إِذاwhen افتقرbecomes poor المرّارُal-Marrar لَمnot يُرَbe seen فَقرُهُhis poverty
إِذا افتقر المرّارُ لَم يُرَ فَقرُهُ
وَإِنand if أَيسَرَprospers المرّارُal-Marrar أَيسَرَprospers صاحِبُهْhis companion
وَإِن أَيسَرَ المرّارُ أَيسَرَ صاحِبُهْ
When al-Marrar becomes poor, his poverty is not seen.
And if al-Marrar prospers, his companion prospers.
وَنَحنُand we جَلَبناbrought السّمهَرِيَّthe Samhari spear إِلَيهِمُto them
وَنَحنُ جَلَبنا السّمهَرِيَّ إِلَيهِمُ
يُطيعُit yields to القَرينَthe opponent مَرَّةًat times وَيُجاذِبُهْand tugs against him
يُطيعُ القَرينَ مَرَّةً وَيُجاذِبُهْ
And we brought the Samhari spear against them,
At times it yields to the opponent, and at times it tugs against him.
وَلَوand if قَدalready بَلَغناwe reached مُنتهىthe utmost extent of الحَقِّjustice بَينَناbetween us
وَلَو قَد بَلَغنا مُنتهى الحَقِّ بَينَنا
لَقَلَّthen would be slight غِناءُthe effectiveness of الصلتِal-Salt عَمَّنْagainst whoever يُحارِبُهْfights him
لَقَلَّ غِناءُ الصلتِ عَمَّنْ يُحارِبُهْ
And had we reached the full measure of justice between us,
Al-Salt could do little against whoever fights him.
Translation model: Sol 6.1