أإسماعيلُO Ismail لوif أصبحْتَyou became يوماًone day
أإسماعيلُ لو أصبحْتَ يوماً
وأنتand you مُعاصِرٌa contemporary of أبناءَthe sons of مُقْلَهْMuqla
وأنت مُعاصِرٌ أبناءَ مُقْلَهْ
O Ismail, if one day you were
O Ismail, if one day you lived
a contemporary of the sons of Muqla,
Among the people of Muqalla
وخَطَّتْand penned عندهُمْin their presence يُمناكَyour right hand سَطْراًa line
وخَطَّتْ عندهُمْ يُمناكَ سَطْراً
لغَضُّواthey would lower منout of حيائكَshame before you كُلَّevery مُقْلَهeye
لغَضُّوا من حيائكَ كُلَّ مُقْلَه
and your right hand penned a line before them,
And if your right hand drew a line
they would lower every eye in shame before you.
Shyness would make them lower their eyes