قالواthey said الزغاليلthe young pigeons سادواcame to rule
قالوا الزغاليل سادوا
فقلتso I said لاno عنafter رويةreflection
فقلت لا عن روية
They said, “The young pigeons have come to rule.”
They said the sparrows ruled,
So I said, after reflection, “No.”
So I said, not with foresight -
أليسis there not فيin كلevery يومday
أليس في كل يوم
لِلوردfor the lord فيin مصرEgypt غيةa pigeon loft
لِلورد في مصر غية
Is there not, every day,
Is there not in every day
a pigeon loft for the lord in Egypt?
For the rose in Egypt a yearning
Sol 6.1