قلتُI said لنَجلِto the son of الصافِعينَthe slappers احتَرِزbeware
قلتُ لنَجلِ الصافِعينَ احتَرِز
منof صُدغِthe temple of إبراهيمَIbrahim يومَon the day of الكِفاحcombat
من صُدغِ إبراهيمَ يومَ الكِفاح
I said to the son of the slappers, 'Beware
I said to the son of warriors, "Beware
Of Ibrahim's temple on the day of combat;
Of Abraham's punch on the day of battle.
وَلاand do not تمازِحjest إنif رَايتَyou see ابنَهُhis son
وَلا تمازِح إن رَايتَ ابنَهُ
شاكيarmed with صُدغٍa temple لاnot يُجيبُhe responds to المِزاحjest
شاكي صُدغٍ لا يُجيبُ المِزاح
And do not jest if you see his son
And do not jest if you see his son
Armed with a temple, unresponsive to jest.'
Nursing a bruise that spurns jesting.
فَقالthen he said ليto me إنif كانَis كفّيmy palm معيwith me
فَقال لي إن كانَ كفّي معي
ماas long as دُمتُI remain حَيّاًalive لاnot أهابُI fear السِلاحweapons
ما دُمتُ حَيّاً لا أهابُ السِلاح
Then he said to me, 'If my palm is with me,
He said to me, "If my fist is with me
As long as I live, I fear no weapons.'
As long as I live, I do not fear weapons."
Sol 6.1