عَلىupon مَنthose وَراءَbeyond الرَدمِthe barrier لَوif دُكَّwere demolished عَنهُمُaway from them
عَلى مَن وَراءَ الرَدمِ لَو دُكَّ عَنهُمُ
لَماجواthey would swarm كَماas ماجَswarmed الجَرادَthe locusts وَطَوَّفواand would roam about
لَماجوا كَما ماجَ الجَرادَ وَطَوَّفوا
Upon those beyond the barrier—were it torn down for them—
If the mound were removed from those behind it
they would swarm as locusts swarm, and roam about.
They would surge as the locusts swarmed and circled around
فَهُمfor they يَعدِلونَcounterbalance الأَرضَthe earth لَولاهُمُwere it not for them اِستَوَتit would settle
فَهُم يَعدِلونَ الأَرضَ لَولاهُمُ اِستَوَت
عَلىupon الناسِmankind أَوor كادَتnearly تَسيرُmove فَتُنسَفُthen be blown away
عَلى الناسِ أَو كادَت تَسيرُ فَتُنسَفُ
For they counterbalance the earth; without them it would settle
For they make the land equable, were it not for them it would be still
upon mankind, or nearly move and be blown away.
Upon the people, or it would nearly proceed to be demolished
وَلَوand if أَنَّthat سَعداًSaʿd أَقبَلَتcame forth مِنfrom بِلادِهاits lands
وَلَو أَنَّ سَعداً أَقبَلَت مِن بِلادِها
لَجاءَتit would come بِيَبرينَwith Yabrīn اللَياليthrough the nights تَزَحَّفُcreeping forward
لَجاءَت بِيَبرينَ اللَيالي تَزَحَّفُ
And if Saʿd came forth from its lands,
And if Sa'da came from her lands
it would bring Yabrīn along, creeping through the nights.
The nights would come crawling with dryness
Sol 6.1