قَالُواthey said لِنَابُلْيُونَto Napoleon ذَاتَone عَشِيَّةٍevening
قَالُوا لِنَابُلْيُونَ ذَاتَ عَشِيَّةٍ
إِذْas كَانَhe was يَرْقُبُwatching فِيin السَّمَاءِthe sky الأَنْجُمَاthe stars
إِذْ كَانَ يَرْقُبُ فِي السَّمَاءِ الأَنْجُمَا
They said to Napoleon one evening,
as he watched the stars in the sky:
هَلْquestion marker بَعْدَafter فَتْحِconquering الأَرْضِthe earth مِنْany أُمْنِيَةٍwish
هَلْ بَعْدَ فَتْحِ الأَرْضِ مِنْ أُمْنِيَةٍ
فَأَجَابَso he replied أَنْظُرُI consider كَيْفَhow أَفْتَتِحُI conquer السَّمَاthe heavens
فَأَجَابَ أَنْظُرُ كَيْفَ أَفْتَتِحُ السَّمَا
“After conquering the earth, is there any wish left?”
So he replied, “I am considering how to conquer the heavens.”
Sol 6.1