لَمّاwhen أَتىarrived خَبرُnews of الزُبَيرِal-Zubayr تَواضَعَتbowed low
لَمّا أَتى خَبرُ الزُبَيرِ تَواضَعَت
سورُwalls of المَدينَةِthe city وَالجِبالُand the mountains الخُشَّعُhumbled
سورُ المَدينَةِ وَالجِبالُ الخُشَّعُ
When news of al-Zubayr arrived, they bowed low—
When news of al-Zubayr came, bowed down
the city's walls and the humbled mountains.
Were the ramparts of Medina and hills bent low