شاهدتُI saw نملاًants قدhad تجاذَبtussled over زهرةًa blossom
شاهدتُ نملاً قد تجاذَب زهرةً
ذاthis one قدhas تَمَلّكَهاtaken possession of it وهَذاand this one يَسلِبُsnatches away
ذا قد تَمَلّكَها وهَذا يَسلِبُ
I saw ants tussling over a blossom:
I saw an ant pull a flower
this one has claimed it, and that one snatches it away.
One had taken possession while the other robbed
مثلَlike الملوكkings تجاذَبواtussled over الدّنياthe world فَماyet not
مثلَ الملوك تجاذَبوا الدّنيا فَما
حصَلتْfell into possession لمغلوبٍto the vanquished ولاnor مَنwhoever يغلِبُprevails
حصَلتْ لمغلوبٍ ولا مَن يغلِبُ
Like kings who tussled over the world, yet it never
Like kings who competed over the world, so
fell to the vanquished or to the victor.
None who was defeated or the victor benefited
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