إِنّاindeed we إذاwhen سُلِبَتare taken away وَظائِفُناour posts
إِنّا إذا سُلِبَت وَظائِفُنا
وَتَأَلَّفَتand are formed منof غيرِناpeople other than us دُوَلُgovernments
وَتَأَلَّفَت من غيرِنا دُوَلُ
Indeed, when our posts are taken away,
and governments are formed of people other than us,
نَبنيwe build كماas كانَتused to أوائِلُناour forebears
نَبني كما كانَت أوائِلُنا
تَبنيbuild وَنَفعَلُand we do مثلَlike ماwhat فَعلواthey did
تَبني وَنَفعَلُ مثلَ ما فَعلوا
we build as our forebears used
to build, and do as they did.
Sol 6.1