كَيفَhow تَرجوyou hope بِأَنthat تُساويyou equal حُسيناًHusayn
كَيفَ تَرجو بِأَن تُساوي حُسيناً
لَستُماyou two are not فيin الفَخارِglory أَبناءَsons جِنسِstock; kind
لَستُما في الفَخارِ أَبناءَ جِنسِ
How can you hope to equal Husayn?
How could you hope to equal Hussein
You two are not of the same stock in glory.
We are not of the same clay, you and I
هَلquestion marker تَساوىwas equal مَنone whose جَدُّهُhis grandfather عَبَدَworshipped الشَمthe sun (continues next line)
هَل تَساوى مَن جَدُّهُ عَبَدَ الشَم
سَcompletion of 'the sun' وَمَنand one whose كانَwas جَدُّهُhis grandfather عَبدَʿAbd (part of the name) شَمسِShams (part of the name)
سَ وَمَن كانَ جَدُّهُ عَبدَ شَمسِ
Were they equal—one whose grandfather worshipped the sun,
Can one who traces his line to the slave of Syria
and one whose grandfather was ʿAbd Shams?
Be the equal of one who traces his line to Syria's sun?
Sol 6.1