazra بِالنُمَيرَةِat al-Numayra دارُa dwelling
مِن أُمِّ حَزرَةَ بِالنُمَيرَةِ دارُ
What a sight of you that day when tears were stirred
by Umm Hazra's dwelling at al-Numayra.
تُحيِيrevive الرَوامِسُthe winds that erase traces رَبعَهاits campsite فَتُجِدُّهُand renew it
تُحيِي الرَوامِسُ رَبعَها فَتُجِدُّهُ
بَعدَafter البِلىdecay وَتُميتُهُand wear it away الأَمطارُthe rains
بَعدَ البِلى وَتُميتُهُ الأَمطارُ
The winds revive its campsite and renew it
after decay, while rains wear it away.
وَكَأَنَّand as though مَنزِلَةًa dwelling place لَهاof hers بِجُلاجِلٍat Julajil
وَكَأَنَّ مَنزِلَةً لَها بِجُلاجِلٍ
وَحيُthe writing الزَبورِof the Psalms تُجِدُّهُrenew it الأَحبارُthe scribes
وَحيُ الزَبورِ تُجِدُّهُ الأَحبارُ
Her dwelling at Julajil seems like
scripture from the Psalms that scribes renew.
لاdo not تُكثِرَنَّgo on at length إِذاwhen جَعَلتَyou begin تَلومُنيto blame me
لا تُكثِرَنَّ إِذا جَعَلتَ تَلومُني
لاlet it not يَذهَبَنَّtake away بِحِلمِكَyour patience الإِكثارُexcess
لا يَذهَبَنَّ بِحِلمِكَ الإِكثارُ
Do not go on at length when you begin to blame me;
do not let excess exhaust your patience.
كانَwere الخَليطُthe companions هُمُthey themselves الخَليطَthe companions فَأَصبَحواbut they became
كانَ الخَليطُ هُمُ الخَليطَ فَأَصبَحوا
مُتَبَدِّلينَchanged وَبِالدِيارِand in the dwellings دِيارُother dwellers
مُتَبَدِّلينَ وَبِالدِيارِ دِيارُ
Those companions were once our companions, but now they have become
changed people, while other dwellers occupy the homes.
لاdoes not delay يُلبِثُthe companions القُرَناءَfrom أَنparting ways together too long are they together before parting يَتَفَرَّقواto part
لا يُلبِثُ القُرَناءَ أَن يَتَفَرَّقوا
لَيلٌnight يَكُرُّrevolving عَلَيهِمُover them وَنَهارُand day
لَيلٌ يَكُرُّ عَلَيهِمُ وَنَهارُ
The companions are soon parted by
night and day as they turn over them.
أَفَأُمَّthen Umm حَزرَةَHazra ياO فَرَزدَقُFarazdaq عِبتُمhave you reviled
أَفَأُمَّ حَزرَةَ يا فَرَزدَقُ عِبتُم
غَضِبَmay He be angry المَليكُthe sovereign عَلَيكُمُwith you all القَهّارُthe all-subduing
غَضِبَ المَليكُ عَلَيكُمُ القَهّارُ
Have you reviled Umm Hazra, Farazdaq?
May the sovereign, the all-subduing God, be angry with you.
كانَتshe was إِذاwhen هَجَرَleft الحَليلُthe husband فِراشَهاher bed
كانَت إِذا هَجَرَ الحَليلُ فِراشَها
خُزِنَwas guarded الحَديثُthe talk وَعَفَّتِand remained chaste الأَسرارُthe secrets
خُزِنَ الحَديثُ وَعَفَّتِ الأَسرارُ
When her husband left her bed,
her talk stayed guarded and her secrets remained chaste.
لَيسَتshe is not كَأُمِّكَlike your mother إِذwhen يَعَضُّhe bites بِقُرطِهاher earring
لَيسَت كَأُمِّكَ إِذ يَعَضُّ بِقُرطِها
قَينٌa smith وَلَيسَand there is no عَلىupon القُرونِthe locks of hair خِمارُa veil
قَينٌ وَلَيسَ عَلى القُرونِ خِمارُ
She is unlike your mother, whose earring a smith bites
while no veil covers her hair.
سَنُثيرُwe shall stir up قَينَكُمُyour smith وَلاand not يوفىis equaled بِهاby it
سَنُثيرُ قَينَكُمُ وَلا يوفى بِها
قَينٌa smith بِقارِعَةِat the roadside المِقَرِّof al-Miqarr مُثارُa stirring
قَينٌ بِقارِعَةِ المِقَرِّ مُثارُ
We shall stir up your smith, and no smith
at al-Miqarr's roadside can match the disturbance.
وُجِدَwas found الكَتيفُthe anvil ذَخيرَةًstored up فيin قَبرِهِhis grave
وُجِدَ الكَتيفُ ذَخيرَةً في قَبرِهِ
وَالكَلبَتانِand the tongs جُمِعنَwere gathered وَالميشارُand the saw
وَالكَلبَتانِ جُمِعنَ وَالميشارُ
The anvil was found stored in his grave,
and the tongs were gathered with the saw.
يَبكيweeps صَداهُhis echo إِذاwhen تَهَزَّمَis dented مِرجَلٌa cauldron
يَبكي صَداهُ إِذا تَهَزَّمَ مِرجَلٌ
أَوor إِنif تَثَلَّمَis broken بُرمَةٌa pot أَعشارُinto pieces
أَو إِن تَثَلَّمَ بُرمَةٌ أَعشارُ
His echo weeps when a cauldron is dented,
or when a cooking pot is broken into pieces.
رَجَفَtrembled المِقَرُّal-Miqarr وَصاحَand cried فيin شَرقِيِّهِits eastern part
رَجَفَ المِقَرُّ وَصاحَ في شَرقِيِّهِ
قَينٌa smith عَلَيهِupon him دَواخِنٌsmoke clouds وَشَرارُand sparks
قَينٌ عَلَيهِ دَواخِنٌ وَشَرارُ
Al-Miqarr trembled, and in its eastern part cried out
a smith covered in smoke and sparks.
قَتَلَتkilled أَباكَyour father بَنوthe sons of فُقَيمٍFuqaym عَنوَةًby force
قَتَلَت أَباكَ بَنو فُقَيمٍ عَنوَةً
إِذwhen جُرَّhe was dragged لَيسَthere was no عَلىon أَبيكَyour father إِزارُwaistcloth
إِذ جُرَّ لَيسَ عَلى أَبيكَ إِزارُ
The sons of Fuqaym killed your father by force
when he was dragged away without a waistcloth.
عَقَرواthey hamstrung رَواحِلَهُhis mounts فَلَيسَso not بِقَتلِهِfor his killing
عَقَروا رَواحِلَهُ فَلَيسَ بِقَتلِهِ
قَتلٌa killing وَلَيسَnor بِعَقرِهِنَّfor hamstringing them عِقارُcompensation
قَتلٌ وَلَيسَ بِعَقرِهِنَّ عِقارُ
They hamstrung his mounts; for his killing there was
no requital, and for their hamstringing no compensation.
حَدراءُHadra أَنكَرَتِrejected القُيونَthe smiths وَريحَهُمand their smell
حَدراءُ أَنكَرَتِ القُيونَ وَريحَهُم
وَالحُرُّand a free person يَمنَعُaverts ضَيمَهُhis humiliation الإِنكارُby rejection
وَالحُرُّ يَمنَعُ ضَيمَهُ الإِنكارُ
Hadra rejected the smiths and their smell,
for a free person resists humiliation by rejecting it.
لَمّاwhen رَأَتshe saw صَدَأَthe rust الحَديدِof iron بِجِلدِهِon his skin
لَمّا رَأَت صَدَأَ الحَديدِ بِجِلدِهِ
فَاللَونُso the color أَورَقُdusky وَالبَنانُand the fingers قِصارُshort
فَاللَونُ أَورَقُ وَالبَنانُ قِصارُ
When she saw the rust of iron on his skin,
his complexion was dusky and his fingers short.
قالَsaid الفَرَزدَقُFarazdaq رَقِّعيpatch أَكيارَناour bellows
قالَ الفَرَزدَقُ رَقِّعي أَكيارَنا
قالَتshe said وَكَيفَand how تُرَقَّعُare patched الأَكيارُthe bellows
قالَت وَكَيفَ تُرَقَّعُ الأَكيارُ
Farazdaq said, 'Patch our bellows.'
She said, 'How can bellows be patched?'
رَقِّعpatch مَتاعَكَyour goods إِنَّindeed جَدّيmy grandfather خالِدٌKhalid
رَقِّع مَتاعَكَ إِنَّ جَدّي خالِدٌ
وَالقَينُand the smith جَدُّكَyour grandfather لَمdid not تَلِدكَgive you birth نِزارُNizar
وَالقَينُ جَدُّكَ لَم تَلِدكَ نِزارُ
'Patch your own goods: my grandfather is Khalid,
while your grandfather is a smith; Nizar did not give birth to you.'
وَسَمِعتُهاand I heard her اِتَّصَلَتjoin herself بِذُهلٍto Dhuhl إِنَّهُمindeed they
وَسَمِعتُها اِتَّصَلَت بِذُهلٍ إِنَّهُم
ظَلَمواthey wronged بِصِهرِهِمُby their marriage tie القُيونَthe smiths وَجارواand acted unjustly
ظَلَموا بِصِهرِهِمُ القُيونَ وَجاروا
I heard that she had joined herself to Dhuhl; surely they
wronged the smiths by marrying into them, and acted unjustly.
دَعَتِshe called المُصَوِّرَthe Creator دَعوَةًwith a call مَسموعَةًheard
دَعَتِ المُصَوِّرَ دَعوَةً مَسموعَةً
وَمَعَand with الدُعاءِthe prayer تَضَرُّعٌpleading وَحِذارُand caution
وَمَعَ الدُعاءِ تَضَرُّعٌ وَحِذارُ
She called upon the Creator in a cry that could be heard,
with pleading and fearful caution in her prayer.
عاذَتshe sought refuge بِرَبِّكَin your Lord أَنfrom يَكونَbeing قَرينُهاher companion
عاذَت بِرَبِّكَ أَن يَكونَ قَرينُها
قَيناًa smith أَحَمَّdark لِفَسوِهِfrom his fart إِعصارُa whirlwind
قَيناً أَحَمَّ لِفَسوِهِ إِعصارُ
She sought refuge in your Lord from having as her mate
a dark smith whose fart was a whirlwind.
أَوصَتshe warned بِلائِمَةٍof a reproach لِزيقٍfor Laziq وَاِبنِهِand his son
أَوصَت بِلائِمَةٍ لِزيقٍ وَاِبنِهِ
إِنَّindeed الكَريمَthe noble person تَشينُهُdisgrace him الأَصهارُthe in-laws
إِنَّ الكَريمَ تَشينُهُ الأَصهارُ
She warned of Laziq and his son as kin by marriage:
a noble person is disgraced by in-laws.
إِنَّindeed الفَضيحَةَthe disgrace لَوif بُليتِyou were afflicted بِقَينِهِمwith their smith
إِنَّ الفَضيحَةَ لَو بُليتِ بِقَينِهِم
وَمَعَand with الفَضيحَةَthe disgrace غُربَةٌestrangement وَضِرارُand harm
وَمَعَ الفَضيحَةَ غُربَةٌ وَضِرارُ
What shame it would be if you were afflicted with their smith,
with estrangement and harm added to the shame!
هَلّاwhy not الزُبَيرَal-Zubayr مَنَعتَdid you defend يَومَon the day تَشَمَّسَتblazed
هَلّا الزُبَيرَ مَنَعتَ يَومَ تَشَمَّسَت
حَربٌwar تَضَرَّمُblazes نارُهاits fire مِذكارُever breeding
حَربٌ تَضَرَّمُ نارُها مِذكارُ
Why did you not defend al-Zubayr on the day when
war blazed and its fire kept breeding more fire?
وَدَعاand called الزُبَيرُal-Zubayr فَماbut not تَحَرَّكَتِmoved الحُبىthe seated men
وَدَعا الزُبَيرُ فَما تَحَرَّكَتِ الحُبى
لَوif سُمتَهُمyou offered them جُحَفَbowls الخَزيرِof stew لَثارواthey would rise
لَو سُمتَهُم جُحَفَ الخَزيرِ لَثاروا
Al-Zubayr called, but the seated men did not stir;
had you offered them bowls of stew, they would have risen.
غَرّواthey deceived بِعَقدِهِمُwith their pledge الزُبَيرَal-Zubayr كَأَنَّهُمas though they
غَرّوا بِعَقدِهِمُ الزُبَيرَ كَأَنَّهُم
أَثوارُoxen مَحرَثَةٍof a plow لَهُنَّfor them خُوارُbellowing
أَثوارُ مَحرَثَةٍ لَهُنَّ خُوارُ
They deceived al-Zubayr with their pledge, as though they were
plow oxen bellowing aloud.
وَالصِمَّتَينِand the two al-Simmit men أَجَرتُمُyou sheltered فَغَدَرتُمُthen you betrayed
وَالصِمَّتَينِ أَجَرتُمُ فَغَدَرتُمُ
وَاِبنُand the son الأَصَمِّof al-Asamm بِحَبلِunder the bond of بَيبَةَBayba جارُa protected neighbor
وَاِبنُ الأَصَمِّ بِحَبلِ بَيبَةَ جارُ
You granted protection to the two men called al-Simmit, then betrayed them;
and Ibn al-Asamm was a neighbor under Bayba's protection.
أَخزاكَdisgraced you رَهطُthe clan اِبنِof the son الأَشَدِّof al-Ashadd فَأَصبَحَتso became
أَخزاكَ رَهطُ اِبنِ الأَشَدِّ فَأَصبَحَت
أَكبادُthe livers قَومِكَof your people ماnot لَهُنَّfor them مَرارُgall
أَكبادُ قَومِكَ ما لَهُنَّ مَرارُ
The clan of Ibn al-Ashadd disgraced you, until
your people's hearts seemed to have no gall.
باتَتshe spent the night تُكَلَّتُTukallat ماas عَلِمتَyou knew وَلَمand not تَكُنwas she
باتَت تُكَلَّتُ ما عَلِمتَ وَلَم تَكُن
عونٌan old she-camel تُكَلَّفُهُyou burdened it وَلاnor أَبكارُyoung she-camels
عونٌ تُكَلَّفُهُ وَلا أَبكارُ
Tukallat spent the night, as you know, though she was no
burdened old she-camel, nor a young one.
سَبّواthey insulted الحِمارَthe donkey فَسَوفَso I shall أَهجوsatirize نِسوَةًwomen
سَبّوا الحِمارَ فَسَوفَ أَهجو نِسوَةً
لِلكيرِfor the furnace وَسطَamid بُيوتِهِنَّtheir houses أُوارُheat
لِلكيرِ وَسطَ بُيوتِهِنَّ أُوارُ
They insulted the donkey, so I shall satirize women
whose houses have the furnace's heat at their center.
إِنَّindeed الفَرَزدَقَFarazdaq لَنnever يُزاوِلَwill cease لُؤمَهُhis baseness
إِنَّ الفَرَزدَقَ لَن يُزاوِلَ لُؤمَهُ
حَتّىuntil يَزولَmoves عَنِfrom الطَريقِthe road صِرارُSirar
حَتّى يَزولَ عَنِ الطَريقِ صِرارُ
Farazdaq will not cease his baseness
until Sirar moves from the road.
فيمَwhy المِراءُthe dispute وَقَدwhen already سَبَقتُI outstripped مُجاشِعاًMujashi
فيمَ المِراءُ وَقَد سَبَقتُ مُجاشِعاً
سَبقاًby a lead تَقَطَّعُfall short دونَهُbefore it الأَبصارُeyesight
سَبقاً تَقَطَّعُ دونَهُ الأَبصارُ
Why argue, when I have outrun Mujashi
by a lead beyond the reach of sight?
قَضَتِhave judged الغَطارِفُthe nobles مِنof قُرَيشٍQuraysh فَاِعتَرِفso acknowledge
قَضَتِ الغَطارِفُ مِن قُرَيشٍ فَاِعتَرِف
ياO اِبنَson القُيونِof the smiths عَلَيكَagainst you وَالأَنصارُand the Ansar
يا اِبنَ القُيونِ عَلَيكَ وَالأَنصارُ
The nobles of Quraysh have judged, so acknowledge it,
son of smiths, as have the Ansar against you.
هَلis there فيamong مِئينَhundreds وَفيand among مِئينَhundreds سَبَقتُهاI passed them
هَل في مِئينَ وَفي مِئينَ سَبَقتُها
مَدَّat full stretch الأَعِنَّةِthe reins غايَةٌa finish line وَحِضارُand a fast horse
مَدَّ الأَعِنَّةِ غايَةٌ وَحِضارُ
Is there, among hundreds upon hundreds whom I have passed,
any finish line or swift horse at full rein?
كَذَبَlied الفَرَزدَقُFarazdaq إِنَّindeed عودَthe stock مُجاشِعٍof Mujashi
كَذَبَ الفَرَزدَقُ إِنَّ عودَ مُجاشِعٍ
قَصِفٌbrittle وَإِنَّand indeed صَليبَهُمtheir backbone خَوّارُweak
قَصِفٌ وَإِنَّ صَليبَهُم خَوّارُ
Farazdaq lied: the stock of Mujashi
is brittle, and their backbone is weak.
وَإِذاand when بَطِنتَyou are full-bellied فَأَنتَthen you ياO اِبنَson مُجاشِعٍof Mujashi
وَإِذا بَطِنتَ فَأَنتَ يا اِبنَ مُجاشِعٍ
عِندَat الهَوانِhumiliation جُنادِفٌa blusterer نَثّارُa scatterer
عِندَ الهَوانِ جُنادِفٌ نَثّارُ
When your belly is full, son of Mujashi, you are
in disgrace, a blustering scatterer.
سَعدٌSa'd's two branches أَبَواrefused لَكَyou أَنto تَفيkeep faith بِجِوارِهِمwith their protection
سَعدٌ أَبَوا لَكَ أَن تَفي بِجِوارِهِم
أَوor أَنthat يَفيkeep faith لَكَfor you بِالجِوارِwith protection جِوارُa protector
أَو أَن يَفي لَكَ بِالجِوارِ جِوارُ
The two branches of Sa'd refused you the honor of their protection,
or that any protector should keep faith with you.
قَدindeed طالَlong قَرعُكَyour striking قَبلَbefore ذاكَthat صَفاتَناour hard rocks
قَد طالَ قَرعُكَ قَبلَ ذاكَ صَفاتَنا
حَتّىuntil صَمِمتَyou went deaf وَفُلِّلَand was blunted المِنقارُthe beak
حَتّى صَمِمتَ وَفُلِّلَ المِنقارُ
You have long pecked at our hard rocks,
until you were deafened and your beak was blunted.
ياO اِبنَson القُيونِof smiths وَطالَماand often جَرَّبتَنيyou tested me
يا اِبنَ القُيونِ وَطالَما جَرَّبتَني
وَالنَزعُand the drawing of the bow حَيثُwhere أُمِرَّتِwere strained الأَوتارُthe strings
وَالنَزعُ حَيثُ أُمِرَّتِ الأَوتارُ
Son of smiths, you have tested me often,
and the bowstring has been drawn to its full strain.
ماthere is no فيin my renewed contest مُعاوَدَتيwith Farazdaq الفَرَزدَقَso know, all of you. فَاِعلَمواfor Mujashi there is no profit from my returning to Farazdaq
ما في مُعاوَدَتي الفَرَزدَقَ فَاِعلَموا
لِمُجاشِعٍfor Mujashi ظَفَرٌvictory وَلاnor اِستِبشارُjoy
لِمُجاشِعٍ ظَفَرٌ وَلا اِستِبشارُ
Know that in my renewed contest with Farazdaq
Mujashi has neither victory nor cause for joy.
إِنَّindeed القَصائِدَthe poems قَدalready جَدَعنَcut the nose from مُجاشِعاًMujashi
إِنَّ القَصائِدَ قَد جَدَعنَ مُجاشِعاً
بِالسُمِّwith poison يُلحَمُis joined نَسجُهاtheir weave وَيُنارُand stretched
بِالسُمِّ يُلحَمُ نَسجُها وَيُنارُ
My poems have cut the nose from Mujashi;
their weave is joined and stretched with venom.
وَلَقواand they met عَواصِيَstubborn verses قَدalready عَيِيتَyou failed بِنَقضِهاto undo them
وَلَقوا عَواصِيَ قَد عَيِيتَ بِنَقضِها
وَلَقَدand indeed نُقِضتَyou were undone فَماso not بِكَin you اِستِمرارُendurance
وَلَقَد نُقِضتَ فَما بِكَ اِستِمرارُ
They met stubborn verses you failed to undo,
while you were undone and had no strength to endure.
قَدindeed كانَwere قَومُكَyour people يَحسَبونَكَthinking you شاعِراًa poet
قَد كانَ قَومُكَ يَحسَبونَكَ شاعِراً
حَتّىuntil غَرِقتَyou drowned وَضَمَّكَand engulfed you التَيّارُthe current
حَتّى غَرِقتَ وَضَمَّكَ التَيّارُ
Your people once thought you a poet
until you drowned and the current engulfed you.
نَزَعَdrew away الفَرَزدَقُFarazdaq ماwhat يَسُرُّwould please مُجاشِعاًMujashi
نَزَعَ الفَرَزدَقُ ما يَسُرُّ مُجاشِعاً
مِنهُfrom it مُراهَنَةٌa wager وَلاnor مِشوارُa contest
مِنهُ مُراهَنَةٌ وَلا مِشوارُ
Farazdaq has drawn from it nothing to please Mujashi,
neither a wager nor a contest.
قَصُرَتfell short يَداكَyour two hands عَنِof السَماءِthe sky فَلَمand not يَكُنwas there
قَصُرَت يَداكَ عَنِ السَماءِ فَلَم يَكُن
فيin الأَرضِthe earth لِلشَجَرِfor the tree الخَبيثِevil قَرارُa footing
في الأَرضِ لِلشَجَرِ الخَبيثِ قَرارُ
Your hands fell short of the sky, and
the evil tree found no footing on earth.
أَثنَتspoke نَوارُNawar عَلىof الفَرَزدَقِFarazdaq خَزيَةًto his shame
أَثنَت نَوارُ عَلى الفَرَزدَقِ خَزيَةً
صَدَقَتshe spoke truly وَماand not كَذَبَتshe lied عَلَيكَabout you نَوارُNawar
صَدَقَت وَما كَذَبَت عَلَيكَ نَوارُ
Nawar spoke of Farazdaq to his shame;
Nawar spoke truly and did not lie about you.
إِنَّindeed الفَرَزدَقَFarazdaq لاnot يَزالُceases مُقَنَّعاًcovered
إِنَّ الفَرَزدَقَ لا يَزالُ مُقَنَّعاً
وَإِلَيهِand at him بِالعَمَلِfor the deed الخَبيثِfoul يُشارُpeople point
وَإِلَيهِ بِالعَمَلِ الخَبيثِ يُشارُ
Farazdaq remains covered in disgrace,
and people point to him for his foul conduct.
لاlet it not be hidden يَخفَيَنَّfrom you عَلَيكَthat أَنَّMujashi's people as a group are addressed here. مُجاشِعاًMujashi
لا يَخفَيَنَّ عَلَيكَ أَنَّ مُجاشِعاً
لَوif يُنفَخونَthey are puffed up مِنَwith الخُؤورِcowardice لَطارواthey would fly
لَو يُنفَخونَ مِنَ الخُؤورِ لَطاروا
Do not overlook that Mujashi,
if puffed up in cowardice, would fly away.
قَدindeed يُؤسَرونَthey are captured فَماbut not يُفَكَّis freed أَسيرُهُمtheir captive
قَد يُؤسَرونَ فَما يُفَكَّ أَسيرُهُم
وَيُقَتَّلونَand they are killed فَتَسلَمُso remain safe الأَوتارُthe bowstrings
وَيُقَتَّلونَ فَتَسلَمُ الأَوتارُ
They are captured, and their captive is never freed;
they are killed, while the bowstrings remain safe.
وَيُفايِشونَكَand they boast to you وَالعِظامُwhile the bones ضَعيفَةٌweak
وَيُفايِشونَكَ وَالعِظامُ ضَعيفَةٌ
وَالمُخُّand the marrow مُمتَخَرُthin and exhausted الهُنانَةِof frailty رارُsoft
وَالمُخُّ مُمتَخَرُ الهُنانَةِ رارُ
They boast to you, though their bones are weak,
and the marrow in their frail skulls is thin.
نَظَرواthey looked إِلَيكَat you وَقَدwhile تَقَلَّبَhad turned هامُهُمtheir heads
نَظَروا إِلَيكَ وَقَد تَقَلَّبَ هامُهُم
نَظَرَthe look الضِباعُof hyenas أَصابَهُنَّthat struck them دُوارُdizziness
نَظَرَ الضِباعُ أَصابَهُنَّ دُوارُ
They looked at you with heads turning
like dizzy hyenas.
قُرِنَwas coupled الفَرَزدَقُFarazdaq وَالبَعيثُand al-Ba'ith وَأُمُّهُand his mother
قُرِنَ الفَرَزدَقُ وَالبَعيثُ وَأُمُّهُ
وَأَبوand the father الفَرَزدَقِof Farazdaq قُبِّحَmay it be shamed الإِستارُthe coupling
وَأَبو الفَرَزدَقِ قُبِّحَ الإِستارُ
Farazdaq was coupled with al-Ba'ith and his mother,
and Farazdaq's father too; shame on that coupling.
أَضحىhe began يُرَمِّزُtwitching حاجِبَيهِhis eyebrows كَأَنَّهُas though he
أَضحى يُرَمِّزُ حاجِبَيهِ كَأَنَّهُ
ذيخٌa male hyena لَهُfor it بِقَصيمَتَينِbetween two thickets وِجارُa den
ذيخٌ لَهُ بِقَصيمَتَينِ وِجارُ
He began twitching his eyebrows as though he were
a male hyena with a den between two thickets.
لَيسَتthere is no لِقَوميfor my people بِالكَتيفِin anvils تِجارَةٌtrade
لَيسَت لِقَومي بِالكَتيفِ تِجارَةٌ
لَكِنَّbut قَوميmy people بِالطِعانِin spear thrusts تِجارُare traders
لَكِنَّ قَومي بِالطِعانِ تِجارُ
My people have no trade in anvils;
my people's trade is thrusting spears.
يَحميdefend فَوارِسيَmy horsemen الَّذينَwho لِخَيلِهِمfor their horses
يَحمي فَوارِسيَ الَّذينَ لِخَيلِهِم
بِالثَغرِat the frontier قَدalready عَلِمَknows العَدُوُّthe enemy مُغارُa raiding place
بِالثَغرِ قَد عَلِمَ العَدُوُّ مُغارُ
My horsemen defend those whose horses
the enemy knows will raid the frontier.
تَدمىbleed شَكائِمُهاtheir bits وَخَيلُwhile the horses مُجاشِعٍof Mujashi
تَدمى شَكائِمُها وَخَيلُ مُجاشِعٍ
لَمnot يَندَbecame damp مِنwith عَرَقٍsweat لَهُنَّfor them عِذارُa cheek strap
لَم يَندَ مِن عَرَقٍ لَهُنَّ عِذارُ
Their bits run bloody, while Mujashi's horses
have not even dampened their cheek straps with sweat.
إِنّاindeed we وَقَينُكُمُwhile your smith يُرَقِّعُpatches كيرَهُhis bellows
إِنّا وَقَينُكُمُ يُرَقِّعُ كيرَهُ
سِرناwe marched لِنَغتَصِبَto overpower المُلوكَkings وَسارواand they marched
سِرنا لِنَغتَصِبَ المُلوكَ وَساروا
While your smith patched his bellows, we
marched to overpower kings, and they marched too.
عَضَّتbit سَلاسِلُناour chains عَلىupon اِبنَيthe two sons مُنذِرٍof Mundhir
عَضَّت سَلاسِلُنا عَلى اِبنَي مُنذِرٍ
حَتّىuntil أَقَرَّacknowledged بِحُكمِناour rule الجَبّارُthe mighty ruler
حَتّى أَقَرَّ بِحُكمِنا الجَبّارُ
Our chains gripped the two sons of Mundhir
until the mighty ruler acknowledged our judgment.
وَاِبنَيand the two sons هُجَيمَةَof Hujayma قَدindeed تَرَكناwe left عَنوَةًby force
وَاِبنَي هُجَيمَةَ قَد تَرَكنا عَنوَةً
لِاِبنَيfor the two sons هُجَيمَةَof Hujayma فيamong الرِماحِthe spears خُوارُa cry
لِاِبنَي هُجَيمَةَ في الرِماحِ خُوارُ
And the two sons of Hujayma we left by force,
the two sons of Hujayma crying among the spears.
وَرَئيسُand the ruler مَملَكَةٍof a kingdom وَطِئنَwe trod جَبينَهُhis forehead
وَرَئيسُ مَملَكَةٍ وَطِئنَ جَبينَهُ
يَغشىcovers حَواجِبَهُhis eyebrows دَمٌblood وَغُبارُand dust
يَغشى حَواجِبَهُ دَمٌ وَغُبارُ
We trampled the forehead of a ruler,
whose brows were covered in blood and dust.
نَحميwe defend مُخاطَرَةًrisking ourselves عَلىfor أَحسابِناour lineages
نَحمي مُخاطَرَةً عَلى أَحسابِنا
كَرُمَare noble الحُماةُthe defenders وَعَزَّتِand are grave الأَخطارُthe dangers
كَرُمَ الحُماةُ وَعَزَّتِ الأَخطارُ
We risk our lives to defend our lineage;
noble are the defenders, and grave are the dangers.
وَإِذاand when النِساءُthe women خَرَجنَwent out غَيرَwithout تَبَرُّزٍdisplaying themselves
وَإِذا النِساءُ خَرَجنَ غَيرَ تَبَرُّزٍ
غِرناwe felt protective وَعِندَand at خُروجِهِنَّtheir going out نَغارُwe feel protective
غِرنا وَعِندَ خُروجِهِنَّ نَغارُ
And when women went out without displaying themselves,
we felt protective, and at their going out we felt protective.
وَمُجاشِعٌand Mujashi فَضَحواthey disgraced فَوارِسَthe horsemen مالِكٍof Malik
وَمُجاشِعٌ فَضَحوا فَوارِسَ مالِكٍ
فَرَباso swelled الخَزيرُthe stew وَضُيِّعَand were neglected الأَدبارُthe rearguards
فَرَبا الخَزيرُ وَضُيِّعَ الأَدبارُ
Mujashi disgraced the horsemen of Malik,
so the stew swelled and the rear ranks were neglected.
أَغمامَAghmam لَوif شَهِدَhad witnessed الوَقيطَal-Waqit فَوارِسيmy horsemen
أَغمامَ لَو شَهِدَ الوَقيطَ فَوارِسي
ماnot قيدَin bonds يُعتَلُwould be led عَثجَلٌAthjal وَضِرارُand Dirar
ما قيدَ يُعتَلُ عَثجَلٌ وَضِرارُ
Aghmam, had my horsemen witnessed al-Waqit,
neither Athjal nor Dirar would have been led away in bonds.
ياO اِبنَson القُيونِof the smiths وَكَيفَand how تَطلُبُdo you seek مَجدَناour glory
يا اِبنَ القُيونِ وَكَيفَ تَطلُبُ مَجدَنا
وَعَلَيكَwhile upon you مِنfrom سِمَةِthe mark القُيونِof the smiths نِجارُlineage
وَعَلَيكَ مِن سِمَةِ القُيونِ نِجارُ
Son of smiths, how can you seek our glory
when the mark of the smiths is in your lineage?
Translation model: Sol 6