عجبتI marveled لمفتونat a deluded man يرومseeks صراعناa struggle with us
عجبت لمفتون يروم صراعنا
ونحنand we اناسa people راحhas begun يحرسناguards us القدرdestiny
ونحن اناس راح يحرسنا القدر
I marveled at a deluded man who seeks to wrestle with us.
I'm amazed by a lover who seeks to rival us
And we are a people whom destiny has begun to guard.
While we are people destiny guards
لناours المجدglory ارثan inheritance منfrom جدودforefathers اماجدillustrious
لنا المجد ارث من جدود اماجد
لهمbefore them خضعbowed البيضthe fair-faced الاكابرthe grandees منof مضرMudar
لهم خضع البيض الاكابر من مضر
Glory is ours, inherited from illustrious forefathers.
Glory is our inheritance from glorious ancestors
Before them bowed the fair-faced grandees of Mudar.
To them bowed the mighty chiefs of Muḍar
رماناshot at us بسهمwith an arrow الوهمdelusion ذوone possessed of الغيwaywardness مخطئاmissing the mark
رمانا بسهم الوهم ذو الغي مخطئا
واخطأand missed رامan archer واهمdeluded قدhad رمىshot at القمرthe moon
واخطأ رام واهم قد رمى القمر
A wayward man shot at us with delusion’s arrow, missing his mark.
He shot us with the arrow of illusion, missing
And a deluded archer missed—he had shot at the moon.
He who aims and imagines wrongly shot the moon
Sol 6.1