عَلِمَknew العالِمُthe learned man أَنَّthat المَناياthe fates of death
عَلِمَ العالِمُ أَنَّ المَنايا
سامِعاتٌheeding لَكَto you فيمَنagainst whoever عَصاكَdisobeyed you
سامِعاتٌ لَكَ فيمَن عَصاكَ
The learned man knew that the fates of death
The wise man knew that death
Heed you against whoever disobeys you.
Listens to you in whoever disobeys you
فَإِذاso when وَجَّهتَهاyou directed them نَحوَtoward طاغٍa tyrant
فَإِذا وَجَّهتَها نَحوَ طاغٍ
رَجَعَتreturned تَرعَفُdripping blood مِنهُfrom him قَناكَyour spears
رَجَعَت تَرعَفُ مِنهُ قَناكَ
So when you direct them toward a tyrant,
So if you direct it towards an oppressor
Your spears return dripping with his blood.
It returns shaking from your spear
وَلَوَand if أَنَّthat الريحَthe wind بارَتكَvied with you يَوماًone day
وَلَوَ أَنَّ الريحَ بارَتكَ يَوماً
فيin سَماحٍgenerosity قَصَّرَتfell short عَنof نَداكَyour bounty
في سَماحٍ قَصَّرَت عَن نَداكَ
And were the wind to vie with you one day
And if the wind rebelled against you one day
In generosity, it would fall short of your bounty.
In forgiving, it would fall short of your generosity
Sol 6.1