وَمِنand among عَجَبيmy amazement أَنّthat الصّوارمَthe keen swords وَالقَناand the spears
وَمِن عَجَبي أَنّ الصّوارمَ وَالقَنا
تَثورُthey rage بِأَيديin the hands of القومِthe men حينَwhen تَصيرُthey come to be
تَثورُ بِأَيدي القومِ حينَ تَصيرُ
And I marvel that the keen swords and spears
And of my wonders is that swords and spears
rage when they come into the men's hands;
Rage in the hands of men when they become
لِإِكثارِهاbecause of their doing much شُربَdrinking الدّماءِthe blood مِنَfrom العِداthe enemies
لِإِكثارِها شُربَ الدّماءِ مِنَ العِدا
تَحيضُthey menstruate بِأَيديin the hands of القَومِthe men وَهيَthough they are ذُكورُmale
تَحيضُ بِأَيدي القَومِ وَهيَ ذُكورُ
because they drink so much of the enemies' blood,
Abundant with drinking blood of enemies-
they menstruate in the men's hands, though they are male.
They menstruate in the hands of men though males.
وَأَعجَبُand more wondrous مِنthan ذاthis أَنّهاthat they فيin أَكُفِّهمtheir palms
وَأَعجَبُ مِن ذا أَنّها في أَكُفِّهم
وَإِنْand even if حَنَّfelt tenderness قَلبُthe heart of القَومthe men عطفاًin compassion تَجورُthey act unjustly
وَإِنْ حَنَّ قَلبُ القَوم عطفاً تَجورُ
And stranger than this is that, in their palms,
More wondrous than this is that in their palms,
even if the men's hearts soften with compassion, they act unjustly.
Though the hearts of men may show mercy, they rule rough,
وَلاand no شَيءَthing يُطفيquenches الغَيظَthe rage مِنهاfrom them لِأنّهاbecause they
وَلا شَيءَ يُطفي الغَيظَ مِنها لِأنّها
تَأَجَّجُthey blaze ناراًfire وَالأَكفُّand the palms بُحورُseas
تَأَجَّجُ ناراً وَالأَكفُّ بُحورُ
And nothing quenches their rage, for they
And nothing can quench their wrath, for they
blaze with fire, while the palms are seas.
Kindle fire while the palms are oceans.
Sol 6.1