فَابْتَكَرَتْthen she came early عاذِلَةٌa reproving woman لاnot تُلْحِيshe reproaches
فَابْتَكَرَتْ عاذِلَةٌ لا تُلْحِي
قالَتْshe said وَلَمْand did not تُلْحِshe reproached وَكانَتْand she used to تُلْحِيshe reproaches
قالَتْ وَلَمْ تُلْحِ وَكانَتْ تُلْحِي
Then a reproving woman came early, without reproaching.
A criticizer complained, but did not actually complain, though she meant to complain,
She spoke without reproach, though she used to reproach:
"Upon you the youth of caliphs, the immersion of slaves, the generous star!"
عَلَيْكَyou should seek سَيْبَbounty الخُلَفاءِthe caliphs البُجْحِthe proud
عَلَيْكَ سَيْبَ الخُلَفاءِ البُجْحِ
غَمْرlavish الأَجارِيِّcustomary ways كَرِيمُnoble السِنْحِstock; origin
غَمْر الأَجارِيِّ كَرِيمُ السِنْحِ
Seek the bounty of the proud caliphs—
Dazzling white, not born under the star of meanness,
Lavish in ways, noble in stock,
On every wooden hill and every rugged cliff.
أَبْلَجُbright-faced لَمْnot يُولَدْwas born بِنَجْمِunder the star of الشُحِّstinginess
أَبْلَجُ لَمْ يُولَدْ بِنَجْمِ الشُحِّ
بِكُلِّon every خَشْباءَrugged, stony tract وَكُلِّand every سَفْحِmountain slope
بِكُلِّ خَشْباءَ وَكُلِّ سَفْحِ
Bright-faced, not born under the star of stinginess,
On every stony tract and every mountain slope.
Partial English translation: 4 of 6 Arabic lines translated.