وأظْهَرَand he displayed السِّلْمَpeace وقدْthough already
وأظْهَرَ السِّلْمَ وقدْ
أسَرّhe concealed حَسْواًsipping فِيin ارْتِغاdrinking froth
أسَرّ حَسْواً فِي ارْتِغا
He made a show of peace, though all the while
He displayed peace, though he had
he sipped in secret under cover of skimming froth.
concealed his sipping under cover of drinking froth.
فبلّغَso He granted الرّحْمانُthe All-Merciful سيْsword (continued next line)
فبلّغَ الرّحْمانُ سيْ
فcompletion of 'sword' النّصْرِof victory فيهِagainst him ماwhat ابْتَغىit sought
ف النّصْرِ فيهِ ما ابْتَغى
Then the All-Merciful let the sword
So the All-Merciful granted the sword
of victory achieve against him all it sought,
of victory what it sought against him,
وردّهُand He cast him down ردَّthe overthrow of ثَموThamud (continued next line)
وردّهُ ردَّ ثَمو
دٍcompletion of 'Thamud' والفَصيلُand the camel calf قدْalready رَغاcried out
دٍ والفَصيلُ قدْ رَغا
and dealt him the fate of Thamu—
and cast him down as He did Thamud,
—d, when the she-camel’s calf had bellowed,
while the camel calf had cried out,
حتّىuntil يُرَىhe is seen وليمَةًa feast
حتّى يُرَى وليمَةً
لٍكُلِّfor each مرهوبِfeared for التُّغاtyranny (uncertain reading)
لٍكُلِّ مرهوبِ التُّغا
until he seemed a banquet
until he is seen as a feast
for every warrior dreaded in the fray.
for each one feared for his tyranny.
