إِذاwhen أَظلَمَتdarkens سيماcountenance اِمرِئِa man السوءِevil أَسفَرَتshine forth
إِذا أَظلَمَت سيما اِمرِئِ السوءِ أَسفَرَت
خَلائِقُcharacter traits مِنfrom عَلوانَʿAlwān يَدعوcalls out دَليلُهاtheir guide
خَلائِقُ مِن عَلوانَ يَدعو دَليلُها
When an evil man's countenance darkens, there shine forth
Virtues of ʿAlwān, their guide calling out.
هُوَhe المُستَجارُthe one sought for refuge مِنfrom يَدَيهِhis two hands بِمالِهِin his wealth
هُوَ المُستَجارُ مِن يَدَيهِ بِمالِهِ
وَمِنand from عِزِّهِhis might بِصَخرَةٍin a rock ماnot يُزيلُهاdislodges it
وَمِن عِزِّهِ بِصَخرَةٍ ما يُزيلُها
He is the one in whose wealth refuge is sought from his hands,
And from his might, in a rock that none can dislodge—
مِنَamong الناسِpeople باغٍan aggressor أَوor عَزيزٌone mighty مَكانَهُin his station
مِنَ الناسِ باغٍ أَو عَزيزٌ مَكانَهُ
إِذاwhen عُطِفَتare turned back شُبّانُهاits young men وَكُهولُهاand its middle-aged men
إِذا عُطِفَت شُبّانُها وَكُهولُها
No aggressor among men, nor one mighty in his station—
When its youths and mature men are turned back.
هُوَhe المُبتَنيthe builder بِالمالِwith wealth وَالسَيفِand with the sword ماwhat غَلاis costly
هُوَ المُبتَني بِالمالِ وَالسَيفِ ما غَلا
إِذاwhen قامَstands فيon يَومِthe day of الحَبانِal-Ḥabān نَخيلُهاits palm trees
إِذا قامَ في يَومِ الحَبانِ نَخيلُها
He builds with wealth and sword what costs dear,
When its palm trees rise on the day of al-Ḥabān.
Translation model: Sol 6.1