أنظرlook غلىtoward (apparently intended as إلى) القشلقthe garrison فيin ذلةhumiliation
أنظر غلى القشلق في ذلة
العكسthe opposite منof حالهمtheir state الحائلbygone
العكس من حالهم الحائل
Look at the garrison in humiliation,
The reverse of their bygone state.
كمhow many رجلa man منهمamong them بسمورهin his sable fur
كم رجل منهم بسموره
علىupon جوادa steed صائلcharging صاهلneighing
على جواد صائل صاهل
How many a man among them, clad in his sable fur,
Upon a charging, neighing steed,
تحفsurround بالجندىaround the soldier غلمانهhis servants
تحف بالجندى غلمانه
وقدand already أتىhe has come يسألbegging منfrom سائلa beggar
وقد أتى يسأل من سائل
His servants surrounding the soldier,
Has come to beg from a beggar!