إِنّاindeed we لَحَبّاسونَsurely keep captive عَكّافَةًʿAkkāfa بِناwith us
إِنّا لَحَبّاسونَ عَكّافَةً بِنا
لِتَنظُرَso that she may see ماwhat يَقضيdecrees إِلَيهاto her الأَراقِمُal-Arāqim
لِتَنظُرَ ما يَقضي إِلَيها الأَراقِمُ
We do indeed keep ʿAkkāfa captive among us,
We are steadfast guardians of its sanctuary
so that she may see what al-Arāqim decree for her.
To see what fate its dice will cast for it
إِذاwhen ما(emphasis) قَسَمناwe divide سَبيَcaptives قَومٍa people وَمالَهُمand their wealth
إِذا ما قَسَمنا سَبيَ قَومٍ وَمالَهُم
دَعاناsummons us لِقَومٍagainst a people آخَرينَother مُزاحِمُMuzāḥim
دَعانا لِقَومٍ آخَرينَ مُزاحِمُ
Whenever we divide a people's captives and their wealth,
When we divide the captives and possessions of a tribe
Muzāḥim summons us against another people.
Its sign summons us against another encroaching tribe
Sol 6.1