حبسوكthey imprisoned you والطيرand the birds النواطقthat speak إنماonly
حبسوك والطير النواطق إنما
حبستwere caged لميزتهاfor their distinction علىabove الأندادtheir equals
حبست لميزتها على الأنداد
They imprisoned you—yet speaking birds are only
They imprisoned you, and speaking birds are only
caged for their distinction above their peers.
caged because they surpass their peers.
وتهيبوكand they held you in awe وأنتwhile you were موضعat the place of سجنهمtheir confinement
وتهيبوك وأنت موضع سجنهم
وكذاand likewise السيوفswords تهابare feared فيin الأغمادthe sheaths
وكذا السيوف تهاب في الأغماد
They stand in awe of you, though you are the one they have imprisoned;
They held you in awe even while you were in their prison,
so too are swords feared while still in their sheaths.
just as swords are feared within their sheaths.
ماnot الحبسprison دارan abode مهانةhumiliation لذويfor those possessing العلىlofty rank
ما الحبس دار مهانة لذوي العلى
لكنهاbut it كالغيلlike a thicket للآسادfor lions
لكنها كالغيل للآساد
Prison is no abode of humiliation for those of lofty rank;
Prison is no abode of humiliation for those of lofty rank;
rather, it is like a thicket for lions.
rather, it is like a thicket for lions.
Sol 6.1