إِنّيindeed I اِمرُؤُa man مِنfrom مالِكِMālik بنِson of جَعفَرِJaʿfar
إِنّي اِمرُؤُ مِن مالِكِ بنِ جَعفَرِ
عَلقَمَO ʿAlqama قَدindeed نافَرتَyou challenged in honor غَيرَnot مُنفَرِone to be bested
عَلقَمَ قَد نافَرتَ غَيرَ مُنفَرِ
I am indeed a man descended from Mālik son of Jaʿfar.
I am a man of Malik bin Ja'far
O ʿAlqama, you have indeed challenged one who cannot be bested.
Who attacked unprovoked, not fled from the fray
نافَرتَyou challenged in honor سَقباًa towering trunk مِنamong سِقابِtrunks of العَرعَرِthe juniper
نافَرتَ سَقباً مِن سِقابِ العَرعَرِ
You have challenged a towering trunk among the juniper’s trunks.
Attacked a hard, flinty rock undismayed