أبلغconvey أميرَto the Commander المؤمنينَof the Faithful رسالةًa message
أبلغ أميرَ المؤمنينَ رسالةً
منfrom ناصحٍa sincere adviser لاnot يُريدُhe desires خُداعاdeceit
من ناصحٍ لا يُريدُ خُداعا
Convey a message to the Commander of the Faithful,
Convey to the Prince of the Faithful a message
From a sincere adviser who desires no deceit.
From an advisor who does not wish to deceive
بضعُbride-price الفتاةof the maiden بألفfor a thousand ألفٍthousand كاملٍfull
بضعُ الفتاة بألف ألفٍ كاملٍ
وتبيتُand spend the night ساداتُthe chiefs الجيوشof the armies جياعاhungry
وتبيتُ ساداتُ الجيوش جياعا
The maiden's bride-price is a full million,
The virgin’s chastity for a thousand complete thousands
Yet the army chiefs spend the night hungry.
And the masters of armies spend the night hungry
لوif لأبيto Abu حَفصٍHafs أقولُI say مقالتيmy words
لو لأبي حَفصٍ أقولُ مقالتي
وأبثُّand I disclose ماwhat أبثثتكمI disclosed to you (plural) لارتاعاhe would surely be alarmed
وأبثُّ ما أبثثتكم لارتاعا
Were I to speak my words to Abu Hafs,
If I say my saying to Abi Hafs
And disclose what I have disclosed to you, he would be alarmed.
And relate what I have related to you, he would be alarmed
فلوso if أننيthat I الفاروقal-Faruq أُخبرُI inform بالذيof that which
فلو أنني الفاروق أُخبرُ بالذي
وأبثُّand I disclose ماwhat أبثثتكُمI disclosed to you (plural) لارتاعاhe would surely be alarmed
وأبثُّ ما أبثثتكُم لارتاعا
So if I were to inform al-Faruq of that,
If I were Al-Farooq told what
And disclose what I have disclosed to you, he would be alarmed.
I have related to you, he would be alarmed