سَأَلتُI asked عَنِabout الْجُنْدِthe army الرِّجَالِthe men
سَأَلتُ عَنِ الْجُنْدِ الرِّجَالِ
عَمِيدَthe head of الْكِتَابَةِthe chancery مَاhow أَفْطَنَهْastute he was!
عَمِيدَ الْكِتَابَةِ مَا أَفْطَنَهْ
About the army’s men I asked
the head of the chancery—how astute he was!
فَقَالَso he said وَقَدْand already صُفِّفُواthey had been arrayed يَوْمَon the day of عَرْضٍa review
فَقَالَ وَقَدْ صُفِّفُوا يَوْمَ عَرْضٍ
بَيَادِقَpawns فِيon سُفْرَةthe table of السَّلْطَنَهْthe sultanate
بَيَادِقَ فِي سُفْرَة السَّلْطَنَهْ
He said, as they stood arrayed on review day:
“Pawns on the sultanate’s table.”
Sol 6.1