إذاif خفقflutters اللواءthe banner علىover يوماone day
إذا خفق اللواء على يوما
وقدand already حملhas carried امرؤImru’ القيسal-Qays اللواءاthe banner
وقد حمل امرؤ القيس اللواءا
If the banner flutters over me one day,
and Imru’ al-Qays has taken up the banner,
رجوتI hoped in اللهGod لاnot أرجوI hope in سواهanyone besides Him
رجوت الله لا أرجو سواه
لعلperhaps اللهGod يرحمwill have mercy on منwhoever أساءاhas done wrong
لعل الله يرحم من أساءا
I shall hope in God; I hope in none but Him—
perhaps God will have mercy on one who has done wrong.
Sol 6.1