إِمّاif تَرَيyou see ياO أُمَّUmm (mother of) فَروَةَFarwa خَيلَناour horses
إِمّا تَرَي يا أُمَّ فَروَةَ خَيلَنا
مِنهاamong them مُعَطَّلَةٌriderless ones تُقادُare led وَظُلَّعُand lame ones
مِنها مُعَطَّلَةٌ تُقادُ وَظُلَّعُ
If you see, O Umm Farwa, our horses—
Some riderless and led along, others lame—
أَوهىweakened مُقارَعَةُclashing with الأَعاديthe enemies أَدمَهاtheir hides
أَوهى مُقارَعَةُ الأَعادي أَدمَها
فيهاin them نَوافِذُpiercing openings مِنfrom جِراحٍwounds تَنبَعُgush
فيها نَوافِذُ مِن جِراحٍ تَنبَعُ
Clashing with enemies has weakened their hides;
They bear wounds that pierce through and gush.
فَلَرُبَّfor many a قائِلَةٍwoman saying كَفاهاspared her وَقعُناour blows
فَلَرُبَّ قائِلَةٍ كَفاها وَقعُنا
أَزمَthe bite الحُروبِof wars فِسِربُهاso her household لاnot يُفزَعُis alarmed
أَزمَ الحُروبِ فِسِربُها لا يُفزَعُ
For many a woman says our blows have spared her
The bite of wars, so her household is not alarmed.
لاno وَفدَdelegation كَالوَفدِlike the delegation الأُلىwho عَقَدواbound لَناfor us
لا وَفدَ كَالوَفدِ الأُلى عَقَدوا لَنا
سَبَباًa bond بَحَبلٍto the rope of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad لاnot يُقطَعُis severed
سَبَباً بَحَبلٍ مُحَمَّدٍ لا يُقطَعُ
No delegation is like those who tied for us
A bond to Muhammad's rope that cannot be severed.
وَفدٌa delegation أَبوAbu (father of) قَطَنٍQatan حُزابَةُHuzaba مِنهُمُamong them
وَفدٌ أَبو قَطَنٍ حُزابَةُ مِنهُمُ
وَأَبوand Abu (father of) الغَيوثِal-Ghuyuth وَواسِعٌand Wasiʿ وَالمُقنِعُand al-Muqniʿ
وَأَبو الغَيوثِ وَواسِعٌ وَالمُقنِعُ
A delegation, with Abu Qatan Huzaba among them,
And Abu al-Ghuyuth, Wasiʿ, and al-Muqniʿ,
وَالقائِدُand the leader of المائَةِthe hundred الَّتيwhich وَفّىcompleted بِهاwith it
وَالقائِدُ المائَةِ الَّتي وَفّى بِها
تِسعَnine المِئينِhundreds فَتَمَّso became complete أَلفٌa thousand أَقرَعُfull
تِسعَ المِئينِ فَتَمَّ أَلفٌ أَقرَعُ
And the leader of the hundred with which he supplemented
The nine hundreds, making a full thousand.
جَمَعَتmustered بَنوthe sons of عَوفٍAwf وَرَهطُand the clan of مُخاشِنٍMukhashin
جَمَعَت بَنو عَوفٍ وَرَهطُ مُخاشِنٍ
سِتّاsix (hundreds) وَأَجلَبَand mustered مِنfrom خُفافٍKhufaf أَربَعُfour (hundreds)
سِتّا وَأَجلَبَ مِن خُفافٍ أَربَعُ
Banu Awf and Mukhashin's clan mustered
Six hundred, and four hundred from Khufaf joined the muster.
فَهُناكَso there إِذwhen نُصِرَwas aided النَبِيُّthe Prophet بِأَلفِناby our thousand
فَهُناكَ إِذ نُصِرَ النَبِيُّ بِأَلفِنا
عَقَدَfastened النَبِيُّthe Prophet لَناfor us لِواءًa banner يَلمَعُgleams
عَقَدَ النَبِيُّ لَنا لِواءً يَلمَعُ
There, when the Prophet was aided by our thousand,
The Prophet fastened for us a gleaming banner.
فزناwe won بِرايَتِهِwith his banner وَأَورَثَand bequeathed عَقدُهُhis fastening it
فزنا بِرايَتِهِ وَأَورَثَ عَقدُهُ
مَجدَglory الحَياةِof life وَسُؤدَداًand eminence لاnot يُنزَعُis taken away
مَجدَ الحَياةِ وَسُؤدَداً لا يُنزَعُ
We won his banner, and his fastening it bequeathed
Lifelong glory and eminence that cannot be stripped away.
وَغَداةَand on the morning نَحنُwe مَعَwith النَبِىِّthe Prophet جَناحُهُhis wing
وَغَداةَ نَحنُ مَعَ النَبِىِّ جَناحُهُ
بِبِطاحِon the broad flats of مَكَّةَMecca وَالقَناand the spears يَتَهَزَّعُsway
بِبِطاحِ مَكَّةَ وَالقَنا يَتَهَزَّعُ
And that morning, beside the Prophet, we were his wing,
On Mecca's broad flats, while the spears swayed.
كانَتwas إِجابَتُناour response لِداعيto the summoner of رَبِّناour Lord
كانَت إِجابَتُنا لِداعي رَبِّنا
بِالحَقِّin truth مِنّاamong us حاسِرٌbareheaded وَمُقَنَّعُand helmeted
بِالحَقِّ مِنّا حاسِرٌ وَمُقَنَّعُ
We answered the summoner of our Lord,
In truth, some of us bareheaded, others helmeted,
فيin كُلِّevery سابِغَةٍfull-length mail coat تَخَيَّرَcarefully chose سَردَهاits linked weave
في كُلِّ سابِغَةٍ تَخَيَّرَ سَردَها
داوُدُDavid إِذwhen نَسَجَwove الحَديدَiron وَتُبَّعُand Tubbaʿ
داوُدُ إِذ نَسَجَ الحَديدَ وَتُبَّعُ
In every full-length coat of mail whose linked weave was carefully chosen
By David when he wove iron, and by Tubbaʿ.
وَلَناand for us عَلىat بِئرَيthe two wells of حُنَينٍHunayn مَوكِبٌa host
وَلَنا عَلى بِئرَي حُنَينٍ مَوكِبٌ
دَمَغَcrushed النِفاقَhypocrisy وَهَضبَةٌand a rocky hill ماnot تُقلَعُis uprooted
دَمَغَ النِفاقَ وَهَضبَةٌ ما تُقلَعُ
And at Hunayn's two wells we had a host
That crushed hypocrisy, and a rocky hill that cannot be uprooted.
نُصِرَwas aided النَبِيُّthe Prophet بِناby us وَكُنّاand we were مَعشَراًa people
نُصِرَ النَبِيُّ بِنا وَكُنّا مَعشَراً
فيin كُلِّevery نائِبَةٍcalamity نَضُرُّwe harm وَنَنفَعُand we benefit
في كُلِّ نائِبَةٍ نَضُرُّ وَنَنفَعُ
The Prophet was aided by us, and we were a people
Who in every calamity could harm and help.
زُرناwe visited غَداتَئِدٍthat morning هَوازِنَHawazin بِالقَناwith spears
زُرنا غَداتَئِدٍ هَوازِنَ بِالقَنا
وَالخَيلُand the horses يَغمُرُهاengulfs them عَجاجٌa dust-cloud يَسطَعُbillows up
وَالخَيلُ يَغمُرُها عَجاجٌ يَسطَعُ
We visited Hawazin that morning with spears,
And a billowing dust-cloud engulfed the horses.
إِذwhen خافَfeared حَدُّهُمُtheir fighting strength النَبِيَّthe Prophet وَأَسنَدواand they massed
إِذ خافَ حَدُّهُمُ النَبِيَّ وَأَسنَدوا
جَمعاًa host تَكادُalmost الشَمسُthe sun مِنهُbecause of it تَخَشَّعُbows in awe
جَمعاً تَكادُ الشَمسُ مِنهُ تَخَشَّعُ
When their fighting strength feared the Prophet, and they massed
A host before which the sun almost bowed in awe.
يُدعىare summoned بَنوthe sons of جُشَمٍJusham وَيُدعىand are summoned وَسطَهُin its midst
يُدعى بَنو جُشَمٍ وَيُدعى وَسطَهُ
أَبناءُthe sons of نَصرٍNasr وَالأَسِنَّةُand the spearheads شُرَّعُleveled
أَبناءُ نَصرٍ وَالأَسِنَّةُ شُرَّعُ
Banu Jusham were summoned, and in its midst were summoned
The sons of Nasr, with spearheads leveled.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen قالَsaid الرَسولُthe Messenger مَحَمَّدٌMuhammad
حَتّى إِذا قالَ الرَسولُ مَحَمَّدٌ
أَبَنيO sons of سُلَيمَSulaym قَدindeed وَفَيتُمyou have fulfilled فَاِرفَعواso raise [them]
أَبَني سُلَيمَ قَد وَفَيتُم فَاِرفَعوا
Until the Messenger Muhammad said:
'O sons of Sulaym, you have fulfilled your duty; raise [your spears]!'
رُحناwe departed وَلَولاand were it not for نَحنُwe أَجحَفَwould have ravaged بَأسُهُمtheir might
رُحنا وَلَولا نَحنُ أَجحَفَ بَأسُهُم
بِالمُؤمِنينَupon the believers وَأَحرَزواand they would have secured ماwhat جَمَّعواthey gathered
بِالمُؤمِنينَ وَأَحرَزوا ما جَمَّعوا
We departed; but for us, their might would have ravaged
The believers, and they would have secured what they had gathered.
Sol 6.1