ألاtake heed أبلغtell معاويةMuawiya بنson of حربHarb
ألا أبلغ معاوية بن حرب
فقدfor indeed أبلغتمyou have brought الحنقrage الصدوراthe breasts
فقد أبلغتم الحنق الصدورا
Lo, convey this to Muʿāwiya ibn Harb:
Lo, tell Muawiya son of Harb:
O convey to Mu'awiya ibn Harb
for you have caused rancor to reach the breasts.
For you have filled breasts with rage.
That you have conveyed the rancor in your chests
تقونَyou shield بناwith us صدوركمُyour breasts المناياdeaths
تقونَ بنا صدوركمُ المنايا
عستmay بكمupon you الدوائرُthe turns of fortune أنto تدوراturn
عست بكم الدوائرُ أن تدورا
You use us to shield your breasts from death—
You shield your breasts from death with us;
You meet us with your death-bound chests
may fortune’s reversals turn against you—
May the turns of fortune turn upon you,
May the cycles of fate turn against you
بحربٍin a war لاترىyou do not see الأمويِّthe Umayyad فيهاin it
بحربٍ لاترى الأمويِّ فيها
ولاnor الثقفيthe Thaqafi إلاexcept مستجيراseeking refuge
ولا الثقفي إلا مستجيرا
in a war where you will see the Umayyad
In a war where you see no Umayyad,
With a war in which you see no Umayyad
and the Thaqafī only seeking refuge.
Nor any Thaqafi, save as a seeker of refuge.
Nor Thaqafi except as a refugee
Sol 6.1