وَلَقَدand indeed نَهَيتُكُمُI warned you وَقُلتُand I said لَكُمto you
وَلَقَد نَهَيتُكُمُ وَقُلتُ لَكُم
لاdo not تَقرَبُنَّever approach فَوارِسَhorsemen of الصَيداءِal-Sayda’
لا تَقرَبُنَّ فَوارِسَ الصَيداءِ
And indeed, I warned you and said to you:
Never approach the horsemen of al-Sayda’—
أَبناءَsons of حَربٍwar ماهِرينَskilled بِهاin it
أَبناءَ حَربٍ ماهِرينَ بِها
تُغذىare nourished صِغارُهُمُtheir young بِحُسنِwith fine غِذاءِnourishment
تُغذى صِغارُهُمُ بِحُسنِ غِذاءِ
sons of war, skilled in it,
whose young are reared on fine nourishment.
قَدindeed كُنتُI used to أَعهَدُهُمknow them وَخَيلَهُمُand their horses
قَد كُنتُ أَعهَدُهُم وَخَيلَهُمُ
يَلقَونَthey confront قُدماًboldly عَورَةَthe vulnerable point of الأَعداءِthe enemies
يَلقَونَ قُدماً عَورَةَ الأَعداءِ
I have indeed known them and their horses
to confront their enemies’ weak point boldly.
أَيسارُgenerous gamblers صِدقٍtrue worth ماas عَلِمتُهُمُI have known them
أَيسارُ صِدقٍ ما عَلِمتُهُمُ
عِندَduring الشِتاءِwinter وَقِلَّةِand scarcity of الأَنواءِthe rains
عِندَ الشِتاءِ وَقِلَّةِ الأَنواءِ
Honorable, generous gamblers, as I have known them,
in winter, when the rains are scant.
Translation model: Sol 6.1