وَاللَهِBy God ماnot أَوصىcounseled أُمَيَّةُUmayya بِكرَهُhis firstborn
وَاللَهِ ما أَوصى أُمَيَّةُ بِكرَهُ
بِوَصِيَّةٍwith counsel أَوصىenjoined بِهاwith it يَعقوبُJacob
بِوَصِيَّةٍ أَوصى بِها يَعقوبُ
By God, Umayya did not counsel his firstborn
with the counsel that Jacob gave.
كانَwas الوَصِيَّةَthe counsel إِذwhen تَوَلّىhe turned away غادِياًsetting out in the morning
كانَ الوَصِيَّةَ إِذ تَوَلّى غادِياً
غَدرُbetrayal الجِوارِneighborly trust لَدىbefore الإِلَهِGod وَحوبُand sin
غَدرُ الجِوارِ لَدى الإِلَهِ وَحوبُ
His counsel, as he turned to go in the morning, was
betrayal of neighborly trust and sin before God.
أَبَنِيَّO my sons إِنif حاوَلتُمُyou try أَنto تَسرِقواyou steal
أَبَنِيَّ إِن حاوَلتُمُ أَن تَسرِقوا
فَخُذواthen take مَعاوِلَpickaxes كُلَّهُنَّall of them صَليبُsturdy
فَخُذوا مَعاوِلَ كُلَّهُنَّ صَليبُ
My sons, if you try to steal,
then take pickaxes, every one of them sturdy.
فَأتواthen approach بُيوتَhouses الناسِthe people مِنfrom أَدبارِهاtheir rear sides
فَأتوا بُيوتَ الناسِ مِن أَدبارِها
حَتّىuntil تَظَلَّthey remain وَكُلُّهُنَّand all of them مَجوبُbreached
حَتّى تَظَلَّ وَكُلُّهُنَّ مَجوبُ
Then approach people's houses from the rear,
until every one of them is left breached.
إِنّيindeed I حَفِظتُI have kept وُصاةُcounsel مَنone who هُوَhe is عالِمٌknowledgeable
إِنّي حَفِظتُ وُصاةُ مَن هُوَ عالِمٌ
لَمّاwhen عَلَتنيovertook me كَبرَةٌold age وَمَشيبُand gray hair
لَمّا عَلَتني كَبرَةٌ وَمَشيبُ
I have indeed kept the counsel of one who knows,
when old age and gray hair overtook me.
قالَsaid اِبنُهُhis son لِبَنيto the sons of بَنيهِhis sons وَرَهطِهِand his kinsmen
قالَ اِبنُهُ لِبَني بَنيهِ وَرَهطِهِ
إِنّيindeed I بِماin what أَوصىenjoined أَبيmy father لِطَبيبُindeed well versed
إِنّي بِما أَوصى أَبي لِطَبيبُ
His son said to his grandsons and his kinsmen:
I am indeed well versed in what my father enjoined.
أَوصاهُمُhe enjoined upon them بِالكُفرِto unbelief عِندَat مَماتِهِhis death
أَوصاهُمُ بِالكُفرِ عِندَ مَماتِهِ
وَتَأَلَّفَand embraced الإِشراكُpolytheism وَالتَكذيبِand denial
وَتَأَلَّفَ الإِشراكُ وَالتَكذيبِ
He enjoined unbelief upon them as he lay dying,
and embraced polytheism and denial.
Sol 6.1