أَبنيO sons of أَبيAbu (father of) سَعدٍSaʿd وَأَنتُمand you أُخوَةٌbrothers
أَبني أَبي سَعدٍ وَأَنتُم أُخوَةٌ
وَعِتابُand reproach بَعدafter اليَومِtoday شَيءٌa matter أَفقَمgrievous
وَعِتابُ بَعد اليَومِ شَيءٌ أَفقَم
O sons of Abu Saʿd, you who are brothers—
O sons of my father Sa'd, though you are my brothers
and reproach after today is a grievous matter.
Reproach after today is a bitter thing
هَلّاwhy did you not بِخَيرِكُمwith your goodness كَفَفتُمyou restrained شَرَّكُمyour evil
هَلّا بِخَيرِكُم كَفَفتُم شَرَّكُم
عَنيfrom me وَلَمand not يَهتَكbe violated لَكُمof yours بيby me مَحرَمُanything sacred
عَني وَلَم يَهتَك لَكُم بي مَحرَمُ
Why did you not, with your goodness, restrain your evil
Why did you not restrain your evil with your good
from me, when I had violated nothing sacred to you?
And not violate what is sacred to me
هَلّاwhy did you not خَشَيتُمyou feared أَنthat أُصادِفَI might encounter مِثلَهاits like
هَلّا خَشَيتُم أَن أُصادِفَ مِثلَها
مِنكُمamong you فَتَترككمso it would leave you كَمَنlike one who لاnot يَعلَمُknows
مِنكُم فَتَترككم كَمَن لا يَعلَمُ
Why did you not fear that I might encounter its like
Why did you not fear that I would return the same
among you, leaving you like one who knows nothing?
Upon you and then abandon you like one who knows not
مَلأواthey filled مِنfrom الأَقطانَتَينِal-Aqtanatayn رَكِيَّةًa well
مَلأوا مِن الأَقطانَتَينِ رَكِيَّةً
مِنّاfrom among us وَآبواand they returned سالِمينunharmed وَغُنِّمُواand they were granted spoils
مِنّا وَآبوا سالِمين وَغُنِّمُوا
They filled a well at al-Aqtanatayn
They filled from the two encampments a camel litter
with people of ours, and returned unharmed, and were granted spoils.
With booty and returned safe while they profited
قَتَلواthey killed تَعَنِّيَهًto inflict suffering (uncertain form) بِظَنَّةِon suspicion of واحِدٍone man
قَتَلوا تَعَنِّيَهً بِظَنَّةِ واحِدٍ
تِلكَthat المُعَطُِّthe rending calamity (uncertain reading) مِنfrom أسِرَّتِهاits furrows الدَمُblood
تِلكَ المُعَطُِّ مِن أسِرَّتِها الدَمُ
They killed to inflict suffering, on suspicion of a single man;
They killed Ta'niyah on the basis of a single suspicion
that is the rending calamity, blood flowing from its furrows.
That spilled blood comes from her family
فيدىso my hand لَكُمto you رَهنٌa pledge بِيَومٍfor a day مُفسِدruinous
فيدى لَكُم رَهنٌ بِيَومٍ مُفسِد
وَبِوَقعَةٍand for a battle فيهاin which عِقابٌretribution صيلَمُannihilating
وَبِوَقعَةٍ فيها عِقابٌ صيلَمُ
So my hand is pledged to you for a ruinous day
So a pledge is owed you for a day of mischief
and for a battle with annihilating retribution.
And for an incident in which severe punishment is due
Sol 6.1