جَزِعتَyou quailed وَقَدand already نَالَتكَstruck you حَدُّthe point رِماحِناour spears
جَزِعتَ وَقَد نَالَتكَ حَدُّ رِماحِنا
بِفَوهاءَwith a gaping wound يُثنَىis repeated ذِكرُهاits mention فِيin المَحافِلِgatherings
بِفَوهاءَ يُثنَى ذِكرُها فِي المَحافِلِ
You quailed when the points of our spears struck you,
leaving a gaping wound whose tale is retold in gatherings.
إِذاwhen جاءَcomes ذُوthe bearer of خُرجَينِtwo saddlebags مِنهُمfrom among them مُقَعنِساًswaggering
إِذا جاءَ ذُو خُرجَينِ مِنهُم مُقَعنِساً
مِنَfrom الشَأمِSyria فاعلَمthen know أَنَّهthat he is شرُّthe worst قافِلِreturning traveler
مِنَ الشَأمِ فاعلَم أَنَّه شرُّ قافِلِ
When their man with two saddlebags comes swaggering
from Syria, know that he is the worst returning traveler.
Sol 6.1