وماand not مضىhad passed شهرانtwo months حتىuntil همَّاhe resolved
وما مضى شهران حتى همَّا
بماon what نوىhe intended قيصرthe Tsar يرجوhe hopes for الغنماspoils
بما نوى قيصر يرجو الغنما
And scarcely two months had passed before he resolved
Scarcely two months had passed when they
On what he had planned—the Tsar, hoping for spoils.
Intended what Caesar hoped would bring spoils,
وهالتand alarmed اليابانJapan هذيthis الضجَّهْuproar
وهالت اليابان هذي الضجَّهْ
فعارضتهاso she opposed it بشديدwith a forceful الحجَّهْargument
فعارضتها بشديد الحجَّهْ
And this uproar alarmed Japan,
And Japan was alarmed by this turmoil,
So she countered it with a forceful argument.
So she strongly argued against it.
فجاوبتthen answered روسيةُRussia الياباناJapan
فجاوبت روسيةُ اليابانا
تقولshe says إنيindeed I أكرهI hate العدواناaggression
تقول إني أكره العدوانا
Then Russia answered Japan,
Russia replied to Japan,
Saying, “I hate aggression,
Saying, "Truly I abhor aggression,
وإننيand indeed I أرضىI am content بكلwith every حكمِjudgment
وإنني أرضى بكل حكمِ
إلاexcept الذيthat which يقضيdecrees بسلبby taking away قسميmy share
إلا الذي يقضي بسلب قسمي
And I accept every judgment
And I accept any judgment,
Except one that decrees the seizure of my share.
Except one that would take away my share.
وإنand if أصبتI am right فاتركيthen leave مَنْشورِيَهْManchuria
وإن أصبت فاتركي مَنْشورِيَهْ
فيin قبضتيmy grasp لتسلميso that you may be safe بكورِيَهْin Korea
في قبضتي لتسلمي بكورِيَهْ
And if I am right, leave Manchuria
So if I prevail, leave Manchuria
In my grasp, so you may be safe in Korea.”
In my grasp, and you take Korea."
Sol 6.1