يُؤَلِّفُit unites بَينَbetween أَشتاتِscattered forms المَناياdeaths
يُؤَلِّفُ بَينَ أَشتاتِ المَنايا
بِسَلَّتِهِby unsheathing it فَيَفتَرِقُand so disperses الجَميعُthe whole throng
بِسَلَّتِهِ فَيَفتَرِقُ الجَميعُ
It unites the scattered forms of death
By its unsheathing, and the gathered throng disperses.
فَأَمّاso as for فيin الحَشاthe entrails فَلَهُthen it has سُجودٌprostration
فَأَمّا في الحَشا فَلَهُ سُجودٌ
وَأَمّاand as for فيin الطُلىthe throats فَلَهُthen it has ركوعُbowing
وَأَمّا في الطُلى فَلَهُ ركوعُ
In the entrails, it prostrates itself;
And at the throats, it bows.
تُرَوّىis slaked مِنfrom دَمِblood الأَجوافِthe bodily cavities حَتّىuntil
تُرَوّى مِن دَمِ الأَجوافِ حَتّى
تَرَقرَقَshimmered فيalong جَوانِبِهِits sides النَجيعُfresh blood
تَرَقرَقَ في جَوانِبِهِ النَجيعُ
It was slaked with blood from the entrails, until
Fresh blood shimmered along its sides.
كَأَنَّas though فِرِندَهُits watered pattern أَلقىcast عَلَيهِupon it
كَأَنَّ فِرِندَهُ أَلقى عَلَيهِ
ثِيابَrobes نَباتِهِits plants الخُضرَthe green الرَبيعُspring
ثِيابَ نَباتِهِ الخُضرَ الرَبيعُ
As though upon its watered pattern were cast
By spring the green robes of its plants.
تُطيعُobeys لَهُto it المَنِيَّةdeath حينَwhen يُعصىis disobeyed
تُطيعُ لَهُ المَنِيَّة حينَ يُعصى
بِهِwith it وَيُقَرَّبُand is brought near الأَجَلُthe appointed end الشَسوعُthe far-distant
بِهِ وَيُقَرَّبُ الأَجَلُ الشَسوعُ
Death obeys it when defiance is shown
With it, and the far-off hour of death is brought near.
فَلاso neither الأَجَلُthe allotted lifespan الحَريزُthe secure بِهِagainst it حَريزٌsecure
فَلا الأَجَلُ الحَريزُ بِهِ حَريزٌ
وَلاand neither الحِصنِthe fortress المَنيعُthe impregnable بِهِagainst it مَنيعُimpregnable
وَلا الحِصنِ المَنيعُ بِهِ مَنيعُ
So no secure lifespan is secure against it,
Nor is the impregnable fortress impregnable against it.
وَلَيسَand is not صَنيعُهُits work فيin الرَوعِbattle's terror إِلّاexcept
وَلَيسَ صَنيعُهُ في الرَوعِ إِلّا
كَرَأيِكَlike your judgment إِنّهindeed it is العَضبُthe keen blade الصَنيعُthe well-wrought
كَرَأيِكَ إِنّه العَضبُ الصَنيعُ
And its work amid battle's terror is no different
From your judgment—it is indeed the keen, well-wrought blade.
كَشُعلَةِlike the flame ذاthis one's شباthe edge هَذاthis one's وَهَذاand this one
كَشُعلَةِ ذا شبا هَذا وَهَذا
لِذاكَto that one عَلىin keeping with عَزائِمِهِits firm resolves تَبوعُa devoted follower
لِذاكَ عَلى عَزائِمِهِ تَبوعُ
This one's edge is like that one's flame, and this
Follows that one's firm resolves.
Sol 6.1