ورابهand made him uneasy المطالُdelay والتسويفُand procrastination
ورابه المطالُ والتسويفُ
وسئمتand grew weary of أغمادَهاtheir scabbards السيوفُthe swords
وسئمت أغمادَها السيوفُ
And delay and procrastination made him uneasy,
The procrastination and delays had gone on too long
and the swords grew weary of their scabbards.
And the swords were weary of their sheaths
فافتتحso he began القتالthe fighting باسمin the name of اللّهِGod
فافتتح القتال باسم اللّهِ
وقيصرand Caesar يختالstruts فيin الملاهيplaces of amusement
وقيصر يختال في الملاهي
So he began the fighting in God's name,
So the battle was commenced in God's name
while Caesar strutted in places of amusement.
While Caesar strutted about in revelry
وشغلتهand distracted him صيحةthe cry of المستفرصِthe opportunist
وشغلته صيحة المستفرصِ
عنfrom نغمةٍa melody ولذةٍand pleasure فيin المرقصِthe dance hall
عن نغمةٍ ولذةٍ في المرقصِ
And the opportunist's cry distracted him
Distracted by the war cries of the emboldened ones
from music and pleasure in the dance hall.
From the tunes and pleasures of the dance halls
وصاحand he cried ياoh للغدرat the treachery ياoh للثأرِfor vengeance
وصاح يا للغدر يا للثأرِ
ماnot كنتI was أدريI know أنthat هذاthis يجريis happening
ما كنت أدري أن هذا يجري
And he cried: Oh, the treachery! Oh, for vengeance!
And shouted "O the betrayal, O the revenge!"
I did not know that this was happening!
I did not know this was happening
ياO قوميmy people الأبطالthe heroes لولاwere it not for ضعفيmy weakness
يا قومي الأبطال لولا ضعفي
جعلتI would have made فيin أولthe first صفrank زحفيmy advance
جعلت في أول صف زحفي
O my heroic people, were it not for my weakness,
O my valiant people, if not for my weakness
I would have made my advance in the foremost rank.
I would have placed myself in the first rank of the charge
لئنeven if ضعفناwe have been weak فيamid عبابthe surging waters of البحرِthe sea
لئن ضعفنا في عباب البحرِ
فسوفَthen we shall نقوىgrow strong فيin يبابthe barren wastes of البرِّthe land
فسوفَ نقوى في يباب البرِّ
Even if we have been weak amid the sea's surging waves,
If we were feeble in the depths of the sea
we shall grow strong in the land's barren wastes.
We will be strong on the expanse of the land
وإنand if مضىhas gone الأسطولthe fleet بالحيتانِwith the whales
وإن مضى الأسطول بالحيتانِ
فالأسدthen the lions تستعدare preparing فيon الميدانِthe battlefield
فالأسد تستعد في الميدانِ
And if the fleet has gone to join the whales,
Even if the armada passed with the sea monsters
then the lions are preparing on the battlefield.
The lions stand ready on the battlefield
فضيِّقواso choke بالجندwith troops كلevery فجِّpass
فضيِّقوا بالجند كل فجِّ
وأوقدواand kindle النيرانthe fires فوقupon الثلجِthe snow
وأوقدوا النيران فوق الثلجِ
So choke every pass with troops,
So constrict the troops at every mountain pass
and kindle fires upon the snow.
And ignite the fires atop the snow
وأدبواand chastise هذاthis العنيدthe stubborn one العاتياthe insolent one
وأدبوا هذا العنيد العاتيا
وانتقمواand take vengeance منهُon him انتقاماًvengeance قاسياharsh
وانتقموا منهُ انتقاماً قاسيا
And chastise this stubborn, insolent one,
Subdue this obstinate transgressor
and take harsh vengeance upon him.
And take severe vengeance upon him
وإنand if بداappears العدوانaggression منfrom حليفهِhis ally
وإن بدا العدوان من حليفهِ
فإنناthen indeed we أقوىare more capable علىof تصريفهِdealing with him
فإننا أقوى على تصريفهِ
And if aggression comes from his ally,
If aggression comes from his ally
then we are better able to deal with him.
We are more capable of managing it
وماand what عليناagainst us لوif فتحناwe conquered الهنداIndia
وما علينا لو فتحنا الهندا
ثمthen طردناwe drove out القومthe people منهfrom it طرداexpulsion
ثم طردنا القوم منه طردا
And what harm would it do us if we conquered India,
It matters not if we conquered India
then drove those people clean out of it?
Then expelled the people from it completely
Sol 6.1