كأنماas though الرعدُthe thunder والسحابُand the cloud وقدand already
كأنما الرعدُ والسحابُ وقد
جدّgrew intense هُبوباًin blowing والبرقُand the lightning إذwhen لاحاit flashed
جدّ هُبوباً والبرقُ إذ لاحا
It is as though the thunder and the cloud, now
blowing fiercely, and the lightning as it flashed,
ثلاثةٌthree منfrom عدوّهمْtheir enemy نفَرواthey took fright
ثلاثةٌ من عدوّهمْ نفَروا
إليهُمto them قدalready غداhe came in the morning وقدand already راحاhe came in the evening
إليهُم قد غدا وقد راحا
were three men who took fright at their enemy,
who had come to them morning and evening.
فسلَّso he drew هذاthis one سيفاًa sword لهof his وبكىand wept
فسلَّ هذا سيفاً له وبكى
هذاthis one وهذاand this one منout of خيفةٍfear صاحاhe cried out
هذا وهذا من خيفةٍ صاحا
So this one drew his sword, while
this one wept, and this one cried out in fear.
Translation model: Sol 6.1