إِذاwhenever قُلتُI say هَذاthis السّلمُpeace قَدalready أَقبَلواthey have come بِهِwith it
إِذا قُلتُ هَذا السّلمُ قَد أَقبَلوا بِهِ
أَبىrefuses ماwhat مَضىhas passed وَالحَربُand war ذاتُpossessing زِبانِviolent clashes
أَبى ما مَضى وَالحَربُ ذاتُ زِبانِ
Whenever I say, “They have brought this peace,”
When I say they are coming with peace,
The past refuses it, and war is full of violent clashes.
The past refuses and war is raging.