لَمnot نَستَلِبwe snatched عِرضَكَyour honor المُغتابَmaligned نَأكُلُهُwe eat it
لَم نَستَلِب عِرضَكَ المُغتابَ نَأكُلُهُ
لِأَنَّbecause عِرضَكَyour honor مَذبوحٌslaughtered عَلىupon النُصُبِthe sacrificial altars
لِأَنَّ عِرضَكَ مَذبوحٌ عَلى النُصُبِ
We did not snatch your maligned honor to devour it,
We did not plunder your honor, though blamed
for your honor lies slaughtered upon the sacrificial altars.
For your honor is slaughtered on altars
لَمnot تَغدُbecame يُمناكَyour right hand لِلأَقلامِfor the pens حامِلَةًa bearer
لَم تَغدُ يُمناكَ لِلأَقلامِ حامِلَةً
إِلّاexcept أَعادَتit brought back بِلاwithout شَكٍّdoubt أَباAbu (father of) لَهَبِLahab (flame)
إِلّا أَعادَت بِلا شَكٍّ أَبا لَهَبِ
Your right hand never bore pens
Your right hand did not supply the pens
without bringing back Abu Lahab, beyond doubt.
Except to return head of Abu Lahab
فَإِنَّهُfor indeed he كانَwas لَمّاwhen كانَwas ذاhaving اِمرَأَةٍa wife
فَإِنَّهُ كانَ لَمّا كانَ ذا اِمرَأَةٍ
تُدعىis called كَماjust as دُعِيَتit was called حَمّالَةَthe carrier of الحَطَبِthe firewood
تُدعى كَما دُعِيَت حَمّالَةَ الحَطَبِ
For he was so when he had a wife
For he who had a wife
called, as your hand was called, ‘the carrier of firewood.’
Called bearer of the firewood
مَتىwhen أَرىwill I see غارَةًa raid لِلدَهرِby Time رَأسُكَyour head فيin
مَتى أَرى غارَةً لِلدَهرِ رَأسُكَ في
يَدَيthe two hands of فَوارِسَهاits horsemen مِنamong جُملَةِthe totality of السَلَبِthe spoils
يَدَي فَوارِسَها مِن جُملَةِ السَلَبِ
When shall I see a raid by Time, with your head in
When will I see a raid of fate your head in
the hands of its horsemen, among the spoils?
The hands of its horsemen among the spoils
Sol 6.1