سَيِّدُنَاour master لاَnot يَنِيtires حَتَّىuntil
سَيِّدُنَا لاَ يَنِي حَتَّى
يُنَاunclear fragment نَيunclear fragment فِيهِin it حَلاوَهsweetness
يُنَا نَي فِيهِ حَلاوَه
Our master does not tire until
Our master does not sleep
[Unclear opening words]—there is sweetness in it.
Until he finds in it sweetness
كَالفَأسِlike an axe لاnot يَستَجِدُّrenews قَطعاًcutting
كَالفَأسِ لا يَستَجِدُّ قَطعاً
إلاَّunless وَفيand in عَينِهِhis eye هِرَاوَهa club
إلاَّ وَفي عَينِهِ هِرَاوَه
Like an axe, he makes no fresh cut
Like an axe that never ceases cutting
unless there is a club in his eye.
Except in his eyes there is gentleness
Sol 6.1