ولقدand indeed ذكرتكتمI remembered you (plural) بحربٍin a battle ينثنيturns back
ولقد ذكرتكتم بحربٍ ينثني
عنfrom بأسهاits fury الليثthe lion الهزبرthe mighty lion الأغلبthe thick-necked, powerful one
عن بأسها الليث الهزبر الأغلب
Indeed, I remembered you amid a battle that drives back
I have reminded you of a war in which
the mighty, thick-necked lion before its fury.
The strong, mighty lion recoils from its fury,
والصافناتand the poised steeds بركضهاwith their galloping قدalready أنشأتcreated
والصافنات بركضها قد أنشأت
ليلاa night وكلand every سناgleam سنانٍof a spearhead كوكبُa star
ليلا وكل سنا سنانٍ كوكبُ
And the poised steeds, with their galloping, had created
And the horses with their galloping have brought about
a night, and every spearhead’s gleam was a star.
At night every sharp sword is a star,
والبيضand the gleaming swords تنثرscatter كلماall that نظمstrung together القناthe spears
والبيض تنثر كلما نظم القنا
والنبلand the arrows يشكلadd vowel marks والعجاجُand the dust-cloud يتربُsprinkles sand
والنبل يشكل والعجاجُ يتربُ
And the gleaming swords scatter all that the spears have strung together;
And the eggs are scattered whenever the spears are arranged
and the arrows add vowel marks, and the dust-cloud sprinkles sand.
And the arrows take shape and the quivers rattle,
وحشاشةُand the last remnant of life الأبطالof the heroes قدalready تلفتperished ظماfrom thirst
وحشاشةُ الأبطال قد تلفت ظما
ودمُand the blood الفوارسof the horsemen مستهلpouring forth صيبُa downpour
ودمُ الفوارس مستهل صيبُ
And the heroes’ last remnant of life has perished of thirst,
And the valor of the heroes turns into zeal,
while the horsemen’s blood is rain pouring down.
And the blood of the knights pours out rapidly,
والنفسand the soul قدalready سالتflowed علىupon حدthe edge الظباof the blades
والنفس قد سالت على حد الظبا
وأناand I بذكركمat remembering you (plural) أميلI sway وأطربand am enraptured
وأنا بذكركم أميل وأطرب
And the soul has flowed upon the edges of the blades,
And the soul flows at the edge of the sword,
yet I, remembering you, sway and am enraptured.
And I, remembering you, lean and am elated.
Sol 6.1