أخٌa brother ليَof mine جَرَّبْتُهI tested him مَرَّةًonce
أخٌ ليَ جَرَّبْتُه مَرَّةً
فَنَدَّمَنيso made me regret طولُthe length of تَجريبهtesting him
فَنَدَّمَني طولُ تَجريبه
A brother of mine I tested once;
so testing him at length filled me with regret.
فهلso, did...? كانwas يُربِحُyield profit تجريبُهtesting him
فهل كان يُربِحُ تجريبُه
وفُلْكُwhile the ship التكبُّرِof arrogance تجريsails بهِwith him
وفُلْكُ التكبُّرِ تجري بهِ
Could testing him have yielded any profit,
while the ship of arrogance sailed with him aboard?
Sol 6.1