شهدتI bore witness عليكconcerning you بطيبto the goodness of المشاthe bone-ends (word continues)
شهدت عليك بطيب المشا
شcompletion of المشاش, meaning bone-ends وأنكand that you بحرa sea جوادgenerous خضمvast and deep
ش وأنك بحر جواد خضم
I bore witness to the nobility of your bones,
I bear witness that you are generous and kind
and that you are a sea, generous and vast;
Like a vast, bounteous sea, unrestrained
وأنكand that you سيدlord of أهلthe inhabitants of الجحيمHell
وأنك سيد أهل الجحيم
إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle ترديتyou fall headlong فيمنamong those who ظلمdid wrong
إذا ما ترديت فيمن ظلم
and that you are lord of the people of Hell,
You are foremost amongst those in hell
when you plunge down among those who did wrong,
When you attack those who do wrong
نظيراًa peer لهامانof Haman فيin قعرهاits depths
نظيراً لهامان في قعرها
وفرعونand Pharaoh والمكتنىand the one bearing a byname بالحكمby the name al-Hakam
وفرعون والمكتنى بالحكم
a peer of Haman in its depths,
A match to Haman in its darkest depths
and Pharaoh, and the one bearing the byname al-Hakam.
And Pharaoh, drunk on power
كفانيspared me the expense of المجوسيthe Magian مهرthe bridal dower of الربابal-Rabab
كفاني المجوسي مهر الرباب
فدىa ransom للمجوسيfor the Magian خاليmy maternal uncle وعمand a paternal uncle
فدى للمجوسي خالي وعم
The Magian covered al-Rabab’s bridal dower for me;
The singer's art was gift enough for me
may my maternal uncle and paternal uncle be a ransom for the Magian!
To ransom my uncle and cousin for him
Sol 6.1