ماnot عَلىon ذاthis كُنّاwe were اِفتَرَقناwe parted بِسَنداat Sandā- (name continues)
ما عَلى ذا كُنّا اِفتَرَقنا بِسَندا
نَ-n (completes Sandān) وَماand not هَكَذاlike this عَهِدناwe knew الإِخاءَbrotherhood
نَ وَما هَكَذا عَهِدنا الإِخاءَ
It was not on these terms that we parted at Sandān;
No blame upon us though we parted ways
nor was this the brotherhood we knew.
That is not how we envisioned our brotherhood
لَمnot أَكُنI was أَحسِبُI think الخِلافَةَthe caliphate يَزداincreases (word begins)
لَم أَكُن أَحسِبُ الخِلافَةَ يَزدا
دُcompletes 'increases' بِهاthrough it ذوone possessed of الصَفاءِsincerity إِلّاexcept صَفاءَsincerity
دُ بِها ذو الصَفاءِ إِلّا صَفاءَ
I never thought the caliphate would bring
I did not expect disagreements to increase
a sincere man anything but greater sincerity.
With the virtuous, except more virtue
تَضرِبُyou strike الناسَthe people بِالمُهَنَّدَةِwith the Indian-forged swords البيthe white (word begins)
تَضرِبُ الناسَ بِالمُهَنَّدَةِ البي
ضِcompletes 'white' عَلىfor غَدرِهِمtheir treachery وَتَنسىand you forget الوَفاءَloyalty
ضِ عَلى غَدرِهِم وَتَنسى الوَفاءَ
You strike people with white Indian-forged swords
You strike people with the white sword
for their treachery, and you forget loyalty.
For their betrayal, and forget loyalty
Sol 6.1