ولوطيِّand a sodomite قُدَّامٍin front وخلفٍand behind عذلتهI reproached him
ولوطيِّ قُدَّامٍ وخلفٍ عذلته
فقالso he said أخوthe fellow of العوجاءthe crooked way قولاًa saying مثقفاwell-honed
فقال أخو العوجاء قولاً مثقفا
A sodomite, both front and rear, I reproached;
The sodomite front and back I reproached
So the crooked fellow gave a well-honed reply:
Thus spake the brother of the crooked his refined words
أناI السيفthe sword ذوpossessing الحدينthe two edges تمتis complete صرامتيmy sharpness
أنا السيف ذو الحدين تمت صرامتي
ولستand I am not كمثلlike السيفthe sword ذيpossessing الحدthe edge والقفاand the back
ولست كمثل السيف ذي الحد والقفا
“I am the double-edged sword; my sharpness is complete,
I am the double-edged sword, perfect is my sharpness
And I am not like a sword with one edge and a back.”
And not like a sword of one edge and scabbard
Sol 6.1