وَيهاOnward! خُثَيمُKhuthaym إِنَّهُindeed it is يَومٌa day ذَكَرfierce; manly
وَيها خُثَيمُ إِنَّهُ يَومٌ ذَكَر
مُذَمِّرٌa calf's sex-examiner سَقباًa male camel-calf بِذِفراهُat its nape شَعَرhair
مُذَمِّرٌ سَقباً بِذِفراهُ شَعَر
Onward, Khuthaym! This is a fierce, manly day—
A male camel-calf, says the birth-examiner, with hair upon its nape.
لَمdid not تَرَsee شَمسٌsun مِثلُهُits like وَلاnor قَمَرmoon
لَم تَرَ شَمسٌ مِثلُهُ وَلا قَمَر
فَاِدنُso draw near مِنَto البَأسِbattle إِذاwhen البَأسُbattle حَضَرcomes
فَاِدنُ مِنَ البَأسِ إِذا البَأسُ حَضَر
Neither sun nor moon has seen its like.
So draw near to battle when battle comes.
وَزاحَمَand press against الأَعداءُthe enemies بِالثَبتِwith firm footing الغَدَرon rough ground
وَزاحَمَ الأَعداءُ بِالثَبتِ الغَدَر
كونَنbe indeed كَسَمٍّlike poison ناقِعٍdeadly فيهِin it الصَبِرbitter aloes
كونَن كَسَمٍّ ناقِعٍ فيهِ الصَبِر
And press against the enemy, sure-footed on rough ground.
Be indeed like deadly poison, with bitter aloes in it.
وَاِرجُمand hazard a guess إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle ضَيَّعَlose الناسُpeople الدُبُرsound judgment
وَاِرجُم إِذا ما ضَيَّعَ الناسُ الدُبُر
And hazard a guess when men lose their judgment.
Sol 6.1