وآمنand safe منfrom ندمهhis remorse
وآمن من ندمه
إذاwhen سطاhe strikes فيwithin حرمهhis sanctuary
إذا سطا في حرمه
And safe from his remorse,
When he strikes within his sanctuary.
محكمgiven authority فيover دمthe blood منsomeone
محكم في دم من
يعجزhe is incapable عنof سفكshedding دمهhis blood
يعجز عن سفك دمه
Given authority over the blood of one
Whose blood he cannot shed.
لهhe has حسامa sharp sword يرتجىis hoped for
له حسام يرتجى
إنعامهits bounty منthrough نقمهits acts of vengeance
إنعامه من نقمه
He has a sword, and one hopes
For its bounty through its acts of vengeance.
وأفرخand fledglings ماnot هرمتthey grew old
وأفرخ ما هرمت
حينwhen دناhe drew near منto هرمهhis old age
حين دنا من هرمه
And fledglings that did not grow old
When he drew near his old age.
يزقهاhe feeds them فترتويso they drink their fill
يزقها فترتوي
بالريwith thirst-quenching drink منfrom غيرother than فمهhis mouth
بالري من غير فمه
He feeds them, and they drink their fill,
With drink that does not come from his mouth.
كأنas though منthe one whom يخدمهhe serves
كأن من يخدمه
فيin صبرهhis patience منone of خدمهhis servants
في صبره من خدمه
As though the one he serves
Were, in his patience, one of his servants.