شَرُّthe worst أَشجارٍtrees عَلِمتُI knew بِهاof them
شَرُّ أَشجارٍ عَلِمتُ بِها
شَجَراتٌtrees أَثمَرَتbore as fruit ناساpeople
شَجَراتٌ أَثمَرَت ناسا
The worst trees I have known of
The worst trees I've known
Are trees that bore people as fruit.
Are trees that bore people
حَمَلَتbore بِهضاًeagle young وَأَغرَبَةًand crows
حَمَلَت بِهضاً وَأَغرَبَةً
وَأَتَتand came بِالقَومِwith the people أَجناساin diverse kinds
وَأَتَت بِالقَومِ أَجناسا
They bore eagle young and crows,
They carried animosity and grudges
And brought forth people of diverse kinds.
And brought different races of people
كُلَّهُمall of them أَخفَتconcealed جَوانِحُهُhis ribs
كُلَّهُم أَخفَت جَوانِحُهُ
مارِداًa rebellious demon فيin الصِدرِthe breast خَنّاساslinking away
مارِداً في الصِدرِ خَنّاسا
Each one's ribs concealed
All of whose wings are broken
A rebellious demon, slinking away within the breast.
With a rebellious demon in their chests
لَمdid not تَسِقbear عَذباًanything sweet وَلاnor أَرِجاًanything fragrant
لَم تَسِق عَذباً وَلا أَرِجاً
بَلbut rather أَذيّاتٍinjuries وَأَدناساand filth
بَل أَذيّاتٍ وَأَدناسا
They bore nothing sweet or fragrant,
They didn't give fresh or pleasant water
But injuries and filth.
Rather harm and filth
تَعِبٌweariness ماwhat نَحنُwe فيهِin it وَهَلand does?
تَعِبٌ ما نَحنُ فيهِ وَهَل
يَجلُبُbring الإيحاشُestrangement إيناساcompanionship
يَجلُبُ الإيحاشُ إيناسا
Our lot is weariness; and does
We're tired of what we're in, does
Estrangement bring companionship?
Stirring up trouble bring comfort?
خُذtake حُساماًa sharp sword سَعدُSaʿd أَوor قَلَماًa pen
خُذ حُساماً سَعدُ أَو قَلَماً
وَخُذيand take ياO دَعدُDaʿd عِرناساa spindle
وَخُذي يا دَعدُ عِرناسا
Take a sharp sword, Saʿd, or a pen,
Take a sword Saad or take a pen
And take a spindle, O Daʿd.
And take a spear Dae'd and Irnas
Sol 6.1