نَظراتٌglances تَتَرامَىfling onward
نَظراتٌ تَتَرامَى
بيwith me إلىtoward المَرمَىthe target القَصِيthe distant
بي إلى المَرمَى القَصِي
Glances fling
me toward the distant mark;
طَرَحَتنيcast me down مِنfrom عَليa height (word continues)
طَرَحَتني مِن عَلي
يٍending of 'a height' بينbetween أجفانِthe eyelids of عَليAli
يٍ بين أجفانِ عَلي
they cast me down from a height
between Ali's eyelids.
فادَّعَىso he claimed رِقِّيmy enslavement وماbut not رِقenslavement (word continues)
فادَّعَى رِقِّي وما رِق
قيmy (word ending) بدَعوَىby the claim of المدَّعيthe claimant
قي بدَعوَى المدَّعي
So he claimed me as his slave, but no bondage
of mine is established by the claimant's claim.
أناI عَبدُservant of المُحسِنِthe benefactor (al-Muhsin) الthe (prefix of next word)
أنا عَبدُ المُحسِنِ ال
مَعروفwell-known لاnot عَبدُservant of المُسِيthe wrongdoer
مَعروف لا عَبدُ المُسِي
I am Abd al-Muhsin (the benefactor's servant), the
well-known one—not the servant of the wrongdoer.