وَرُبَّand many a جِدارٍwall قَدindeed بَناهُbuilt it أَميرُناour emir
وَرُبَّ جِدارٍ قَد بَناهُ أَميرُنا
مُحَمّدMuhammad النَّدبُthe gallant الشريفُthe noble طبائعاin character
مُحَمّد النَّدبُ الشريفُ طبائعا
And many a wall our emir has built—
Many a wall was built by our Prince
Muhammad, the gallant, noble in character.
Mohammed Al-Nadab the noble, by nature
فَجاءَso it turned out مَتيناًsturdy وَهوَand it was كالطّودِlike a towering mountain راسخٌfirmly rooted
فَجاءَ مَتيناً وَهوَ كالطّودِ راسخٌ
فَلَمّاthen when رَآهit saw him خَرَّit fell down بَينbetween أَيديهhis hands واقعاcollapsing
فَلَمّا رَآه خَرَّ بَين أَيديه واقعا
It turned out sturdy, standing firm as a towering mountain.
It came out strong, standing like a towering mountain
Then, when it saw him, it fell, collapsing before him.
Yet when faced with it, fell prostrate before it
رَأىit saw هَيبَةَthe majesty of اللّيثِthe lion الهَصورِthe fierce فَهابَهُso it feared him
رَأى هَيبَةَ اللّيثِ الهَصورِ فَهابَهُ
فَخَرَّso it fell down سُجوداًin prostration بَينَbetween أَيديهِhis hands خاضِعاsubmissive
فَخَرَّ سُجوداً بَينَ أَيديهِ خاضِعا
It saw the fierce lion’s majesty and feared him.
He saw the awe of the hissing lion, so feared it
So it fell prostrate before him, submissive.
And fell bowing before it, humbled and submissive
Sol 6.1