آلpeople of الغُرورconceit لَقَدindeed ساقواthey drove نَجائبِهِمtheir noble camels
آل الغُرور لَقَد ساقوا نَجائبِهِم
شَرقاeastward وَغرباand westward قَدindeed استunclear as written كلall ماthat which لاقتthey encountered
شَرقا وَغربا قَد است كل ما لاقت
The people of conceit have indeed driven their noble camels
The people of arrogance, they have led their glories
Eastward and westward—indeed [unclear word] all that they encountered.
East and west, it has taken all it encountered
ظَنّواthey thought الزَمانَTime عَلىin spite of رُغمِunwillingness يُطاوِعُهُمobeys them
ظَنّوا الزَمانَ عَلى رُغمِ يُطاوِعُهُم
وَاِنand even if أَوقاتهits hours طوعاwillingly لَهُمto them رافَتpossibly showed mercy
وَاِن أَوقاته طوعا لَهُم رافَت
They thought Time would obey them against its will,
They thought time would obey them despite itself
And even if its hours willingly [perhaps showed mercy] to them,
Yet time yielded to them only for a while
وَلَيسَand it is not اِلّاexcept عَدواan enemy سوفwill يفجأهمtake them by surprise
وَلَيسَ اِلّا عَدوا سوف يفجأهم
برقطwith speckled ones غدرtreachery اِلىtoward عاداتهاtheir customary ways اِشتاقَتthey yearned
برقط غدر اِلى عاداتها اِشتاقَت
It is nothing but an enemy that will take them by surprise,
It is but an enemy that will suddenly strike them
With speckled forms of treachery, yearning for their customary ways.
With a bolt of treachery it has grown accustomed to
Sol 6.1