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they are like propped-up timber.
kamar dai sũ ƙyami ne wanda aka jingine.

they are as blocks of wood propped up.
kamar dai sũ ƙyami ne wanda aka jingine.

but they are like propped up blocks of timber.
kamar dai sũ ƙyami ne wanda aka jingine.

[they are] as if they were pieces of wood propped up - they think that every shout is against them.
kamar dai sũ ƙyami ne wanda aka jingine. sunã zaton kõwace tsãwa a kansu take.

but in truth they are (merely) beams of timber propped-up (against a wall).
kamar dai sũ ƙyami ne wanda aka jingine.

in fact, they are like propped up hollow trunks of wood (they are so cowardly) they think that every cry which they hear is against them.
kamar dai sũ ƙyami ne wanda aka jingine. sunã zaton kõwace tsãwa a kansu take.

and when thou beholdest them, their persons please thee: and if they speak, thou listenest to their discourse; they are as though they were blocks of wood propped up.
kuma idan kã gan su, sai jikunansu su bã ka sha'awa kuma idan sun faɗa, zã ka saurãra ga maganarsu. kamar dai sũ ƙyami ne wanda aka jingine.

and when you see them, their appearance would please you; and when they speak, you would listen carefully to their speech; like wooden blocks propped against the wall; they assume every cry to be against them; they are the enemy, so beware of them; may allah slay them!
kuma idan kã gan su, sai jikunansu su bã ka sha'awa kuma idan sun faɗa, zã ka saurãra ga maganarsu. kamar dai sũ ƙyami ne wanda aka jingine.