لهhe has قلمa pen يستتبعmakes follow السيفthe sword طائعاًwillingly
له قلم يستتبع السيف طائعاً
تطوعwilling obedience ذناباهits tail التيwhich لاnot تفارقُهْleaves it
تطوع ذناباه التي لا تفارقُهْ
He has a pen that makes the sword follow it willingly,
His pen commands the sword, obediently it follows
as willingly as its tail, which never leaves it.
Its blade never leaves its side, willingly it accompanies
وماand not ذنَّبَgave tails to الأقلامthe pens إلاexcept ممثلاًportraying
وما ذنَّبَ الأقلام إلا ممثلاً
بهنthrough them سيوفswords الهندIndia كيفhow تطابقُهْthey accord with it
بهن سيوف الهند كيف تطابقُهْ
And pens were given tails only to portray
The pens are blameless, they only portray
through them how the swords of India accord with it.
The blades of India, how alike they are
Sol 6.1