وَظَنَّ وَهوَ مُجِدٌّ في هَزيمَتِهِ

وَظَنَّ وَهوَ مُجِدٌّ في هَزيمَتِهِ

ما لاحَ قُدّامَهُ شَخصاً يُسابِقُهُ

ما لاحَ قُدّامَهُ شَخصاً يُسابِقُهُ

And they thought, while he pressed earnestly on in his flight,

And he thought, as he hastened in his flight,

that whatever appeared before him was a figure racing him.

that whatever appeared ahead of him was someone racing him.