لنwill not يَتْرُكَabandon الدهرَever عباسٌAbbas تَقَحُّمَهُhis reckless plunging
لن يَتْرُكَ الدهرَ عباسٌ تَقَحُّمَهُ
حتىuntil يذوقَhe tastes وبالَthe dire consequences of البَغْيِaggression عباسُAbbas
حتى يذوقَ وبالَ البَغْيِ عباسُ
Abbas will never cease his reckless plunging
Until Abbas tastes the dire consequences of aggression.
أمسكتُI refrained عنfrom رَمْيِهِshooting at him حَوْلاًfor a year ومَقْتَلُهُand his vulnerable spot
أمسكتُ عن رَمْيِهِ حَوْلاً ومَقْتَلُهُ
بادٍexposed لِتَعْذُرَنيso that they may excuse me فيin حَرْبِهِfighting him النَّاسُthe people
بادٍ لِتَعْذُرَني في حَرْبِهِ النَّاسُ
I refrained from shooting at him for a year, though his vulnerable spot
Was exposed, so that people might excuse me for fighting him.
عَمْداًdeliberately أجُرُّI drag لَهُfor him ثَوْبِيmy robe لأَخْدَعَهُto beguile him
عَمْداً أجُرُّ لَهُ ثَوْبِي لأَخْدَعَهُ
عنaway from رَأْيِهِhis purpose ورَجائيand my hope عندهin him ياسُdespair
عن رَأْيِهِ ورَجائي عنده ياسُ
Deliberately I trail my robe before him, to beguile him
Away from his purpose, though my hope in him is despair.
فالآنso now إذْsince صرَّحَتْhas become manifest منهfrom him حَقِيقتُهُhis true nature
فالآن إذْ صرَّحَتْ منه حَقِيقتُهُ
ظُلْماًin wrongdoing فليسso there is no بِشَتْمِيin my reviling شاتميthe one who reviles me باسُharm
ظُلْماً فليس بِشَتْمِي شاتمي باسُ
So now that his true nature has revealed itself
In wrongdoing, there is no harm in my reviling my reviler.
أَجُدُّI cut down يوماًone day بقوليwith my words كُلَّevery مُبتِدئٍinstigator
أَجُدُّ يوماً بقولي كُلَّ مُبتِدئٍ
كماjust as يَجُدُّcuts بِكَفِّin the hand of الجازِرِthe butcher الفاسُthe axe
كما يَجُدُّ بِكَفِّ الجازِرِ الفاسُ
One day I shall cut down every instigator with my words,
As the axe cuts in the butcher's hand.
تَأْبَىrefuses سُلَيْمٌSulaym إذاwhen عَدَّتْit counts مَساعِيَهاits noble deeds
تَأْبَى سُلَيْمٌ إذا عَدَّتْ مَساعِيَها
أنْthat يُحْرِزَshould secure السَّبْقَfirst place عباسٌAbbas ومِرداسُand Mirdas
أنْ يُحْرِزَ السَّبْقَ عباسٌ ومِرداسُ
Sulaym refuses, when it counts its noble deeds,
To let Abbas and Mirdas take first place.
أَوْدَىhas met his ruin أبوfather of عامرٍAmir عباسُAbbas مُعتَرِفاًacknowledging
أَوْدَى أبو عامرٍ عباسُ مُعتَرِفاً
أنّاthat we إذاwhen ماemphatic particle سُلَيْمٌSulaym حصَّلَتْhas taken stock راسُthe head
أنّا إذا ما سُلَيْمٌ حصَّلَتْ راسُ
Abu Amir—Abbas—has met his ruin, acknowledging
That, when Sulaym takes stock, we are its head.
Sol 6.1