لَوif يَترُكونَthey were left وَهَذاtogether with this اللُبَّthe intellect ماnot قَبِلواthey accepted
لَو يَترُكونَ وَهَذا اللُبَّ ما قَبِلوا
مَيناًa lie يُقالُis told وَلَكِنand yet شالَتِrose الجِذَمُthe cutting swords
مَيناً يُقالُ وَلَكِن شالَتِ الجِذَمُ
Were they left with this intellect, they would not accept
a lie being told; and yet the cutting swords were raised.
أَتوهمُthey came to them بِأَحاديثٍwith tales وَقيلَand it was said لَهُمto them
أَتوهمُ بِأَحاديثٍ وَقيلَ لَهُم
قولواsay صَدَقناwe have spoken truly وَإِلّاand otherwise أَروِيَwould be slaked الخِذِمُthe keen swords
قولوا صَدَقنا وَإِلّا أَروِيَ الخِذِمُ
They came to them with tales, and they were told:
"Say that we have spoken truly, or the keen swords shall drink their fill."
وَأَرهَبَتهُمand frightened them جُفونٌscabbards مِلؤهاtheir contents نُوَبٌcalamities
وَأَرهَبَتهُم جُفونٌ مِلؤها نُوَبٌ
وَأَرغَبَتهُمand enticed them جِفانٌbowls لِلنَدىfor generosity رُذُمُoverflowing
وَأَرغَبَتهُم جِفانٌ لِلنَدى رُذُمُ
And scabbards filled with calamities frightened them,
and bowls overflowing with bounty enticed them.
Sol 6.1