هلis there عارفاsomeone acquainted بالخارجيwith the rebel المعتديthe transgressor
هل عارفا بالخارجي المعتدي
يخبرinforms إليناto us باسمهof his name وصفاتهand his qualities
يخبر إلينا باسمه وصفاته
Is there anyone acquainted with the transgressing rebel
Do you know the aggressor from abroad
who can tell us his name and qualities?
Who tells us his name and attributes?
قالواthey said نعمyes حسنHasan (also: good) فقلتso I said هلاكهhis destruction
قالوا نعم حسن فقلت هلاكه
قالواthey said الطويلthe Tall (also: long) فقلتso I said ليلnight شتاتهhis dispersal
قالوا الطويل فقلت ليل شتاته
They said, “Yes—Hasan.” I said, “Good is his destruction!”
They said yes, it is Hassan, so I said may he perish
They said, “The Tall.” I said, “Long is the night of his dispersal!”
They said Al-Tawil, so I said the night of his scattering
Sol 6.1