«جفخت بهم شيم دلائل على الحسب الأغر، وهم لا يجفخون بها»
I boasted of their qualities, which point to noble lineage, though they themselves do not boast of them.
This explanatory rearrangement makes the connection between shiyam (“traits”) and dalāʾil (“evidences”) easier to follow: the virtues indicate noble descent. It also clarifies the roles of the associated pronouns.
In the original poetic order, displacement obscures the intended relationship. This shows that the difficulty lies in the organization of the utterance, rather than necessarily in the meanings of its individual words.