كانَwas اِبنُson of حَربٍHarb عَظيمَgreat القَدرِstanding فيamong الناسِthe people
كانَ اِبنُ حَربٍ عَظيمَ القَدرِ في الناسِ
حَتّىuntil رَماهُassailed him بِماwith what فيهِin him اِبنُson of عَبّاسِAbbas
حَتّى رَماهُ بِما فيهِ اِبنُ عَبّاسِ
Ibn Harb was held in high esteem among the people,
Ibn Harb was mighty esteemed among the people
Until Ibn Abbas assailed him for the faults within him.
Until Ibn Abbas assailed him with what was in him
ماnot زالَhe ceased يَهبِطُهُbringing him down طَوراًat times وَيُصعِدُهُand raising him up
ما زالَ يَهبِطُهُ طَوراً وَيُصعِدُهُ
حَتّىuntil اِستَقادَhe yielded وَماand there is no بِالحَقِّin truth مِنany باسِharm
حَتّى اِستَقادَ وَما بِالحَقِّ مِن باسِ
He kept bringing him down at times and raising him up,
He kept demeaning and elevating him alternately
Until he yielded—and there is no harm in truth.
Until he recovered, though in truth unharmed
لَمdid not يَترُكَنleave at all خُطَّةًtactic مِمّاof what يُذَلِّلُهُhumbles him
لَم يَترُكَن خُطَّةً مِمّا يُذَلِّلُهُ
إِلّاexcept that كَواهُhe branded him بِهاwith it فيon فَروَةِskin of الراسِthe head
إِلّا كَواهُ بِها في فَروَةِ الراسِ
He left no tactic that would humble him
He left him no vulnerable spot that he did not expose
Without branding him with it upon his scalp.
Covering his very scalp with them
Sol 6.1