لمdid not يعرفواthey know السلطانthe sultan بلrather لمdid not يسمعواthey hear
لم يعرفوا السلطان بل لم يسمعوا
ذكرmention اسمهhis name فيin محتدٍa clan أوor ناديan assembly
ذكر اسمه في محتدٍ أو نادي
They did not know the sovereign—indeed, they had never heard
They did not know the sultan; indeed, they had not even heard
They knew not the Sultan, nor even had they heard
his name mentioned in noble lineage or gathering.
his name mentioned in any clan or assembly.
His name mentioned in any assembly or club,
فالعزّfor glory ثمّةthere أكسبتهwon him شباthe points of القناthe spears
فالعزّ ثمّة أكسبته شبا القنا
فيamid يثربياتYathribite shafts تُراشُare fitted with feathers حِدادsharp
في يثربيات تُراشُ حِداد
For glory there was won for him by the points of lances,
For there, the spearpoints won him glory,
So the glory was earned by the Yathribite youth
amid sharp Yathribian shafts, feathered for flight.
amid sharp Yathribite shafts, fitted with feathers.
Who would sharpen their swords for the holy Jihad
Sol 6.1