حَكَمواthey ruled ثُمَّthen حَكَّمواthey gave authority to فيover رِقابٍnecks
حَكَموا ثُمَّ حَكَّموا في رِقابٍ
سَيفَthe sword أحقادِهِمtheir hatreds فكانواand so they were طَغَاماbase rabble
سَيفَ أحقادِهِم فكانوا طَغَاما
They ruled, then gave dominion over necks to
They ruled, then judged with vengeance in their necks,
the sword of their hatreds, and so were base rabble.
Their swords of hatred made them tyrants.
وقديماًand in the past عَرفتُهمI knew them وجَديداًand recently
وقديماً عَرفتُهم وجَديداً
And I have known them in the past and in recent times.
Long have I known them, and now afresh
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