مَنwho ذاthis one يُعِدُّprepares بَنيthe sons of غُدانَةَGhudana لِلعُلىfor glory
مَن ذا يُعِدُّ بَني غُدانَةَ لِلعُلى
وَالخَيرِand goodness بَعدَafter عَطِيَّةَAtiyya بنِson of جِعالِJi'al
وَالخَيرِ بَعدَ عَطِيَّةَ بنِ جِعالِ
Who will prepare the sons of Ghudana for glory
and goodness, after Atiyya ibn Ji'al?
كانَhe was المُمانِحَthe lender of milch-camels فيin العَرِيَّةِthe bitter cold بَعدَماafter
كانَ المُمانِحَ في العَرِيَّةِ بَعدَما
أَلقىcast off الشِتاءُwinter أَصِرَّةَthe udder-bands of الأَشوالِthe scant-milking she-camels
أَلقى الشِتاءُ أَصِرَّةَ الأَشوالِ
He lent milch-camels in the bitter cold, after
winter had cast off the udder-bands of the scant-milking she-camels.
وَمُدَفَّعينَand those driven away جَفاturned away الأَقارِبُthe kinsfolk عَنهُمُfrom them
وَمُدَفَّعينَ جَفا الأَقارِبُ عَنهُمُ
حَلّواthey lodged إِلَيكَwith you بِدَمثَةٍon soft ground مِحلالِwelcoming to guests
حَلّوا إِلَيكَ بِدَمثَةٍ مِحلالِ
And outcasts, whose kinsfolk had turned away from them,
lodged with you on soft, hospitable ground.