طَيلَسانٌa mantle لِاِبنِbelonging to the son of حَربٍHarb جاءَنيcame to me
طَيلَسانٌ لِاِبنِ حَربٍ جاءَني
قَدalready قَضىfulfilled التَمزيقُtearing مِنهُfrom it وَطَرَهits desire
قَد قَضى التَمزيقُ مِنهُ وَطَرَه
A mantle belonging to Ibn Harb came to me;
A letter from Ibn Harb's son has reached me
Tearing has had its fill of it.
Torn to pieces, barely holding together
أَناI مِنout of خَوفٍfear عَلَيهِfor it أَبَداًforever
أَنا مِن خَوفٍ عَلَيهِ أَبَداً
سامِرِيٌّa Samiri لَيسَdoes not يَألوstint on حَذَرَهhis caution
سامِرِيٌّ لَيسَ يَألو حَذَرَه
Out of fear for it, I am forever
I fear for him always
A Samiri who spares no precaution.
A Samaritan, not wary of danger
ياO اِبنَson of حَربٍHarb خُذهُtake it أَوor فَاِبعَثthen send بِماthat with which
يا اِبنَ حَربٍ خُذهُ أَو فَاِبعَث بِما
نَشتَريwe buy عِجلاًa calf بِصِفرٍwith copper coins عَشَرَهten
نَشتَري عِجلاً بِصِفرٍ عَشَرَه
O Ibn Harb, take it, or send us the means
O Ibn Harb's son, take it or send what
To buy a calf for ten copper coins.
We can buy a yellow bull for ten
فَلَعَلَّso perhaps اللَهَGod يُحييهِwill revive it لَناfor us
فَلَعَلَّ اللَهَ يُحييهِ لَنا
إِنif ضَرَبناهُwe strike it بِبَعضِwith part of البَقَرَهthe cow
إِن ضَرَبناهُ بِبَعضِ البَقَرَه
Then perhaps God will revive it for us,
Perhaps God will revive it for us
If we strike it with part of the cow.
If we strike it with one of the cows
فَهوَfor it قَدalready أَدرَكَlived to see نوحاًNoah فَعَسىso perhaps
فَهوَ قَد أَدرَكَ نوحاً فَعَسى
عِندَهُwith it مِنsome of عِلمِthe knowledge of نوحٍNoah خَبَرَهfamiliarity
عِندَهُ مِن عِلمِ نوحٍ خَبَرَه
For it lived to see Noah, so perhaps
For it has known Noah, and perhaps
It has some knowledge of Noah's lore.
It possesses some of Noah's knowledge
أَبَداًalways يَقرَأُrecites مَنwhoever أَبصَرَهsees it
أَبَداً يَقرَأُ مَن أَبصَرَه
أَإِذاwhat—when كُنّاwe have become عِظاماًbones نَخِرَهcrumbling
أَإِذا كُنّا عِظاماً نَخِرَه
Whoever sees it is forever reciting:
It will always read whoever sees it
“What! When we have become crumbling bones?”
Even when we are bones turned to dust
Sol 6.1