صَلّىmay he bless الإِلَهُGod عَلىupon اِبنِson of عَمرٍAmr إِنَّهُindeed he
صَلّى الإِلَهُ عَلى اِبنِ عَمرٍ إِنَّهُ
صَدَقproved true in الِقاءَthe encounter وَصِدقُand the truthfulness of ذَلِكَthat أَوفَقُmore fitting
صَدَق الِقاءَ وَصِدقُ ذَلِكَ أَوفَقُ
May God bless Ibn Amr, for he
The God pray over Ibn Umar's son, he
proved true in the encounter, and such truthfulness is more fitting.
Was truthful in speech, and that being so, more proper.
قالواthey said لَهُto him أَمرَينِtwo courses فَاِختَرso choose فيهِماbetween the two
قالوا لَهُ أَمرَينِ فَاِختَر فيهِما
فَاِختارَso he chose فيin الرَأيِthe judgment الَذيthat which هُوَit أَرفَقُgentler
فَاِختارَ في الرَأيِ الَذي هُوَ أَرفَقُ
They told him of two courses: 'So choose between them.'
They said to him, "Choose between two things." He chose
So he chose, in his judgment, what was gentler.
In opinion what was more gentle and kind.