كَلِّمwound بِسَيفِكَwith your sword قَوماًa people إِنif دَعَوتَهُمُyou call them
كَلِّم بِسَيفِكَ قَوماً إِن دَعَوتَهُمُ
مِنَfrom الكُلومِthe wounds فَماfor ... not يُصغونَthey listen لِلكَلِمِto the words
مِنَ الكُلومِ فَما يُصغونَ لِلكَلِمِ
Wound a people with your sword if you call to them—
“Wound,” from “wounds,” for they do not listen to words.
ذوpossessor of النونِthe fish (in a sword’s name) إِنif كانَit is سَيفَthe sword of الهِندِIndia أَبلَغُmore eloquent مِنthan
ذو النونِ إِن كانَ سَيفَ الهِندِ أَبلَغُ مِن
ذيpossessor of النونِthe fish (in Jonah’s epithet) فيin الوَعظِadmonition بَلnay مِنthan نونَNun (the letter n) وَالقَلَمِand the Pen
ذي النونِ في الوَعظِ بَل مِن نونَ وَالقَلَمِ
Dhu al-Nun, if it is the sword of India, is more eloquent than
Dhu al-Nun in admonition—nay, than Nun and the Pen.
Sol 6.1