وَلَوand even if أَسقَيتَهُمyou gave them to drink عَسَلاًhoney مُصَفّىclarified
وَلَو أَسقَيتَهُم عَسَلاً مُصَفّى
بِماءِwith water of النيلِthe Nile أَوor ماءِwater of الفُراتِthe Euphrates
بِماءِ النيلِ أَو ماءِ الفُراتِ
And even if you gave them clarified honey to drink
Though you gave them honey pure distilled,
with water from the Nile or water from the Euphrates,
Dipped in Nile's water or Euphrates' yield,
لَقالواthey would say إِنَّهُindeed it is مِلحٌsalt أُجاجٌbitterly briny
لَقالوا إِنَّهُ مِلحٌ أُجاجٌ
أَرادَhe intended بِهِwith it لَناfor us إِحدىone of الهَناتِthe misfortunes
أَرادَ بِهِ لَنا إِحدى الهَناتِ
they would say, “It is bitter salt;
They would complain that salt and bitter 'twas,
he meant to do us some harm with it.”
And say that you intended them some ill.
Sol 6.1