وأيُّand what زنادَيْtwo fire-strikers فتنةٍstrife أوْرَياthey both kindled لَهَاfor it
وأيُّ زنادَيْ فتنةٍ أوْرَيا لَهَا
سَناradiance صُبْحِdawn حَقٍّtruth فِيin دُجىdarkness ليلِnight باطِلِfalsehood
سَنا صُبْحِ حَقٍّ فِي دُجى ليلِ باطِلِ
And what a pair of fire-strikers of strife, which kindled for it
What a mire of tribulation Urya kindled,
the radiance of truth’s dawn in the darkness of falsehood’s night!
A dawn of truth in the darkness of false night.
وسيفَيْنِand two swords رَدَّturned back اللهُGod غَرْبَthe keenness شَباهُماthe blade-edges of both
وسيفَيْنِ رَدَّ اللهُ غَرْبَ شَباهُما
تَلاَقٍa meeting بصَفْحَيْwith both cheeks واصِلٍone extending friendship لمُواصِلِto one reciprocating friendship
تَلاَقٍ بصَفْحَيْ واصِلٍ لمُواصِلِ
And two swords whose blades’ keenness God turned back,
God turned aside the points of their two swords,
through a cheek-to-cheek meeting of one friend with another;
Meeting in good will for reconciliation.
حليفَيْنِtwo allies شَدَّاthey both tightened عقدَthe bond مَاwhat احْتلَفاthey both swore alliance لَهُfor it
حليفَيْنِ شَدَّا عقدَ مَا احْتلَفا لَهُ
ورَدَّاand they both brought back عليهِto it عاطِفاتِaffection-fostering الوَسائِلِthe ties of connection
ورَدَّا عليهِ عاطِفاتِ الوَسائِلِ
two allies who tightened the bond of what they had sworn alliance for,
Two comrades who fortified their unity
and brought back to it the ties that foster affection.
And brought to bear on it all mediation.
Sol 6.1