فللّهso, to God (an exclamation of admiration) منwhat a (exclamatory) بغلةa mule قدalready غدتshe has become
فللّه من بغلة قد غدت
تفوقُshe surpasses طيورbirds السماthe sky فيin المسيرtravel
تفوقُ طيور السما في المسير
By God, what a mule—she has come to
For Allah, what a she-camel that has become,
outstrip the birds of the sky in her travel!
Surpassing the birds of the sky in journeying.
تطيرُshe flies علىon ظهرهاher back بالغرابwith al-Ghurab (the Crow)
تطيرُ على ظهرها بالغراب
كأنّas though الغرابal-Ghurab (the Crow) بهاwith her aid قدindeed يطيرhe flies
كأنّ الغراب بها قد يطير
She flies with al-Ghurab (the Crow) on her back,
Upon her back the raven flies
as though al-Ghurab were indeed flying with her aid.
As though the raven itself with her might fly.
تسيرُshe travels بأمثالناwith the likes of us مثلماjust as
تسيرُ بأمثالنا مثلما
بهاthrough her كلall أمثالناour proverbs قدmay تسيرtravel
بها كل أمثالنا قد تسير
She carries the likes of us along, just as
She journeys with our likes, just as
through her all our proverbs may travel.
With her all our likes might journey.
Sol 6.1