أَبلِغconvey أَباAbu (father of) هُرمُزٍHurmuz عَنّيfrom me مُغَلغَلَةًa far-traveling message
أَبلِغ أَبا هُرمُزٍ عَنّي مُغَلغَلَةً
وَاِبنَيand the two sons of حُدَيَّةَHudayya صُعروراًSuʿrur وَفِرناسِand Firnas
وَاِبنَي حُدَيَّةَ صُعروراً وَفِرناسِ
Convey to Abu Hurmuz, from me, a far-traveling message,
Tell Abu Hurmuz from me, bound in chains,
and to Hudayya’s two sons, Suʿrur and Firnas.
And his sons Hudayya full of terror and alarm.
ماnot كُنتَyou were أَوَّلَthe first ضاغٍa yelper صَكَّهُstruck him حَجَرٌa stone
ما كُنتَ أَوَّلَ ضاغٍ صَكَّهُ حَجَرٌ
أَلوَتhurled بِهِwith it مَنجَنيقٌa catapult ذاتُhaving أَمراسِropes
أَلوَت بِهِ مَنجَنيقٌ ذاتُ أَمراسِ
You were not the first yelper struck by a stone
You were not the first whose stone house was demolished
hurled by a catapult fitted with ropes.
By a catapult with hooks tearing down your abode.
أَبِعتَdid you sell? بَيتَكَyour house إِذwhen عَضَّتكَbit you مُجحِفَةٌa ruinous one
أَبِعتَ بَيتَكَ إِذ عَضَّتكَ مُجحِفَةٌ
مِنَamong السِنينَthe years عَوانٌseasoned ذاتُhaving أَضراسِmolars
مِنَ السِنينَ عَوانٌ ذاتُ أَضراسِ
Did you sell your house when a ruinous year bit you—
You left your home when voracious fate assailed you,
a seasoned one among the years, armed with molars?
Ravenous years with grinding teeth.
Sol 6.1