وَمَنand whoever يَفتَقِرfalls into poverty مِنّاamong us يَعِشlives بِحُسامِهِby his keen sword
وَمَن يَفتَقِر مِنّا يَعِش بِحُسامِهِ
وَمَنand whoever يَفتَقِرfalls into poverty مِنamong سائِرِthe rest of الناسِmankind يَسأَلِbegs
وَمَن يَفتَقِر مِن سائِرِ الناسِ يَسأَلِ
And whoever among us falls into poverty lives by his keen sword;
He among us who is needy lives by his sword
And whoever among the rest of mankind falls into poverty begs.
While others in need beg and implore
وَنَحنُand we وُصِفناwere described دونَto the exclusion of كُلِّevery قَبيلَةٍtribe
وَنَحنُ وُصِفنا دونَ كُلِّ قَبيلَةٍ
بِشِدَّةِwith fierceness of بَأسٍmartial might فيin الكِتابِthe Book المُنزَّلِrevealed
بِشِدَّةِ بَأسٍ في الكِتابِ المُنزَّلِ
And we alone, among all tribes, were described
Yet we have been described, above any tribe
As fierce in battle in the revealed Book.
As fierce in war, in the holy book revealed
وَإِنّاand indeed we لَنَلهوwe surely play بِالسُيوفِwith swords كَماjust as لَهَتshe played
وَإِنّا لَنَلهو بِالسُيوفِ كَما لَهَت
فَتاةٌa maiden بِعِقدٍwith a necklace أَوor سِخابِa fragrant necklace of قرَنفُلِcloves
فَتاةٌ بِعِقدٍ أَو سِخابِ قرَنفُلِ
And indeed we play with swords, as did
For we play with swords, as a maiden plays
A maiden with a necklace or a fragrant string of cloves.
With a necklace of beads or a garland of carnations
Sol 6.1