وَلَوand had لَمnot يُقَنَّعbeen veiled or covered عِندَbeside أَبياتِthe tents of خالِهِhis maternal uncle
وَلَو لَم يُقَنَّع عِندَ أَبياتِ خالِهِ
لَعَضَّwould have bitten بِهِinto him ماهُwater-bright الذُّبابِthe blade’s point حَديدُsteel
لَعَضَّ بِهِ ماهُ الذُّبابِ حَديدُ
And had he not been given cover beside his maternal uncle’s tents,
Even if he was not content with his uncle's verses
steel with a water-bright point would have bitten into him.
The flies would have bitten him, iron sharp
Sol 6.1