وَهَمُ دَلَفُوا لِهُجرٍ في خَمِيسٍ

وَهَمُ دَلَفُوا لِهُجرٍ في خَمِيسٍ

رَحِيبِ السَربِ أَرعَنَ مُدَّجَجِ

رَحِيبِ السَربِ أَرعَنَ مُدَّجَجِ

And did they march upon Hajar in a mighty host,

And they advanced toward Hujr in an army,

its ranks spread wide, towering and fully armed,

Broad in its ranks, towering and heavily armed,

بكلِّ مُجَرَّبٍ كالليثِ يَسمُو

بكلِّ مُجَرَّبٍ كالليثِ يَسمُو

إِلى أَوصالِ ذَيّالٍ رِفَنِّ

إِلى أَوصالِ ذَيّالٍ رِفَنِّ

with every seasoned warrior, lionlike, rising

With every battle-tested warrior, like a lion leaping

toward the limbs of a soft-bodied man who trails his robe?

Toward the limbs of a huge, long-tailed beast.