وأَبلِغand convey لَدَيكَthere with you مَعقِلَMa'qil بنَson of خُوَيلِدٍKhuwaylid
وأَبلِغ لَدَيكَ مَعقِلَ بنَ خُوَيلِدٍ
مَلائِكَmessages يَهديهاbrings them إِلَيكَto you هُداتُهاtheir bearers
مَلائِكَ يَهديها إِلَيكَ هُداتُها
And convey to Ma'qil son of Khuwaylid, there with you,
And convey to Ma'qil ibn Khuwailid
messages whose bearers bring them to you,
Angels guiding him to you with their gifts
عَلىon إِثرِthe heels of أُخرىanother قَبلَbefore ذلِكَthat قَدalready أَتَتhad come
عَلى إِثرِ أُخرى قَبلَ ذلِكَ قَد أَتَت
إِلَيكَto you فَجاءَتand it came مُقشَعِرّاًbristling شَواتُهاits scalp
إِلَيكَ فَجاءَت مُقشَعِرّاً شَواتُها
following another that had already come before then
One after another, before that came
to you, arriving with its scalp bristling.
To you, so they came frightened, their skirts fluttering
وَقَدand indeed عَلِمَhave known الأَقوامُthe peoples أَنَّكَthat you سَيِّدٌa lord
وَقَد عَلِمَ الأَقوامُ أَنَّكَ سَيِّدٌ
وَأَنَّكَand that you مِنfrom دارٍa house شَديدٍfirm حَصاتُهاits judgment
وَأَنَّكَ مِن دارٍ شَديدٍ حَصاتُها
And the peoples know that you are a lord,
And the people knew that you are a master
and that you come from a house firm in its judgment.
And that you are from a harsh, stronghold house
فَلاso do not تُتبِعِsend after الأَفعىthe viper يَدَيكَyour two hands تَنوشُهاreach for it
فَلا تُتبِعِ الأَفعى يَدَيكَ تَنوشُها
وَدَعهاand leave it إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle غَيَّبَتهاhas hidden it سَفاتُهاits windblown sand
وَدَعها إِذا ما غَيَّبَتها سَفاتُها
So do not send your hands after the viper to seize it;
So do not let the serpent's hands tempt you
and leave it when its windblown sand has hidden it.
And leave it when its twilight hides it
وَأَطفِىءand extinguish وَلاand do not توقِدkindle وَلاand do not تَكُbe مِحضَأًa fire-poker
وَأَطفِىء وَلا توقِد وَلا تَكُ مِحضَأً
لِنارِfor the fire of العُداةِthe enemies أَنso that تَطيرَfly شَكاتُهاits harm
لِنارِ العُداةِ أَن تَطيرَ شَكاتُها
Quench, do not kindle, and do not be a fire-poker
And extinguish, do not ignite or be a place
for the enemies' fire, sending its harm flying.
For the enemies' fire, so their flames flare
فَإِنَّfor indeed مِنَamong القَولِspeech الَّتيthe one which لاno شَوىa nonfatal hit لَهاfor it
فَإِنَّ مِنَ القَولِ الَّتي لا شَوى لَها
إِذاwhen زَلَّslips عَنfrom ظَهرِthe back of اللِسانِthe tongue اِنفِلاتُهاits breaking free
إِذا زَلَّ عَن ظَهرِ اللِسانِ اِنفِلاتُها
For among sayings is one that never misses the vital spot,
For of words that have no heat
when it slips free from the back of the tongue.
When they slip off the tongue being unleashed
وَمَوقِعُهاand its impact ضَخمٌmighty إِذاwhen هِيَit أُرسِلَتis sent forth
وَمَوقِعُها ضَخمٌ إِذا هِيَ أُرسِلَت
وَلَوand if كُفِتَتwere restrained كانَتwould have been يَسيراًeasy كِفاتُهاrestraining it
وَلَو كُفِتَت كانَت يَسيراً كِفاتُها
And its impact is mighty when it is sent forth,
And their position is huge when they are sent
yet, had it been restrained, restraining it would have been easy.
Though if held back they'd be easy, grasped
وَلَمّاand not yet تَطِبbe content نَفسيmy soul بِإِرسالِهاwith sending it لَكُمto you
وَلَمّا تَطِب نَفسي بِإِرسالِها لَكُم
وَهَلand will يَنفَعَنever benefit نَفسيmy soul إِلَيكُمtoward you أَناتُهاits forbearance
وَهَل يَنفَعَن نَفسي إِلَيكُم أَناتُها
And my soul has not yet been content to send it to you;
And when my soul did not agree to send them to you
and will its forbearance toward you ever benefit my soul?
Can my soul benefit you, with their sighs?
Sol 6.1