قليلٌlittle غناؤُهُمُtheir usefulness فيin الهياجِthe fray
قليلٌ غناؤُهُمُ في الهياجِ
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle تنادواthey summon one another لأمرٍfor a matter شديدgrave
إذا ما تنادوا لأمرٍ شديد
Little is their use in the fray,
Their singing is little in tumult
When they summon one another for a grave matter.
When they call each other for intense matter
وأنتُمand you كلابٌdogs لدىbeside دُورِكُمyour homes
وأنتُم كلابٌ لدى دُورِكُم
تهرُّgrowl هريرَthe growling of العقورِthe vicious, biting dog الرصُودlying in wait
تهرُّ هريرَ العقورِ الرصُود
And you are dogs beside your homes,
While you are dogs at your abodes
Growling like a vicious dog lying in wait.
Barking the bark of stubbornness resolute
وأنتمand you ظاربيُّpolecats (apparently intended) إذاwhen تجلسونَyou sit
وأنتم ظاربيُّ إذا تجلسونَ
وماand not إنemphatic particle لناfor us فيكمamong you منany نديدequal
وما إن لنا فيكم من نديد
And you are polecats when you sit,
And you are hitting when you sit
And among you we have no equal.
And we have not among you an equal
وأنتمand you تيوسٌhe-goats وقدand may تُعرفونَyou are recognized
وأنتم تيوسٌ وقد تُعرفونَ
بريحِby the smell of التيُوسِthe he-goats وقُبحِand the ugliness of الخُدُودthe cheeks
بريحِ التيُوسِ وقُبحِ الخُدُود
And you are he-goats, and may be recognized
While you are ibexes and are known
By the stench of he-goats and the ugliness of your cheeks.
By the ibex smell and the ugliness of cheeks
Sol 6.1