ياO دارhouse of الأكرمal-Akram (the most generous) لاmay not أشوتكmiss you صاعقةa thunderbolt
يا دار الأكرم لا أشوتك صاعقة
ولاnor أصابتكreach you فيin محلa drought يدthe hand of السحبthe clouds
ولا أصابتك في محل يد السحب
O house of al-Akram, may no thunderbolt miss you,
O honored house, no lightning shall strike you,
nor may the clouds’ hand reach you in a drought.
Nor any cloud's hand bring you harm.
فربfor a lord يودdesires غدوناour morning visit فيin عراصكyour courtyards
فرب يود غدونا في عراصك
أكالينvoracious devourers للسحتof ill-gotten gains سماعينavid listeners لكذبto lies
أكالين للسحت سماعين لكذب
For a lord desires our morning visit to your courtyards,
Though some may wish for our demise at dawn in your precincts -
devouring ill-gotten gains, listening avidly to lies.
Gluttons for rumors, eager for lies.
هوhe الأمينthe trustworthy one فلاso not تخشىare feared أناملهhis fingertips
هو الأمين فلا تخشى أنامله
إلاexcept علىfor الفضةthe silver البيضاءwhite والذهبand gold
إلا على الفضة البيضاء والذهب
He is the trustworthy one: his fingertips need not be feared,
Trust in the Faithful One, fear not His works -
except when white silver and gold are at stake.
Save that which adorns silver and gold.
تبتmay perish يداهhis two hands فكمfor how many فيin كلevery بارحةnight
تبت يداه فكم في كل بارحة
منهfrom him وإنeven though عدis counted فرداًa single individual منof أبيAbu (father of) لهبLahab (flame)
منه وإن عد فرداً من أبي لهب
May his hands perish! How many, every night,
His hands are pure, though each eve brings tales -
are the Abu Lahabs that come from him, though he is counted as one!
In number, were they from Abu Lahab.
ذوpossessor of النفسthe soul مخلوقةfashioned فيin الثقلheaviness منfrom زحلSaturn
ذو النفس مخلوقة في الثقل من زحل
والكفand the palm مطبوعةmolded منfrom عقدةthe node of الذنبthe Tail
والكف مطبوعة من عقدة الذنب
One whose soul, in its heaviness, is fashioned from Saturn,
With a spirit steeped in Saturn's bile,
and whose palm is molded from the Tail’s node.
And hands imprinted by sin's knot.
Sol 6.1