أَحَسِبتَDid you think مَجلِسَناour gathering وحُسand beau- (beginning of حُسن, ‘beauty’)
أَحَسِبتَ مَجلِسَنا وحُس
نَ-ty (completion of حُسن) حَديثناour conversation يُوديbrings ruin بِمالِكto your wealth
نَ حَديثنا يُودي بِمالِك
Did you think our meeting and the beauty
Did you think our gathering and the beauty
of our talk would bring your wealth to ruin?
of our conversation would bring ruin to your wealth?
فَالمالُfor the wealth والأَهلُونَand the kinsfolk مَصرَlaid … (beginning of مَصرَعة)
فَالمالُ والأَهلُونَ مَصرَ
عَةٌ… low (completion of مَصرَعة) لأَمركَat your command أوor نَكَالِكyour chastisement
عَةٌ لأَمركَ أو نَكَالِك
For wealth and family alike lie ready
For wealth and kin are laid
to fall at your command—or your punishment.
low at your command or by your chastisement.
ماwhatever تَأمُرَنyou command (emphatic) فيناconcerning us فأَمthen com- (beginning of أمرك)
ما تَأمُرَن فينا فأَم
رُكَ-mand of yours (completion of أمرك) فيin يَمينِكَyour right hand أوor شَمالِكyour left hand
رُكَ في يَمينِكَ أو شَمالِك
Whatever you command concerning us—your
Whatever you command concerning us, your command
command lies in your right hand, or your left.
lies in your right hand or your left.
Sol 6.1