ظَهَرَprevailed النَّبِيthe Prophet وَمَاand not قُرَيْشٌQuraysh وَسْطَنَاin our midst
ظَهَرَ النَّبِي وَمَا قُرَيْشٌ وَسْطَنَا
إلاَّexcept كَمِثْلِlike قُلاَمَةِa clipping الظُّفْرِthe fingernail
إلاَّ كَمِثْلِ قُلاَمَةِ الظُّفْرِ
The Prophet prevailed, and Quraysh in our midst are no more
than a fingernail clipping.
فَعَسَىso may قُرَيْشٌQuraysh أنْthat تَزِلَّslip بِرِجْلِهَاbeneath their foot
فَعَسَى قُرَيْشٌ أنْ تَزِلَّ بِرِجْلِهَا
غَدَاًtomorrow نَعْلٌa sandal فَتَقْسِمَهَاand so split them عَلىacross ظَهْرِthe back
غَدَاً نَعْلٌ فَتَقْسِمَهَا عَلى ظَهْرِ
So may there slip beneath Quraysh’s foot
tomorrow a sandal, splitting them across the back.
Sol 6.1