سَمَحْتَyou have been generous أباO Abu سُلَيْمانِSulayman التَّدَلِّيal-Tadalli
سَمَحْتَ أبا سُلَيْمانِ التَّدَلِّي
بِسَيْفٍwith a sword مِثْلماjust as هوit أنتَyou سَيفُa sword
بِسَيْفٍ مِثْلما هو أنتَ سَيفُ
You have been generous, O Abu Sulayman al-Tadalli,
With a sword; like it, you too are a sword.
فَمثلُكَfor one like you منone who يُضافُis associated لكُلِّwith every فَضلٍvirtue
فَمثلُكَ من يُضافُ لكُلِّ فَضلٍ
ومِثليand one like me مُعْدَمٌpenniless بِحماكَunder your protection ضَيْفُa guest
ومِثلي مُعْدَمٌ بِحماكَ ضَيْفُ
For one like you is associated with every virtue,
And one like me, penniless, is a guest under your protection.
فَسَيْفُso the sword of اللهGod ليfor me سَيفٌa sword ومِنِّيand from me
فَسَيْفُ الله لي سَيفٌ ومِنِّي
يُطارحُchallenges حِزْبَthe faction of أهلِthose who harbor الحِقْدِrancor حَيْفُinjustice
يُطارحُ حِزْبَ أهلِ الحِقْدِ حَيْفُ
So God's sword is a sword for me, and from me
Injustice challenges the faction of those who harbor rancor.
Sol 6.1