دلَّpointed عىto (apparent typo for على) الخيرgood وأنبائهand its tidings
دلَّ عى الخير وأنبائه
ودلَّand pointed أحياناًsometimes علىto الشرِّevil
ودلَّ أحياناً على الشرِّ
It pointed to good and tidings of it,
Guide to goodness and its news,
and sometimes pointed to evil.
And guide at times to evil,
للطالبينfor those seeking الوِترَblood vengeance عوناًas an aid إذاwhen
للطالبين الوِترَ عوناً إذا
ثارواthey rose up ومأخوذand seized بلاwithout وِترِa blood debt
ثاروا ومأخوذ بلا وِترِ
An aid to those seeking blood vengeance, when
As a solace for seekers when
they rose up, yet itself seized without a blood debt.
They revolt, seized without respite,
باحdivulged بماwith what استودعتَهyou entrusted to it صدرُهُits breast
باح بما استودعتَه صدرُهُ
لاnot ضيِّقnarrow الباعِthe reach ولاnor الصدرِthe breast
لا ضيِّق الباعِ ولا الصدرِ
Its breast divulged what you entrusted to it,
Reveal what his heart has harbored,
neither narrow of reach nor of breast.
Neither narrow of scope nor breast,
تمَّwas completed بقدٍّwith a stature لمdid not يطلْgrow tall وانطوىand folded up
تمَّ بقدٍّ لم يطلْ وانطوى
مجتمعَjoined together الأعضاءthe limbs بالنشرِby sawing
مجتمعَ الأعضاء بالنشرِ
It was complete, not tall of stature, and folded up,
Fulfilled with strength unfailing, folded up,
its limbs brought together by sawing.
His limbs gathered and outspread,
غيرnot ضعيفweak أبداًever أسرهits frame
غير ضعيف أبداً أسره
وهوand it طَوالَthroughout الدهرall time فيin الأسرِcaptivity
وهو طَوالَ الدهر في الأسرِ
Its frame is never weak,
Never weak though long imprisoned,
yet it is in captivity for all time.
Through ages in captivity held.
Sol 6.1