بِكَin you أَستَجيرُI seek refuge مِنَfrom الرَدىdeath
بِكَ أَستَجيرُ مِنَ الرَدى
وَأَعوذُand I seek refuge مِنfrom سَطَواتِonslaughts of باسِكyour might
وَأَعوذُ مِن سَطَواتِ باسِك
In you I seek refuge from death,
In You I take refuge from adversity
In you I seek refuge from ruin,
and I seek shelter from the onslaughts of your might.
And I seek protection from your tyranny
And haven from the assault of your might.
وَحَياةِand by the life of رَأسِكَyour head لاnot أَعوI return (word continues)
وَحَياةِ رَأسِكَ لا أَعو
دُcompletion of 'I return' لِمِثلِهاto its like وَحَياةِand by the life of راسِكyour head
دُ لِمِثلِها وَحَياةِ راسِك
By the life of your head, I shall not re-
By your life I swear, I shall take no other
By the life of your head, I shall not re-
turn to its like—by the life of your head.
Like your life, by your life I swear
-turn to such ways, by the life of your head.
مَنwho ذاthat one يَكونُwill be أَباAbu (father of) نُواNuwa- (part of Nuwas)
مَن ذا يَكونُ أَبا نُوا
سِكَ-s + your (completes 'your Nuwas') إِنif قَتَلتَyou kill أَباAbu (father of) نُواسِكyour Nuwas
سِكَ إِن قَتَلتَ أَبا نُواسِك
Who will be your Abu Nuwa-
Who else could be the father of Nuwas
Who then will be your Abu Nu-
s, if you kill your Abu Nuwas?
If you killed the father of Nuwas?
-was, should you slay your Abu Nuwas?
Sol 6.1