تنكَّرَturned hostile تنكزّTankiz بدمشقَin Damascus تيهاًout of arrogance
تنكَّرَ تنكزّ بدمشقَ تيهاً
فقاسواso they suffered منهُfrom him أنواعَkinds of العذابِtorment
فقاسوا منهُ أنواعَ العذابِ
Tankiz turned hostile in Damascus out of arrogance,
so they suffered all kinds of torment at his hands.
وقالواand they said للضفادعto the frogs ألفُa thousand بشرىglad tidings
وقالوا للضفادع ألفُ بشرى
بميتتِهِat his death فقلتُso I said وللكلابِand to the dogs
بميتتِهِ فقلتُ وللكلابِ
And they said, “A thousand glad tidings to the frogs
at his death!” I said, “And to the dogs!”