ولولاand were it not for نزارٌNizār لضاقwould have narrowed الفضاءthe wide expanse
ولولا نزارٌ لضاق الفضاء
ولمand would not يبقremain حرزa refuge ولاnor معقلa stronghold
ولم يبق حرز ولا معقل
And were it not for Nizār, the wide expanse would have narrowed;
Were it not for Nizar, space would be confined
And no refuge or stronghold would have remained;
No refuge or stronghold left behind
واخرجتand would have cast out الأرضthe earth اثقالهاits burdens
واخرجت الأرض اثقالها
وادخلand would have been thrust فيinto امهhis mother دعبلDiʿbil
وادخل في امه دعبل
And the earth would have cast out its burdens;
The earth would cast off all its weight
And Diʿbil would have been thrust into his mother.
And Dabil enter his mother's womb