قلْsay لقومٍto a people ماnot لكمْfor you فيconcerning
قلْ لقومٍ ما لكمْ في
ماwhat قضىhas decreed الرّحمنthe All-Merciful حِيلَهْrecourse
ما قضى الرّحمن حِيلَهْ
Say to a people: you have no recourse against
what the All-Merciful has decreed.
كانتِwere النّياتُthe intentions منكمْfrom you
كانتِ النّياتُ منكمْ
كلُّهاall of them غيرَnot جَميلَهْnoble
كلُّها غيرَ جَميلَهْ
Your intentions were
all far from noble.
رمتُمُyou sought الغِيلةَtreacherous murder والمُغْand the assassination victim (word begins)
رمتُمُ الغِيلةَ والمُغْ
تالُcompletion of 'assassination victim' منthe one who يذهبperishes غِيلَهْby treachery
تالُ من يذهب غِيلَهْ
You sought treacherous murder; its victim
is he who perishes by treachery.
ومودَّاتٌand affections لكمْfor you ماdied (word begins)
ومودَّاتٌ لكمْ ما
تتْcompletion of 'died' وقدand already كانتthey had been عليلَهْailing
تتْ وقد كانت عليلَهْ
And affections for you have died,
having already been ailing.
ربّmany a منone who يرجعreturns بالنّقwith loss (word begins)
ربّ من يرجع بالنّق
صِcompletion of 'loss' وقدthough already أمَّhe sought الفضيلَهْvirtue
صِ وقد أمَّ الفضيلَهْ
Many a person returns diminished,
though he had sought virtue.
لمnot تكنْwas دولتُكمْyour rule إلexcept (word begins)
لم تكنْ دولتُكمْ إل
لاcompletion of 'except' كماas نهوىwe desire فَلِيلَهْbroken
لا كما نهوى فَلِيلَهْ
Your rule was only
as we wished it—broken.
فخذوهاso take it حسرةًas a grief تَبْwill remain (word begins)
فخذوها حسرةً تَبْ
قىcompletion of 'will remain' علىthroughout الدّهرthe ages طويلَهْlong-lasting
قى على الدّهر طويلَهْ
So take it as a grief that will remain
long throughout the ages.
لمُرَدّيكمْfor the one who lays you low وشيكاًswiftly
لمُرَدّيكمْ وشيكاً
مِنّةٌa favor فيناtoward us جزيلَهْgreat
مِنّةٌ فينا جزيلَهْ
He who swiftly lays you low
does us a mighty kindness.
ماnot ضربتمْyou were struck يومَon the day جدّلْwere felled (verb begins)
ما ضربتمْ يومَ جدّلْ
تُمْyou (plural; completes 'you were felled') بأسيافٍwith swords كَليلَهْblunt
تُمْ بأسيافٍ كَليلَهْ
You were not struck, the day you were felled,
with blunted swords.
لاno ولاand not جادتْgave generously عليكمْupon you
لا ولا جادتْ عليكمْ
بالرّدىwith death كفٌّa hand بخيلَهْmiserly
بالرّدى كفٌّ بخيلَهْ
No, nor were you showered
with death by a miserly hand.
Sol 6.1