فَإِن كَفَروا نُعماكَ فيهِم فَإِنَّها

فَإِن كَفَروا نُعماكَ فيهِم فَإِنَّها

دُيون تَقاضَتها الرِّماحُ الذَّوابِلُ

دُيون تَقاضَتها الرِّماحُ الذَّوابِلُ

So if they are ungrateful for your favors to them, those favors are indeed

If they deny your favors among them, then

Debts that slender spears have exacted.

They are debts that spears with their blades will settle.

وَإِن قابَلوها بِالجُحودِ سَفاهَةً

وَإِن قابَلوها بِالجُحودِ سَفاهَةً

فَقَد عَرَفَتها سُمرُهُم وَالمَناصِلُ

فَقَد عَرَفَتها سُمرُهُم وَالمَناصِلُ

And if they foolishly meet them with denial,

And if in ignorance they meet them with rejection,

Then their brown spears and sword blades have indeed acknowledged them.

Their night fires and tents have made them known.

أَتوكَ فَحانَت ساهريها مَضارِبٌ

أَتوكَ فَحانَت ساهريها مَضارِبٌ

حَياء وَعاصَت مشرعيها عَولملُ

حَياء وَعاصَت مشرعيها عَولملُ

They came to you; then the time came—its watchers, striking edges [wording unclear].

They came to you while their abodes were dwellings

Out of shame; and it resisted those leveling it—[final word unclear].

Of modesty, though their tents disobeyed the rain.