مَهلاًhold back بَنيsons of عَمِّناour paternal uncle فَإِنَّكُمfor indeed you
مَهلاً بَني عَمِّنا فَإِنَّكُم
أَجَرتُمyou have gone too far فيin الضَلالِerror فَاِقتَصِرواso restrain yourselves
أَجَرتُم في الضَلالِ فَاِقتَصِروا
Hold back, our cousins, for you
Have gone too far astray; so restrain yourselves.
نَحنُwe المَراجيعُthe trusted counselors فيin مَجالِسِناour assemblies
نَحنُ المَراجيعُ في مَجالِسِنا
قِدماًfrom of old وَنَحنُand we المَصالِتُthe dauntless warriors الصُبرُthe steadfast
قِدماً وَنَحنُ المَصالِتُ الصُبرُ
We are the trusted counselors in our assemblies
From of old—and we are dauntless, steadfast warriors,
الضارِبوthose who strike الكَبشَthe ram (war-chief) فيupon قَوانِسِهِhis helmet-crests
الضارِبو الكَبشَ في قَوانِسِهِ
وَحَولَهُand around him فيin الكَتيبَةِthe battalion الوَزَرُthe protectors
وَحَولَهُ في الكَتيبَةِ الوَزَرُ
Who strike the ram-like chief upon his helmet-crests,
Though his protectors surround him in the battalion;
وَالمُطعِمونَand those who feed others الشَحمَfat فيin الجِفانِthe great serving bowls إِذاwhen
وَالمُطعِمونَ الشَحمَ في الجِفانِ إِذا
هَبَّتblew رِياحُwinds of الشِتاءِwinter وَالفَزَرُand the biting cold wind
هَبَّت رِياحُ الشِتاءِ وَالفَزَرُ
And who serve fat in great bowls, when
The winter winds and the biting cold wind blow.
إِنّيindeed I وَالمِشعَرُby the ritual landmark الحَرامُthe sacred وَماand by that which
إِنّي وَالمِشعَرُ الحَرامُ وَما
حَجَّتmade pilgrimage قُرَيشُQuraysh لَهُto it وَماand by what نَحَرواthey sacrificed
حَجَّت قُرَيشُ لَهُ وَما نَحَروا
Indeed I—by the Sacred Monument, and by that
To which Quraysh have made pilgrimage, and by what they have sacrificed—
لاnot آخُذُI accept الخُطَّةَthe terms الدَنيَةَthe degrading ماas long as
لا آخُذُ الخُطَّةَ الدَنيَةَ ما
دامَcontinues يُرىto be seen مِنof تَضارُعٍTaḍāruʿ حِجرُa stone
دامَ يُرى مِن تَضارُعٍ حِجرُ
Will accept no degrading terms, so long as
A stone of Taḍāruʿ can still be seen.
Sol 6.1