لَمّاwhen رَأَيتُI saw بَنيthe sons of عَوفٍ‘Awf وَإِخوَتَهُمand their brothers
لَمّا رَأَيتُ بَني عَوفٍ وَإِخوَتَهُم
كَعباًKa‘b وَجَمعَand the host of بَنيthe sons of النَجّارِal-Najjar قَدalready حَفِلواthey assembled
كَعباً وَجَمعَ بَني النَجّارِ قَد حَفِلوا
When I saw the sons of ‘Awf and their brothers—
Ka‘b and the host of the sons of al-Najjar—already assembled,
قِدماًlong ago أَباحواthey overran حِماكُمyour protected lands بِالسُيوفِwith swords وَلَمand not
قِدماً أَباحوا حِماكُم بِالسُيوفِ وَلَم
يَفعَلdo بِكُمto you أَحَدٌanyone مِثلَthe like of الَّذيwhat فَعَلواthey did
يَفعَل بِكُم أَحَدٌ مِثلَ الَّذي فَعَلوا
long ago they overran your protected lands with swords, and never
has anyone done to you the like of what they did.
Sol 6.1