جعلْتَyou made مضيفَناour hospitality جبناًcheese رديئاًpoor-quality
جعلْتَ مضيفَنا جبناً رديئاً
وكناًand a nest مظلماًdark لمdid not يرضِplease ساكنْa dweller
وكناً مظلماً لم يرضِ ساكنْ
You turned our guesthouse into wretched cheese,
You made our hospitality wretched cheese,
And a dark lair no occupant could abide.
And a dark nest that pleased no dweller.
فلاso may … not يكثرْmultiply لكَfor you الرحمنُthe Most Merciful خيراًgood
فلا يكثرْ لكَ الرحمنُ خيراً
فماfor … not إنْindeed (emphasizing negation) طبّناour habit جبنٌcheese (a pun on cowardice) ولكنْbut
فما إنْ طبّنا جبنٌ ولكنْ
So may the All-Merciful grant you no abundance of good—
So may the Most Merciful not multiply good for you,
For cowardice is certainly not our way—but...
For cheese is not our habit, but—
Sol 6.1