وكناand we used to قبلbefore ملكthe rule of بنيthe sons of سليمSulaym
وكنا قبل ملك بني سليم
نسومهمwe inflict upon them الدواهيcalamities الأقوريناthe dire ones
نسومهم الدواهي الأقورينا
And before the rule of Banu Sulaym, we used to
Before the reign of the Suleiman dynasty
inflict dire calamities upon them.
We would've modestly declined their gifts