فَقالَthen he said يُديرُhe deals out المَوتَdeath فيamid مَرجَحَنَّةٍa dense, swaying host
فَقالَ يُديرُ المَوتَ في مَرجَحَنَّةٍ
تَسِفُّskim low العَواليthe lances وَسطَهاin its midst وَتَشولُand rise aloft
تَسِفُّ العَوالي وَسطَها وَتَشولُ
Then he spoke, dealing death amid a dense, swaying host,
Lances skimming low in its midst and rising aloft.
وَكائِنْand how many تَرَكْناwe left مِنof أَكارِمِthe noblest مَعشَرٍa clan
وَكائِنْ تَرَكْنا مِن أَكارِمِ مَعشَرٍ
لَهُنَّthey have عَلىover آبائِهِنَّtheir fathers عَويلُwailing
لَهُنَّ عَلى آبائِهِنَّ عَويلُ
And how many of a clan's noblest we left,
Wailing over their fathers!
عَلىon الجُردِthe sleek steeds يَعْلِكنَthey champ الشَّكيمَthe bits كَأَنَّهاas though they were
عَلى الجُردِ يَعْلِكنَ الشَّكيمَ كَأَنَّها
إِذاwhen ناقَلَتْthey stepped nimbly بِالدّارِعينَbearing the mailed warriors وعولُibexes
إِذا ناقَلَتْ بِالدّارِعينَ وعولُ
On sleek steeds champing their bits, as though they
Were ibexes when stepping nimbly with mailed warriors.
عَلىon كُلِّevery جَيّاشٍspirited steed إِذاwhen رَدَّchecked غَربهُits ardor
عَلى كُلِّ جَيّاشٍ إِذا رَدَّ غَربهُ
يُقَلِّبُswings نَهدُfull المركلينِthe two flanks رَجيلُstrong-footed
يُقَلِّبُ نَهدُ المركلينِ رَجيلُ
On every spirited steed that, when its ardor is checked,
Swings—full-flanked and strong-footed—
مُجَنَّبَةًbowed legs قَبلُbefore العُيونِthe eyes كَأَنَّهاas though they were
مُجَنَّبَةً قَبلُ العُيونِ كَأَنَّها
قِسِيُّbows بِأَيديin the hands of العاطِفينَthose bending them عُطولُunstrung
قِسِيُّ بِأَيدي العاطِفينَ عُطولُ
Its bowed legs before the eyes, as though they were
Unstrung bows in the hands of those who bend them.
فَلِلأَرضِso the earth has مِنْfrom آثارِهِنَّtheir tracks عجاجةٌa dust cloud
فَلِلأَرضِ مِنْ آثارِهِنَّ عجاجةٌ
وَلِلفَجّand the pass has مِنfrom تَصَهالِهِنَّtheir neighing صَليلُa ringing
وَلِلفَجّ مِن تَصَهالِهِنَّ صَليلُ
So the earth has a dust cloud from their tracks,
And the pass rings with their neighing.
منَعتُI defended بِنَجدٍin Najd ماwhatever أَرَدتُI desired غُلبَةًby force
منَعتُ بِنَجدٍ ما أَرَدتُ غُلبَةً
وَبِالغَورِand in the Ghawr ليmine عزّmight أَشَمُّproud طَويلُtowering
وَبِالغَورِ لي عزّ أَشَمُّ طَويلُ
In Najd I held by force whatever I desired,
And in the Ghawr mine is proud, towering might.
Sol 6.1