ياO سيفsword دينfaith اللهGod ماnot رضيwould be pleased العدىthe foes
يا سيف دين الله ما رضي العدى
لوif أنthat سيفكyour sword مثلlike عدلكyour justice يعدلُdeals justly
لو أن سيفك مثل عدلك يعدلُ
O sword of God's faith, the foes would not be pleased
O sword of God's religion, the enemy is not pleased
if your sword, like your justice, dealt justly.
If only your sword was as just as your justice
ماnot إنan emphatic particle سننتyou sharpened لهمfor them سناناًa spearhead فيin الوغىbattle
ما إن سننت لهم سناناً في الوغى
إلاbut أطلloomed above عليهover it منهمof theirs أيطلa flank
إلا أطل عليه منهم أيطل
Never did you sharpen a spearhead for them in battle
Whenever you draw your sword in battle
but a flank of theirs loomed above it.
Their swords emerge to meet yours
فالروضso the meadow منwith زهرblossoms النجومthe stars مضرجcrimson-stained
فالروض من زهر النجوم مضرج
والماءand the water منfrom ماءfluid (here, blood) الترائبthe breastbones أشكلtinged red
والماء من ماء الترائب أشكل
So the meadow is crimson-stained with the blossoms of stars,
The meadows are drenched in starlight
and the water is tinged red with blood from chests.
The water glitters like pearls
والنقعand the dust cloud ثوبa robe بالنسورwith vultures مطيرbird-patterned
والنقع ثوب بالنسور مطير
والارضand the earth فرشa carpet بالجيادwith steeds مخيلhorse-patterned
والارض فرش بالجياد مخيل
And the dust is a robe patterned with vultures,
The armor is a robe clad with eagles
and the earth a carpet patterned with steeds.
The earth a carpet strewn with steeds
يهفوflutters العقابthe eagle علىabove العقابthe Eagle banner ويلتقيand meet
يهفو العقاب على العقاب ويلتقي
بينamong الفوارسthe horsemen أجدلa falcon ومجدلand a slain warrior
بين الفوارس أجدل ومجدل
The eagle flutters above the Eagle banner, and there meet
Falcons swoop down upon falcons and meet
among the horsemen a falcon and a slain warrior.
Among the horsemen, fierce and valiant
وسطورand the lines خيلكyour cavalry انماonly ألفاتهاtheir alif letters
وسطور خيلك انما ألفاتها
سمرbrown spears تنقطare dotted بالدماءwith blood وتشكلand are vowel-marked
سمر تنقط بالدماء وتشكل
And the lines of your cavalry—their alifs are only
And the lines of your horses, their markings
brown spears, dotted and vowel-marked with blood.
Are brown, dotted with blood, taking shape
Sol 6.1