ومولىand a kinsman أمتناwe put to death داءهُhis sickness تىحتbeneath جنبهhis side
ومولى أمتنا داءهُ تىحت جنبه
فلسناso we do not نجازيهrepay him ولسناand we do not نعاقبهُpunish him
فلسنا نجازيه ولسنا نعاقبهُ
And a kinsman—we have put his sickness to death beneath his side;
Our leader's illness lies beneath his rib
So we neither repay him nor punish him.
We neither reward nor punish him
رأىhe saw اللَهGod أعطانيgave me وأغلَقand he closed صدرهُhis breast
رأى اللَه أعطاني وأغلَق صدرهُ
علىupon حَسَدenvy الإخوانthe brothers فازورso turned away جانبهُhis side
على حَسَد الإخوان فازور جانبهُ
He saw that God had favored me, and closed his breast
God saw fit to give me and closed his chest
Upon envy of his brothers; then his side turned away.
To the envy of brothers, so visit his side
فويلٌso woe لهذاto this man ثمthen ويلٌwoe لأمهto his mother
فويلٌ لهذا ثم ويلٌ لأمه
عليناagainst us إذاwhen ماemphatic particle حَركَتهُstirred him حواربهُhis hostile urges
علينا إذا ما حَركَتهُ حواربهُ
So woe to this man, then woe to his mother,
Woe to him, woe to his mother
Whenever his hostile urges stir him against us.
If she incites him against us, his wars