إذاwhen ماemphatic particle جيوشُarmies القُرِّthe bitter cold جاءتْarrive فَرُمْthen seek لهاfor them
إذا ما جيوشُ القُرِّ جاءتْ فَرُمْ لها
كميناan ambush بأضعافin the folds of اللِّباسthe clothing المحدَّدiron-clad
كمينا بأضعاف اللِّباس المحدَّد
When the armies of bitter cold arrive, seek for them
When the cold's armies advance, welcome them
an ambush in the folds of iron-clad clothing.
With layers of clothes to ambush them.
ولاand do not تُبعِدkeep far away الكانونَthe brazier عنكfrom you فإنهfor indeed it
ولا تُبعِد الكانونَ عنك فإنه
لأَمْنَعُهاsurely the most protective of them دِرْعاas a shield وَأَمْضَىand the keenest مُهَنَّدِIndian-steel sword
لأَمْنَعُها دِرْعا وَأَمْضَى مُهَنَّدِ
And do not keep the brazier far from you, for it is
Keep the fire close, for it shall
the surest shield and the keenest Indian-steel sword.
Be the strongest armor and sharpest blade.
فماfor … is not البردcold إلاbut الليثُthe lion يَلْقَىconfronts بعزمِهwith its resolve
فما البرد إلا الليثُ يَلْقَى بعزمِه
جيوشاًarmies وَيَخْشَىand fears قُرْبَthe nearness of أَصْغَرِthe smallest مَوْقِدhearth
جيوشاً وَيَخْشَى قُرْبَ أَصْغَرِ مَوْقِد
For cold is but a lion that, with its resolve, confronts
The cold is but a lion who with resolve
armies, yet fears the nearness of the smallest hearth.
Vanquishes armies, yet fears the smallest flame.
Sol 6.1