هَلِhave ...? اِجتَمَعَتgathered أَحياءُthe clans of عَدنانَAdnan كُلُّهاall of them
هَلِ اِجتَمَعَت أَحياءُ عَدنانَ كُلُّها
بِمُلتَحَمٍon a battlefield إِلّاexcept وَأنتَand you أَميرُهاtheir commander
بِمُلتَحَمٍ إِلّا وَأنتَ أَميرُها
Have all the clans of Adnan ever gathered
Have all the tribes of Adnan ever united
on a battlefield without you as their commander?
With a leader other than you to command them?
بِكَthrough you اليَمَنُYemen اِستَعلَتrose high عَلىabove كُلِّevery مَوطِنٍland
بِكَ اليَمَنُ اِستَعلَت عَلى كُلِّ مَوطِنٍ
فَصارَso became لِطَيٍّTayy's تاجُهاits crown وَسَريرُهاand its throne
فَصارَ لِطَيٍّ تاجُها وَسَريرُها
Through you, Yemen has risen above every land,
With you Yemen rose above every land
so its crown and throne became Tayy's.
So Taiyi became its crown and its throne
مُحَرَّمَةٌinviolate أَكفالُthe rumps of خَيلِكَyour horses فيin الوَغاbattle
مُحَرَّمَةٌ أَكفالُ خَيلِكَ في الوَغا
وَمَكلومَةٌand wounded لَبّاتُهاtheir upper chests وَنُحورُهاand their throats
وَمَكلومَةٌ لَبّاتُها وَنُحورُها
Your horses' rumps are inviolate in battle,
Forbidden to our horses are the rear ends of your horses
while their upper chests and throats are wounded.
And their chests and throats are out of bounds
حَرامٌforbidden عَلىto أَرماحِناour spears طَعنُstabbing مُدبِرٍone who retreats
حَرامٌ عَلى أَرماحِنا طَعنُ مُدبِرٍ
وَتَندَقُّand splinter فيin أَعلىthe upper parts of الصُدورِthe chests صُدورُهاtheir points
وَتَندَقُّ في أَعلى الصُدورِ صُدورُها
Our spears are forbidden to stab one who retreats,
It is forbidden for our spears to pierce the back of a fleeing man
and their points splinter in the upper parts of chests.
While their chests gleam atop the chests
Sol 6.1