فانقضَّthen it swooped قدalready فاتoutstripped العيونَthe eyes الطُرَّفاthe darting ones
فانقضَّ قد فات العيونَ الطُرَّفا
اذاwhen أصابَstruck صيدَهُits prey أولاfirst خطفاsnatched
اذا أصابَ صيدَهُ أولا خطفا
So it swooped, having outstripped the eyes’ gaze;
Then it swooped, having outstripped the darting eyes.
when it struck its prey on the first pass, it snatched it away.
When it first struck its prey, it snatched it away.
