إنif تسأليyou (feminine) ask جحجبىJaḥjabā وإخوتَهاand her brothers
إن تسألي جحجبى وإخوتَها
تُخبِركshe will tell you أنيthat I am منamong خيرِهمthe best of them نسباin lineage
تُخبِرك أني من خيرِهم نسبا
If you ask Jaḥjabā and her brothers,
If you ask my veil and her sisters,
she will tell you that I am among their best in lineage.
They will tell you I am of the best lineage.
أنميI trace my ancestry إلىto الصيدthe proud nobles منof رفاعةَRifāʿa والـand the
أنمي إلى الصيد من رفاعةَ والـ
ـأخيارfinest منهمamong them إنif حصلُواthey ascertain سَبَباa tie of kinship
ـأخيار منهم إن حصلُوا سَبَبا
I trace my ancestry to the proud nobles of Rifāʿa and the
I incline towards hunting from courage and seek
finest among them, if they reckon ties of kinship.
The best of them, if they obtain a reason.