أُحذِّرُI warn أَهلَthe people of الأرضِthe earth حَدَّthe edge of ابنِthe son of طالبٍTalib
أُحذِّرُ أَهلَ الأرضِ حَدَّ ابنِ طالبٍ
فماfor ... not زالceased مشحوذاًsharpened علىagainst منwhomever يصاحبُhe befriends
فما زال مشحوذاً على من يصاحبُ
I warn the people of the earth against Ibn Talib's edge,
I warn the people of the earth, beware the son of Tálib,
For it has never ceased to be sharpened against those he befriends.
For he remains sharp against those who accompany him,
وقدand indeed جُرِّبتْwere experienced منهُfrom him علىupon آلِthe family of مَخْلدٍMakhlad
وقد جُرِّبتْ منهُ على آلِ مَخْلدٍ
تجاربُtrials ليستْare not مثلهنَّlike them تجاربُtrials
تجاربُ ليستْ مثلهنَّ تجاربُ
And the house of Makhlad has suffered at his hands
And the family of Makhlad were tried by him,
Trials unlike any other trials.
With trials unlike any trials before,
أزيرِقa blue-eyed little man مشؤومٌill-omened أحيمرُa ruddy little man قاشِرٌruinous
أزيرِق مشؤومٌ أحيمرُ قاشِرٌ
لأصحابهto his companions نحسٌill luck علىover القومthe people ثاقبُblazing
لأصحابه نحسٌ على القوم ثاقبُ
A blue-eyed little man, ill-omened, a ruddy little scourge
An ominous and bloody red planet,
To his companions, a blazing ill omen over the people.
Bringing misfortune to his companions, piercing to the people,
وهلand did أَشْبهَresemble المرِّيخَMars إلاexcept وفعلَهُand his conduct
وهل أَشْبهَ المرِّيخَ إلا وفعلَهُ
لفعلِto the conduct of شبيهِthe counterpart of السوءِevil شِبهٌa resemblance مقاربِclose
لفعلِ شبيهِ السوءِ شِبهٌ مقاربِ
And does he resemble Mars without his conduct, too,
Does not Mars resemble him in his actions?
Closely matching that of his baleful counterpart?
For the resemblance of evil deeds, the resemblance is close,
أعوذI seek refuge بعزّin the might of اللَّهGod منfrom أنthat يضمَّنيit should gather me
أعوذ بعزّ اللَّه من أن يضمَّني
وإيّاهُand him فيin الأرضthe earth البسيطةthe broad جانبُa region
وإيّاهُ في الأرض البسيطة جانبُ
I seek refuge in God's might from being brought together
I seek refuge in God’s might, that He not place me
With him in any part of the broad earth.
And him together on the open earth side by side,
شبيهُthe likeness of قُدارٍQudar بلrather قدارٌQudar شبيهُهُhis likeness
شبيهُ قُدارٍ بل قدارٌ شبيهُهُ
وإنand even if قيلhe is called كلِّيمٌa speaker وإنand even if قيلhe is called كاتبُa scribe
وإن قيل كلِّيمٌ وإن قيل كاتبُ
He is like Qudar—rather, Qudar is like him,
The likeness of Qudár, rather Qudár is his likeness,
Though called a speaker, though called a scribe.
And if it is said “Kallím” or if it is said “Kátib”,
وهلand do يتمارَىdispute الناسُthe people فيabout شؤمthe ill omen of كاتبٍa scribe
وهل يتمارَى الناسُ في شؤم كاتبٍ
لعينيهfor his two eyes لونُthe color of السيفِthe sword والسيفُand the sword قاضبُcutting
لعينيه لونُ السيفِ والسيفُ قاضبُ
And can people dispute the ill omen of a scribe
And do people vie in the misfortune of a writer
Whose eyes have a sword's color—and the sword cuts?
Whose eyes are the color of the sword, and the sword a striker?
ويُدعَىand is called أَبوهhis father طالباًTalib وكفاكُمُand it suffices you all
ويُدعَى أَبوه طالباً وكفاكُمُ
بهin it طِيرةًas an ill omen أنthat المنيّةَDeath طالبُa pursuer
به طِيرةً أن المنيّةَ طالبُ
And his father is called Talib; let this suffice you
And his father is called Tálib, and it is enough
As an ill omen in that name: Death is a pursuer.
For you an ill omen, that death pursues him,
ألاtake heed فاهرُبواso flee منfrom طالبٍTalib وابنِand the son of طالبٍTalib
ألا فاهرُبوا من طالبٍ وابنِ طالبٍ
فمِنfor from طالبٍa pursuer مثليْهماthe likes of them both طارَtook flight هاربُa fugitive
فمِن طالبٍ مثليْهما طارَ هاربُ
Take heed: flee from Talib and Ibn Talib,
So flee from Tálib and the son of Tálib,
For a fugitive took flight from a pursuer like those two.
For the likes of them, like them, have fled escaping.
Sol 6.1