قلتI said لماwhen أدنتbrought near الدنياthe world لناto us
قلت لما أدنت الدنيا لنا
نفراًa group of men ذقناwe tasted بهمthrough them حرَّheat of سقرSaqar (Hell)
نفراً ذقنا بهم حرَّ سقر
I said, when the world brought near to us
I said, when this world drew near us,
a group of men through whom we tasted Saqar’s heat:
A people with whom we tasted hellfire’s heat,
فاتناeluded us عِزُّhonor of نواصيforelocks of الخيلthe horses فلso let
فاتنا عِزُّ نواصي الخيل فل
يبقremain فيناamong us ذلhumiliation of أذنابtails of البقرthe cattle
يبق فينا ذل أذناب البقر
The honor of horses’ forelocks eluded us, so let
The glory of horses’ forelocks has left us;
the humiliation of cattle’s tails remain among us.
In us remains but the humiliation of cows’ tails.
Sol 6.1