أَمُقرانُO Muqran ياO اِبنَson of بَناتِdaughters of العُلوجِnon-Arab infidels
أَمُقرانُ يا اِبنَ بَناتِ العُلوجِ
وَنَسلَand offspring of اليَهودِthe Jews شِرارِthe worst of البَشَرhumankind
وَنَسلَ اليَهودِ شِرارِ البَشَر
O Muqran, son of the daughters of foreign infidels,
O Muqran, O son of the daughters of non-Arab infidels,
and offspring of the Jews—the vilest of mankind!
and offspring of the Jews, the worst of humankind!
لَقَدindeed صِرتَyou have become بَينَamong الوَرىhumankind عِبرَةًan object lesson
لَقَد صِرتَ بَينَ الوَرى عِبرَةً
رَكِبتَyou rode الهَماليجَambling horses بَعدَafter البَقَرcattle
رَكِبتَ الهَماليجَ بَعدَ البَقَر
You have become an object lesson among all humanity:
You have indeed become an object lesson among mankind.
you came to ride pacing steeds after cattle,
You rode ambling horses after riding cattle.
وَبُدِّلتَand you were given in exchange بِالمَرِّfor the hoe ذاone possessing مَيعَةٍvigor
وَبُدِّلتَ بِالمَرِّ ذا مَيعَةٍ
وَماand not إِنemphasis after negation لِسَوطِكَfor your whip فيهِon it أَثَرan effect
وَما إِن لِسَوطِكَ فيهِ أَثَر
and in exchange for the mattock were given a mettlesome mount
And you were given a spirited steed in exchange for the hoe,
on which your whip leaves not the slightest mark.
and your whip has no effect on it at all.
يَجُرُّhe trails الخُزوزَsilken robes وَشَيخٌwhile an elder لَهُof his
يَجُرُّ الخُزوزَ وَشَيخٌ لَهُ
بِنَهرِat the river المُبارَكِal-Mubarak ماdoes not يَستَتِرcover himself
بِنَهرِ المُبارَكِ ما يَستَتِر
He trails robes of silk, while an old man of his
He trails silken robes, while an elder of his
at Nahr al-Mubarak cannot even cover himself.
at Nahr al-Mubarak goes uncovered.
فَقولاso say, you two لِمُقرانَto Muqran فيمَwhy المُقامُstaying
فَقولا لِمُقرانَ فيمَ المُقامُ
وَهَذاand this حَصادُكُمُyour harvest (plural) قَدalready حَضَرhas arrived
وَهَذا حَصادُكُمُ قَد حَضَر
So tell Muqran: Why linger here,
So say, you two, to Muqran: Why stay?
when this harvest of yours has now come in?
And this harvest of yours has already arrived.
بِعِsell السَيفَthe sword ثُمَّthen اِستَجِدobtain a new مِنجَلاًsickle
بِعِ السَيفَ ثُمَّ اِستَجِد مِنجَلاً
وَأَبدِلand exchange بِسَوطِكَfor your whip رَفشاًa shovel وَسِرand go
وَأَبدِل بِسَوطِكَ رَفشاً وَسِر
Sell the sword, then get yourself a new sickle;
Sell the sword, then obtain a new sickle,
exchange your whip for a spade, and go
and exchange your whip for a shovel, and go
إِلىto النارِthe Fire فيin غَيرِthe absence of حِفظِthe protection of الإِلَGod (continued on the next line)
إِلى النارِ في غَيرِ حِفظِ الإِلَ
هِcompletion of 'God' from the preceding line غَرَّقَكَmay he drown you اللَهُGod ياO مُنحَدِرone traveling downstream
هِ غَرَّقَكَ اللَهُ يا مُنحَدِر
to the Fire, beyond the protection of God.
to the Fire, without God's protection;
Falter! May God drown you, you who plunge downward!
may God drown you, O downstream traveler!
Sol 6.1