كانَthere was ليfor me رُكنٌa pillar شَديدٌstrong
كانَ لي رُكنٌ شَديدٌ
وَقَعَتoccurred فيهِin it الزَلازِلearthquakes
وَقَعَت فيهِ الزَلازِل
I had a strong pillar;
Earthquakes struck it.
زَعزَعَتهُshook it نُوَبُmisfortunes الدَهرِof time
زَعزَعَتهُ نُوَبُ الدَهرِ
وَكَرّاتُand repeated assaults النَوازِلof calamities
وَكَرّاتُ النَوازِل
Time’s misfortunes shook it,
And calamities’ repeated assaults.
ماwhat بَقاءُendurance الحَجَرِof stone الصَلدِhard
ما بَقاءُ الحَجَرِ الصَلدِ
عَلىunder وَقعِthe blows of المَعاوِلpickaxes
عَلى وَقعِ المَعاوِل
How can hard stone endure
Under the blows of pickaxes?
Sol 6.1