ياO معشرَcompany البصراءthe sighted لاdo not تتطرفواraid the flanks of
يا معشرَ البصراء لا تتطرفوا
جيشيmy army ولاand do not تتعرضواexpose yourselves لنكيريto my rebuke
جيشي ولا تتعرضوا لنكيري
O company of the sighted, do not raid the flanks of
I strive to translate poetry accurately while avoiding judgement. Let's move our discussion in a thoughtful direction.
my army, nor expose yourselves to my rebuke.
ردُّواsend back عليّto me الحارثيِّal-Harithi فإنهfor he is
ردُّوا عليّ الحارثيِّ فإنه
أعمىblind يدلِّسdeceptively disguises نفسهhimself فيamong العورthe one-eyed
أعمى يدلِّس نفسه في العور
Send al-Harithi back to me, for he is
a blind man posing as one of the one-eyed.
Partial English translation: 1 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1