وأبيضَand a white sword تحسبُyou imagine فيهin it الفرندَthe blade's watered pattern
وأبيضَ تحسبُ فيه الفرندَ
يثيرُstirs up هباءًfine dust علىabove جدوَلِa stream
يثيرُ هباءً على جدوَلِ
And a white sword—you imagine its watered pattern
White as you'd think it was silver
stirring fine dust above a stream.
Stirring up mist above the stream
إذاwhen دُعيَis summoned الموتُdeath بالهزّby shaking منهof it
إذا دُعيَ الموتُ بالهزّ منه
أجابَit answers بصلصلةِwith the jangling of الجلجَلِthe bell
أجابَ بصلصلةِ الجلجَلِ
When death is summoned by a shake of it,
When death was summoned with a shake
it answers with a bell's jangling.
It replied with clash of arms
وماand never سُلَّis it unsheathed لِلضَّرْبِto strike إلّاexcept that أسالَit makes flow
وما سُلَّ لِلضَّرْبِ إلّا أسالَ
عَلىupon خَدِّهِits cheek أَدمعَthe tears of المقتلِthe mortal wound
عَلى خَدِّهِ أَدمعَ المقتلِ
And it is never drawn to strike without spilling
Asked only to strike
upon its cheek the tears of the mortal wound.
Tears of death fell on its cheek
ترىsees فيهin it عينُكyour eye غَوْلَthe ghoul of الحِمامِdeath
ترى فيه عينُك غَوْلَ الحِمامِ
يهمّis intent بِأَكلِon devouring يدِthe hand of الصيقلِthe sword-polisher
يهمّ بِأَكلِ يدِ الصيقلِ
Your eye sees in it the ghoul of death,
Your eyes see the dove's deceit
intent on devouring the sword-polisher's hand.
Looking to steal the hand of the polished sword
وماءًand water بهin it شرقاتُthe choking fits of الردىdeath
وماءً به شرقاتُ الردى
تمَيّعَbecame liquid فيin قَبَسٍa flame مُشْعلِblazing
تمَيّعَ في قَبَسٍ مُشْعلِ
And water holding death's choking fits,
With water in which fires of calamity melted
melted within a blazing flame.
In a burning torch
تَقَلَّدَنيit girded itself with me إذwhen تَقَلَّدتُهُI girded myself with it
تَقَلَّدَني إذ تَقَلَّدتُهُ
أَلاbehold إِنَّنيindeed I am مُنْصُلُthe sword of المنصلِthe sword
أَلا إِنَّني مُنْصُلُ المنصلِ
It girded itself with me when I girded myself with it;
It mirrored me when I mirrored it
behold, I am indeed the sword of the sword.
Know that I am the separator of the separated
Sol 6.1