شطّriver العربthe Arabs إنif طفحoverflows جودهُits bounty ومدّهand its tide طماswells
شطّ العرب إن طفح جودهُ ومدّه طما
علىon السويّةِequal terms وفيand in الاثنينboth ريّquenching الظماthirst
على السويّةِ وفي الاثنين ريّ الظما
The Shatt al-Arab, if its bounty overflows and its tide swells,
The Arabs spread widely when his generosity overflowed
stands equal to you, and both quench thirst.
And poured out equally on the low and high lands
لكنbut ذاthis one ياO حسينHusayn يداهُits two hands تجريflow بماwith water
لكن ذا يا حسين يداهُ تجري بما
وأنتand you يدكyour hand بالذهبwith gold تجريflows وسيفكand your sword دماblood
وأنت يدك بالذهب تجري وسيفك دما
But this river, O Husayn—its two hands flow with water,
But these hands of yours, O Hussein, flow with blood
while you—your hand flows with gold, and your sword with blood.
While your hand pours gold and your sword pours blood
Sol 6.1