ألمdid … not? ترنيyou see me استصحبتُI took as a companion دونinstead of صَحابتيmy companions
ألم ترني استصحبتُ دون صَحابتي
إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle لقيتُI encountered المأزِقthe tight press of battle المتلاحماclosely interlocked
إذا ما لقيتُ المأزِق المتلاحما
Have you not seen me take, instead of my companions,
whenever I faced the close-locked press of battle,
حساماًa sharp sword جُرازَkeen-cutting الشفرتَيْنِthe two edges كأنماas though
حساماً جُرازَ الشفرتَيْنِ كأنما
يقطّsevers بأوساطِat the waists of الكُماةِthe armored warriors معاصماwrists
يقطّ بأوساطِ الكُماةِ معاصما
a sword, keen-cutting on both edges, as though
it were severing wrists at armored warriors’ waists?
تُوامِضُwink at فيهwithin it الشائمينthose watching for lightning بوارقٌflashes of lightning
تُوامِضُ فيه الشائمين بوارقٌ
لهاthey have لمحاتٌfleeting gleams يَخْتَطِفْنَsnatch away الجماجماskulls
لها لمحاتٌ يَخْتَطِفْنَ الجماجما
Within it, lightning flashes wink at those who watch;
their fleeting gleams snatch away skulls.
بهthrough it ماthat (nominalizing particle) أُسَمَّىI am called فيin الكريهةbattle بُهْمةًan indomitable warrior
به ما أُسَمَّى في الكريهة بُهْمةً
وبيand through me ماthat (nominalizing particle) يُسمّىit is called يومَon the day of ذلكthat صارماa keen blade
وبي ما يُسمّى يومَ ذلك صارما
Through it I am called an indomitable warrior in battle,
and through me it is called a keen blade that day.
Sol 6.1