نَزلناwe lodged منfrom بَرارBerar بكلِّin every وادٍvalley
نَزلنا من بَرار بكلِّ وادٍ
وَلَيسَand there is not لناfor us بأرضin any land مِنany (emphatic) قَرارِsettled abode
وَلَيسَ لنا بأرض مِن قَرارِ
From Berar, we have lodged in every valley;
We descended from the wilderness into every valley
And in no land do we have a settled abode.
Yet we have no place of rest in the land
وَقَدand indeed كانَتwere منازلُناour dwellings قصوراًpalaces
وَقَد كانَت منازلُنا قصوراً
وَنحنand we اليومtoday ننزلlodge فيin براريwildernesses
وَنحن اليوم ننزل في براري
Our dwellings were once palaces,
And our dwellings were once palaces
And today we lodge in wildernesses.
But today we camp in the wilderness