تركتI left ابنthe son of ثورThawr كالحوارlike a suckling camel calf وحولهand around him
تركت ابن ثور كالحوار وحوله
نوائحwailing women تفريtear apart كلevery جيبgarment neckline مقددtorn to shreds
نوائح تفري كل جيب مقدد
I left Ibn Thawr like a suckling camel calf, and around him
were wailing women, tearing every neckline to shreds.
تناولتهI struck him والظعنand the women in camel litters خلفيbehind me وخلفهand behind him
تناولته والظعن خلفي وخلفه
بأبيضwith a gleaming sword منof ماءpure essence الحديدiron مهندIndian-forged
بأبيض من ماء الحديد مهند
I struck him while the women in litters were behind me and behind him,
with a gleaming Indian-forged sword of pure iron.
عجومa crusher لهامof the skulls الدارعينof armored men كأنهas though it were
عجوم لهام الدارعين كأنه
شهابa firebrand غضىghada wood منfrom ملهبa blazing fire متوقدburning brightly
شهاب غضى من ملهب متوقد
a crusher of armored men's skulls, as though it were
a ghada-wood firebrand from a fiercely blazing fire.
أقولI say لهto him والسيفand the sword يعجمbites into رأسهhis head
أقول له والسيف يعجم رأسه
أناI ابنthe son of أنيسUnays فارساًa horseman غيرnot قعددone who hangs back from battle
أنا ابن أنيس فارساً غير قعدد
I say to him, as the sword bites into his head:
'I am the son of Unays—a horseman, not one who hangs back.
أناI ابنthe son of الذيthe one who لمdid not ينزلtake down الدهرever قِدْرَهhis cooking pot
أنا ابن الذي لم ينزل الدهر قِدْرَه
رحيبspacious فناءcourtyard الدارof the house غيرnot مزندtight-fisted
رحيب فناء الدار غير مزند
I am the son of one who never took his cooking pot off the fire,
whose house has a spacious courtyard, and who is no miser.'
وقلتand I said لهto him خذهاtake it بضربةwith a blow ماجدa noble man
وقلت له خذها بضربة ماجد
حنيفan upright monotheist علىfollowing دينthe faith of النبيthe Prophet محمدMuhammad
حنيف على دين النبي محمد
And I said to him, 'Take this blow from a noble man,
an upright monotheist following the faith of the Prophet Muhammad.'
وكنتand I used to إذاwhenever همcontemplated action النبيthe Prophet بكافرagainst an unbeliever
وكنت إذا هم النبي بكافر
سبقتI went ahead إليهto him باللسانwith the tongue وباليدand with the hand
سبقت إليه باللسان وباليد
And whenever the Prophet contemplated action against an unbeliever,
I was first to reach him, with tongue and hand.
Sol 6.1