قَد قَرَّبَ الحَيُّ إِذ هاجوا لِإِصعادِ

قَد قَرَّبَ الحَيُّ إِذ هاجوا لِإِصعادِ

بُزلاً مُخَيَّسَةً أَرمامَ أَقيادِ

بُزلاً مُخَيَّسَةً أَرمامَ أَقيادِ

The tribe brought forward, as they stirred to journey upland,

When their rage rose to storm the ascent,

full-grown, tamed camels with worn tether-ropes,

They brought docile camels with harnesses ready,

صُهباً كَأَنَّ عَصيمَ الوَرسِ خالَطَها

صُهباً كَأَنَّ عَصيمَ الوَرسِ خالَطَها

مِمّا تُصَرِّفُ مِن خَطرٍ وَإِلبادِ

مِمّا تُصَرِّفُ مِن خَطرٍ وَإِلبادِ

tawny, as though a stain of yellow wars-dye had mingled with them,

With white saddle-cloths as though plant stalks were mixed in them,

from their varied tail-swishing and tail-flattening.

From the churning of fate and misfortune.

يَحدو بِهِم زَجِلٌ لِلبَينِ مُعتَرِفٌ

يَحدو بِهِم زَجِلٌ لِلبَينِ مُعتَرِفٌ

قَد كُنتُ ذا حاجَةٍ لَو يَربُعُ الحادي

قَد كُنتُ ذا حاجَةٍ لَو يَربُعُ الحادي

A loud-voiced singer drives them, resigned to parting.

A songster urges them while separated, confessing,

I had a need—if only the camel-driver would pause!

"I would have helped if the first guide had lingered."

أَلا تَرى العَينَ يَومَ البَينِ إِذ ذَرَفَت

أَلا تَرى العَينَ يَومَ البَينِ إِذ ذَرَفَت

هاجَت عَلَيكَ ذَوي ضِغنٍ وَأَحقادِ

هاجَت عَلَيكَ ذَوي ضِغنٍ وَأَحقادِ

Do you not see how the eye, when it wept on parting day,

"Do you not see how the weeping eye, when you parted,

roused against you those nursing rancor and grudges?

Was attacked by people of malice and grudges?"

حَلَّأتِنا عَن قَراحِ المُزنِ في رَصَفٍ

حَلَّأتِنا عَن قَراحِ المُزنِ في رَصَفٍ

لَو شِئتِ رَوّى غَليلَ الهائِمِ الصادي

لَو شِئتِ رَوّى غَليلَ الهائِمِ الصادي

You barred us from pure rainwater among close-set stones,

"You comforted us from the grief of sadness in your yard,

which, had you wished, would have quenched the parched lover's burning thirst.

If you wished, you could have quenched a forlorn wanderer's thirst."

كَم دونَ بابِكِ مِن قَومٍ نُحاذِرُهُم

كَم دونَ بابِكِ مِن قَومٍ نُحاذِرُهُم

يا أُمَّ عَمروٍ وَحَدّادٍ وَحَدّادِ

يا أُمَّ عَمروٍ وَحَدّادٍ وَحَدّادِ

How many people we fear stand before your door,

"How many hostile people lurk below your abode,

O Umm Amr—and a gatekeeper, and another gatekeeper!

O mother of Amr, Haddad and Haddad!"

هَل مِن نَوالٍ لَمَوعودٍ بَخِلتِ بِهِ

هَل مِن نَوالٍ لَمَوعودٍ بَخِلتِ بِهِ

وَلِلرَهينِ الَّذي اِستَغلَقتِ مِن فادي

وَلِلرَهينِ الَّذي اِستَغلَقتِ مِن فادي

Is there any granting of what you promised but withheld,

"Is there any gift for the promised one you were stingy with?

and any ransomer for the captive you have held fast?

And for the hostage whose ransom you demanded from his redeemer?"

لَو كُنتِ كَذَّبتِ إِذ لَم تُؤتَ فاحِشَةٌ

لَو كُنتِ كَذَّبتِ إِذ لَم تُؤتَ فاحِشَةٌ

قَوماً يَلُجّونَ في جَورٍ وَأَفنادِ

قَوماً يَلُجّونَ في جَورٍ وَأَفنادِ

If only you had called liars, when no shameful deed was done,

"If only you had lied when you did not commit flagrant sins

those who persist in injustice and falsehood!

With people who persist in tyranny and corruption."

فَقَد سَمِعتُ حَديثاً بَعدَ مَوثِقِنا

فَقَد سَمِعتُ حَديثاً بَعدَ مَوثِقِنا

مِمّا ذَكَرتِ إِلى زَيدٍ وَشَدّادِ

مِمّا ذَكَرتِ إِلى زَيدٍ وَشَدّادِ

For I have heard talk after our solemn pact,

"For I have heard talk after our pact,

from what you mentioned to Zayd and Shaddad.

Of what you mentioned to Zayd and Shaddad."

حَيِّ المَنازِلَ بِالبُردَينِ قَد بَلِيَت

حَيِّ المَنازِلَ بِالبُردَينِ قَد بَلِيَت

لِلحَيِّ لَم يَبقَ مِنها غَيرُ أَبلادِ

لِلحَيِّ لَم يَبقَ مِنها غَيرُ أَبلادِ

Greet the dwellings at al-Burdayn, now worn away;

"The dwellings at al-Burdain have been ruined,

of the tribe's homes, nothing remains but traces.

Nothing of the dwellings remains but ruins."

ما كِدتَ تَعرِفُ هَذا الرَبعَ غَيَّرَهُ

ما كِدتَ تَعرِفُ هَذا الرَبعَ غَيَّرَهُ

مَرُّ السِنينَ كَما غَيَّرنَ أَجلادي

مَرُّ السِنينَ كَما غَيَّرنَ أَجلادي

You could scarcely recognize this campsite; it was changed

"You can barely recognize this land, so changed

by the passing years, just as they changed my skin.

By the passage of years, as they changed our skins."

لَقَد عَلِمتُ وَما أُخبِرتُ مِن أَحَدٍ

لَقَد عَلِمتُ وَما أُخبِرتُ مِن أَحَدٍ

أَنَّ الهَوى بِنَقا يَبرينَ مُعتادي

أَنَّ الهَوى بِنَقا يَبرينَ مُعتادي

I have known, without being told by anyone,

"I knew, though no one told me,

that love revisits me at Yabrin's sand ridge.

That passion steadily ruins the devoted."

اللَهُ دَمَّرَ عَبّاداً وَشيعَتَهُ

اللَهُ دَمَّرَ عَبّاداً وَشيعَتَهُ

عاداتُ رَبِّكَ في أَمثالِ عَبّادِ

عاداتُ رَبِّكَ في أَمثالِ عَبّادِ

God destroyed Abbad and his followers—

"God destroyed a people and their followers-

such are your Lord's ways with the likes of Abbad.

Such are your Lord's ways with His servants."

قَد كانَ قالَ أَميرُ المُؤمِنينَ لَهُم

قَد كانَ قالَ أَميرُ المُؤمِنينَ لَهُم

ما يَعلَمُ اللَهُ مِن صِدقٍ وَإِجهادِ

ما يَعلَمُ اللَهُ مِن صِدقٍ وَإِجهادِ

The Commander of the Faithful had already told them

"The Commander of the Faithful told them,

what God knows of truthfulness and earnest effort.

'God knows nothing of your honesty and strife.'"

مَن يَهدِهِ اللَهُ يَهتَد لا مُضِلَّ لَهُ

مَن يَهدِهِ اللَهُ يَهتَد لا مُضِلَّ لَهُ

وَمَن أَضَلَّ فَما يَهديهِ مِن هادي

وَمَن أَضَلَّ فَما يَهديهِ مِن هادي

Whomever God guides is guided; none can lead him astray.

"Whom God guides none can lead astray,

And whomever He leads astray, no guide will guide him.

And whom He leads astray none can rightly guide."

لَقَد تَبَيَّنَ إِذ غَبَّت أُمورُهُمُ

لَقَد تَبَيَّنَ إِذ غَبَّت أُمورُهُمُ

قَومُ الجُحافيِّ أَمراً غِبَّهُ بادي

قَومُ الجُحافيِّ أَمراً غِبَّهُ بادي

When their affairs had settled, they plainly understood—

"When their affairs were obscured,

al-Juhafi's people—a matter whose aftermath was clear.

The people of Juhaifa were clearly misguided."

لاقوا بُعوثَ أَميرِ المُؤمِنينَ لَهُم

لاقوا بُعوثَ أَميرِ المُؤمِنينَ لَهُم

كَالريحِ إِذ بُعِثَت نَحساً عَلى عادِ

كَالريحِ إِذ بُعِثَت نَحساً عَلى عادِ

They faced the forces the Commander of the Faithful dispatched against them,

"They met the onslaughts of the Commander of the Faithful upon them

like the wind sent as a calamity upon Ad.

Like a wind unleashed upon the wicked people of Aad."

فيهِم مَلائِكَةُ الرَحمَنِ ما لَهُمُ

فيهِم مَلائِكَةُ الرَحمَنِ ما لَهُمُ

سِوى التَوَكُّلِ وَالتَسبيحِ مِن زادِ

سِوى التَوَكُّلِ وَالتَسبيحِ مِن زادِ

Among them are angels of the Merciful, who have nothing

"With them are the angels of the Merciful, having nothing

for provisions but trust in God and glorification.

But trust in God and glorification as provision."

أَنصارُ حَقٍّ عَلى بُلقٍ مُسَوَّمَةٍ

أَنصارُ حَقٍّ عَلى بُلقٍ مُسَوَّمَةٍ

إِمدادُ رَبِّكَ كانوا خَيرَ إِمدادِ

إِمدادُ رَبِّكَ كانوا خَيرَ إِمدادِ

Champions of truth upon piebald, marked steeds,

"The helpers of truth on spotted camels,

reinforcements from your Lord: they were the finest reinforcements.

Your Lord's aid - they were the best aid."

لاقَت جُحافٌ وَكَذّابٌ أَقادَهُمُ

لاقَت جُحافٌ وَكَذّابٌ أَقادَهُمُ

مَسقِيَّةَ السُمِّ شُهباً غَيرَ أَغمادِ

مَسقِيَّةَ السُمِّ شُهباً غَيرَ أَغمادِ

Juhaf met, with a liar leading them,

"Juhaifa and his liars met

gleaming blades steeped in poison, not scabbards.

The draught of poison, unsheathed."

لاقَت جُحافٌ هَواناً في حَياتِهِمُ

لاقَت جُحافٌ هَواناً في حَياتِهِمُ

وَما تُقُبِّلَ مِنهُم روحُ أَجسادِ

وَما تُقُبِّلَ مِنهُم روحُ أَجسادِ

Juhaf met humiliation while they lived,

"Juhaifa met disgrace in their lives

and not a soul from their bodies was accepted.

And their souls did not bid their bodies farewell."

إِنَّ الوِبارَ الَّتي في الغارِ مِن سَبَأٍ

إِنَّ الوِبارَ الَّتي في الغارِ مِن سَبَأٍ

لَن تَستَطيعَ عَرينَ المُخدِرِ العادي

لَن تَستَطيعَ عَرينَ المُخدِرِ العادي

The hyraxes from Saba that dwell in the cave

"The wasps that dwell in caves in Saba

will never conquer the den of the lurking, charging lion.

Cannot penetrate the den of the slumbering lion."

لَمّا أَضَلَّهُمُ الشَيطانُ قالَ لَهُم

لَمّا أَضَلَّهُمُ الشَيطانُ قالَ لَهُم

أَخلَفتُمُ عِندَ أَمرِ اللَهِ ميعادي

أَخلَفتُمُ عِندَ أَمرِ اللَهِ ميعادي

When Satan led them astray, he said to them:

"When Satan led them astray, he said to them

“You failed to keep your promise to me when God's command came.”

'You have missed the tryst of God's command.'"

ما كانَ أَحلامُ قَومٍ زِدتَهُم خَبَلاً

ما كانَ أَحلامُ قَومٍ زِدتَهُم خَبَلاً

إِلّا كَحِلمِ فِراشِ الهَبوَةِ الغادي

إِلّا كَحِلمِ فِراشِ الهَبوَةِ الغادي

The judgment of a people whose madness you increased was nothing

"The dreams of a people made more crazed by madness

but the wit of dust-cloud moths flitting out in the morning.

Were like the dreams of a butterfly in the dusk."

إِذ قُلتَ عُمّالُ كَلبٍ ظالِمونَ لَنا

إِذ قُلتَ عُمّالُ كَلبٍ ظالِمونَ لَنا

ماذا تَقَرَّبتَ مِن ظُلمٍ وَإِفسادِ

ماذا تَقَرَّبتَ مِن ظُلمٍ وَإِفسادِ

When you said, “Kalb's officials oppress us,”

"When you said, 'Slaves of a dog oppress us,'

what injustice and corruption you courted!

How could we draw near to wrongdoing and corruption?"

ذوقوا وَقَد كُنتُمُ عَنها بِمُعتَزَلٍ

ذوقوا وَقَد كُنتُمُ عَنها بِمُعتَزَلٍ

حَرباً تَحَرَّقُ مِن حَميٍ وَإيقادِ

حَرباً تَحَرَّقُ مِن حَميٍ وَإيقادِ

Taste, though you once kept apart from it,

"Taste it, though you stood aloof from it,

a war burning with fierce heat and kindling.

A war flaming with zeal and fuel."

لا بارَكَ اللَهُ في قَومٍ يَغُرُّهُمُ

لا بارَكَ اللَهُ في قَومٍ يَغُرُّهُمُ

قَولُ اليَهودِ لِذي حَفَّينِ بَرّادِ

قَولُ اليَهودِ لِذي حَفَّينِ بَرّادِ

May God grant no blessing to a people deceived

"God bless not a people deluded

by the Jews' words to a cloak-weaver with two loom-beams.

By the word of the Jews to the two-faced hypocrite."

أَبصِر فَإِنَّ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ لَهُ

أَبصِر فَإِنَّ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ لَهُ

أَعلى الفُروعِ وَحَيثُ اِستَجمَعَ الوادي

أَعلى الفُروعِ وَحَيثُ اِستَجمَعَ الوادي

Look: the Commander of the Faithful possesses

"See, the Commander of the Faithful - his origin

the highest branches and the place where the valley converges.

Is the highest branch, wherever the valleys converge."

تَلقى جِبالَ بَني مَروانَ خالِدَةً

تَلقى جِبالَ بَني مَروانَ خالِدَةً

شُمَّ الرَواسِي وَتُنبي صَخرَةَ الرادي

شُمَّ الرَواسِي وَتُنبي صَخرَةَ الرادي

You find the mountains of the sons of Marwan enduring,

"He met the eternal mountains of Banu Marwan,

lofty, firmly rooted, deflecting the hurler's rock.

Sniffing bedrock and rousing the stones of the canyon."

إِنّا حَمِدنا الَّذي يَشفي خَليقَتَهُ

إِنّا حَمِدنا الَّذي يَشفي خَليقَتَهُ

مِن كُلِّ مُبتَدِعٍ في الدينِ صَدّادِ

مِن كُلِّ مُبتَدِعٍ في الدينِ صَدّادِ

We have praised the One who heals His creation

"We praise the One who heals His creation

of every obstructive innovator in religion.

From every innovator in religion, a transgressor."

فَأَرغَمَ اللَهُ قَوماً لا حُلومَ لَهُم

فَأَرغَمَ اللَهُ قَوماً لا حُلومَ لَهُم

مِن مُرجِفينَ ذَوي ضِغنٍ وَحُسّادِ

مِن مُرجِفينَ ذَوي ضِغنٍ وَحُسّادِ

So God humbled a people with no sound judgment,

"So God subdued a folk without protection,

rumormongers filled with rancor, and envious men.

From alarmists, full of grudges and envy."

لاقى بَنو الأَشعَثِ الكِندِيِّ إِذ نَكَثوا

لاقى بَنو الأَشعَثِ الكِندِيِّ إِذ نَكَثوا

وَاِبنُ المُهَلَّبِ حَرباً ذاتَ عُصوادِ

وَاِبنُ المُهَلَّبِ حَرباً ذاتَ عُصوادِ

The sons of al-Ashʿath al-Kindi, when they broke faith, faced,

"The clan of Ash'ath the Kindite met, when they broke treaties,

along with Ibn al-Muhallab, a war of raging turmoil.

And Ibn al-Muhallab, a war with twanging bowstrings."

إِنَّ العَدُوَّ إِذا راموا قَناتَكُمُ

إِنَّ العَدُوَّ إِذا راموا قَناتَكُمُ

يَلقَونَ مِنها صَميماً غَيرَ مُنادِ

يَلقَونَ مِنها صَميماً غَيرَ مُنادِ

Indeed, when enemies set their sights upon your spear-shaft,

"When the enemy tries to sever your watering places

they find in it a solid core that will not bend.

They will meet from them a resolute defender."

شَرَّفتَ بُنيانَ أَملاكٍ بَنوا لَكُمُ

شَرَّفتَ بُنيانَ أَملاكٍ بَنوا لَكُمُ

عادِيَةً في حُصونٍ بَينَ أَطوادِ

عادِيَةً في حُصونٍ بَينَ أَطوادِ

You exalted the edifice of kings who built for you

"You have ennobled, in strongholds between mountains,

ancient, Ad-like structures in strongholds between mountains.

The structure of possessions they built for you."

إِنَّ الكِرامَ إِذا عَدّوا مَساعِيَكُم

إِنَّ الكِرامَ إِذا عَدّوا مَساعِيَكُم

قِدماً فَضَلتَ بِئاباءٍ وَأَجدادِ

قِدماً فَضَلتَ بِئاباءٍ وَأَجدادِ

When noble men count your deeds

"When the generous count their efforts for you

of old, you surpass them through fathers and grandfathers,

You are superior in courage and ancestors."

بِالأَعظَمينَ إِذا ما خاطَروا خَطَراً

بِالأَعظَمينَ إِذا ما خاطَروا خَطَراً

وَالمُطعِمينَ إِذا هَبَّت بِصُرّادِ

وَالمُطعِمينَ إِذا هَبَّت بِصُرّادِ

through the greatest, whenever they wager a stake,

"By the greatest ones when they embark on a daring venture,

and those who feed others when the wind blows bitter cold.

And the feeders of people when the cooking pots boil."

آلُ المُغيرَةِ وَالأَعياصُ في مَهَلٍ

آلُ المُغيرَةِ وَالأَعياصُ في مَهَلٍ

مَدّوا عَلَيكَ بُحوراً غَيرَ أَثمادِ

مَدّوا عَلَيكَ بُحوراً غَيرَ أَثمادِ

The house of al-Mughira and al-Aʿyas, at their ease,

"The family of Mughira and Al 'Ayash during respites

spread seas over you, not scant pools.

Stretched out to you inexhaustible seas."

وَالحارِثُ الخَيرُ قَد أَورى فَما خَمِدَت

وَالحارِثُ الخَيرُ قَد أَورى فَما خَمِدَت

نيرانُ مَجدٍ بِزَندٍ غَيرِ مَصلادِ

نيرانُ مَجدٍ بِزَندٍ غَيرِ مَصلادِ

And al-Harith the Good struck fire that never went out—

"And Al Harith the Virtuous, his fires of glory blazed

fires of glory from a firestick that never fails to spark.

With ever-burning embers in unsheathed blades."

ما البَحرُ مُغلَولِباً تَسمو غَوارِبُهُ

ما البَحرُ مُغلَولِباً تَسمو غَوارِبُهُ

يَعلو السَفينَ بآذيٍّ وَإِزبادِ

يَعلو السَفينَ بآذيٍّ وَإِزبادِ

Not even the sea, turbulent, its billows rising,

"The sea surging with waves does not prevent its ships

overtopping ships with surging waves and foam,

Rising above it, resistant to harm and debris."

يَوماً بِأَوسَعَ سَيباً مِن سِجالِكُمُ

يَوماً بِأَوسَعَ سَيباً مِن سِجالِكُمُ

عِندَ العُناةِ وَعِندَ المُعتَفي الجادي

عِندَ العُناةِ وَعِندَ المُعتَفي الجادي

is ever more lavish in bounty than your brimming buckets,

"One day with a broader range than your battles

for captives and for the suppliant seeking gifts.

Against the wicked and the repenting supplicant."

إِلى مُعاوِيَةَ المَنصورِ إِنَّ لَهُ

إِلى مُعاوِيَةَ المَنصورِ إِنَّ لَهُ

ديناً وَثيقاً وَقَلباً غَيرَ حَيّادِ

ديناً وَثيقاً وَقَلباً غَيرَ حَيّادِ

To Muawiya the victorious: indeed, he has

"To Mu'awiyah the victorious - he has

a firm faith and a heart that never swerves.

A binding faith and a heart free of deviation."

مِن آلِ مَروانَ ما اِرتَدَّت بَصائِرُهُم

مِن آلِ مَروانَ ما اِرتَدَّت بَصائِرُهُم

مِن خَوفِ قَومٍ وَلا هَمّوا بِإِلحادِ

مِن خَوفِ قَومٍ وَلا هَمّوا بِإِلحادِ

Of the house of Marwan, whose convictions never retreated

"Never did the vision of the Marwanites falter

from fear of any people, nor did they contemplate heresy.

Out of fear of some people, nor incline to unbelief."

حَتّى أَتَتكَ مُلوكُ الرومِ صاغِرَةً

حَتّى أَتَتكَ مُلوكُ الرومِ صاغِرَةً

مُقَرَّنينَ بِأَغلالٍ وَأَصفادِ

مُقَرَّنينَ بِأَغلالٍ وَأَصفادِ

Until the kings of the Romans came to you humbled,

"Until the kings of Rome came to you submissively,

bound together in neck-shackles and fetters.

Fettered in chains and shackles."

يَومٌ أَذَلَّ رِقابَ الرومِ وَقعَتُهُ

يَومٌ أَذَلَّ رِقابَ الرومِ وَقعَتُهُ

بُشرى لِمَن كانَ في غَورٍ وَأَنجادِ

بُشرى لِمَن كانَ في غَورٍ وَأَنجادِ

A day whose battle humbled the Romans' necks—

"A day that humiliated the necks of the Romans when it came -

glad tidings for those in lowlands and highlands.

Good tidings for those who were in caves and thickets."

يا رُبَّ ما اِرتادَكُم رَكبٌ لِرَغبَتِهِم

يا رُبَّ ما اِرتادَكُم رَكبٌ لِرَغبَتِهِم

فَأَحمَدوا الغَيثَ وَاِنقادوا لِرُوّادِ

فَأَحمَدوا الغَيثَ وَاِنقادوا لِرُوّادِ

Oh, how often a band of riders sought you out in pursuit of their hopes,

"O Lord, never did those whom greed drove to You turn back,

then found the rain praiseworthy and followed the scouts!

So they praised the rain and yielded to the guides."

ساروا عَلى طُرُقٍ تَهدي مَناهِجُها

ساروا عَلى طُرُقٍ تَهدي مَناهِجُها

إِلى خَضارِمَ خُضرِ اللُجِّ أَعدادِ

إِلى خَضارِمَ خُضرِ اللُجِّ أَعدادِ

They traveled roads whose clear tracks lead

"They traveled roads whose courses led

to vast seas with green depths and unfailing waters.

To the green thickets, abundant in numbers."

ساروا مِنَ الأَدَمى وَالدامِ مُنعَلَةً

ساروا مِنَ الأَدَمى وَالدامِ مُنعَلَةً

قوداً سَوالِفُها في مَورِ أَعضادِ

قوداً سَوالِفُها في مَورِ أَعضادِ

They set out from al-Adama and al-Dam on shod mounts,

"They traveled with feet bloodstained and stained with blood,

long-necked, their necks moving with the swing of their upper forelegs.

Their vanguards amidst twisting paths."

سيروا فَإِنَّ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ لَكُم

سيروا فَإِنَّ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ لَكُم

غَيثٌ مُغيثٌ بِنَبتٍ غَيرِ مِجحادِ

غَيثٌ مُغيثٌ بِنَبتٍ غَيرِ مِجحادِ

Travel on: the Commander of the Faithful is for you

"Travel, for the Commander of the Faithful will rain on you

a rain bringing relief, with growth that is never scant.

A beneficial rain, not mere drizzle."

ماذا تَرى في عِيالٍ قَد بَرِمتُ بِهِم

ماذا تَرى في عِيالٍ قَد بَرِمتُ بِهِم

لَم تُحصَ عِدَّتُهُم إِلّا بِعَدّادِ

لَم تُحصَ عِدَّتُهُم إِلّا بِعَدّادِ

What do you think of dependents I have grown weary of?

"What do you see of dependents I have been burdened with

Their number can be tallied only by a reckoner.

Whose number cannot be counted but by counting?"

كانوا ثَمانينَ أَو زادوا ثَمانِيَةً

كانوا ثَمانينَ أَو زادوا ثَمانِيَةً

لَولا رَجاؤُكَ قَد قَتَّلتُ أَولادي

لَولا رَجاؤُكَ قَد قَتَّلتُ أَولادي

They were eighty, or eight more;

"They were eighty, or eight more,

but for my hope in you, I would have slaughtered my children.

And were it not for hoping in you, I would have killed my children."