وإِنَّكَand indeed you فَرعٌa branch مِنof قُرَيشٍQuraysh وَإِنَّماand only
وإِنَّكَ فَرعٌ مِن قُرَيشٍ وَإِنَّما
تَمُجُّpour forth النَدىgenerosity مِنهاfrom it البُحورُthe seas الفَوارِعُthe towering ones
تَمُجُّ النَدى مِنها البُحورُ الفَوارِعُ
And you are a branch of Quraysh, and only
its towering seas pour forth generosity.
ثَوَواthey dwelt قادَةًas leaders لِلناسِof the people بَطحاءُthe gravelly valley مَكَّةٍMecca
ثَوَوا قادَةً لِلناسِ بَطحاءُ مَكَّةٍ
لَهُمtheirs وَسِقاياتُand the water supplies الحَجيجِthe pilgrims الدَوافِعُthe gushing ones
لَهُم وَسِقاياتُ الحَجيجِ الدَوافِعُ
They dwelt as leaders of the people; Mecca's gravelly valley
was theirs, as were the gushing water supplies for pilgrims.
فَلَمّاso when دُعواthey were summoned لِلمَوتِto death لَمdid not تَبكِweep مِنهُمُamong them
فَلَمّا دُعوا لِلمَوتِ لَم تَبكِ مِنهُمُ
عَلىover حادِثِthe calamity الدَهرِtime العُيونُthe eyes الدَوامِعُthe tearful ones
عَلى حادِثِ الدَهرِ العُيونُ الدَوامِعُ
So when they were summoned to death, none of their
tearful eyes wept over time's calamity.
Sol 6.1