قُلTell لِاِبنِto the son of حَربٍHarb طَيلَساshawl (word continues)
قُل لِاِبنِ حَربٍ طَيلَسا
نُكَyour (completes ‘your shawl’) قَومُpeople of نوحٍNoah مِنهُthan it أَحدَثnewer
نُكَ قَومُ نوحٍ مِنهُ أَحدَث
Tell Ibn Harb: your shawl—
Tell the son of war, Talisa
Noah’s people are younger than it.
Your people are like Noah's, he is one of them
أَفنىoutlasted القُرونَthe generations وَلَمand did not يَزَلcease
أَفنى القُرونَ وَلَم يَزَل
عَمَّنfrom those who مَضىpassed away مِنfrom قَبلُbefore يُورَثis inherited
عَمَّن مَضى مِن قَبلُ يُورَث
It has outlasted generations, and has never ceased
He erased generations, and still
to be inherited from those who passed away before.
Inherits from those who passed before
وَإِذاand when العُيونُthe eyes لَحَظنَهُglanced at it
وَإِذا العُيونُ لَحَظنَهُ
فَكَأَنَّهُthen as though it بِاللَحظِby the glance يُحرَثis ploughed
فَكَأَنَّهُ بِاللَحظِ يُحرَث
And when eyes glance at it,
When eyes glance upon him
it is as though their glance ploughs it.
It's as if with that glance he is tilled
يوديperishes إِذاif لَمnot أَرفُهُI darn it
يودي إِذا لَم أَرفُهُ
فَإِذاand when رَفَوتُI darned فَلَيسَthen it does not يَلبَثlast
فَإِذا رَفَوتُ فَلَيسَ يَلبَث
It perishes if I do not darn it,
He wants when I don't nurture him
and when I darn it, it does not last.
And when I nurture him he doesn't last long
كَالكَلبِlike the dog إِنif تَحمِلyou bear down عَلَيupon (word continues)
كَالكَلبِ إِن تَحمِل عَلَي
هِit (completes ‘upon it’) الدَهرَforever أَوor تَترُكهُyou leave it يَلهَثit pants
هِ الدَهرَ أَو تَترُكهُ يَلهَث
Like a dog: if you bear down upon
Like a dog, if you set upon it
it forever, or leave it alone, it pants.
A lifetime, or leave it panting
Sol 6.1