نَبِّه وَليدَكَ مِن صِباهُ بِزَجرَةٍ

نَبِّه وَليدَكَ مِن صِباهُ بِزَجرَةٍ

فَلَرُبَّما أَغفى هُناكَ ذَكاؤُهُ

فَلَرُبَّما أَغفى هُناكَ ذَكاؤُهُ

Rouse your child from his childishness with a rebuke,

Awaken your child in his youth with reprimand

for his intelligence may well have dozed off there.

Lest his brilliance become dulled therein

وَاِنهَرهُ حَتّى تَستَهِلَّ دُموعُهُ

وَاِنهَرهُ حَتّى تَستَهِلَّ دُموعُهُ

في وَجنَتَيهِ وَتَلتَظي أَحشاؤُهُ

في وَجنَتَيهِ وَتَلتَظي أَحشاؤُهُ

And scold him until his tears begin to flow

Make him weep until his tears moisten his cheeks

upon his cheeks and his insides blaze.

And saturate his innards

فَالسَيفِ لا تَذكو بِكَفِّكَ نارُهُ

فَالسَيفِ لا تَذكو بِكَفِّكَ نارُهُ

حَتّى يَسيلَ بِصَفحَتَيهِ ماؤُهُ

حَتّى يَسيلَ بِصَفحَتَيهِ ماؤُهُ

For the sword’s fire does not blaze in your palm

Do not, with your palm, kindle the fire of the sword

until its water flows along both its sides.

Until its blade runs with water