أَلاListen! قُلsay لِأَمينِto the trusted one of اللَGod (continued on the next line)
أَلا قُل لِأَمينِ اللَ
هِcompletion of 'God' وَاِبنِand son of القادَةِthe leaders الساسَهthe rulers
هِ وَاِبنِ القادَةِ الساسَه
Listen, say to God's trusted one,
Tell the trusted one of God
Oh, say to the Trustee of
and son of the ruling leaders:
And the son of the wise leader
God, son of the leaders high-bred:
إِذاif ماemphatic particle ناكِثٌan oath-breaker سَرَّpleases
إِذا ما ناكِثٌ سَرَّ
كَyou (object suffix) أَنto تُفقِدهُyou deprive him of راسَهhis head
كَ أَن تُفقِدهُ راسَه
If, regarding an oath-breaker, it pleases
That if a traitor betrays your secret
If a traitor brings joy to
you to deprive him of his head,
So that you lose your head over it
You, that he should lose his head,
فَلاthen do not تَقتُلهُkill him بِالسَيفِwith the sword
فَلا تَقتُلهُ بِالسَيفِ
وَزَوِّجهُand marry him بِعَبّاسَهto ʿAbbāsa
وَزَوِّجهُ بِعَبّاسَه
then do not kill him with the sword,
Do not kill him with the sword
Do not slay him with the sword,
but marry him to ʿAbbāsa.
Marry him to an ugly woman
But to Abbasa see him wed.
Sol 6.1