لقدindeed عجبتI marveled وكمand how many للدهرtime holds منof عجبٍwonder
لقد عجبت وكم للدهر من عجبٍ
مماat what تزيّدfalsely add فيto أنسابهاtheir lineages الخلُجal-Khuluj
مما تزيّد في أنسابها الخلُج
I have marveled—and how many wonders time holds—
I'm amazed at how strange fate can be,
At what al-Khuluj falsely add to their lineages.
Bringing change to a clan's ancestry-
كانواthey were خساًodd in number أوor زكاًeven in number منfrom دونbelow أربعةfour
كانوا خساً أو زكاً من دون أربعة
لمnot يخلقواthey were created وجدودand the forefathers الناسof people تعتلجwere contending
لم يخلقوا وجدود الناس تعتلج
Odd or even, they numbered fewer than four;
From lowly or noble stock not long before,
They had not yet been created while people's forefathers were contending.
Came founders whose descendants now soar.
Sol 6.1