إذاif سقىwaters اللهُGod قَوْماًa people صَوْبَthe downpour of غَادِيَةٍa morning raincloud
إذا سقى اللهُ قَوْماً صَوْبَ غَادِيَةٍ
فَلَاthen may ... not سَقَىwater اللَّهُGod أهْلَthe people of الكُوفَةِKufa الْمَطَرَاrain
فَلَا سَقَى اللَّهُ أهْلَ الكُوفَةِ الْمَطَرَا
If God waters a people with a morning cloud’s downpour,
Then may God give the people of Kufa no rain:
التَّاركينَthose who leave علىin a state of طُهْرِfreedom from menstruation نِسَاءهُمُtheir wives
التَّاركينَ على طُهْرِ نِسَاءهُمُ
والنَّاكِحِينَand those who mate with بِشَطَّيْon both banks of دِجْلَةَthe Tigris الْبَقَرَاcattle
والنَّاكِحِينَ بِشَطَّيْ دِجْلَةَ الْبَقَرَا
Those who leave their wives untouched in their time of purity,
And mate with cattle on both banks of the Tigris,
والسَّارِقينَand those who steal إذَاwhen مَاan emphatic particle جَنَّfalls dark لَيْلُهُمُtheir night
والسَّارِقينَ إذَا مَا جَنَّ لَيْلُهُمُ
والطَّالِبِينَand those who seek إذاwhen مَاan emphatic particle أصْبَحُواthey enter the morning السُّوَرّاbanquets
والطَّالِبِينَ إذا مَا أصْبَحُوا السُّوَرّا
And steal when their night falls,
And seek out banquets when morning comes.
ألْقِcast الْعَدَاوَةَenmity والبَغْضَاءَand hatred بَيْنَهُمُamong them
ألْقِ الْعَدَاوَةَ والبَغْضَاءَ بَيْنَهُمُ
حَتَّىuntil يَكُونُواthey become لَمْنfor whoever عَادَاهُمُopposes them جَزَرَاprey for slaughter
حَتَّى يَكُونُوا لَمْن عَادَاهُمُ جَزَرَا
Cast enmity and hatred among them,
Until they become prey for whoever opposes them.
Sol 6.1