هَلِhave ... ever? اِجتَمَعَتgathered عَلياthe noblest of مَعَدٍّMaʿadd وَمَذحِجٍand Madhḥij
هَلِ اِجتَمَعَت عَليا مَعَدٍّ وَمَذحِجٍ
بِمُلتَحَمٍin close combat إِلّاexcept وَمِنّاand from among us أَميرُهاtheir commander
بِمُلتَحَمٍ إِلّا وَمِنّا أَميرُها
Have the noblest of Maʿadd and Madhḥij ever gathered
in battle without their commander being one of us?
بَلِnay اليَمَنُYemen اِستَعلَتrose supreme لَدىat كُلِّevery مَوطِنٍbattlefield
بَلِ اليَمَنُ اِستَعلَت لَدى كُلِّ مَوطِنٍ
وَصارَand became لِطَيءٍṬayyiʾ’s تاجُهاits crown وَسَريرُهاand its throne
وَصارَ لِطَيءٍ تاجُها وَسَريرُها
Nay, Yemen rose supreme on every battlefield,
and its crown and throne became Ṭayyiʾ’s.
مُحَرَّمَةٌinviolate أَكفالُhindquarters خَيلِيَmy horses فيin الوَغىbattle
مُحَرَّمَةٌ أَكفالُ خَيلِيَ في الوَغى
وَمَكلومَةٌand wounded لَبّاتُهاtheir upper breasts وَنُحورُهاand their throats
وَمَكلومَةٌ لَبّاتُها وَنُحورُها
My horses’ hindquarters are inviolate in battle,
and their upper breasts and throats are wounded.
حَرامٌforbidden عَلىto أَرماحِناour spears طَعنُpiercing مُدبِرٍone who retreats
حَرامٌ عَلى أَرماحِنا طَعنُ مُدبِرٍ
وَتَندَقُّand splinter بَأساًfiercely فيwithin الصُدورِbreasts صُدورُهاtheir points
وَتَندَقُّ بَأساً في الصُدورِ صُدورُها
Our spears are forbidden to pierce anyone retreating,
and their points splinter fiercely within breasts.
Sol 6.1