واطردتand persisted هواجسanxieties الشعوبِof the peoples
واطردت هواجس الشعوبِ
فهيso they are إتقاءto avert الحربwar فيin حروبِwars
فهي إتقاء الحرب في حروبِ
And the peoples' anxieties persisted;
I dismissed the anxieties of nations
so, to avert war, they are embroiled in wars.
For they are avoiding war amidst wars
وامتنعتand became unassailable ملامسsurfaces الصغيرِof the smaller one
وامتنعت ملامس الصغيرِ
عسىin hopes that تردthey repel غارةthe raid of الكبيرِthe greater one
عسى ترد غارة الكبيرِ
And the smaller one's surfaces grew unassailable,
And I refrained from touching the little ones
in hopes of repelling the greater one's raid.
So that the raid of the elder may return
فتلكso that one ترجوhopes for نجدةthe aid of الحليفَهْthe ally
فتلك ترجو نجدة الحليفَهْ
وهذهand this one توجسharbors منهاof her خيفَهْfear
وهذه توجس منها خيفَهْ
So that one hopes for the ally's aid,
For the former hopes for the ally's support
while this one harbors fear of her.
And the latter suspects its fear
ماnot سمرnighttime conversation الناسof the people بأخبارabout news of الوغىwar
ما سمر الناس بأخبار الوغى
وحبand love of ذيthe possessor of الحقthe right وبغضand hatred of منwhoever بغىcommitted aggression
وحب ذي الحق وبغض من بغى
Neither the people's nighttime discussions of war news,
The gathering of people with news of turmoil
nor love of the one in the right and hatred of the aggressor,
And the love of the just and the hatred of the transgressor
يغنيهمُspares them عنfrom انتظارawaiting العدوىthe contagion
يغنيهمُ عن انتظار العدوى
إلىto الجميعeveryone وامتدادand the spread of البلوىaffliction
إلى الجميع وامتداد البلوى
spares them from awaiting the contagion
Does not suffice them from awaiting harm
to reach everyone, and the affliction to spread.
To everyone and the spread of afflictions
Sol 6.1