أَطَفتَyou circled بِقُسطَنطينَةaround Constantinople الرومِof the Romans مُسنِداًsetting
أَطَفتَ بِقُسطَنطينَة الرومِ مُسنِداً
إِلَيهاagainst it القَناthe spears حَتّىuntil اِكتَسىwas clothed in الذِلَّhumiliation سورُهاits wall
إِلَيها القَنا حَتّى اِكتَسى الذِلَّ سورُها
You encircled the Romans’ Constantinople, setting
Spears against it, until its wall was clothed in humiliation.
وَماand not رِمتَهاyou left it حَتّىuntil أَتَتكَcame to you مُلوكُهاits kings
وَما رِمتَها حَتّى أَتَتكَ مُلوكُها
بِجِزيَتِهاwith its tribute وَالحَربُwhile war تَغليboil قُدورُهاits cauldrons
بِجِزيَتِها وَالحَربُ تَغلي قُدورُها
And you did not leave it until its kings came to you
With its tribute, while war’s cauldrons boiled.
Translation model: Sol 6.1