بملكِin the realm of الرُّومِthe Romans غانيةًa beautiful woman عروباardent in love
بملكِ الرُّومِ غانيةً عروبا
وملكِand the realm of الفرسِthe Persians غازيةًa warrior woman غلوباever victorious
وملكِ الفرسِ غازيةً غلوبا
In the Romans’ realm, a beautiful woman, ardent in love,
With the kingdom of Rome singing of Arabness
and in the Persians’ realm, a warrior woman, ever victorious.
And the kingdom of Persia attacking victoriously
تولّىturned away أزدَشيرُAzdashir وقدand already رآهاhe saw her
تولّى أزدَشيرُ وقد رآها
بألفِwith a thousand سُمَيذَعٍa noble champion تجلوshe dispels الخطوباthe calamities
بألفِ سُمَيذَعٍ تجلو الخطوبا
Azdashir turned away, having seen her
Azdashir took command when he saw it
dispel calamities with a thousand noble champions.
With a thousand horsemen clearing the way of obstacles
وفرَّand fled هِرَقلُHeraclius يَبكيweeping for الشامَSyria لماwhen
وفرَّ هِرَقلُ يَبكي الشامَ لما
بأجنادينِat Ajnadayn باشرتِyou engaged in الحروباwarfare
بأجنادينِ باشرتِ الحروبا
And Heraclius fled, weeping for Syria, when
And Heraclius fled, weeping for Syria, when
at Ajnadayn you engaged in warfare.
With two armies it initiated hostilities
اذاwhenever ابتَسَمتyou smile علىupon همِّيmy worry وغمِّيand my grief
اذا ابتَسَمت على همِّي وغمِّي
أرىI see المأمونَal-Ma’mun يجتازُtraversing الدروباthe passes
أرى المأمونَ يجتازُ الدروبا
Whenever you smile upon my worry and grief,
When she smiles at my anxiety and sorrow
I see al-Ma’mun traversing the passes.
I see Al-Ma'mun crossing the paths
Sol 6.1