أَبوكَyour father رَبيعَةَRabi‘ah الخَيرِthe Good بنِson of قُرطٍQurt
أَبوكَ رَبيعَةَ الخَيرِ بنِ قُرطٍ
وَأَنتَand you المَرءُthe man تَفعَلُyou do ماwhat تَقولُyou say
وَأَنتَ المَرءُ تَفعَلُ ما تَقولُ
Your father is Rabi‘ah the Good, son of Qurt,
And you are a man who does what he says.
أَشمُّhigh-nosed; noble كَأَنَّماas though حَدَبَتbent protectively عَلَيهِover him
أَشمُّ كَأَنَّما حَدَبَت عَلَيهِ
بَنوsons of الأَملاكِthe kings تَكنَّفُهاsurround them القُيولُthe princes
بَنو الأَملاكِ تَكنَّفُها القُيولُ
Proud, as though there had bent protectively over him
The sons of kings, themselves surrounded by princes.
تَصُدُّturn back مَناكِبَshoulders الأَعداءِthe enemies عَنكُمaway from you (plural)
تَصُدُّ مَناكِبَ الأَعداءِ عَنكُم
كَراكِرُmighty bands مِنfrom أَبيAbu بَكرٍBakr حَلولُencamped
كَراكِرُ مِن أَبي بَكرٍ حَلولُ
They turn your enemies’ shoulders away from you—
Mighty bands of Abu Bakr, encamped.
كَراكِرُmighty bands لاnot يَبيدُperishes العِزُّglory فيهاamong them
كَراكِرُ لا يَبيدُ العِزُّ فيها
وَلَكِنَّand yet العَزيزَthe mighty بِهاamong them ذَليلُlowly; humbled
وَلَكِنَّ العَزيزَ بِها ذَليلُ
Bands among whom glory never perishes,
Yet among them even the mighty are humbled.