إِذاwhenever ماemphatic particle بَداappeared الحَجّاجُal-Hajjaj لِلناسِbefore the people أَطرَقواthey lowered their heads
إِذا ما بَدا الحَجّاجُ لِلناسِ أَطرَقوا
وَأَسكَتَand fell silent مِنهُمamong them كُلُّeveryone مَنwho كانَwas يَنطِقُspeaking
وَأَسكَتَ مِنهُم كُلُّ مَن كانَ يَنطِقُ
Whenever al-Hajjaj appeared before the people, they lowered their heads,
and everyone among them who had been speaking fell silent.
فَماso … not هُوَhe إِلّاexcept بائِلٌurinating مِنfrom مَخافَةٍfear
فَما هُوَ إِلّا بائِلٌ مِن مَخافَةٍ
وَآخَرَand another مِنهُمamong them ظَلَّkept بِالريقِon saliva يَشرَقُchoking
وَآخَرَ مِنهُم ظَلَّ بِالريقِ يَشرَقُ
One would wet himself from fear,
while another among them kept choking on his saliva.
وَطارَتand flew قُلوبُhearts الناسِof the people شَرقاًeastward وَمَغرِباًand westward
وَطارَت قُلوبُ الناسِ شَرقاً وَمَغرِباً
فَماso … not الناسُthe people إِلّاexcept مُهجِسٌbrooding anxiously أَوor مُلَقلِقُstammering
فَما الناسُ إِلّا مُهجِسٌ أَو مُلَقلِقُ
The people's hearts flew east and west;
the people were all either brooding anxiously or stammering.
Sol 6.1