ألاindeed كلّevery خالmaternal uncle سوفwill يحبوgive gifts to ابنthe son of أختهhis sister
ألا كلّ خال سوف يحبو ابن أخته
وأنبئتand I was told خاليmy maternal uncle قدalready حباbestowed gifts بالقصائدwith poems
وأنبئت خالي قد حبا بالقصائد
Indeed, every uncle will give gifts to his sister's son.
Indeed every uncle will soon love his sister's son
And I was told my uncle had made a gift of poems.
And my uncle informed me he was smitten with poems
فإنso if كنتyou had قدalready أنذرتنيwarned me of سيلthe torrent of شعبةa ravine
فإن كنت قد أنذرتني سيل شعبة
وإنيand I am indeed امرؤa man حاميa defender of الحقيقةhonor ماجدnoble
وإني امرؤ حامي الحقيقة ماجد
So if you have warned me of a ravine's torrent,
So if you warned me of a torrential flood
I am indeed a noble man who guards his honor.
I'm still a man true to his word and noble at heart
أناI البحرthe sea ماwhatever يلممcomes upon بهit البحرthe sea يغشهengulfs it
أنا البحر ما يلمم به البحر يغشه
وماand not البحرthe sea كالشعبlike the ravine القضيفslender السواعدthe arms
وما البحر كالشعب القضيف السواعد
I am the sea: whatever the sea comes upon, it engulfs.
I'm the sea, no sea can make me turbid
And the sea is not like the ravine with its slender arms.
The sea's no match for determined, strong-armed clans