كأَنَّas though الرُّعودَthe thunderclaps خِلالَamid البُروthe lightning (first part of البروق)
كأَنَّ الرُّعودَ خِلالَ البُرو
قِcompletion of البروق (lightning) والرّيحُand the wind تُكْثِرُincreases تَحْريضَهاurging them on
قِ والرّيحُ تُكْثِرُ تَحْريضَها
As though the thunderclaps amid the light-
ning, with the wind urging them on ever more,
زُنوجٌBlack men إِذاwhen خَفَقَتْbeat بَيْنَهاamong them
زُنوجٌ إِذا خَفَقَتْ بَيْنَها
دَبادِبُهاtheir drums جَرَّدَتْunsheathed بيضَهاtheir gleaming swords
دَبادِبُها جَرَّدَتْ بيضَها
were Black men who, when among them
their drums beat, unsheathe their gleaming swords.
Sol 6.1