إذاwhen الأروُنthe fires إِروُthe fires of الحربwar العوانrecurrent لهمfor them
إذا الأروُن إِروُ الحرب العوان لهم
شُبَّتْwere kindled وركبَّتand were set in place الارحاءthe millstones والثُفُلُand the flour-catching hides
شُبَّتْ وركبَّت الارحاء والثُفُلُ
When, for them, the fires—the fires of recurring war—
were kindled, and the millstones and the hides beneath them were set in place,
واستشفرand tucked its tail الكلبthe dog إنكاراًin nonrecognition لمولغهof its drink-giver
واستشفر الكلب إنكاراً لمولغه
فيamid حولةa calamity قصرتfell short عنof نعتهاdescribing it الحُولُthe calamities
في حولة قصرت عن نعتها الحُولُ
and the dog tucked its tail, not recognizing the one who gave it drink,
amid a calamity that other calamities fell short of describing.
Sol 6.1