أَبلِغconvey حُصَيناًḤuṣayn إِذاwhen جِئتَهُyou come to him
أَبلِغ حُصَيناً إِذا جِئتَهُ
جَواباًa reply وَمَوعِظَةًand an admonition لَكَfor you فيهاin it
جَواباً وَمَوعِظَةً لَكَ فيها
Convey to Ḥuṣayn, when you come to him,
a reply and an admonition for you therein—
رَسولاًa message إِذاif كُنتَyou are ذاpossessed of إِربَةٍunderstanding
رَسولاً إِذا كُنتَ ذا إِربَةٍ
بِماabout what يَعتَريكَbefalls you بَصيراًperceptive فَقيهاdiscerning
بِما يَعتَريكَ بَصيراً فَقيها
a message, if you possess understanding,
perceptive and discerning about what befalls you.
وَمِنand among خَيرِthe best of ماwhat يَتعاطىundertake الرِجالُmen
وَمِن خَيرِ ما يَتعاطى الرِجالُ
نَصيحَةُcounsel ذيof one possessing الرأيِsound judgment لِلمُجتَبيهاfor whoever seeks it out
نَصيحَةُ ذي الرأيِ لِلمُجتَبيها
And among the best things men undertake
is a wise man's counsel to whoever seeks it out.
فَلاتَكُso do not be مِثلَlike الَّتيthe one that اِستَخرَجَتdrew out
فَلاتَكُ مِثلَ الَّتي اِستَخرَجَت
مِنfrom أَظلافِهاher cloven hooves مُديَةًa knife أَوor بِفيهاwith her mouth
مِن أَظلافِها مُديَةً أَو بِفيها
So do not be like the creature that drew out
a knife with her cloven hooves, or with her mouth.
فَقامَthen advanced إِلَيهاtoward her بِهاwith it ذابِحٌa slaughterer
فَقامَ إِلَيها بِها ذابِحٌ
وَمَنand whoever تَدَعُsummons يَوماًone day شَعوبُShaʿūb (Death) يَجيهاcomes to her
وَمَن تَدَعُ يَوماً شَعوبُ يَجيها
Then a slaughterer advanced upon her with it;
and whoever Shaʿūb—Death—summons one day comes to her.
فَظَلَّتso it continued بِأَوصالِهاwith her limbs قِدرُهاher cooking pot
فَظَلَّت بِأَوصالِها قِدرُها
تَحُشُّscorches الوَليدَةَthe maidservant أَوor تَشتَويهاroasts her
تَحُشُّ الوَليدَةَ أَو تَشتَويها
So her pot, with her limbs inside it, kept
scorching the maidservant, or roasting her.
فَإِنَّكَfor you إِنif تَأبَyou refuse لاnot تَنتَهيyou desist
فَإِنَّكَ إِن تَأبَ لا تَنتَهي
وَلَمand did not تَرَyou regard هَذاthis بنُصحٍto sincere counsel شَبيهاًakin
وَلَم تَرَ هَذا بنُصحٍ شَبيهاً
For if you refuse and will not desist,
and do not deem this akin to sincere counsel,
أُزَرِّدكَI shall make you swallow صاباًbitter sap وَكانَand was المُراthe bitter herb (word begins)
أُزَرِّدكَ صاباً وَكانَ المُرا
رُbitter herb (word ends) والصابُand bitter sap قِدماًof old شَراباًa drink كَريهاًloathsome
رُ والصابُ قِدماً شَراباً كَريهاً
I shall make you swallow bitter sap; and the bitter herb
and bitter sap were of old a loathsome drink.