وَماand not نالgained مِثلَthe like of اليأسِgiving up hope طالبُa seeker of حاجَةٍa need
وَما نال مِثلَ اليأسِ طالبُ حاجَةٍ
إِذاwhen لَمnot يَكُنbe فيهاin it نَجاحٌsuccess لِطالِبِfor a seeker
إِذا لَم يَكُن فيها نَجاحٌ لِطالِبِ
And no seeker of a need has gained anything to match giving up hope,
When there is no success in it for the seeker.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لرمّاءٌindeed a skilled archer وَراءَbehind عَشيرَتيmy clan
وَإِنّي لرمّاءٌ وَراءَ عَشيرَتي
صَبورٌpatient عَلىunder قَذفِthe onslaught of العدىthe foes وَالمَصائبِand calamities
صَبورٌ عَلى قَذفِ العدى وَالمَصائبِ
And I am indeed an archer behind my clan,
Patient under the onslaught of foes and calamities.
Sol 6.1