إنَّindeed بَنيthe sons of الحِصنِal-Ḥiṣn استَحلَّتdeemed lawful دِماءَهُمtheir blood
إنَّ بَني الحِصنِ استَحلَّت دِماءَهُم
بَنوthe sons of أَسَدٍAsad حارِبُهاtheir Ḥārib clan ثُمَّthen واِلبَهWālibah
بَنو أَسَدٍ حارِبُها ثُمَّ واِلبَه
Indeed, the blood of Banū al-Ḥiṣn was held lawful to shed
Indeed the sons of al-Ḥiṣn — their blood was made lawful, spilled at will,
Indeed, the blood of the sons of al-Ḥiṣn was deemed lawful to shed
by Banū Asad, who fought them, and then by Wālibah.
by Banū Asad, her men of war, and Wālibah after them.
by the sons of Asad—their Ḥārib clan, then Wālibah.
هُمُthey جَدَعواthey cut off الأَنفَthe nose الأَشَمَّlofty فَأَوعَبواand they severed it completely
هُمُ جَدَعوا الأَنفَ الأَشَمَّ فَأَوعَبوا
وَجَبُّواand they lopped off السَنامَthe hump فَاِلتَحَوهُthen they stripped it away وَغارِبَهand its withers
وَجَبُّوا السَنامَ فَاِلتَحَوهُ وَغارِبَه
It was they who lopped off the proud, lofty nose—utterly;
It was they who lopped away the proud, high nose, and hacked it off to the root,
They cut off the lofty nose and severed it completely,
they cut away the hump, then stripped it and its withers bare.
who severed the hump and stripped it bare, and took the withers with it.
and lopped off the hump, stripping it and its withers away.
عُمَيلَةُʿUmaylah بَوّاهُhe aimed at him السِنانَthe spearhead بِكَفِّهwith his hand
عُمَيلَةُ بَوّاهُ السِنانَ بِكَفِّه
عَسىmay أَنthat تُلاقيهِbefall him مِنَfrom الدَهرِtime نائِبَهa calamity
عَسى أَن تُلاقيهِ مِنَ الدَهرِ نائِبَه
ʿUmaylah, with his own hand, lodged him upon the spearpoint.
ʿUmaylah — with his own palm he gave the spearhead lodging in him.
ʿUmaylah aimed the spearhead at him with his hand;
May some calamity dealt by Time overtake him.
Perhaps a blow of fate will yet come round to meet him.
may a calamity of time befall him.
