لاdo not يَغُرَنَّكَdeceive you أنَّنيthat I am لَيِّنُsoft اللَّمْthe touch (first part)
لا يَغُرَنَّكَ أنَّني لَيِّنُ اللَّمْ
سِcompletion of 'touch' فَعَزميfor my resolve إذاwhen انتضيتI unsheathe it حُسامُa sharp sword
سِ فَعَزمي إذا انتضيت حُسامُ
Do not let my softness to the touch deceive you;
Do not be deceived that I am soft of speech,
for my resolve, when I unsheathe it, is a sharp sword.
For when I unsheathe my sword, my will is strong.
أناI كالوردِlike the rose فيهin it راحَةُcomfort قَومٍsome people
أنا كالوردِ فيه راحَةُ قَومٍ
ثمَّthen فيهِin it لآخرِينَfor others زُكامُa cold
ثمَّ فيهِ لآخرِينَ زُكامُ
I am like the rose: in it some find comfort,
I am like a rose, a comfort for some,
yet in it others find a cold.
Yet for others, I bring but a runny nose.
Sol 6.1