لَقيتَyou met العُفاةَthe supplicants بِاّمالِهاwith their hopes
لَقيتَ العُفاةَ بِاّمالِها
وَزُرتَand you visited العُداةَthe enemies بِآجالِهاwith their appointed deaths
وَزُرتَ العُداةَ بِآجالِها
You met the supplicants with their hopes fulfilled,
You met the barefoot with their hopes
You met the supplicants with their hopes fulfilled,
and visited the enemies with their appointed deaths.
And visited the enemies with their fates
And visited the enemies with their destined dooms,
وَأَقبَلَتِand came forward الرومُthe Byzantines تَمشيwalking إِلَيكَtoward you
وَأَقبَلَتِ الرومُ تَمشي إِلَيكَ
بَينَamong اللُيوثِthe lions وَأَشبالِهاand their cubs
بَينَ اللُيوثِ وَأَشبالِها
The Byzantines came walking toward you,
And the Romans came walking towards you
The Romans advanced, marching toward you,
among the lions and their cubs.
Among the lions and their cubs
Amidst the lions and their whelps,
إِذاif رَأَتِthey see الأُسدَthe lions مَسبِيَّةًtaken captive
إِذا رَأَتِ الأُسدَ مَسبِيَّةً
فَأَينَwhere, then تَفِرُّthey flee بِأَطفالِهاwith their children
فَأَينَ تَفِرُّ بِأَطفالِها
If they see the lions taken captive,
When the lioness sees her cub captive
If they saw the lions themselves taken captive,
where, then, can they flee with their children?
Where can she flee with her young?
Where then could they flee with their young?
Sol 6.1