وَسِرناand we advanced كَمَوجِlike the waves of البَحرِthe sea تَطمواsurge سُيولُهُits torrents
وَسِرنا كَمَوجِ البَحرِ تَطموا سُيولُهُ
بِخَيلٍwith horses تَراهاyou see them فيin العَجاجَةِthe dust cloud تَمزَعُgallop swiftly
بِخَيلٍ تَراها في العَجاجَةِ تَمزَعُ
And we advanced like the sea’s waves, its torrents surging,
with horses you see galloping swiftly through the dust cloud.
فَقامَتthen rose بَنوthe sons of عَوفٍʿAwf وَقَدwhile already حَمِيَgrew fierce الوَغىthe battle
فَقامَت بَنو عَوفٍ وَقَد حَمِيَ الوَغى
يُنادونَthey call out to عَمراًʿAmr وَالأَسِنَّةُwhile the spearheads تَنجَعُstrike home
يُنادونَ عَمراً وَالأَسِنَّةُ تَنجَعُ
Then the sons of ʿAwf rose, the battle already fierce,
calling out to ʿAmr while the spearheads struck home.
Sol 6.1