لمَّاwhen رأيناwe saw خَيلاًhorses مُحجَّلةًwhite-marked on the legs
لمَّا رأينا خَيلاً مُحجَّلةً
وقومَand a people بَغيٍof aggression فيin جَحفَلٍan army لَجِبِclamorous
وقومَ بَغيٍ في جَحفَلٍ لَجِبِ
When we saw horses with white-marked legs,
and a people of aggression in a clamorous host,
طِرناwe flew إِليهمtoward them بكلِّon every سَلهَبَةٍlong-striding horse
طِرنا إِليهم بكلِّ سَلهَبَةٍ
وكلِّand every صافيgleaming الأديمِhide كالذهبِlike gold
وكلِّ صافي الأديمِ كالذهبِ
we flew toward them on every long-striding horse,
and every one whose gleaming hide was like gold,
وكُلِّand every عَرَّاصَةٍquivering spear مُثقّفةٍstraightened
وكُلِّ عَرَّاصَةٍ مُثقّفةٍ
فيهاin it سِنانa spearpoint كشُعلَةِlike a tongue of اللّهَبِflame
فيها سِنان كشُعلَةِ اللّهَبِ
with every straightened, quivering spear,
its point like a tongue of flame,
وكُلِّand every عَضبٍkeen sword فيon متنهِits blade أثَرٌa mark
وكُلِّ عَضبٍ في متنهِ أثَرٌ
ومَشرَفِّيand a Mashrafi sword كالمِلحِlike salt ذيhaving شُطَبِstripes
ومَشرَفِّي كالمِلحِ ذي شُطَبِ
and every keen sword bearing a mark along its blade,
and every striped Mashrafi sword, white as salt,
وكلِّand every فَضفَاضَةٍample coat of mail مُضَاعَفَةٍdoubled
وكلِّ فَضفَاضَةٍ مُضَاعَفَةٍ
منof نَسجthe weaving of داودَDavid غيرwithout مؤتشَبِimpurity
من نَسج داودَ غير مؤتشَبِ
and every ample coat of doubled mail,
woven by David, pure and sound.
لماwhen التقيناwe met ماتَdied الكلامُspeech ةداcorrupt fragment, apparently part of “and turned”
لما التقينا ماتَ الكلامُ ةدا
رَcorrupt fragment, apparently completing “turned” الموتُdeath دورَthe turning of الرَّحىthe millstone علىupon القُطُبِthe axle
رَ الموتُ دورَ الرَّحى على القُطُبِ
When we met, speech died; and
death turned like a millstone upon its axle.
فكُلُّناso each of us يَستَليصُtries to save صاحبَهُhis companion
فكُلُّنا يَستَليصُ صاحبَهُ
عنat the cost of نفسهhimself والنفوسُwhile souls فيare in كُرَبِdistress
عن نفسه والنفوسُ في كُرَبِ
Each of us tried to save his companion
at the cost of himself, while souls were in distress.
إنif حَمَلواthey charged لمwe did not نَرمِleave مواضِعَناour positions
إن حَمَلوا لم نَرمِ مواضِعَنا
وإنand if حملناwe charged جثواthey sank علىonto الرُّكَبِtheir knees
وإن حملنا جثوا على الرُّكَبِ
When they charged, we did not leave our positions;
and when we charged, they sank to their knees.
Sol 6