كمhow many بغوْرin the lowlands of الشَّآمSyria غادرتُI left منهمْof them
كم بغوْر الشَّآم غادرتُ منهمْ
غَائراًa lowlander مُوفياًtowering علىover أهلthe people of نجدِNajd
غَائراً مُوفياً على أهل نجدِ
Many a man among them I left in Syria’s lowlands,
A lowlander towering over the people of Najd,
يلعبplaying الدَّسْتَبَنْدَthe game of dastaband فَرْداًalone وإنْand even though كاwas (first part of a split word)
يلعب الدَّسْتَبَنْدَ فَرْداً وإنْ كا
نcompletion of the split word meaning 'was' لَهُfor him شاغلٌsomething occupying him عنfrom الدَّسْتَبندِthe game of dastaband
ن لَهُ شاغلٌ عن الدَّسْتَبندِ
Playing dastaband alone, even though
He had something to distract him from dastaband.
Sol 6.1