أَمّاas for أَبوAbu (father of) سَعدٍSaʿd فَلَمthen did not تَثأَرواyou avenge بِهِfor him
أَمّا أَبو سَعدٍ فَلَم تَثأَروا بِهِ
وَلَكِنbut أَقيمواset upright رَأسَهُhis head إِذsince تَصَوَّباit drooped
وَلَكِن أَقيموا رَأسَهُ إِذ تَصَوَّبا
As for Abu Saʿd, you did not avenge him.
But set his head upright, since it has drooped.
لَوif كانَwas حَبلُthe rope of اِبنَيthe two sons of طَريفٍṬarīf مُعَلَّقاًattached
لَو كانَ حَبلُ اِبنَي طَريفٍ مُعَلَّقاً
بِأَحقيto the waists of كِرامٍnoble men أَحدَثواthey brought about فيهِماconcerning them both أَمراan action
بِأَحقي كِرامٍ أَحدَثوا فيهِما أَمرا
Had the rope of Ṭarīf’s two sons been attached
To noble men’s waists, they would have taken action concerning them both.
لَقَدindeed كانَwere جاراكُمyour two neighbors قَتيلاًslain وَخائِفاًand frightened
لَقَد كانَ جاراكُم قَتيلاً وَخائِفاً
أَصَمَّdeaf فَقَدfor indeed زادواthey increased مَسامِعَهُhis ears وَقراdeafness
أَصَمَّ فَقَد زادوا مَسامِعَهُ وَقرا
Indeed, of your two neighbors, one was slain and the other frightened,
And deaf—for they have added deafness to his ears.
Sol 6.1