قدindeed أصليتwere made to burn نارهاits fire العداةُthe foes
قد أصليت نارها العداةُ
وأنجزتand were fulfilled فيهمconcerning them العداتُthe promises
وأنجزت فيهم العداتُ
The foes have indeed been made to burn in its fire,
And the promises concerning them have been fulfilled.
وعمهمand overwhelmed them بالدمارwith destruction يومٌa day
وعمهم بالدمار يومٌ
تقصرfall short عنof وصفهِdescribing it الرواةُthe narrators
تقصر عن وصفهِ الرواةُ
And a day overwhelmed them with destruction,
Which narrators fall short of describing,
فيin مشهدٍa scene لاnot تزالُceases تُتلىis recited
في مشهدٍ لا تزالُ تُتلى
آياتُهُits signs وهيand they are بيناتُmanifest
آياتُهُ وهي بيناتُ
In a scene where there is no end to reciting
Its signs, which are manifest.
فتحٌa victory مفاتيحُهُits keys المواضِيthe keen swords
فتحٌ مفاتيحُهُ المواضِي
والعزَمَاتُand the resolves المؤيَّداتُthe strengthened ones
والعزَمَاتُ المؤيَّداتُ
A victory whose keys are keen swords
And strengthened resolves.
ردَّتrendered حمىthe protected domain of الفنشَAlfonso مُستباحاًopen to plunder
ردَّت حمى الفنشَ مُستباحاً
بيضٌwhite blades منfrom الهندِIndia مُرهفاتُfinely honed
بيضٌ من الهندِ مُرهفاتُ
Alfonso's protected domain was laid open to plunder
By white blades from India, finely honed.
ذَلُّواthey submitted الأمرِthe command الإلِهِGod قسراًby force
ذَلُّوا الأمرِ الإلِهِ قسراً
وهمwhile they أُولُوpossessors of نجدةٍvalor أُباةُunyielding
وهم أُولُو نجدةٍ أُباةُ
They were forced to submit to God's command,
Though they were valiant, unyielding men.
وغرَّقتand drowned جمعهمtheir host بحارٌseas
وغرَّقت جمعهم بحارٌ
أمواجهاtheir waves الخيلُthe horses والكُماةُand the armored warriors
أمواجها الخيلُ والكُماةُ
And seas drowned their host,
Their waves were horses and armored warriors.
رأواthey saw لحزبِin the host of الإلهِGod صبراًsteadfastness
رأوا لحزبِ الإلهِ صبراً
والمَوتُand death حُفَّتwere encircled بِهِby it الجهاتُthe sides
والمَوتُ حُفَّت بِهِ الجهاتُ
They saw steadfastness in God's host,
While every side was ringed with death.
فحاولواso they tried منهمُfrom them انفلاتاًan escape
فحاولوا منهمُ انفلاتاً
وليسَand there is no للحائِنِfor the doomed one انفلاتُescape
وليسَ للحائِنِ انفلاتُ
So they tried to escape from them,
But for the doomed there is no escape.
فلاso do not تسلask عنabout بناتِdaughters of ماءٍwater
فلا تسل عن بناتِ ماءٍ
إنif صَرصَرَتscreeched حَولَهاaround them البُزَاةُthe hawks
إن صَرصَرَت حَولَها البُزَاةُ
So ask not about water's daughters,
If the hawks screech around them.
Sol 6.1