إِلاّexcept خوالِدَenduring stones أَشْباهاalike in form بَقِينَthey remained علىdespite
إِلاّ خوالِدَ أَشْباها بَقِينَ على
رَيبِthe vicissitudes of الحَوادِثevents فيin مَرْكُوَّةa dug-out hollow جَدَدِfirm, level ground
رَيبِ الحَوادِث في مَرْكُوَّة جَدَدِ
Only their enduring likenesses remained, despite
Except enduring stones, alike in form, which have remained despite
the vicissitudes of events—at Markuwa, still fresh.
Time’s vicissitudes, in a hollow in firm, level ground.
