رُوَيدَكُمُTake your time ياO لُصوصُthieves الشَآمِal-Sham
رُوَيدَكُمُ يا لُصوصُ الشَآمِ
فَإِنّيfor indeed I لَكُمto you all ناصِحٌa sincere adviser فيin مَقاليmy words
فَإِنّي لَكُم ناصِحٌ في مَقالي
Easy now, you thieves of Syria!
Easy now, O thieves of al-Sham!
For I offer you sincere counsel in these words:
For I offer you sincere counsel in my words.
وَإِيّاكُمُand beware, you all مِنof سَمِيِّthe namesake of النَبِيِّthe prophet
وَإِيّاكُمُ مِن سَمِيِّ النَبِيِّ
يوسُفَYusuf رَبِّmaster of الحِجاwisdom وَالجَمالِand beauty
يوسُفَ رَبِّ الحِجا وَالجَمالِ
And beware the Prophet’s namesake—
And beware the namesake of the prophet
Joseph, lord of wisdom and beauty.
Yusuf, master of wisdom and beauty:
فَذاكَfor that one مُقَطَّعُcutter of أَيديhands of النِساءِwomen
فَذاكَ مُقَطَّعُ أَيدي النِساءِ
وَهَذاand this one مُقَطَّعُcutter of أَيديhands of الرِجالِmen
وَهَذا مُقَطَّعُ أَيدي الرِجالِ
For that one made the women cut their hands,
For that one caused women to cut their hands,
While this one cuts off the hands of men.
and this one cuts off the hands of men.
Sol 6.1