ونحنand we طمحناwe hurled لأمرىءat Imru’ القيسal-Qays بعدماafter
ونحن طمحنا لأمرىء القيس بعدما
رجاhe hoped for الملكkingship بالطماحthrough al-Tammah نكباًa calamity علىupon نكبِa calamity
رجا الملك بالطماح نكباً على نكبِ
And we unleashed upon Imruʾ al-Qays—after
And we hurled at Imru’ al-Qays, after
he set his hopes on the throne—through al-Tammah, calamity upon calamity.
he had hoped for kingship, calamity upon calamity through al-Tammah.
Sol 6.1