قَصرَO palace الدُبارَةِof al-Dubara قَدindeed نَقَضـbroke (continued)
قَصرَ الدُبارَةِ قَد نَقَضـ
ـتَyou (verb ending) العَهدَthe covenant نَقضَlike the breaking of الغاصِبِthe usurper
ـتَ العَهدَ نَقضَ الغاصِبِ
O Palace of al-Dubara, you have broken
the covenant as a usurper does.
أَخفَيتَyou concealed ماwhat أَضمَرتَهُyou harbored it
أَخفَيتَ ما أَضمَرتَهُ
وَأَبَنتَand you displayed وُدَّaffection الصاحِبِof the friend
وَأَبَنتَ وُدَّ الصاحِبِ
You concealed what you harbored,
and displayed a friend's affection.
الحَربُwar أَروَحُmore comforting لِلنُفوto the souls (continued)
الحَربُ أَروَحُ لِلنُفو
سِ(completes 'souls') مِنَthan الحِيادِneutrality الكاذِبِfalse
سِ مِنَ الحِيادِ الكاذِبِ
War is more comforting to souls
than false neutrality.
Sol 6.1