يقولsays ليto me الأميرthe emir بغيرwithout جرمٍan offense
يقول لي الأمير بغير جرمٍ
تقدمadvance! حينwhen جدgrew fierce بناaround us المراسthe fighting
تقدم حين جد بنا المراس
The prince says to me, though I have done no wrong:
The emir tells me, though I have done no wrong,
“Step forward, now that battle has grown fierce!”
“Advance!” when the fighting has grown fierce around us.
فماso ... no ليfor me إنif أطعتكI obey you منany (emphatic) حياةٍlife
فما لي إن أطعتك من حياةٍ
وماand ... no ليfor me غيرother than هذاthis الرأسthe head راسa head
وما لي غير هذا الرأس راس
But if I obey you, what life will remain to me?
So if I obey you, I will have no life left,
I have no head but this head of mine.
and I have no head other than this head.
Sol 6.1