لَهانَindeed sank low بَنوsons of التُركِthe Turks حَتّىuntil غَدَواthey became
لَهانَ بَنو التُركِ حَتّى غَدَوا
مَماليكَslaves of كُلِّevery لَئيمٍbase person خَسيسِignoble
مَماليكَ كُلِّ لَئيمٍ خَسيسِ
So abased are the sons of the Turks that they have become
The sons of the Turks have indeed sunk so low that they have become
the slaves of every base, contemptible man.
slaves to every base and ignoble man.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle مَشَواthey walked خَلفَهُمbehind them خِلتَهُمyou thought them
إِذا ما مَشَوا خَلفَهُم خِلتَهُم
ظِباءَgazelles of الأَجارِعِthe sandy flats خَلفَbehind التُيوسِthe he-goats
ظِباءَ الأَجارِعِ خَلفَ التُيوسِ
Whenever they walk behind them, you would take them for
When they walk behind them, you would take them for
gazelles of the sandy wastes trailing behind billy goats—
gazelles of the sandy flats behind the he-goats.
حِسانُhandsome الوُجوهِthe faces وَلَكِنَّهُمbut they
حِسانُ الوُجوهِ وَلَكِنَّهُم
سُعودٌauspicious stars طَوالِعُrising خَلفَbehind النحوسِthe ill-omened stars
سُعودٌ طَوالِعُ خَلفَ النحوسِ
handsome of face, and yet they are
Handsome of face, yet they are
auspicious stars rising behind stars of ill omen.
auspicious stars rising behind ill-omened ones.
Sol 6.1