ياO سيفsword دينfaith اللهGod ماnot رضيwere pleased العدىthe foes
يا سيف دين الله ما رضي العدى
لوif أنthat سيفكyour sword مثلlike عدلكyour justice يعدلُdeals justly
لو أن سيفك مثل عدلك يعدلُ
O Sword of God's faith, the foes would not be pleased,
O sword of God's religion, the enemy is not pleased
if your sword, like your justice, dealt fairly.
If only your sword was as just as your justice
ماnot إنemphasizes negation سننتyou sharpened لهمfor them سناناًa spearhead فيin الوغىbattle
ما إن سننت لهم سناناً في الوغى
إلاbut أطلrose into view عليهabove it منهمof theirs أيطلa flank
إلا أطل عليه منهم أيطل
Never did you sharpen a spearhead for them in battle
No sooner did you prepare them a feast in battle
but a flank of theirs rose above it.
Than the best of them peered out at you
فالروضso the meadow منwith زهرblossoms النجومthe stars مضرجstained red
فالروض من زهر النجوم مضرج
والماءand the water منfrom ماءfluid (blood) الترائبthe breastbones أشكلtinged red
والماء من ماء الترائب أشكل
So the meadow is stained red with star-blossoms,
So the meadow is spattered with the blossoms of stars
and the water is tinged red with blood from chests.
And the water takes shape from the purest springs
والنقعand the dust ثوبa robe بالنسورwith vultures مطيرbird-patterned
والنقع ثوب بالنسور مطير
والارضand the earth فرشa carpet بالجيادwith steeds مخيلhorse-patterned
والارض فرش بالجياد مخيل
The dust is a robe embroidered with vultures,
The plain is a garment speckled with eagles
and the earth a carpet patterned with steeds.
And the earth a carpet strewn with steeds
يهفوflutters العقابthe eagle علىabove العقابthe eagle-banner ويلتقيand there meet
يهفو العقاب على العقاب ويلتقي
بينamong الفوارسthe horsemen أجدلa falcon ومجدلand a fallen warrior
بين الفوارس أجدل ومجدل
The eagle flutters above the eagle-banner, and there meet
The eagles swoop down upon each other and meet
among the horsemen a falcon and a fallen warrior.
Among the valiant horsemen, glorious and majestic
وسطورand the lines خيلكyour cavalry انماonly ألفاتهاtheir alifs
وسطور خيلك انما ألفاتها
سمرtawny spears تنقطare dotted بالدماءwith blood وتشكلand are vowel-marked
سمر تنقط بالدماء وتشكل
And the lines of your cavalry—their alifs are only
And the lines of your horses—their only adornment
tawny spears, dotted and vowel-marked with blood.
Is the red of bloodstains patterned upon them
Sol 6.1