إنَّindeed استهانَتَهاits scorn إذاwhen وقَعَتْoccurs
إنَّ استهانَتَها إذا وقَعَتْ
لَبِقَدْرِsurely in proportion to ماwhat تَعْلُوrise بِهِby it رُتَبُهْhis ranks
لَبِقَدْرِ ما تَعْلُو بِهِ رُتَبُهْ
Indeed, its scorn, when it comes,
Is in proportion to the height his ranks attain.
وإذاand when بَدَتْappeared للنَّمْلِfor the ants أَجْنِحَةٌwings
وإذا بَدَتْ للنَّمْلِ أَجْنِحَةٌ
حَتَّىso that يَطيرَit flies فَقَدْthen indeed دَناhas drawn near عَطَبُهْits ruin
حَتَّى يَطيرَ فَقَدْ دَنا عَطَبُهْ
And when wings appear on ants
So they may fly, their ruin has drawn near.
Sol 6.1