لَوْif لَمْnot تَكُنbe ابنَةُdaughter العُنْقُودِthe grape cluster فيin فَمِهِhis mouth
لَوْ لَمْ تَكُن ابنَةُ العُنْقُودِ في فَمِهِ
مَاnot كَانَwas فيin خَدِّهhis cheek القانيcrimson أَبوAbu (father of) لَهَبِLahab (flame)
مَا كَانَ في خَدِّه القاني أَبو لَهَبِ
Had the daughter of the grape cluster not been in his mouth,
If the daughter of the grape cluster were not in his mouth,
there would have been no Abu Lahab in his crimson cheek.
Abu Lahab's face would not be so rosy.
تَبَّتْmay perish يَداthe two hands of عَاذِليmy reproacher فيهِconcerning him فوجْنَتُهُfor his cheek
تَبَّتْ يَدا عَاذِلي فيهِ فوجْنَتُهُ
حَمَّالةُbearer of الوَرْدِroses لاnot حَمَّالةbearer of الحَطَبِfirewood
حَمَّالةُ الوَرْدِ لا حَمَّالة الحَطَبِ
May the hands of my reproacher concerning him perish! For his cheek
May the hands of my reproacher wither, for they have defamed him,
is a bearer of roses, not a bearer of firewood.
The bearer of roses, not the bearer of firewood.
Sol 6.1