قالواthey said حللناwe have come نَبتَغيwe seek تمدينكمto civilize you
قالوا حللنا نَبتَغي تمدينكم
قبلbefore اِنتقامvengeance الحيةthe serpent الرَقطاءspeckled
قبل اِنتقام الحية الرَقطاء
They said, “We have come seeking to civilize you,”
They said we seek your civilization
Before the speckled serpent’s vengeance.
Before the vengeance of the slippery snake
بئسwretched is التمدنcivilization انif يكنit is يَخطوit steps بناwith us
بئس التمدن ان يكن يَخطو بنا
منfrom ارضناour land طرداby expulsion الىto الصحراءthe desert
من ارضنا طردا الى الصحراء
Wretched is civilization if it leads us
How wretched is this civilization if it takes
From our land, driven out into the desert.
Us away from our land, banished to the desert
احرىall the more fitting وَهمand they انwhen اطردوناthey drove us out اظهرواthey showed
احرى وَهم ان اطردونا اظهروا
يومthe day of الرَحيلdeparture شماتةgloating الاعداءthe enemies
يوم الرَحيل شماتة الاعداء
All the more so—when they drove us out, they showed
Better they banish us and show
On the day of departure, the gloating of enemies.
On the day of departure, the gloating of enemies