سِرناWe set out ومرآةُwhile the mirror of الزَّمانِtime بحالهاas it was
سِرنا ومرآةُ الزَّمانِ بحالها
فالآنَso now قدalready مُحقتhas been effaced وصرتand I have become مِنْجَلاa sickle
فالآنَ قد مُحقت وصرت مِنْجَلا
We set out while time’s mirror was still unchanged;
now it has been effaced, and I have become a sickle.
تَخِدُstride swiftly الركابُthe riding camels فلاand do not تعوجُturn aside بناwith us علىtoward
تَخِدُ الركابُ فلا تعوجُ بنا على
طَلَلِthe ruins of الحبيبthe beloved ولاnor تُحييgreet المنزلاthe dwelling
طَلَلِ الحبيب ولا تُحيي المنزلا
The riding camels stride swiftly, not turning aside with us toward
the beloved’s ruins, nor greeting the dwelling;
وتحركand move الأعطافthe flanks تَشْميراًwith vigorous effort بِناwith us
وتحرك الأعطاف تَشْميراً بِنا
وتُيمِّمand head toward الملكَthe king المظفّرَthe victorious طُغْرِلاTughril
وتُيمِّم الملكَ المظفّرَ طُغْرِلا
they move their flanks, pressing onward with us,
and head toward the victorious king, Tughril.
Sol 6.1