الحافِظواthe guardians of عَورَةَthe vulnerable flank of العَشيرَةِthe clan لاnot
الحافِظوا عَورَةَ العَشيرَةِ لا
يَأتيهُمُreaches them مِنfrom وَرائِناbehind us وَكَفُdisgrace
يَأتيهُمُ مِن وَرائِنا وَكَفُ
The guardians of the clan's vulnerable flank—no
disgrace reaches them from behind us.
ياO مالِMalik وَالسَيِّدُand the chief المُعَمَّمِturbaned قَدmay
يا مالِ وَالسَيِّدُ المُعَمَّمِ قَد
يَطرَأُarises فيin بَعضِsome of رَأيِهِhis judgment السَرَفُexcess
يَطرَأُ في بَعضِ رَأيِهِ السَرَفُ
O Malik, even the turbaned chief may
go too far in some of his judgments.
نَحنُwe بِماwith what عِندَناwe have وَأَنتَand you بِماwith what
نَحنُ بِما عِندَنا وَأَنتَ بِما
عِندَكَyou have راضٍcontent وَالرَأيُand opinion مُختَلِفُdiffering
عِندَكَ راضٍ وَالرَأيُ مُختَلِفُ
We, with what we have, and you, with what
you have, are content; yet opinions differ.
نَحنُwe المَكيثونَthose who stand fast حَيثُwhere يُحمَدُone is praised بِالby the
نَحنُ المَكيثونَ حَيثُ يُحمَدُ بِال
مُكثِstanding fast وَنَحنُand we المَصالِتُthe bold الأُنُفُthe proud
مُكثِ وَنَحنُ المَصالِتُ الأُنُفُ
We stand fast where praise is won by
standing fast; we are the bold and proud.
ياO مالِMalik وَالحَقُّand what is right إِنif قَنِعتَyou are content بِهِwith it
يا مالِ وَالحَقُّ إِن قَنِعتَ بِهِ
فَالحَقُّthen what is right فيهِin it لِأَمرِناfor our cause نَصَفُfairness
فَالحَقُّ فيهِ لِأَمرِنا نَصَفُ
O Malik, if you accept what is right,
then in what is right lies fairness for our cause.
خالَفتَyou opposed فيin الرَأيِjudgment كُلَّevery ذيpossessor of فَجَرٍgenerosity
خالَفتَ في الرَأيِ كُلَّ ذي فَجَرٍ
وَالبَغيُand injustice ياO مالِMalik غَيرُother than ماwhat تَصِفُyou describe
وَالبَغيُ يا مالِ غَيرُ ما تَصِفُ
You have differed in judgment from every generous man;
and injustice, O Malik, is not as you describe it.
إِنَّindeed بُجَيراًBujayr مَولىًa client لِقَومِكُمُof your people
إِنَّ بُجَيراً مَولىً لِقَومِكُمُ
وَالحَقُّand what is right نُوفيwe fulfill بِهِwith it وَنَعتَرِفُand we acknowledge
وَالحَقُّ نُوفي بِهِ وَنَعتَرِفُ
Bujayr is indeed a client of your people,
and we honor what is right and acknowledge it.
إِنّيindeed I عَلىdespite ماwhat تَرينَyou see مِنof كِبَريmy old age
إِنّي عَلى ما تَرينَ مِن كِبَري
أَعلَمُI know مِنfrom أَينَwhere تُؤكَلُis eaten الكَتِفُthe shoulder
أَعلَمُ مِن أَينَ تُؤكَلُ الكَتِفُ
Indeed, despite the old age you see in me,
I know from which side the shoulder is eaten.
إِنَّindeed بَنيthe sons of عَمَّناour paternal uncle طَغواhave transgressed وَبَغواand acted unjustly
إِنَّ بَني عَمَّنا طَغوا وَبَغوا
وَلَجَّand persisted stubbornly مِنهُمfrom them فيamong قَومِهِمtheir people سَرَفُexcess
وَلَجَّ مِنهُم في قَومِهِم سَرَفُ
Our cousins have indeed transgressed and acted unjustly,
and their excess has persisted among their own people.
بَينَbetween بَنيthe sons of جَحجَبيJahjabi وَبَينَand between بَنيthe sons of
بَينَ بَني جَحجَبي وَبَينَ بَني
كُلفَةَKulfa أَنّىhow could لِجارِيَfor my protected neighbor التَلَفُdestruction
كُلفَةَ أَنّى لِجارِيَ التَلَفُ
Between the sons of Jahjabi and the sons of
Kulfa, how could my protected neighbor perish?
Translation model: Sol 6.1