وَإِذاand when تَوَعَّرَتِgrow rugged المَسالِكُthe paths لَمnot ارِدI seek
وَإِذا تَوَعَّرَتِ المَسالِكُ لَم ارِد
فيهاalong them السُرىnight travel إِلّاexcept برأيwith judgment مُقمِرِmoonlit
فيها السُرى إِلّا برأي مُقمِرِ
And when the paths grow rugged, I do not seek
When the roads grew rugged, I would not walk them
to travel them by night except with moonlit judgment.
Except with the light of a shining full moon.
وَإِذاand when طَلَبتُI pursue عَظيمةًa mighty undertaking فمفاتِحيthen my keys
وَإِذا طَلَبتُ عَظيمةً فمفاتِحي
فيهاto it العَزيمَةُresolve وَالسِنانُand the spearhead السمهَريstout and straight
فيها العَزيمَةُ وَالسِنانُ السمهَري
And when I pursue a mighty undertaking, then my keys
When seeking great things, my keys to them
to it are resolve and the stout spearhead.
Are resolve, and a blade sharp as a fang.
Sol 6.1